Book A, Transcript Page: 392

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County (

I Jessey B. Branch do make and publish this as my last will and Testament hereby revokeing and making void all other wills by me at any time made.

1st I direct that my funeral expences and all my Debts to be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possess of or may first come into the hands of my Executors

2nd I give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Branch all my Land and all other property that may be left after all my Just Debts are paid to have and to hold the same as long as she lives or remains a widow.

3rd then at her marriage or death I wish all the property to be sold and divided Equally among my children Viz James Thomas Henry Branch John Hugh Branch 3-Mary Sarah Branch 4 Lamyra Cumi Branch.

I do hereby nominate and appoint my friend Thomas Burns my Executor in witness whereof I do to this my will set my hand and Seal this the 12th day of July 1852

Jessie B. Branch (Seal)

Signed sealed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names hereto in the presence of the Testator this the day and date above written

J. H. Spein (Seal)
Alvin Rollins (Seal)

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County ( October Term 1861

This text was transcribed by Jere Cox from the typescript entitled Tennessee Records of Carroll County Will Book “A” September, 1822 – 1864 (approximately) created in 1937 under the Works Progress Administration.

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Jere Cox was an early Carroll County TNGenWeb coordinator.  We do not intend to violate Jere’s copyright interests by including the transcription here, but we want to make sure his efforts remain available for future researchers.