Book A, Transcript Page: 297

I Aaron Mc Cullum of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee being of sound and healthy mind do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others which may hereafter have been made. (Viz)
1st. I wish all my just debts to be paid by my Executors hereinafter named out of any moneys that may be on hand or the first that may come to hand.
2nd. I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Mc Collum the Slaves Charity (the younger) Nell Felix & the girl Elsey also my wagon and so many head of horses cattle & all other kinds of stock as the Executors shall deem necessary for her comfort with such supply or provisions household and kitchen furniture & farming Utensils as may be thought requisite and my Executors are hereby requested to make the above appropriations to be at her disposal & use during her natural life and at her death to be sold on a twelve months credit and the proceeds to be divided among the Legatees as hereafter directed.
3rd. I will and bequeath to my daughter Cintha the wife of Benj. Culp all the property both real and personal and money that I have heretofore give to her amounting by Estimation to three thousand and seven hundred Dollars. and my will is that she receive no more of my Estate untill all the other legatees shall have received each that amount from my Estate.
I will and bequeath to my daughter Mallisa the widow of Samuel Stribling all the property both real and personal that I have heretofore given her estimated at Eight hundred & fifty Dollars. I also will and bequeath to her at the death of my wife an equal share of my Estate with rest of the Legatees in view of making her equal with the other Legatees including what she has already gotten.
I will and bequeath to my son Jesse Mc Collum all the property I have
5th. heretofore given him real and personal estimated at nine hundred & fifty five Dollars also I will and bequeath to him an equal share with the rest of the legatees of my Estate so as to make him equal including what he has already received as the above.
6th. I will and bequeath to my son William Mc Collum all the property real and personal that I have hitherto given him Estimated at nine hundred & sixty nine Dollars. Also I will and bequeath to him an equal share of my Estate so as to make him equal with the other Legatees including what he has already received, as the above.
7th I will and bequeath to my son Abner Mc Collum all the property real and personal that I have heretofore given him estimative at one Thousand & twenty five Dollars. Also I will and bequeath to him an equal share of my Estate with the rest of the Legatees so as to make him with them including the above sum which he has already received as the above.
8th. I will and bequeath to my son James Mc Collum all the property real and personal that I have heretofore given him Estimated at four hundred and seventy five Dollars I also will and bequeath to him an equal share of my Estate with the other legatees so as to make him equal with them including the amount I have already give him as the above.
9th. I will and bequeath to my daughter Francis the wife of Silas Clark all the property real and personal that I have heretofore given her estimated at Six hundred & seventy five Dollars. I also will and bequeath to her an equal share of my Estate with rest of legatees so as to make her equal with thim including the amount she has already received as the above.
10th I will and bequeath to my son Allen Mc Collum all the property real and personal that I have heretofore given him Estimated at seven hundred & fifty Dollars. I also will and bequeath to him an equal share of my Estate with the other legatees so as to make him equal with them including the amount he has already received as the above
11th. I will and bequeath to my daughter Sarah the wife of Willis Throlekild all the property I have heretofore given him estimated at Eight hundred Dollars. I also will and bequeath to her an equal share of my Estate with the other legatees so as to make her equal with thim including what I have already give her as above.
12th I will and bequeathed to my daughter Nancy the wife of George Seymore a tract of land known as the Bulling place located on the Trenton Road containing 149 acres & 3/4 estimated at four hundred and fifty Dollars I also will and bequeath to her an equal share of my Estate with the other legatees so as to make her equal including the above sum of $450.00 which I now give her as the above.
13. I will and bequeath to my son John Kenady my plantation on which I now live containing 300 Acres more or less & divided by a line from Jesse Mc Collums so as to divide a spring & stream of water between both farm Estimated at nine hundred & fifty Dollars I also will and bequeath to him an equal share of my Estate with the other legatees so as to make him equal with them including the amount above named in land.
14th. I further will and bequeath to my sons Abner & John Kenedy my two old slaves Charles and Amy his wife provided they will accept of them and will not part them but take care of them and support them in their old age.
15th I further will that all my property real and personal of which I may be possessed at my death be sold by my Executors on a credit of 12 months & the proceeds of the same be equally divided among my Legatees as above provided for untill all and each shall become equal and them if therebe any over plus then such overplus shall be divided among all my heirs equally.
16. I further will that if any one or more of my legatees shall be disaffected at this my last will and Testament so as to try to render it null and void by law that my Executors shall withhold from such an one all and every part of my Estate willed to them & shall proceed forthwith and divide the same among my other legatees equally.
17th. I do hereby appoint my friends James Long Rev. R. G. Weddington Abner McCollum and John Kenedy Mc Collum the Executors of this my last will and Testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 20th day of August A. D. one thousand Eight hundred & fifty.

Aaron Mc Collum (Seal)

Wm. Seymore, Joseph H. Roach )

State of Tennessee ) Circuit Court
Carroll County ( April Term 1856

J. C. & A. Mc Collum Exor. )
of the last will and testa- )
ment of Aaron Mc Collum, Decd. )
( Contested Will
vs )
)
Benjamin Culp )

This day came the parties by their attorneys and thereupon came the jury towit Ranson King Alexander Lorance Rowland Johnson James Turner Wm. P. Quinn Thomas W. Carver Wm. P. Pinson J. W. Swearingin H. W. Hardican Jasper Stokes J. R. Porter & A. C. Stanwell who being sworn to try this cause on a former day of this court respted from rendering their verdict untill today & again resumed the consideration of theis cause and upon their oath do say that they find the issues in favor of the plaintiffs that the paper writing here offered and purporting to be the last will and testament of Aaron Mc Collum Decd. It is therefore considered by the court that the plaintiffs recover of said defendent the cost of this behalf expended for which Execution may issue and that the said will of Aaron Mc Collum Deceased be certified to the County Court for probate.

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County ( I Benjamin F. Harrison Clerk of the Circuit Court of Carroll County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct transcript of Judgement & verdict of Jury rendered in the case wherein J. C. and A. Mc Collum Exrs. are plaintiffs and Benjamin Culp is defendent at April Term 1856 of said court.
Witness my hand and seal of office this June 16th 1856.

B. F. Harrison Clerk
of the Circuit Court.

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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