Book A, Transcript Page: 171

I. B. M. Burrow sen. of the County of Carrol and state of Tennessee Planter make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all others by me made heretofore.
First I direct that my body be decently intered in a manor suitable to my condition in life and as to such worldly estate as it has pleased God to intrust me with I dispose of the same as follows Secondly I direct that all my debts & funeral expenes be payed as soon after my decease as possible out of moneys that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my executors from any portion of my estate real personal notes on accounts Thirdly I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary one eighth part of my entire estate real & personal together with any moneys bonds notes accounts and co that I may died possessed of my Executors first setting apart to my beloved wife Mary such part of my estate real and personal as my said wife my specify so as not to break or divide families of negroes where it can be avoided my Executors valueing the same to my beloved wife Mary so as not to exceed one eighth part of my entire estate.
Fourthly I will and bequeath to my Daughter Nancy S. for the use and benefit of her seven youngest children viz – William Mary Hanibal John Absylla Elizabeth & Miranda one eighth part of my entire estate as above specifyed to keep and manage for them during her life-time or until such time as my dughter Nancy S. may think proper to deliver the same over to them her said children above named.
Fifthly I will and bequeath to my son John J. for the use and benefit of his children viz Harried E. George H. and such others as my be born to him my said son John J. one eighth part of my entire estate as above specifyed to keep and manage for them his said children during his lifetime or until my said son John J. may think proper to deliver the same over to his children. Sixthly I will and bequeath to my son Banks for the use and benefit of his children viz John H. Susanna M. Elizabeth , Rebecca, Martha E. Harriet A., Ann H. Eliza A., Banks M. N. and such others as may be hereafter born to him my said son Banks M. one eighth part of my entire estate as above specified to keep and manage for their use and benefit during his life time or untill my said son Banks M. May think proper to deliver the same over to them his said children Seventh. I will and bequeath to my daughter Marilea for the use and benefit of her my said dughter Marileahs children viz Leone John Adam C. Willis mary Banks and to such others as may not be mentioned or may be hereafter born of her my said dughter Marileah one eighth part of my entire estate as above mentioned to keep and manage for their use and benefit during her antural life or untill such time as she may said daughter Marileah may think proper to hand the same over to her children as above mentioned. Eighth I will and bequeath to my son Abner L. for the use and benefit of his children viz Banks M. Samuel B. Napoleon B. and to such others as may be born to him hereafter one eighth part f my entire estate to keep and manage for their use and benefit during his my said son Abners natural life or untill he may think proper to deliver the same over to them his children as above mentioned. Ninthly I will and bequeath to my son Napoleon B. and to his heirs if he should have any born to him one eighty part of my entire estate as above mentioned but if my son Napoleon B. should die without heirs then that portion of my estate which I have set apart in my will for him shall revert back & be disposed of in the manor as I have disposed of the other part of my estate Tenthly I will and bequeath to my dughter Miranda for the use and benefit of her children viz Virginia Napoleon B. B. Mary Banks M. B. John and any others that may not be mentioned and may yet be born of ther eighth part of my entire estate to keep and manage for them during her natural life or untill such time as she my daughter Mironda may think proper to hand the same over to her children and further I will and bequeath to my grandson Banks M. B. the son of my dughter Miranda my silver pattent leaver watch to his only use and benefit. Eleventh I will and bequeath that if any of my children should die without heirs then and in that case the property that I have set apart in my will for such child or children as the case may be shall revert back and be disposed of as I have disposed of the rest of my property as my will above specifyed & to be managed by my Executors as in the other cases specifyed in my will.
Lastly I do hereby make ordain and appoint my beloved son John J. and Banks M. Executors to this my last will and testament who shall proced immediatley after my decease to divide all my estate real personal and promissory notes bonds and accomits into eight equal parts and divide the same over as soon as the childrens parts to drawn for by a child may be practicable after my deceased & if there should be any portion of my property real or persaonal that my Executors cannot partition with conveniance then and in that case my Executors shall advertise the same if real estate thirty and if personal twenty days and sell the same on a twelve months credit and divide the proceds as above directed if my executors shall think proper they may call in other persons to help them in partitioning my estate as above directed In withness whereof I B. M. Burrow sen the said Testator of this my last will and Testament written on one sheet of paper of paper set my hand and seal on this the eighteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and fifty.

Signed sealed and published in the presence of us who have subscribed as witnesses in the presence of the Testator and of each other.

Thos. S. Moore
Wm. Moore

Interlined in three places in the last section of the will before assigned by

Banks M. Burrow (Seal)

State of Tennessee)
Carroll County( February Term 1852

This day a paper writing purporting to be the last will & testament of Banks M. Burrow Decd was produced in open court the concention of which was duly proven by the oaths of Thos. S. Moore & William Moore the subscribing witnesses thereto as the law directs and ordered the same to be recorded &c

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W. H. Graves Clerk

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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