Book A, Transcript Page: 186

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County(

I Cornelius Carver do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoke & making void all other wills by me at any time made.
First I direct that my funeral Expences and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possessed of may first come into the hands of my Executors. Secondly I give and bequeath to my wife Sarah Carver all my land her life time and at her death the land is to go to my son Gilbert Carver and also my wife Sarah Carver is to have and to hold all my property on my plantation her life time and to dispose of as she sees proper and I also bequeath unto my daughter Elisa Carviar is to have Fifty Dollars so as to make her equal with Margaret Akers my daughter my daughter. I do hereby nominate an appoint my Executors in witness whereof I do to this my will set my hand and seal this Oct the 16th 1852.

Cornelius Carver (Seal)
X his mark

Test
A. Gillis
Willson Mebane
Thomas W. Carver.

Signed sealed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names hereto in the presents of the testator this day Oct the 16th 1852.

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County( December Term 1852

This day a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Cornelius Carver was brought in open court and duly proven by the oathes of A. Gillis & William Mebane and ordered by the court to be recorded of which the above is a copy test.

A Copy Test
W. A. 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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