Book A, Transcript Page: 14

I Daniel Bagby of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee Do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth, 1st Item, I give to the heirs of the body of my Daughter Harriett Gilliam One negro girl named Jinney with her futer increase (if any) I also give to said Heirs a negro man named Wilson both the said negroes with the increase of Jinney if she have any to be Equally divided amongst Said heirs. It is also my will and desire that my Daughter Harriett Should not be deprived of the bennefit of said negroes during her life. 2nd Item I give to my Daughter Harriett Gilliam One Side Saddle of good quality. 3rd Item I give to my beloved Wife Lucy H. Bagbey, and the following Children namely William H. S. Bagley and George H. Bagley, Ballard C. Bagley, Mary S. Bagley, Thomas M. Bagby, Daniel S. Bagby the whole of my estate both personal and real (with the exception of one half of a fourteen acre tract of land and also one half of the bennefit of a mill on Said tract, which excepted part of land and mill belongs to John C. McLemore to be equally divided between my Wife and Said Children; notwithstanding it is my will and desire that my beloved wife should keep in possession the plantation on which I now live, with a sufficiency of hands to attend the same during her life. It is my will and desire that the above named Children in this Item when they marry or become of age Should have an equal portion of their Several Shares of my Estate untill a final devision take place among them Equally at the death of my Wife. 4th and last item, I constitute and appont my eldest Son William H. S. Bagby and George H. Bagby My Executors to this my last will and Testament In Testimony of which I have subscribed my name this Ninteenth day of August 1828.

Dan’l Bagby (Seal)

In presence of Us
John C. Smith
Thomas Hamilton

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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