David Clark Will (1824)
Book A, Transcript Page: 2
In the name of God Amen I David Clark of the State of Tennessee and Carroll County being of Sound and perfect mind & memory blessed be god do this 11th day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & twenty foure make and publish this my last will & Testament in manner following that is to say – First I give and be bequath unto my Dearly beloved wife Hannah all the property I now own after paying all my just debts then – after her decease the property to be equally divided between all my children and I hereby make and ordain my wife Hannah and Isaac Harlin Executors of this my last will and Testament – In witness whereof I the sd. David Clark have to this my last – Will and Testament set my hand and Seal this day and Year above written
Enochs Enochs
Isaac Harlin Jur
Woodstrain Clark Jur.
David Cook
his mark
State of Tennessee ) June Term 1824
Carroll County Court )
The execution of above will was duly proven in open court by the Oathes Isaac Harlin & Woodstrain Clark two of the subscribing witness
Test Edward Gwin 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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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.