Book A, Transcript Page: 276

In the name of God Amen
I Harmon Mc Gee being of sound mind and good memory and confident that I have to die I therefore make this my last will and Testament.
First my desire is that all my just debts and burial expences be paid
2nd. I want all my property sold and all the money arising from the sale of the property and notes that is due me collected together with the money that is now in the house to be put out by my Executor at interest and Equally divided between my three children Hannah C. McGee Wm. Francis McGee and Sarah Amanda McGee When they shall become of age it is furthermore my desire that Jane Barham take and rase my youngest child Sarah Amanda Mc Gee and Hughly Mc Gee my brother rase my Eldest child Hannah C. Mc Gee and furthere it is my wish that John Barham my nephew by marriage take and raise my only son Wm. Francis Mc Gee. I further appoint my worth friend A. Barksdale Executor to this my last will and Testament in Testimony I set my hand and affix my seal this the 28th day of November in the year of our Lord 1856,
N. B. it is further my will and desire that Jane Barham Hughly McGee & Jno. Barham be paid a reasenalbe compensation for raising & Schooling my 3 minor children.

Harmon Mc Gee seal
x his mark

D. Z. Allen
x his mark

David Evans.

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County ( December Term 1856.

This day was produced in in open court a paper writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Harmon McGee Decd and the same was duly proven by the Testimony of D. Z. Allen and David Evans & thereupon the said paper writing was admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded of which the foregoing is a copy Test.

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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