Book A, Transcript Page: 268

I Holland Britt do make and publish this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made. First that my funeral expences and all my just debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my Executors.
Secndly I give and bequeath to my daughter Emmia Prince formerly Emma Britt my slaves Jerry and Merritt.
Thirdly I give and bequeath to my son Hiram Britt my slave Anderson.
Fourthly. I give and bequeath to my son John B. Britt my slaves Henry and Perry.
Fifthly I give and bequeath to the lawful begotten heirs of James J. Britt Decased five hundred dollars to be equally divided between said heirs there living I further bequeath that at my death if Joseph C. Britt the lawful begotten heir of Allen Britt is then living or has any lawful begotten heirs living I give and bequeath to him or them my slave Ransom other wise I desire that said slave Ransom be sold and the proceeds of said sale be equally divided between Emma Prince Hiram Britt John B. Britt and the lawful begotten heirs of James J. Britt Decd.
Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint John B. Britt and George H. Prince my Executors In witness whereof I do to this my will set my hand and seal this the 2nd day of March 1847

Hollan Britt
X her mark

Signed sealed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names hereto in the presence of the Testator this the 2nd day of March 1847.

George H. Prince
Young Shoat
X his mark

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County ( Personally appeared before my Young W. Allen Clerk of the County Court of said County Hallan Britt with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that she Executed the within will to be her act and deed for the purposes therein Set forth and on the day it bears date. Witness my hand at office this 30th day of April A. D. 1847

Y. W. Allen Clerk.

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County ( August Term 1856

At the above term of said court 1856 was produced in open court a paper writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Halland Britt Decd and the same duly proven by the Testimony of George H. Prince one of the subscribing witness thereto and Young W. Allen the former clerk of this Court which the court received and ordered that the same be duly recorded of which the foregoing is a copy Test this Aug 7th 1856.

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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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.