James Crutchfield Will (1854)
Book A, Transcript Page: 233
I am going to die and I want Nancy and the children to have a years support. They cant attend to my Horse I want him and my mule sold. I want Nancy to have a horse for it is right she should have one. I want part of my land sold and I want Nancy and the children to live on the balance of the land if they see proper and I don’t want them deprived of the house & orchard at any time. I want my Mother to have my corn here. She has some claims against me and I think that will about suffice. I want the years support for Nancy and the children to come out of the rent corn on my place
The foregoing nuncupative will was made by James Crutchfield on the 28th of August 1854 on the day he died in our presence and in the presence of his mother this 5th day of Sept 1854.
B. J. Rogers
W. Z. Rogers
State of Tennessee )
Carroll County Court ( At December Term 1854
At this term was produced in open court the nuncupative will of James Crutchfield Decd. and the same was duly proven by the Testimony of B. J. Rogers & W. Z. Rogers witness subscribed in open court and ordered by the court that the same be duly recorded of which the above 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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