Book A, Transcript Page: 176

I James H. Sharlock of the County of Carroll state of Tennessee planter do hereby make & publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former will by me at any time heretofore made
And First I direct that my body be decently intered in as manner suitable to my condition in life And as to such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to entrust me with I dispose of the same as follows
First I direct that all my debts and funeral expences be paid as soon after my dease as possible out of any moneys that I may die possess of or may first come into the hands of my executitors from any portion of my estate real or personal. Secondly I give and bequeath to my Mother one note of land for fifteen dollars on J. M. Townes given and made payable to A. Holly dated the 6th of December 1849 one note dated Febroary 24th 1849 on J. A. Holly and Harriet Holly for forty five Dollars with a credit of twenty Dollars one note on Samuel Fowler for four Dollars and fifty cents dated January 26th 1852 and one on Z. Jayne for thirty Dollars Dated May 11th, 1850, together with all my stock consisting of one mare four head of cattle & twelve hogs with all the corn fodder and oats that may remain in hand and one account on Abram Mc Lemore for twenty Dollars and four Bee stands & all my farming utensels and my tract of land of one hundred & sixty Acres upon which I now reside together with all the appurtenences thereto belonging. I do hereby make ordain and appoint my mother and brother Benjamin H. Sharlock executors of this my last will and testament. In witness thereof I James H. Sharlock the said testator have to this my will written on one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this eleventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

Signed sealed and published in the presence )
of us who have subscribed in the presence of )
the testator and of each other. )

Ephriam L. Gray
Major Gradner.

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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