Book A, Transcript Page: 155

I Jane Armstrong do make and publish this as my Last will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made first I derect that my funial Expencis and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any money that I may die possesed of or may come into the hand of my Executors. Secondly, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Melinda Armstrong one bed and furnitue and all my wairing appeareals one folling leef table spinning wheel and cards one clock reel one duch oven skilet one larde oven and all my Shelf ware, two Heffers one spotted sow, and my mare to be devided equal betwen Melinda and Jane – and Melinda to have my Stilards and one looking-glass two chires. Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint John Gullett my Executor in witness whare of I do to this my will set my hand and seal this December 30th 1848.

Jane Armstrong (Seal)

X her mark

Signed sealed and publish in our presents and we have Subscribed our names here to in the presents of the testator this 30th day of December, 1848.

Test Jonathan Jarred
Test Anderson H. Merett

State of Tennessee
Carroll County — March Term 1848

This day the last will and testament of Jane Armstrong decd. was produced into open court and duly provan by the oathes of Jonathan Jarred and Anderson H. Merett the two witness thereto and ordered by the court to be Registerd &c.

Y. W. Allen, Clk.

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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