Book A, Transcript Page: 362

In the name of God Amen I John Adams of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee being of a sound mind and usual memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore make ordain and declare this to be my last will and testament.

Item 1st. My body to be decently buried I commend my soul to God
Item 2nd. After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged
Item 3 I give and bequeath to the legal heirs of my son Thomas S. Adams the one half of the land I now live on an situated in the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee after enough being sold to pay my debts to the heirs of my son Rowan who is dead the other half of my land described above after enough has been sold to pay my debts.
Item 4th. To my son Thomas S. Adams I give and bequeath all my cooking utensils.
Item 5th. I nominate and appoint Samuel Neely to be my Executor to do and perform all business appertaining to my Estate given under my hand and seal May 16th 1860.

John Adams
his mark

The above written instrument was by the said John Adams in our presence and acknowledged to be his last will and testament we at his request and in his presence signed our names as witness hereto May 16th 1860.

Witnesses
Willoughby Pugh – Harrison Tosh.

State of Tennessee)
Carroll County( ————————

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.