Book A, Transcript Page: 51

In the name of God Amen. I, John B. Adamson, of Carroll County and State of Tennessee, being weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given unto God, calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to die do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend it to the earth to be burried in decent christian burial at the discretion of my executor nothing doubting but at the general resurection I shall recieve the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the followin manner To-wit I give and bequeath to Rebecca Adamson my dearly beloved wife the whole of my estate during her widdowhood and in the event that she should marry, then in that case it is my will that the one half of said property or the value thereof be delivered to Delila Belcher my only sister and I hereby appoint & constitute make and ordain William Neighbours my sole executor of this my last will and Testament and he is hereby to take the management of all and singular the said estate for my beloved wife according to the true and intent meaning of said will, and I hereby utterly disallow revoke & disanull all and every former Testament Will legacy bequeath and executor by me in any wise named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will & Testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hands and Seal this 31st day of May 1835.

John B. Adamson (Seal)

Signed sealed published and declared by the said John B. Adamson as his last will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto Subscribed our names)
Attest: Charles Q Kennedy (Jur)
Attest: Robert W Shuffield (Jur) his mark

State of Tennessee)
Carroll County Court) June Term, 1835.

The last will and testament of John B. Adamson ws this day produced in open court and the execution thereof was duly proven by the Oathes of Charles Q. Kennedy and Robert W. Shuffield Subscribing witnesses thereto to be the ace and deed of said Adamson and ordered to be recorded.

A Copy Test
Edward Gwin Clerk

Recorded 15th August A. D. 1835.

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.