Book A, Transcript Page: 132

In the name of God Amen. I John Fletcher of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee being weake in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manna and form following (Viz) To my beloved wife Elizabeth Fletcher Should she live longer than me I give and bequeath the use and benifit and proffits of the plantation whare on I now live together with the household and kitchen funiture all the farming tools and all the stock of which I may be possess at the time of my death during her natural life, it is also my will that all my servants (Viz) Mariah Charity John Lucy Ann Betsey Green and Charles George serve and be under the controll of my wife Elizabeth Fletcher during her natural life and at the time of her death it is my wish and desire that the above named nigroes together with their future increas should there be any increase shall all and they are hereby Set free to all intent and purposes and in as full a manner as if they had been free Born. To my wife Elizabeth my Son Edward Fletcher my Daughter Mary Massey Elizabeth Baughman and the legal heirs of Malinda Mays. I give and bequeath to Each of them the sum of one hundred dollars should that amount be collected on a note I hold on T. A Crawford it is further my will and desire that all my Estate real & personal of what kind soever at the time of the death of my wife be sold to the best advantage and the proceeds of the same be equeally devided among my legal heirs. Lastly I hereby appoint Edward Fletcher and Ludwell E. Davis Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whare of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty three,

John Fletcher

Signed sealed publishedand declared by the above named John Fletcher to be his last will and Testament in presence of

John P. Garner
H. H. Ridley

State of Tennessee)
Carroll County( April Term 1845

This day the last will and Testament of John Fletcher Decd was produced in open Court and the due Execution thereof duly proven by the oathe of H. H. Ridley one of the subscribing witness thereto whare upon it is ordered by the court that said will be admeted to record.

C. Copy Test
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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