Book A, Transcript Page: 359

In the name of God Amen

I John H. McLure being in my sound mind and proper sences but in feeble health and calling to mind the shortness of life & the certainty of death and being desirous of giving directions how the little eartly substance with which it has pleased God to bless me shall be disposed of after my decease doth make ordain and publish this my last will and testament.
First After committing my soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried in the dust in a decent and christian manner I next proceed to nominate and appoint my trusty friends Even P. Alexander and Robert A. McLure as the Executors of this my last will and testament in manner herein after directed Next it is my will and desire that all the property of every name and kind both personal and real whether it consist in slaves Land or stock Except my bedding bedstead & clothing which I will hereafter dispose of shall all be sold by my Executors without any decree of Court to sell in a manner herein directed they shall give sufficient notice of the time and place of sale by advertisements then sell the highest bidder on one and two years time taking sutch securities from the purchases as will secure the payment of the purchase moneys and retain leans on the lands or withhold the titles of the lands untill the last of the purchase money is paid the directions above refer to the property that will be over bringing an amount sufficient with what cash on hands or debts due and oweing to me at my decease to pay off all my debts which I desire shall be paid as soon as practicable after my decease my executors to ascertain the amount of debts and of my dues then sell for cash or on a short credit so much of my property as will complete the payment of all just claims that may be against me in as short a time as may be practible. I also empower and authorize these my before named Executors or other of them to make deeds of conveyance to all my lands sold by them when paid before directed in as full and ample a manner as I could were I present myself and it is further my desire that my children each of them shall have the bed steads and beds and clothing devised equally among the three there grand mother Alexander to take charge of the beds and clothing and I bequest her to make and equal division of them Beds clothings and all and each to get there part when they may need them and the balance of the proceeds of the sale of my property of every kind that may be left after the payment of my just debts to be kept at interest & what may remain after raising and schooling my three children Sarah C. Martha J. and Erin P. Mc Lure to be divied equally between the three to be paid over to each when they arrive at the age of twenty one years in testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 2nd day of May 1860.
N. B. It is my desire that my crop be completed before the hands and a sufficiency of the stock to carey on with be sold this the day & year above written.

John H. Mc Lure (Seal)

Signed sealed &c in presence of
Test. D. H. Mc Lure
A. Delany X his mark
John Mc Renold.

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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