Book A, Transcript Page: 320

State of Tennessee
Carroll County, April 1, 1842

Know all men by these that I John Kee of the county and State aforesaid do and have this day make this my last will in the distribution of my property being as I consider in my right mind and I give to my beloved wife Polly Kee my land and farm where I now live together with all my stock of all kinds household and kitchen furniture and all the property I now possess after all my Just debts is paid which I wish to be done of such property as she can spare most convenient all of which I give to my dear wife during her life or widowhood at her death I wish all to be sold and equally divided amond my children James Kee Elizabeth Kee Charles Kee William Kee Rachell Kee and Roda Kee as in testimony of this my last will hereunto set my hand and affix my seal the day and date above written.

John Kee (Seal)
X his mark

Attest John Parkes – James Roper

State of Tennessee Carroll County
January Term 1858

At the above term of said Court was produce in open court & proen and ordered to be record the last will and testemt of John Kee and the above is a copy test.

W. H. Graves Clerk

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.