Book A, Transcript Page: 249

I John Killough of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee do this day make and publish this as my last will and Testament hereby revoking all other wills by me made and first I direct my body to be buried in a plain and decent manner and all my funeral expences and just debts to be paid out of the first money that comes into the hands of my Executor next I give to my wife Delila Killough my farm or so much of it as will make her a decent support including the dwelling house barn stables &c to have free use of timber water &c after setting off every year as much land as will be sufficient to raise her a decent support my Executors shall manage the balance of the farm as he thinks best and the proceeds to belong to my daughter Nancy and my son William H. during my wife natural life at her death all my land to belong to my daughter Nancy provided she will pay to each one of my other children fifty Dollars in twelve months after my wifes death if she refuses to do so then the land to be sold and equally divided between all my children giving William the prefferance to buy it at four hundred and fifty Dollars. I also give to my wife during her natural life my Negro giril Cenda and her daughter called angeline and also her daughter called Sarah Jane at my wifes death one half of Cenda and her future increase to be at her own disposal and the other half to belong to my daughter Nancy. I also give to my wife one horse or mare a good serviceable nag also cows hogs sheep and household and kitchen furniture sufficient to answer her purpose decently to be set apart to her disinterested men chosen by her and my Executor I give her two feather beds and furniture to be at her own disposal the stock and other furniture to belong to my estate at her death. I next give to my daughter Nancy my Negro girl parlee to be received at my death and also my Negro girl sarah Jane to be received at my wifes death and provided should die before my wifes death then in that case I give to my daughter Nancy my Negro girl angeline at my wifes death but not otherwise. I give to my daughter Nancy one good horse saddle and bridle the horse to be worth at least sixty Dollars. I also give her two cows four head of sheep one sow and pigs two feather beads and furniture one bureau or press also my book case and sugar chest. If my daughter nancy should die leaving no issue then the nigroes that I give to her to be sold and equally divided between my wifes three first children (viz) Milton Samuel Willeum and Mary Wood and Elenor Green The balance of my property all to be sold and the proceeds to be equally divided all my children if parlee should live until my wifes death then angeline to be sold and equally divided between all my children giving Elinor Green the preferance of buying her at a cash valuation and having one and two years to pay for her N. B. Now if my wife should wish to leave her place or would rather have dower laid off my Executor may buy her interest or him and Benjamin Wheelis may lay off one theird of the tract to her without any expence so as to give her the mansion house and the upper spring if they cannot agree they may choose three disinterested men to lay it off or set the price on it if my Executer wishes to buy it the twenty six acres of land known as my occupant my will is that my son William take it if he choses and pay the heirs one dollar per acre. If I should obtain a land warrant I direct my executer to have it located some where in Arkansas on as good land as he can get and let my daughter Mary Wood have it at what the warrant could be sold for if she choses to move to it.

And I appoint my son William H. Killough my Executor in witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal in presence of

Jas. M. Johnson

Sebrum Johnson

this 31st day of August 1851

John Killough (Seal)

State of Tennessee )

Carroll County ( October Term 1855

At this term was produced in open court the last will and testament of John Killough Deceased and the same was duly proven by the testimony of Jas. M. Johnson and Sebron W. Johnson witnesses thereto and the same was ordered to be duly recorded of which the foregoing is a copy test.

Wilbron 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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