Johnathan Montgomery Will (1844)
Book A, Transcript Page: 180
State of Tennessee )
Carroll County(
I Johnathan Montgomery of the state and county afforesaid being eighty years old but of a perfect sound Disposing mind but considering that man was born to die there fore I make this my last will and testament. And 1st I will that all my lawful Debts be paid out of the money in hand or oweing to me.
Secondly I will that my Estate Real or personal without Discrimination with all notes and accounts Remain in the hands of my wife Zillah Montgomery During her life to be increased or Diminished as her need may be at which period I will that all be sold on a Credit at the Discretion of my Executor herein after named and the money ariseing from said sail shall be disposed of as hereafter directed that is to say one Dollar to my son Montgomery one Dollar to my Daughter Rachel Smith and one Dollar to Daughter polly White and the remainder to be Divided in four shears that is to say one fourth part to my dughter Naney Montgomery one fourth part to my Daughter Elizabeth Jolly one fourth to my Daughter Margaret Jones and one fourth to my Dughter Meria Dilday all cost to be paid before the said divide nevertheless I will that property that can be proven to belong to my wife Zellah before our marriage shall return to her Children nevertheless notwithstanding if my wife should not survive me them the same Division to be made as before desired and Third I will that John L. Fry by my Execututor to gether with my wife Zella Execututrix & in witness of this my last will I set my hand and seal But to be more explicit I make the following supplement that is to say I will that my wife Zillah shall have power to sell any property from time to time for the purpose of living comfortable and all such sales to be good in law & Equity and all her colothing of any discription whether obtained before marriage or since shall go to her own children and in witness of this being my last will and testament I set my hand and seal this the 14th day of May 1844 and in the 68th year of the Independance of America
Johnathan Montgomery (L.S.)
Witness John Neely, A. H. Neely, Samuel Neely.
P. S. I Johnathan Montgomery above named being yet of a perfect sound mind make the following supplement to the above will (Viz) I will that John F. Dilday be my Exectutor in the place of John L. Fry who has removed and 2nd I will that the said John F. Dilday have power at any time to sell any property and the money (if need) go to the support of the widow in witness whereof I set my hand and seal this third day of April 1847 and in the 71 year of the Independance of America.
Johnathan Montgomery (L. S.)
John Neely )
A. H. Neely ( Witness
State of Tennessee )
Carroll County( October Term 1852
This day a paper writing purporting to be the last will & testament of Johnathan Montgomery decd was produced in open court & povin by the oathes of John Neely A. H. Neely & Saml. Neely the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded
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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