Book A, Transcript Page: 277

In the name of God Amen
I Johnathan Rose being of sound mind and good memory and know that it is appointed for all men to die I do make this my last will and Testament
1st. I appoint my friend herein after mentioned as Executor to this my last will.
2 I want all my just debts paid out of any moneys coming into the hands of my Executor.
3 & Last my desire is that all the balance of my Estate and the tract of land on which I now live for my wedowed wife Roda to have to do with it as she pleases.
I constitue and appoint my friend S. N. Allen as Executor to this my last will & testament this the 9th day of November 1856.

Johnathan Rose (Seal)
X his mark

Test A. Barksdale
Davis Evans.
X his mark

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County ( December Term 1856.

At said Term of the County Court said paper writing was admitted to probate in open court & proven by the subscribing witness of which the foregoing is a copy Test it being an order of court to receive the same.

W. H. Graves Clerk

Book A, Transcript Page: 354

State of Tennessee

Pleas before the Supreme Court of said State at Jackson at April Term 1860 towit Jackson Tuesday April 10th 1860.

Milton Rose Plff in error )
vs (
S. W. Allen Executor of Johnathan Rose Decd. )

The parties appear by their attorneys and there upon the record proceedings and judgement of the court below being reed and understood by the Court and it appearing that in the said there is no error. It is therefore considered that the judgement aforesaid be in all things affirmed that the said paper writing maintained in the pleadings and declaired as the last will and testament of Johnathan Rose Deceased and that said will together with a transcript of the judgement be sent to the County Court of Carroll County to be recorded. It is therefore considered that the defendent recover of Plaintiff & of W. P. Dunn his security for the posicution of his appeal the cost of this cause and that execution issue.

Test
C. N. D. Welch Clk.

A Copy Test.

W. H. Graves 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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