Book A, Transcript Page: 113

I Joshua Wilbourn do make and publish this as my last will and Testoment hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made. First I derect that my funiral expences and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of my money that I may die possessed of or that may first comeinto the hands of my Executors. Secondly I give to my wife Jinsey Wilbourn for ever all the property she had when I married her and such other things as she has made since our marriage to make such disposition of as She may think proper. I also give and bequeath to my wife as a bove all of the property I may leave during her natural life or widderhood but if she should marry again it is my will that the property be equally divided between my wife as aforesaid and my sons Thomas and William Wilbournd I do not intend to give my son Cabel Wilbourn anything mor as I consider he has had his part neither do I intend giving anything more to any of my Daughters their children or husbands as I have given them their portion. Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my wife Jinsey Wilbourn my Executrix and my frien Thomas Gray my Executor. In witness whare of I do to this my will set my hand and seal this 12th day of October 1841 Signed sealed and published in our presents and we have subscribed our names in the presents of the Testator.

Joshua Wilbourn (Seal)

Brinkly Bishop, John Leach.

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County ( December Term 1842.

This day the last will and Testoment of Joshua Wilbourn Decd. was produced into open court and the Execution duly proven by the oathes of Brinkly Bishop and John Leach the two witness their to and ordered to be recorded.

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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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