Book A, Transcript Page: 187

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County(

I Mary Chilton do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made.
First I direct that my funeral expences and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possess of or may first come into the hands of my executors. Secondly I give Louisa my girl to Mary Gilbert untill her son Robert is twenty one years of age, and if Robert should die before he is of age the girl shall remain hers with her increase. Thirdly I give Bill my boy to John H. Guit at my death. Fourthly I give Benjamin P. Gilbert a note on Robert Gilbert which calls for one hundred Dollars. Fifthly I give my beds and all my furniture to John H. Guit and Mary Gilbert to be equally devide between them. Seventhly I give my Bureau Chairs and Cooking utensils to Mary Gilbert. Sixthly I give my horse to little Robert Gilbert – Mistake in copying –
Eightly I give ten Dollars to Olive Porter my daughter. Ninth I give unto the representatives my sons William John and Daughters Ferra boys & Juda four Dollars to be equally divided among them they being previously provided for. Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint Clabon Curlee my Executor.
In witness where of I do to this my will set my hand and seal this the 6th day of January 1852. The words my Sons and daughters interlined before signed).

Mary Chilton
X her mark

Signed sealed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names hereto in the presence of the testator. This the 6th day of January 1852

Test: Wm. B. Everett
J. R. Ezzell
Moses Green

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County( May Term 1853

This day a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary Chilton Decd was produced in open Court and duly proven by the oath of Wm. B. Everett & J. R. Ezzell the subscribing witnesses thereto.
Witness Wilbron H. Graves Clerk of said Court at office May 3rd 1853.

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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