Book A, Transcript Page: 84

I Phebe Butler of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee do make & publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time here to fore made and first I direct that my body decently interred in manner suitable tomy condition in life and as to my worldly estate as it hath pleased God to intrust me with I dispose of the same as follows: First, I direct that all my debts and funeral expences be paid as soon after my decease as possible out any moneys that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my executors from any portion of my estate; secondly I give & bequeath to my beloved nephew James P Butler of the county and state aforesaid all the property and estate that may die possessed of any kind whatever and all notes bonds or obligations due me and also all legacies or property decending to me by heirships of all and every kind whatever I do hereby make ordain and appoint my above named nephew James P. Butler Executor of this my last will and testament In witness whereof I Phebe Butler the said testator have to this my will written on one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.

Phebe Butler (Seal)
her mark

Signed sealed and published in the presence of us who have subscribed in the presence of the testator and of each other.

John James
William L. Read

State of Tennessee)
Carroll County) April Term A. D. 1840

This day the last will and Testament of Phebe Butler was proven in open court by the oath of John James one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and the handwriting and signature of Wm. L Read the other witness proven by the oaths of Allen Read and Thomas Read.

A Copy Test
Young W. Allen 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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Jere Cox was an early Carroll County TNGenWeb coordinator.  We do not intend to violate Jere’s copyright interests by including the transcription here, but we want to make sure his efforts remain available for future researchers.