Book A, Transcript Page: 184

We the undersigned being presant during the last illness of the Rev. John N. Roach and at his request made the following notes of his of his wishes as expressed to us in regard to the distribution of his estate (Vis) first all his just debts be paid. Second that his wife Missoury N. Roach Select out of the household furniture all articles that she may deem necessary for her comfort and convenience, which together with his entire estate she is to hold & use for the benefit of herself & his children during her lifetime except in the event that she should marry and it should be thought be belived by his executor or administrator or any of his special friends that by bad management on the part of her husband, his estate is going to waste then and in that event it is his wish that the court appoint guardeons for his children all of which shall be equally entitled) and make a division of his estate according to law or giving his wife a childs part. Third – after his wife shall have selected articles as she may deem proper, It is his wish that the remainder be sold at public sale togeth with his riding horse & watch 4th At the death of his wife Missoury N. Roach It is his wish that his entire estate be divided among all his children. It is also his wish that A. E. Cooper be his Executor This 17th Nov 1852

John Simmons (Seal)

I. J. Roach & A. E. Cooper (Seal)

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County( December Term 1852

I Wilborn H. Graves Clerk of the county court of said county certify that a paper writing purporting to be the last noncupative will & testament John N. Roach Decd. was duly proven by the oaths John M. Simons & A. E. Cooper is hereby duly recorded agreeably to order of said court.

December 9th 1852

Wilborn 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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