Book A, Transcript Page: 227

I Robert Mitchum of the County of Carroll & State of Tennessee Being of sound mind and suffering some affliction of Body & realizing the uncertainty of human life do hereby declare and publish this my last will & testament.

first that my burial Expences together will all my just debts be paid.

Second I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary L. Bigham wife of Dr. S. Y. Bigham my Negro man Stephen about sixty five years old and my Negro boy Standhope about Eighteen years old in consideration of which the said Mary L. & S. Y. Bigham shall pay to James Greer one hundred dollars & to Emely E. Mitchum one hundred Dollars to be due & paid within three years after my death.

Third I will and bequeath that my Negro woman Juda & Boys Alfred & Peter be equally divided Between Anderson H. Smith J. G. Williamson & my son William C. Mitchum.

In testimony of which I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 14th day of August one thousand Eight hundred & fifty four.

Robert Mitchum (Seal)

Test J. H. Alexander

Test N. H. Fox, A. C. Cooper.

State of Tennessee )

Carroll County Court ( Sept 4 Term 1854

Sept 4th this day was produced in open court a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Robert Mitchum Decd which was duly proven by the oaths of J. H. Alexander & N. H. Fox subscribing witnesses and ordered by the court to be duly recorded of which the above is 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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