Book A, Transcript Page: 47

State of Tennessee)
Carroll County Court) August 18th 1834

I, Solomon Putman being in a low state of health but being of a sound mind and possessing all my Reason & Judgement do make and ordain this my last will & Testament, first it is my will and desire that my Daughter Nancy Glass have given to her in money or property Out of my estate One hundred dollars valuing what she has already got at forty three Dollars (that is $57. more making with what she has got $100) as soon as practicable after my death and that each of my other five Daughters have each One hundred dollars in money or property made up to them as they marry of come of age as a part of their several Legacies. Secondly, it is my will and desire that my son John Thomas Puttman have One hundred and fifty dollars in money or property as may be most convenient for the Estate at the age of twenty one years as a part of his legacy. Thirdly, it is my will and desire that all my estate be kept together Only so much as may be sufficient to comply with this my will and for the bennefit of the estate which shall be sold or disposed of for said purposesas my executor shall deem most expedient all the ballance to be kept together in the hands of my wife for the purpose of raising and schooling my children provided she remains my widdow or lives until my youngest son William Howard Putman comes of age at which time the whole to be sold and after a portion of One hundred dollars to each of my sons the ballance to be Equally divided among all my children, making my beloved wife Harriett an equal Heir with my Daughter (counting each portion recd. as part in said division so as to make all equal Heirs Only the boy $100. each the most in a general division. Fourthly, I constitute ordain & appoint John Howard Senr. my executor investing him with full power to manage my said Estate to the best advantage in a complyance in this my Last will and Testament, giving him the power to sell the Land and buy more elsewhere or to sell property belonging to the estate and buy more or to act in any way therein to proffit said estate for the completion of of my Will & bennefit of my Estate in as full a manner as prudent. Lastly, I resign my body to the tomb and my Spriit into the hands of God that gave it, Amen.

Solomon Putman (Seal)

Attest.
Absolem Knox (jr.
W. B. Howard (jr.
Cullin Mc Mullin

State of Tennessee)
Carroll County Court) December Term, 1834

The last will and Testament of Soloman Putman deceased was this day produced in Open Court and the execution thereof duly proven by the Oathes of W. B. Howard & Absolem Knox Two fo the subscribing witnesses thereto to be his act and deed & ordered to be recorded.

A Copy Test
Edward Gwin Clerk

Recorded 7th March A.D. 1835

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.