Book A, Transcript Page: 212

State of Tennessee )

Carroll County ( District No. 3

We John M. Null and J. W. Barns do state that Noncupative will of Thomas Honey was made by him on the third day of August one thousand eight hundred & fifty three in our presence to which we were specially requested to bear witness by the Testator himself in the presence of each other that it was made in his last sickness in his own habitation or dwelling house where he had resided many years. And the same is as follows to-wit It was his will and desire that his wife Viney during her natural life or widowhood have and keep for the benefit of herself and our children in raising and schooling them after paying all my just debts all my effects of every kind.

Made out by us and signed this 14th day of August 1853.

J. M. Null

J. W. Barns

State of Tennessee

Carroll County ( Sept 5th 1853

This day a paper writing the last Noncupative will and Testament of Thomas Honey Decd was produced in open court and duly proven by the oath of J. M. Null & J. W. Barns the subscribing witnesses thereto according to Law and the court ordered the same to be duly recorded.

The above is a Copy Test

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.

Corresponding Resource: FamilySearch has a microfilm copy of the WPA transcript of Will Book A available to view on-line (click here).  A free FamilySearch login is required to view microfilm.

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.