Book A, Transcript Page: 409

I Thomas L. Harris of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee being sound of mind and disposing memory do make and publish this my last will & testament.

1st. i desire all my just debts to be paid out of any moneys that may first come into the hands of my Executors hereinafter mentioned.

2nd I will and bequeath all the property I may be possessed of both personal and real to my daughter Mary Thomas

3rd I desire my Mother in Law Mrs. A. P. Jones to have the use and control of my negro girl Lidy for the use and benefit of my child Mary Thomas during her infancy

4th I desire that my mother Elizabeth B. Harris have the use of and control of such of my property as she may wish except the girl Luba above mentioned so long as she continues to keep house where she now lives

5th At the death of my mother or when she may break up house I desire all my land and the following slaves sold at the discretion of my Executors Jack Heck & Fan said negroes not to be sold at a distance exceeding eight miles from their wives

6th If my daughter Mary Thomas should die leaving no issue I desire my negro girl with her increase be sold and the proceeds equally divided between the living children of my wife’s two sisters Sarah E. & Ann J. Gardner the balance of my property of every discription including the proceeds of such as may have been sold Also money if any I wish equally divided between my brothers and Sisters those dead leaving issue their children drawing the parents share I hereby constitute and appoint H. F. Harris B. T. Hillsman & J. H. Hillsman Exectetors to this my last will and testament I also appoint my Executors as guardians of the Estate of my Daughter Mary Thomas during the remainder of her minority commending her to their care and protection.
In witness where of I hereunto set my hand and seal this the 14th day of September 1861

Thomas D. Harris (Seal)

Witness J. H. Hilsman
Sarah Jennett Hilsman
Mary A. Hilsman

State of Tennessee )
Carroll County ( December Term 1862.

At the above term of said court said paper writing was probated as the will of Thomas L. Harris by the testimony of J. H. Hilsman & Mary A. Hilsman and ordered to be recorded of which the foregoing 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.

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