Book A, Transcript Page: 53

I, Willis W. Mainard being of sound and perfect mind and memory do make and publish this my last will & Testament in Manner & form following To-Wit. I bequeath to my beloved wife my farm and one Bay horse during her widdowhood. I also bequeath to my son James eighteen dollars & the property I have already given him. I also give and bequeath & give to my son John my Sorrell mare. I also give and bequeath to my son George my Sorrell Horse the ballance of my property I want sold and the money equally divided among the ballance of my Children, I also wish my brother James Mainard to administer on the property.

Signed sealed published and in presents of us this 14th February 1836.

Willis W. Mainard (Seal)

Test. Jas T. Dudly
Grissom Bates

State of Tennessee)
Carroll County) March Term 1836

This day the last will and Testament of Willis W. Mainard was produced in open Court and proved by Grisson Bates and Joseph T. Dudley on of the subscribing witnesses & ordered to be Recorded.

A copy test G. Hern, Clerk
By Joel R. Smith, D. Clerk

Recorded 23rd March 1836
G. Hern, Clerk
By Joel R. Smith, D. 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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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.