Will of Joshua T. Coleman - Dated 6 Dec 1881

Know all men by these presents that I JOSHUA T. COLEMAN of the County of Crockett and State of Tennessee being sound in body and mind and of a ripe age and fully sensible of the mortality of the human flesh and the certainty of the death of all human beings and being thankful to the Great I am for health wealth and happiness. I hereby make publish and declare this as my last Will and Testament...

I direct that after my decease that my body be clothed in plain neat apparal and placed in a plain neat coffin and deposited in the tomb, there to await its final resurrection...

I give and bequeath to my son ARMSTED COLEMAN and his legal heirs the sum of Twelve hundred dollars in addition to what I have heretofore given him.

I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH F WATSON and her husband WILLIAM WATSON one promissory note executed to me by said WATSON on or about Dec 25th 1879 and due Dec 25, 1880, and calling for the sum of Fifteen hundred and seven dollars and Seventy cents, and all interest on the same and that being all that I intend for the said ELIZABETH F. and WILLIAM WATSON.

I give and bequeath to my daughter A. ADALINE COCHRAN wife of JAMES M. COCHRAN the tract or parcel of land situated in the 12 Civil district of Crockett County and adjoining to the said J. M. COCHRANs land on the North and containing some 80 or 90 acres, including the Dower interest of MRS. MINTA COCHRAN afterwards the reversion any interest in said tract of land.

Executor: J. A. GRIFFIN

Given under my hand this Decr 6th AD 1881

JOSHUA COLEMAN (Seal)

Witnesses:
F. M. BOLING SR.
D. H. HARMON

Codicil
I hereby expressly confirm my former will dated Dec. 6th 1881 excepting I appoint J. A. GRIFFIN my Executor in place ALFORD W. TAYLOR.

J. T. COLEMAN
J. A. GRIFFIN