Will of J. A. Griffin - Dated 6 Mar 1907

State of Tennessee Crockett County.

I J. A. GRIFFIN being of Sound Memory and endowed with my reason and being concious of the certainly of death and the unceartainty of life do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby making void all other wills by me at any time made.

1st: I desire at my death to have a decent interment and have a plain monument placed at the head of my grave.

2nd: I desire all my Just debts be paid out of the first money in to the hand of my Executors herein after appointed by me.

3rd: I will to my son J. C. GRIFFIN 72 acres of land that he now lives on in the 12th civil district of Crockett County Tennessee My son J. C. GRIFFIN has had the use of this place about six years before before the others heirs come in possession of their homes which I think make him equal to the others. This land is a gift.

4th: I give to my son A. E. GRIFFIN 60 acres of land off of the East end of the home tract of land where I now live commencing in the center of the Friendship and new burge road west of my North East corner running South to R. L. GRIFFINS North boundary line so as to make sixty acres. This land is not to be subject to any debts that he has here to fore made or may hereafter make Neither is he to sell or otherwise transfer the same by Deed or otherwise and in case of his death said land is to be returned to my children and their heirs. But in the event he should have other children borned to him this land shall go to them at his death. But the child he has now is excluded from the benefits of this will - This land is a Gift.

5th: I give to my son ROBT. L. GRIFFIN Sixty Seven acres of land Known as the McGee farm in the 12th civil districts of Crockett County Tennessee And is the land that the said R. L. GRIFFIN now lives on and if the said R. L. GRIFFIN dies without children the land reverts back to my children and their heirs and if said R. L. GRIFFIN dies and leaves children and a widow in case she marries again the land must be rented out and the proceeds go direct to the benefit of said R. L. GRIFFINS child or children. This land is Gift and is not subject to any debts that the said R. L. GRIFFIN has heretofore made or may hereafter make.

6th: I will to my son IRA D. GRIFFIN the tract of land known as the Love land in Civil District No. 11 - Crockett County Tennessee. In case of the death of the said IRA D. GRIFFIN leaving no heirs the land reverts back to my children and their heirs and in case of the said IRA D. GRIFFINS death leaving a child or children and a widow and she should marry then the land shall be rented for the special benefit of the said IRA D. GRIFFINS child or children. This land is a Gift not subject to debts that has been made heretofore or may hereafter be made - not to trade.

7th: I give to my son WILLIAM H. GRIFFIN Fifty acres known as the Coburn land and about 30 acres off the South end of the McGee tract that R. L. GRIFFIN now lives on - commencing at NW Corner of the Coburn land running West to the East boundary line of Woodall I also give WILLIAM H. GRIFFIN 15 acres off the South end of my home tract commencing at R. L. GRIFFIN North east corner running east to MRS. GARRETTS west boundary line to above land are all in civil district 12 Crockett County Tennessee this land is not subject to any debts that WILLIAM H. GRIFFIN has heretofore or may hereafter make this land is for his use during his life time at his death to go to his children This land is not to be traded conveyed or deeded or Transfered to any one. This land is a Gift.

8th: I give to my daughter PEARL the home tract of land in Civil District No. 12 - Crockett County State of Tennessee that I now live on She is to have the entire tract except the 60 acres off the East End that I give my Son A. E. GRIFFIN. If she should marry and die leaving no child or children then the land reverts back to my children and their heirs. But case she should marry and have a child or children and should die Then the land goes to the child or children and is to be used for the benefit of the child or children. I give her no right to sell or convey the said land this land is not subject to her debts that has been made heretofore or may hereafter be made.

9th: I give to my Daughter ROSA SMITH one town lot consisting of five acres and improvements in the town of Trenton Bounded as follows South by Barrett West by Landis West by Public road this lot is to be for her use and benefit so long as she ROSA shall remain a widow in case of her marriage the lot is to go to her present children GRACE VIRGINIA & CECIL and to be used for their benefit until the youngest child becomes twenty one years old then the lot is to be sold to the highest bidder and equally divided among the children. This lot is a gift and is not subject to ROSA SMITHS debts that has been made heretofore or may be made hereafter.

10th: I give to my Grand Son GUY PYBASS Sixteen hundred dollars $1600. I desire he shall have the COOP ERNHEART notes twelve hundred & fifty dollars $1250 and enough out of the Friendship Bank to make the sixteen hundred Dollars this money is to be used for his benefit in Education & c. If GUY PYBASS should die before his majority all the money not expended shall revert back to my children and their heirs my will is that my son J. C. GRIFFIN be qualified as his Guardian without bond.

11th: My will is that all my personal property shall be sold by my Executors herin after appointed by me all cash on hand notes due bills collected be equally divided between my children & Grandson GUY PYBASS.

12th: I hereby nominate and appoint J. C. GRIFFIN, R. L. GRIFFIN my Executors to Execute this my last will and Testament. I wrote this will myself I want it to be carried out just as it reads. This March 6th 1907.

J. A. GRIFFIN

Witness:
J. A. COFFMAN
JNO. F. SANDERS