Will of Jefferson Rowland
written
July 03, 1867
transcribed by David Johnson 03/10/2009
Know all men by these presents that I Jefferson Rowland of the County
of Dekalb & state and State [sic] of Tennessee, Former, do make
and publish this my last will and testament hereby Revoking and making
void all wills at any time by me heretofore made and first I desire
that my body be decently buried in my own family Grave yard in a manner
suited to my condition in life and secondly I desire that my just debts
and funeral Expenses be paid out of my money that I may have at my
Decease or may first come to the hands of my Executors and as my
worldly Estate with which it hath pleased God to intrust me I dispose
of the same as follows Viz; Whereas I have Kept a Book account charging
all my children with any thing that I Give to them and I desire my
Executors to take said Book of accounts and make a fair settlement and
if any one of them has not had its share as here after provided then in
that case to make them equal according to the terms of this Will and
whereas my oldest daughter Marina intermarried with one Sidney McDonald
and that the said Marina has departed this life leaving one bodily heir
a little Girl of some five years old now I desire and direct that if
the said heir of my said Daughter Marina the above named little Girl
whose Christian name is Tennessee Forest shall live to come to full age
that after the settlement is made as above provided that my Executors
make up to her so as to Give her one half of the distributive share
that would decend to her mother the said Marina if alive but if the
said heir of the said Marina McDonald die while a minor then I direct
that she nor none of her heirs at law have any thing more of my Estate
than what I have already given to her mother Secondly I desire that
after said settlement is made and each one of my heirs made Equal as to
what I have already Given them then I desire that all the rest of my
Estate both real and personal be sold in such a credit as a majority of
my heirs may desire and the proceeds of the sale of all my Estate Both
real and personal be Equally divided between all my legal heirs Except
as to the above named heir of the said Marina McDonald as above
provided for and I hereby appoint my two sons Benjamin Rowland and
David Rowland my lawful Executors of this my last will and Testament
written uppon one sheat of paper and signed sealed and published this
the third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and Sixty seven
Jefferson Rowland (seal)
Signed sealed and published in the presents of us who have signed the
same in the presents of the Testator and in the presents of each other
T J Lee
Jas M Lee
Recorded in the Registers office in Dekalb County, Tennessee September
27, 1869
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