Will Book __, Page 6

Being confined to my bed in sickness, though perfectly in my natural sense, I am about to make my last Will and Testament.

First. I bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth the plantation with all the farming implements and stock, during her natural life, and at her decease, all to fall to my son John, with the exception of a certain horse beast and a cow to my daughter Jane.

Also, a horse beast and a cow to my daughter Anna.

I will and bequeath to my son Thomas the tract of land whereon he now lives.

I will and bequeath to my daughter Jane a certain negro girl named Lettie; and also to my daughter Ann_, a negro girl named Lyd — Lyd‘s oldest child, if any, to belong to Jane at her mother’s decease.

In case either of my three children now living with me should die without issue, their portion of the property to be equally divided between the other two,

and to my daughter Nancy Forgey, I bequeath Fifty Dollars at my wife’s decease.

In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal.

William Armstrong (seal)

Test.

W. T. Armstrong
John Armstrong

N.B. At my wife’s decease, all the household furniture to be equally divided among the children of John, James & Ann_ [as transcribed].

This Hawkins County Will was transcribed by one of the following volunteers:  Audrae Mathis; Gary Fletcher; Betty Mize; Diana Arney; Karen Negron, Kathey Welder.