Will Book __, Page 219

In the Name of God, Amen.

I, John Galbraith of the County of Hawkins & State of Tennessee, being of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind the imortality of my body, that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.

First and principally of all, I give my soul into care of Almighty God who created and gave it.

Second. My body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my hereinafter named Executors,

and Third and lastly, I give my Earthly estate wherewith I may die seized or possessed of in manner following:

First. I allow all my just debts to be paid.

Second. I give to my son Andrew L. Galbraith $1,000.00 in money.

Third. I give to my daughter Priscilla Wright a negro girl named Araminta which I consider worth $200.00, also three notes of hand given by her husband Robert Wright for $308.00, making in all the sum of $508.00, which sum is to be counted in her dower as part of my estate without interest hereinafter named. I also give her one cow and calf of my stock and one bed and furniture.

Fourth. To my daughter Sally Watterson I give one bed & furniture over and above what she has heretofore received.

Fifth. To my son John Sharp Galbraith two horse beasts, to wit: One brown horse called his horse & one sorrel mare, a new three horse waggon and $700.00 in money, also two beds and one bed stead and furniture.

Sixth. To my daughter Juliann I give one hundred dollars in money, one horse, two beds & furniture.

Seventh. To my son Arthur Wright Galbraith I give my large Family Bible, $1,100.00 in money, a negro boy named Spencer, a mare and young horse, two beds and furniture, provided he goes to the State of Missouri and settles and remains there, but in case he does not go to said State of Missouri, or if said state should not agree with him and he may return and prefer living elsewhere, in that case I will that he have the tract of land I now live on in Stanley Valley containing 178 acres, also an entry of 50 acres, making in all 228 acres, more or less. The negro boy above named, Book, horses & Beds.

The rest of my books I wish equally divided with all my children except Arthur W. Galbraith, and my hereinafter named Executors to make s’d division.

I will that all my negroes, together with all my stock of every kind, household furniture & farming tools and every kind of property not herein already disposed of be sold and the proceeds of the sale & money on hand be equally divided among my herinafter named children, share and share alike (to wit) Priscilla Wright, Matilda Haygood, Sally Watterson, Melinda Sprowl & Juliann Galbraith.

Lastly. I constitute and appoint my son Andrew Galbraith & brother Aeneas S. Galbreath Executors of this my last Will & Testament.

The foregoing I declare to be my last Will and Testament, disannulling & revoking all others.

In testimony I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal, This 22nd day of August, 1832.

John Galbraith (seal)

Signed in presence of:

H. Watterson
Elijah C. Gillenwaters
Absolom D. Looney

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