Will Book __, Page 241
October 8, 1816
Admitted to Record Feb. 7, 1817

I John Henson of Hawkins County, State of East Tennessee (sic), do hereby make my last Will and Tesament in manner and form following, that is to say:

First. I desire that all my just debts to be paid and satisfied.

Secondly. After the payment of all my just debts, I give to my wife Elizabeth Henson one half of my Estate, both real and personal. The other half to my child she is now pregnant with, provided said child should live to the year of maturity, but if it should please God that the child should die an infant, I will the whole of my Estate as beforementioned to my wife Elizabeth, her and her heirs forever.

And lastly. I do hereby constitute and appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Executrix and my friend Gabriel McCraw Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal This 8th day of October, in the year of our Lord, one Thousand Eight Hundred and sixteen.

John Henson (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared as and for the last Will and Testament of the above named John Henson in presence of us.

At a Court held for Fairfax County [Virginia] the 21st day of October 1816, this last Will and Testament of John Henson, dec’d was presented in Court and the same being proven by oath of Geo. W. Blincoe and affirmation of William P. Robertson is admitted to record.

Test. Wm. Moss, Clk.

The Commonwealth of Virginia, Fairfax County, to wit:

I William Moss, Clerk of the County Court aforesaid do hereby verify that the foregoing is a true copy of the last Will & Testament of John Henson dec’d from the records of my office seal. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 23rd of Nov., 1816, in the 41st year of the Commonwealth.

Fairfax County and Commonwealth of Virginia, to wit: I, Richard Ratcliffe a presiding Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William Moss whose signature and seal of office is above affixed is duly commissioned and appointed Clerk of the Court of the said County, and that due faith and credit is to be given all his attestations as such. Witness my hand and seal This 23rd of November, 1816.

R. Ratcliffe (Clerk)

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