Will Book __, Page 264
Proven: Feb’y Term, 1861

State of Tennessee

I Jacob Isenberg being of a sound mind and perfect Hawkins County memory, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament as follows:

First. I will and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth the mansion house, out house, and her maintenance of her land during her natural life, also all my personal property died poses of [sic] after all my just debts or paid not otherwise bequeathed by me.

Second. I will and bequeath unto my daughter Marh Isen as much of the property as will make her equal to the rest of the children, or as much as they got from home when they was married.

And the remainder of my property to be quail divied between all my children.

Third. I will and bequeath unto my three grand children in payment for their lot of land and the child that pay them gits the lot of land pars as follows: To Jacob J. Malory $100.00. To Mary M. Mallory S75.00. To Moriah A. Mallory $75.00, all amounting to $250.00 to be paid as above named as they become of age.

4th. I will and bequeath all my land to be equal between all of my children. Simeon Isenberg is to have Joseph B. Isenberg‘s lot of land & Elizabeth Mallory three children is to have the above named sum for their lot of land.

5th. I will and bequeath unto my son Simon Isenberg his mansion house out house and orchard including his lot of land where he now lives. I will and bequeath unto my son Benjamin Isenberg his mansion house out house and orchard where he now lives including his lot of land.

6th. I will and bequeath unto the child that waits on or takes care of me and their mother while we live is to have my house where __________lives, including their lot of land.

Lastly. I nominate my son Simeon Isenberg my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament.

Given under my hand and seal This the twenty first day of April one Thousand eight hundred and fifty nine.

Jacob Isenberg (seal)

Publish and sealed and delivered in the presence of us who hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of the above Testator as witnesses.

D. D. Anderson
Samuel Molsbee

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