Will Book __, Page 363

In the name of God, Amen.

I Zadock Moore of the County of Hawkins and State of Tennessee, being in bad state of health but of sound mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament in the words following, that is to say.

I want all my funeral and burial expenses paid and all my just debts that is against me.

I will and bequeath to my dear wife Barbary Moore all my household and kitchen furniture and peaceable & uninterrupted possession of the house & all the buildings as for as she may need and the profits and rents of the land belonging to me, as much at least as she may need for a decent support with the exception of what may be needed hereafter.

I want her to have a gentle horse to ride and two milk cows of her own choosing of the cows that belong to me and the clock now in the house and plow and pair of work gears and singletree and clevis.

I want the wagon and gearing to remain on the farm for the use of the same and all the hodges [as transcribed] belonging to me and sufficienty [as transcribed] of the grain on the farm belonging to me for her support this year, and also one third of the wheat that is growing and the catring [as transcribed] and flax wheels and the real and one side saddle and riding bridle and all the sheep and all my books.

I want my son William Moore to take my sorrel horse named Challey and trade her in any way so as to get such a horse as named in the will for the use of his mother.

I want Susannah McCullough to have uninterrupted possession of the house where she now lives and have the same privileges for support as she has heretofore had, during her lifetime.

I want at the death of my before named wife, all the property sold and equally divided between the heirs of my daughter Susannah Moore, dec’d and my daughter Rosannah Phillips & my daughter Ann Cane Bogart and the heirs of my daughter Winnea [as transcribed] Keele, dec’d.,

and it is my will that John Rogers, William Shepherd and Isaac Phillips lay off to Thomas Moore my son, one third in value and in land of the place where I now live in satisfaction of his Deed made by Micajah Lee to him.

And the above named vallueners [as transcribed] is not to take the improvement that said Moore has made as any part of the value of said land, and the said vallueres [as transcribed] is to lay off said land on the upper part of the tract so as to include his improvements and clear across the plantation the land to be valluered [as transcribed] according to quality and quantity.

And at the death of my wife as above named the balance of the land is to be equally divided between my three sons, William, Thomas and Samuel R. according to quality and quantity.

The personal property not named in the will, after my death is the be sold, my debts as above named paid. The balance of any of said sale is to go to the use of my wife.

I want William and Thomas Moore Executors of this my last will. This 19th day of March, 1844.

Zadok Moore

Test.

Martin Phillips
James Moore

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