Will Book __, Page 487

I, Soloman Walters, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed by the Almighty God for the same.

I do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say:

First. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Fanney Walters all my household and kitchen furniture or as much of is as she wants.

I also give her one horse beast — she is to have choice of horses and two cows and six hed of sheep and six head of hogs, and she is to have privilege of the house and garden and orchard, and she is to have a piece of ground or land laid off or set apart containing two or three acres wherever she wants to have it for a truck patch and she is to keep the negro garrel or woman named Luzesey.

All these things she is to hold or keep during her natural life time, and after her death, it is to be sold and equally divided amongst my five daughters, Margaret, Elizabeth, Nancy & Christeney or Frankey & Mary, except Nancy and Margaret.

I give Nancy $73.00 and Margaret $70.00 that is to be taken out of their share and the balance is to be equally divided.

My stock and household and kitchen furniture, negroes and everything I own except the land, is to be sold and the money is to be equally divided amongst them.

The land I give it unto my two sons, that is to say: I give and bequeath unto my son Elijah, the land or plantation I bought of John Forgey, and the land or plantation I live on I give or bequeath unto my son George. And the lines are to remain the same as when I bought it of John Forgey.

There is a consideration of Elijah‘s part. He bought a negro boy at McMinn‘s sale called or named Harrey and the bill of sale was given in his name and I paid the money for him.

Now, if he takes the negro he is not to get the land and if he takes the land he is not to get the negro and the negro is to be sold and the money equally divided amongst my daughters. And if he takes the negro the land is to be sold and the money equally divided amongst them and if he keeps the land he is not to have it any longer than his lifetime, then it is to fall back to his children, and it is to be equally divided amongst them and if the keeps the land he must pay unto his mother yearly 33 bushels of corn and seven bushels of wheat and sixteen bushels of oats and he must furnish her with hay and fodder accordingly, during her lifetime.

And George must pay unto his mother yearly 66 bushels of corn and 14 bushels of wheat and 32 bushels of oats and to furnish her with hay and fodder accordingly.

And George is made equal with the balance of my children in household furniture and such as hogs and sheep and cows, other utensils as I gave them when they left me before anything can be sold.

And the balance is to be equally divided amongst my daughters and George is to have the wum mill that is in the barn and George is to keep his mother as long as she wishes to live with him, or during her lifetime

and as to my daughter Margaret, what I give her she is to keep it during her lifetime, then it is to return back to her children and to be equally divided amongst them,

and I hereby appoint my son George and Andrew Winegar, Jr. my sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th day of June, 1833.

Solomon [X] Walters (seal)

Test:

John Spangler
Robert Johnson
John Winegar

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