Will Book __, Page 482
Proven: May Term 1819

In the Name of God, Amen.

I, Charles Wolfe of Hawkins County, State of Tennessee, being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say.

Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul unto the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body, I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God.

And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

First. I give and bequeath to Susan, my dearly beloved wife all my lands and tenaments, stock and household furniture of every description.

Also, I give and bequeath to my son Jacob Wolfe one good horse.

To my son Phillip Wolfe one shilling sterling.

To my daughter Catharine Davis, I give one shilling sterling.

To my son Peter Wolfe, I give one shilling sterling.

To my daughter Elizabeth, I give one shilling sterling.

To my daughter Hannah McGinnis, I give one shilling sterling.

To my daughter Barbara I give one horse and cow and her bed.

To my son Charles Wolfe, I give one grown horse a colt, one plow and one axe.

I give to my son George one grown horse and a colt, one plow and one axe.

I give to my well beloved wife Susana Wolfe whom I constitute my sole Executirx of this my last Will and Testament, all my singular my lands, messuages and tenements, by her freely to be possessed and enjoyed.

And I do hereby utterly disallow and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests and Executors by me in anywise before named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will & testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal. The 17th day of Mar. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.

Charles Wolfe (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and pronounced and declared by the said Charles Wolfe as his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence (of each other) have heretofore subscribed our names.

Archibald McCoy
Adam Wolfe
Jesse Epperson

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