Book 2, Page 465<\/p>\n
In the Name of God, Amen.<\/p>\n
I Thomas Taylor<\/span> of the State of Tennessee, now residing in Hawkins County, being much afflicted in body but yet in perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it.<\/p>\n Calling to 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 & Testament.<\/p>\n That is to say, Principally and first of all. I do give and recommend my soul to God who gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth, to be buried in a decent manner, agreeable to the Christian rule, but at the general resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the power of God.<\/p>\n And as touching such worldly Estates wherewith it has pleased (God) to bestow on me in this life, I do give, devise and dispose of in the following manner.<\/p>\n First. I recommend all my just debts be paid.<\/p>\n Secondly. I recommend all my perishable property to be sold and equally divided in my family of boys and girls, one black cow excepted, and allowed for Catrena Brown<\/span>.<\/p>\n Thirdly. I recommend my land to be for the use of my son James Taylor<\/span> for five years, and he is to scool Beckey<\/span> and Ann<\/span> to read and write their name, and to keep the plantation in repair, and at the expiration of five years to be sold and equally divided between John<\/span>, Thomas<\/span>, James<\/span> and Wilson Taylor<\/span>, and the said sons to pay Becky<\/span> and Ann<\/span> $150.00 each that is to come out of the price of the land, either in money or in property.<\/p>\n I allow Joseph Long<\/span>‘s note 100 dollars, William Logan<\/span>‘s note 50 dollars and Andrew Forgey<\/span>‘s note to be collected by my Executors and give to suites of clothes to Beckey<\/span> and two to Ann<\/span>, at the age of 15 years.<\/p>\n And I do constitute my sons Thomas<\/span> and James<\/span> to be my Executors.<\/p>\n And I do hereby disallow, revoke and utterly disannul all quiths, and every Testament that mite have been heretofore been made, and I do hereby ratify and confirm this to be my last Will & Testament.<\/p>\n In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal This 26th day of February, 1813.<\/p>\n Thomas Taylor<\/span> (seal)<\/p>\n Signed, sealed, published and delivered by the said Thomas Taylor<\/span> to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names.<\/p>\n Test.<\/p>\n John Long N.B. That part of my will saying that James Taylor<\/span> is to live on my plantation five years is done away and the land is to be sold. [blank space] will allow and that part of James Taylor<\/span> scooling my daughters Ann<\/span> and Rebeckey<\/span> is done away, and there is a note on James Surgian<\/span> [Surgion<\/span>] of 110 dollars and sixty-five dollars out of said note which is mine.<\/p>\n And I do certify that the above signed will to be my last Will and Testament with these under amendments.<\/p>\n Thomas Taylor<\/span> (seal)<\/p>\n Test:<\/p>\n Aaron Wells<\/span> Transcribed by Betty Mize<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Book 2, Page 465 In the Name of God, Amen. 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\nJames Y. Long\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n John Long <\/span><\/p>\n
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