Will Book __, Page 108<\/p>\n
In the Name of God, Amen.<\/p>\n
I, Benoni Coldwell<\/b>, of Hawkins County & State of Tennessee, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, calling to mind the uncertainty of this present life, do make this my last Will & Testament in the words following (To wit)<\/p>\n
Imprimis. I give my precious immortal soul to God who gave it and as to my personal Estate my will & desire is that it be divided in the following manner, after all my just debts and funeral expenses are paid.<\/p>\n
Item. I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Coldwell <\/b>all that part of the plantation whereon I now reside, lying south of the Stanley Valley Road, including the dwelling and out houses, during her life or widowhood,<\/p>\n
also a negro man named Nelson<\/b>, one other negro man named Henry<\/b>, also a negro girl named Milly<\/b>,<\/p>\n
also head of horses, her choice out of my stock, also stock of cattle & hogs, ten ewes and lambs, also ten head of other sheep…<\/p>\n
Also my stock of geese and ducks for the purpose of my wife and daughters making themselves beds.<\/p>\n
Also my youngest sons to have benefit of beds if their sisters think proper to make for them.<\/p>\n
Also a new wagon part made contracted to be made by David Kestren<\/b> for her to have finished and keep as her other property, the balance to be paid for finishing the wagon out of my estate.<\/p>\n
Also, all my household and kitchen furniture, farming utensils and all other property…<\/p>\n
also my wife to have the present crop of wheat that is now growing in the field on the north side of the Stanley Valley Road, adjoining George Walters<\/b>‘ land.<\/p>\n
Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter Sally Greenway <\/b>and her heirs a negro girl Isabel<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas K. Coldwell<\/b> the tract of land whereon he now resides containing 200 acres more or less, also $100.00 to be made out of my Estate.<\/p>\n
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lettice Young<\/b> what she has already received of my estate as her part at the present.<\/p>\n
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Galbraith<\/b> what she has already received of my estate as her part at the present.<\/p>\n
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Betsy Bryan <\/b>what she has already received of my estate as her part at the present.<\/p>\n
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Benoni F. Coldwell <\/b>what he has already received of my estate as his part at the present.<\/p>\n
Item. I give and bequeath unto my two sons John & Nathaniel<\/b> the two tracts of land, one called Stubblefield’s<\/b> Place, and the other called Baker’s<\/b> Place, also the entries around them, to be equally divided between them agreeable to quantity and quality. John’s<\/b> part to be laid off at the lower or west end, including where he now lives.<\/p>\n
Item. I give and bequeath unto my two sons Percy C. & Volney Coldwell <\/b>all that part of the tract of land whereon I now reside, lying north of the Stanley Valley Road until the death of their mother, then the whole tract to be equally divided between them.<\/p>\n
Also, I leave a 50 acre entry in the Caney Valley Knobs to support the tract I live on with timber.<\/p>\n
Item. I give and bequeath unto my four daughters Delphi Ann, Rachael, Eliza<\/b> & Julia Ann Coldwell,<\/b> each, five hundred dollars, to be paid out of my estate in addition to the beds they have or may hereafter make.<\/p>\n
My will and desire is that after the death of my wife all the property she may (have) be sold and proceeds equally divided among all my children enumerated above.<\/p>\n
My will and desire is that the following property be sold to carry my last will & testament into effect, to wit;<\/p>\n
Two tracts of land lying in Big Poor Valley, one containing 50 acres and the other 100 acres; one negro man Edward<\/b>, one named Leroy<\/b>, one negro boy named Jesse<\/b>, one negro girl named Lucy<\/b>, also my old wagon, the balance of my stock of hogs and sheep, two stills, still tubs & other vessels, one set of blacksmith tools and coopers tools.<\/p>\n
I do hereby constitute, ordain and appoint my brother Thomas Coldwell<\/b> & my wife Elizabeth Coldwell<\/b> my sole Executor and Executrix to carry this my last Will & Testament into effect & that they be not required to give security for the faithful execution of the same.<\/p>\n
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my had and seal this twenty first day of March in the year of our Lord, 1837.<\/p>\n
B. Coldwell <\/b>(seal)<\/p>\n
Test.<\/p>\n
Philip S. Hale
\nJohn Shough
\nRob’t Johnson<\/b><\/p>\n
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This Hawkins County Will was transcribed by one of the following volunteers:\u00a0 Audrae Mathis; Gary Fletcher; Betty Mize; Diana Arney; Karen Negron, Kathey Welder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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