Book 2, Page 49
\nFiled and proven: April 6, 1868<\/p>\n
I Polly Harrison<\/span> of the County of Hawkins State of Tennessee knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death and being weak in body but sound of mind and memory do hereby make and constitute the following my last will and testament.<\/p>\n Item 1st. My will and desire is that at my death, my body may be decently buried In a plain manner and that the expenses be paid out of any monies I have on hand. I also want my just debts paid in like manner should I have any at my death.<\/p>\n Item 2nd. I will and bequeath to my three daughters, Elizabeth Armstrong<\/span>, Sallie Miller<\/span> and Polly Parrish<\/span> ten dollars each to be paid as herein after, I having heretofore provided for them.<\/p>\n Item 3rd. I will and bequeath to my son Buram Harrison<\/span> and his heirs the tract of land I now live on it being the land I bought of P. Buram<\/span> and his on the south of Holston River joining A. Charles<\/span>, A. S. Buram<\/span> and others said to contain 96 acres, this I do because he has provided for me in my old age.<\/p>\n Item 4th. I will and bequeath to my daughter Seba Hammer<\/span> on account of her attention to me in my old age the just and full sum of four hundred dollars, which sum is to be paid to her as hereafter provided.<\/p>\n Item 5th – I will and bequeath all the residue of my property to my son Buram Harrison<\/span> of all and every kind whatever land and except so much as is claimed by my daughter Seba Hammer<\/span> which I design her to have with the further understanding that he the said Buram Harrison<\/span> is to pay the several bequests herein provided and that he pay to my said daughter Seba Hammer<\/span> the said four hundred dollars when she may call for the same, it being what I design for her instead of a portion of the land<\/p>\n and I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Buram Harrison<\/span> the Executor of this my last will and testament.<\/p>\n In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12 day of September 1855.<\/p>\n Polly<\/span> [X<\/span>] Harrison<\/span> (her mark) (Seal)<\/p>\n Interlined with words: and his heirs before signed.<\/p>\n Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us date above:<\/p>\n Jacob Miller<\/span> The handwriting of Jacob Miller subscribing witness to the within will which was proven by the oaths of Elias Beals<\/span> and G. W. Wells<\/span>, April 6th 1868<\/p>\n James Lackey<\/span>, Clerk Transcribed by Betty Mize<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Book 2, Page 49 Filed and proven: April 6, 1868 I Polly Harrison of the County of Hawkins State of Tennessee knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death and being weak in body but sound of mind …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transcribed-wills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":936,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934\/revisions\/936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n W. B. Charles<\/span>
\n C. A. Charles<\/span><\/p>\n
\nby Jo R. Armstrong<\/span> Clerk<\/p>\n
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