Marshall County Will Book A, page 201

To beloved wife, Jane…”tract of land and farm whereon I now live…for her exclusive use…”- furniture, livestock, farm tools, grain. The slave, Doctor, and some horse and cattle, be sold to pay debts.

Also to wife, land purchased from Green and Cruse, and the tract adjoining Billington; four slaves – Jack (aged about twenty-four), Nancy (aged about twenty-seven) and children of Nancy — Sally, aged ten; and Brown, aged six. Remaining slaves be divided into eight equal shares, Part of land may be sold, if necessary to pay debts.

“…I owe my son, Hardy, $300 and ten years interest; my son, James, $600…and Jason Shuffield about $150…”

EXCR: Wife, Jane Patterson & son, James Patterson

November 7, 1845

WIT: Joseph B. Fulton & J. H. Robinson

Probated June 4, 1849

[Note from Coordinator: based on the format, this appears to be extracted from Deane Porch’s book of abstracts from Marshall County Will Book A.]