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Court Records: Probate of Deeds, Gifts & Bills of Sale, 1838

Court Records: Probate of Deeds, Gifts & Bills of Sale, 1838

Transcribed from Marshall County Probate of Deeds 1836-1840, TN State Library & Archives microfilim roll #A-2188 and contributed by Dana Hill in October, 2002 Explanatory note:  “Probate” in the context of these records does not mean an estate process was begin heard in the court session, although the instruments may have derived from an estate settlement.  “Probate” here means proven, or validated.  Someone personally represented to the clerk that the document brought in for registration was legitimate.  You will see…

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Mary Endsley Estate Inventory and Sale (1854)

Mary Endsley Estate Inventory and Sale (1854)

Click here to see also Estate Settlement of John Endsley; Mary’s estate flowed from his. Marshall County Inventories & Sales of Estates 1850-1871 Vol. E, pages 32-40 An Inventory of the Estate of Mary Endsley Deceased and an accounting of Sales Nov 22 & 23 1854 James L. Burgess 1 Gopher Plow .80 John Leonard 1 Bar shear plow .80 James L. Burgess 1 Do & Single Tree Gopher .75 I. N. Endsley 1 Bar shear & __?__ .85    ”      ”      ”   …

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John Endsley Estate Inventory and Sale (1855)

John Endsley Estate Inventory and Sale (1855)

Click here to see also Estate Settlement of John Endsley’s widow, Mary; her estate flowed from his. Marshall County Inventories & Sales of Estates 1850-1871 Vol. E, page 40 [Copied from Bedford County.  See note below for details.] An Inventory of the Estate of John Endsley Dec’d and account of Sale Jan 16th 1855 John Leonard 1 tract of land, the home place, 299 acres @ $14.95 per acre $4470.05 John M. Endsley 50 & 26/160 acres of cedar land…

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Toney Chapman, 4th/8th Cavalry Regiment CSA

Toney Chapman, 4th/8th Cavalry Regiment CSA

contributed 13 March 2000 by Willie L. Robinson Included on Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service is the name Toney CHAPMAN. Toney was a Black man born in or near Farmington in Marshall County, Tennessee, on June 18, 1849. His master’s name was B. F. Farmington. Toney was only about twelve years old at the outset of the Civil War in 1861, but two years later in 1863, he went into service of the Confederate States of America with…

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Williams Family Bible Records

Williams Family Bible Records

The following transcriptions were contributed by Scott Fraser.  For more information, click here to visit Scott and Priscilla Frasers’ Family site.   Alfred Ogilvie Williams BIBLE of Alfred Ogilvie WILLIAMS son of William and Elizabeth WILLIAMS of Marshall County, TN. William and Elizabeth WILLIAMS lived near the Round Top area and later Belfast. Alfred O. Williams was born in Marshall County, would later move himself and his family to Lawrence County. Elizabeth Williams wife of Alfred was the daughter of…

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Allen N. Woods Will (1837)

Allen N. Woods Will (1837)

Marshall County Will Book A, page 14 In the name of God amen. I Allen N. Woods of the County of Nashville and State of Tennessee calling to mind that all men are mortal and being now in a state of sound mind and Memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament – Viz- principally and first of all as respects such worldly estate as it has pleased God to entrust to my care my lawful debts…

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Martha Weaver Will (1835)

Martha Weaver Will (1835)

Marshall County Will Book A, page 34 In the name of God – I Martha Weaver of the County of Maury and State of Tennessee do make and ordain this my last will and testament. First at my death I ordain and direct that all my Just debts be paid out of my moveable property after being sold by my administrators Duly qualified. First I give and bequeath to my Negro Woman called Rachael Her freedom Secondly I hereby ordain…

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Charles Williams Will (1840)

Charles Williams Will (1840)

Marshall County Will Book A, page 82 I Charles Williams of the county of Marshall and State of Tennessee do make and publish this as my last will and testament here by revoking and making void all former wills by me at anytime heretofore made and first I direct that my body be decently enterred in suitable to my condition in life, and as to such worly extate as it hath pleased God to intrust me with I dispose of…

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Nathaniel Smith Will (1838)

Nathaniel Smith Will (1838)

Marshall County Will Book A, page 39 I Nathaniel Smith do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me made at any time. First I direct that my funeral expences and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die into the hands of my Executors. Secondly, I give and Bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Mary…

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Richard Sandifer Will (1841)

Richard Sandifer Will (1841)

Marshall County Will Book A, page 61 State of Tennessee Marshall County. I Richard Sandifer do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at anytime made. First I drect that my funeral expences and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possessed of or that may first come into the hands of my Executors. And…

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