LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM MOORE
State of Tenn.
McMinn Co.
 

"I William Moore of the County of McMinn and state of Tennessee being of
sound mind and memory do make ordain publish and declare this to be my Last
will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at
any time made -- after all my just & lawful debts and funeral expenses are
paid and discharged.  The residue of my estate real and personal -- I give
bequeath and dispose of as follows (To Wit) To my Two Sons Hugh and
Alexander the farm on which I live together with my negro boy Jack and they
Hugh & Alexander Shall pay to my son Joseph fifty dollars to my son William
fifty dollars to my son Hamilton fifty dollars to my son James fifty
dollars and to my daughter Mary Sweeny fifty but they are to have ample
time Say from Two to four years after my decease in which to make said
payments if either of My Sons Hugh or Alexander shall before my decease
have died Leaving lawful issue such issue to receive the farm to Share but
if therebe no issue then Such Share to the Survivors To my son William my
negro boy Jake my negro Girl Rose to that one of my children that she may
select to be her master or Mistress and she is hereby empowered to make
such selection to my two grand daughters Una & Ibby Basket twenty five
dollars each My Negro girl Cate to be sold to pay my just debts all the
rest residue and remainder of my real and personal estate I desire to be
divided equally among all my children I like wise make consititute and
appoint Urial Johnston to be my Executor of this my Last will and testament
In witness where of I have here unto subscribe my name and affixed my seal
this the 10 day of July 1862

                                            his
                                     Wm  X  Moore
                                          mark

Signed Sealed published and declared
in our presence and we have then subscribed our names
her to in the presence of and at the request of the Testator
Attested
  E. Sawtell
  John Hoyl"

William Moore died July 24, 1862.  
 
 
 
 

I am sending this in response to your request for McMinn Co. wills.  My GG
Grandfather William Moore was a farmer in McMinn Co. He moved to McMinn Co.
from Roane Co. (present day Loudon Co.) in 1846, and lived there until his
death in 1862.  Descendants of William Moore still live in McMinn Co.  The
following is his will (I have kept the punctuation or lack of it and
spelling as it appears in the will):

Robert Moore

Contributed By:  Robert Moore
Return To:  McMinn Co. Web Genealogy Project