In the name of God Amen, I John Tucker of Robertson County & State of Tennessee Being very sick and weak in body, but of a perfect mind and memory, allowing that it is for all men once to Die I recommend my Soul into the hand of God that gave it and my body & I commit to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like & Descent manner hoping to raise at the morning of the Resurrection, and first of all I give and bequeath unto my Dearly beloved Wife Jenny Tucker, her choice of one of the Negro’s Man or Woman , also Two Horses or Two Mares, also Three grown Cows & Calves, one feather bed, half dozen of Pewter plates and also a pewter Dish, one large Kettle & one Oven one Trunk, one set of plough irons, Two Hoes, one Mattock & one Ax, also one Iron Wedge, & other such tools as the plantation must be tended During her Natural Life, and also the use of the Plantation during her life. I also give & bequeath unto Mary Tucker my eldest daughter & Enoch Tucker my eldest son, Hannah Tucker, Henry Tucker, Nancy Tucker, Sarah Tucker, Margaret Tucker, Phebe Tucker, Riggs Tucker, all the land Negros, money horses cows Calves Hogs and everything that I possess after my Just Debt is paid to be equally devided among them, and I also do appoint my true and trusted friend Samuel Hollig to be my sole executrin of this my last will and testament In writing where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of October One Thousand seven Hundred & Ninety eight -----
Signed John Tucker
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us
Dan’l Bogan Peter Spinner George G y ger
James Herod Thos. Herod----

This will was proved in Open Court by the oath of Peter Spinner at the Jany Term 1802.
Order to be Recorded
Thos. Johnson, Clerk

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