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This Will Submitted By Polly Piskos
In the name of God amen
I Alexander McKinnis of the County of Smith and State
of Tennessee being now of perfect mind and memory but being advanced in years
and knowing that by the irrevocable decrees of the wise providence it is
ordained that all mankind should die I hereby make and ordain this my last will
and Testament by these presents revoking all former wills and Testaments
heretofore made by me
My will and desire is that all the property of which I
may die possessed of shall remain in the hand & possession of my wife
Delaney McKinnis during her natural life or widowhood. Then to be equally
divided among my lawful heirs. I do
hereby nominate by these presents my son Hugh McKinnis and Thomas Gregory Sr
executors of this my last will and Testament assigned and ackowledged to be the
last will and testament of Alexander McKinnis before This the twenty sixth day
of April one thousand eight hundred an thirty nine
Alexander McKinnis
(signature)
Attest
William J.(?) Payne (signature)
John Nickson (signature)
Joseph H. Nickson (signature)
James J.(?) Gregory (signature)
Transcriber Note:
This Will was in “Index
To Early Tennessee Wills & Administration
1779-1861” by Byron & Barbara Sistler page
246. A copy of which
was ordered from the Smith County, Tn Probate
Office. It was found
in the 1840 will book.