HENRY KIRBY'S WILL

This will submiited by Sharon Tabor.

In the name of God Amen I HENRY KIRBY of Smith County and State of Tennessee being in perfect health and sound of mind and memory thanks be given to god and Calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for man once to die do constitute appoint and ordain this my last Will and Testament. Viz ??? to say first I give my soul into the hands of Almighty God that give it me my body to be buried at the discretion of my Executor and friends nothing doubting but at the general ressurrectian I shall receive the same again by that Almighty which give it-----and as touching my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Item the first I give an bequeath unto my beloved wife SUSANNAH KIRBY and also my son WILLIAM KIRBY all my goods and chattles and (torn) both real and personal to have and to hold the same in their peaceable possession and enjoying all the benefits arising therefrom during their natural lives and at the decease or in other words at my wifes decease it my desire that my old slave named DOLL shou'd be set at liberty as a free woman and at the decease of the above named SUSANNAH KIRBY and WILLIAM KIRBY it is my desire that all the remaining property Should be equally Divided among my living children JOHN KIRBY RICHARD KIRBY ROBERT KIRBY HENRY KIRBY JOSEPH KIRBY ARCHIBALD KIRBY SARA PANKY ELIZABETH GIBBS and my Daughter JUDAH RENFROE equal part I give and bequeath unto the lawful begotten Heirs of her body and that they receive the same at Such and age as the law directs. I also appoint and ordain my Son JOHN KIRBY and UZZI PANKY executors to this my last will and testament and also as Guardian for my Son WILLIAM KIRBY in SSSSSSSSSSS whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal this Sixth day of October in the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Twenty seven.

Signed Sealed acknowledged and delived in the presence of

Test THOMAS DRAPER JP

AUGUSTINE L. THORN JP

 

 

State of Tennessee February Term 1830 Smith County Court

This last will and testament of HENRY KIRBY dec'd was produced in open court and the execution ??of duly proved by ??? of THOMAS DRAPER and AUGUSTINE S. THORN ???? witness ??? and on motion or ??? to be resolved.

JONATHAN PUCKETT, clerk