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I Robert West of the county of
Smith and the State of Tennessee being of sound mind and disposing memory do
make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revooking and making
void all others made by me at any time. I hereby will and devise and bequeath
all my property and personal property as follows, that is to say
First I will and desire that my funeral and burial expenses and debts
be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any money that I may have
possesed of or that may first come into the hands of my executor.
Second I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Martha M. West all the
lands that I
own, consisting of about one
hundred and eighty-five acres (including and excluding
(2) acres around and including
the family grave yard) and desire that she have full
control of the same during her
natural life, and at her death the same shall be equally
divided (if practical) or sold
and the proceeds equally divided between my distributees and heirs at law. No
account to be taken of any advancements made by me heretofore.
Third I will and bequeath to my son A.O. West (2) two acres land
including the
family graveyard, the same
excluded in the above or second item in the is will.
Fourth I will to my said wife Martha M. 2 feather beds, 2 bead steads,
7 cooverlets
and a sufficient quantity of
*counterpins, quilts, blankets ,sheets, pillows and bolsters
to furnish said beds and I also
will her one press and all tableware on hand, one ?,
one clock, one large dining
table, and three small tables, one churn, all the chairs on
hand, one looking glass, one
cooking stove, and all the cooking vessels on hand, one
side saddle and bridle, one shot
gun, all shoe tools on hand, all washing tubbs and
water buckets on hand, two
choice wheat boxes, two choping axes, two choice
plows and one set plow gear, two
weeding hoes and one grubing hoe, one horse,
one cow and calf, Seven head
of stock hogs, five head of sheep, 25
lbs. of corn and
I also will and desire that my
said wife, Martha M. shall have set apart after my
death, in addition to the above
named articles of property a sufficient and ample of
provisions and nesessaties of
life to do and have her plentifully for one year from and
after my death and should there
not be a sufficient anount on hand, then and in that
case the same shall be furnished
her by my executor or he shall furnish money to buy
the same one of any funds that
she many have on hand.
Fifth I will and desire that my executor pay to my said wife Martha M.
($50.00) as
her necesseties may require or
as she may call for it.
Sixth I nominate and appoint my son A. O. West my executor to this
will. Executed
and signed on the 23rd of August
1880.
Robert West
Signed and acknowledged in our
presence and we in the presence of each other on
the day and date above: * R.R. West
Newton Lankford
State of Tennessee, Smith
County: County Court July Term 1881. Be
it remembered
that on this the 4th day of July
1881 a paper writing bearing date Aug. 23rd 1880
proposing to be the last will
and testament of Robert West deceased was produce in
open court and offered for
probate then case being in open court R. R. West and
Newton Lankford subscribing
witnesses to said paper who being duly sworn saying
that they were personally
aquainted with Robert West the testator in his life time and
that he signed and acknowledged
the paper writing and there to be his last will and
testament in their presence and
that they witnessed the same in his presence and in
the presence of each other and
that he was of sound mind and disposing memory at
the date of signing and
acknowledgeing the same, and that he has since died a
resident citizen of Smith Co.
Tennessee. It is there for ordered by the Court that said
paper writing be ordered to
probate as the last will and testament of the said Robert
West deceased and that it be
recorded and filed as the law directs in such cases.
Samuel
Allison Clerk
By A. A.
Allison
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Transcriber Notes:
*According to The 1828 American
Dictionary of English Language –Noah Webster a
counterpin or sometimes
pronounced counterpane is a particular kind of coverlet for a
bed. A coverlet stitched or
woven in squares. Another dictionary calls it a bedspread
*R.R. West is Ridley Robert West
*A.O. West is Archibald Overton
West
Robert (Robin) West 1801-1881 is
the son of Elder Miles West and Lucy Parker
West . His wife is Martha
(Patsy) Knight the daughter of John Knight