Note: This is only an abstract of the will. Please consult the actual will.
In the name of God Amen:
I Elijah Humphreys of the County of Sumner and State of Tennessee being weak in body but
sound in mind and memory . . . do make the following my last will and Testament
Item 1
I give and bequeath unto my nephew Charles Humphreys his hundred and _? acres of land out of
the three hundred and twenty acres that is coming to one from Thomas Murry for his hundred
and forty acres land warrant which I let the said Murry have . . .
I give and bequeath unto my relative Sally Humphreys daughter is my niece Katy Humphreys . . . land to be laid off by my said nephew Charles L. Humphreys . . . it is my will that the said hundred and Forty acres of land warranted that I heretofore transferred to my nephew David Humphreys . . . I allow my said nephew David to have and enjoy the said land warranted . . . I also give and bequeath unto my said relative Sally Humphreys my bay filly . . . I also give and bequeath unto my said nephew Charles L. Humphreys my bay horse. I give unto my sister Rachel Humphreys the _? bed, bedstead and furniture. I give Katy Humphreys my chest. I also give unto my said relative Sally Humphreys my bureau . . . I give and bequeath unto my brother Dr. Solomon Humphreys...whole of my clothes . . . my nephew Elijah Humphreys . . . set my hand and seal this 6th day of August 1816 . . .
State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court August Term 1816
The last will and testament of Elijah Humphreys decd was produced in Court for probate . . .