Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 4
page 208
I J. A. Rowland of Sumner Co., Tenn. do make and publish the following as my last Will and
Testament, herein disannulling all former wills made by me.
I desire that my funeral charges and Just debts be paid out of my Estate and the residue thereof I dispose of as follows, to wit:
1st. I will and devise to my Mother Mary A. Rowland for her sole and separate use, to sell or otherwise dispose of (pg 209) one hundred and thirty acres of land; bounded as follows, North by the lands of Mrs Graham; South by the lands of Mrs Pierce; East by the lands of Mr Wilson, and West by the Cumberland River.
2nd. I will and desire to my wife Ella W. Rowland during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided between our two children Mary A. Rowland, and John A. Rowland The place laid down on the County Map, as "Elm Spring" containing 128 acres and bounded as follows; North by the Nash and Gallatin Pike; South by lands of Mr Cooly, East by the Walton Ferry Road and West by the lands of Mrs Savely.
3rd. I will and devise to my children Mary A. Rowland and John A. Rowland all my Texas lands,
viz 4 half sections Numbered as follows (99) ninety nine (46) forty six, (643) six hundred and
forty three, situated in Young County and 157 situated partly in Young and partly in Archiy
County also my interest in (4050) four thousand and fifty acres, Willed me by my uncle the late
John R. Allen (and not yet divided)
(signed) J. A. Rowland
I appoint J. H. Trousdale as my Executor.
State of Tennessee, (County of) (marked out) Sumner
November Term 1880
A paper writing purpoting(sic) to be the last Will and testament of James A. Rowland (pg 210)
dec'd was presented in open Court for probate. No subscribing witnesses appearing to have
attested the execution of said paper writing. Charles S. Douglass, Anselm B. Murray, W. H. Wise
and Joseph Weisig??, credible persons appeared in open Court and being duly sworn deposed and
said that said paper writing was found among the valuable papers of James A. Rowland after his
death, that said James A. Rowland? hand writing is general known among his acquaintances; that
they themselfs(sic) are acquainted with it, and that said paper writing and every part of the same is
in the hand writing of said James A. Rowland, including the signature to it.
Where upon said Will was ordered to be recorded. And it appearing that J. A. Trousdale is
appointed Executor of said Will by said Testator and that he declines to act as such: It is ordered
by the Court, that Anselm B. Murray be appointed administrator with the will annexed of said
James A. Rowland dec'd. Whereupon said Anselm B. Murray together with Ella W. Rowland and
M. A. Rowland his securities appeared in open Court and entered into and acknowledged their
bond to the State of Tennessee in the penal sum of twenty four hundred dollars Conditioned as
the law directs, and said Anselm B. Murray was duly qualified.
Attest. O. H. Foster Clerk