Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 4, pages 491 - 493
In the name of God Amen, I Mary Blain of the County of Sumner State of Tennessee being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore make publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, that is to say first, after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged, the residue of my estate real and personal I give bequeath and dispose of as follows to wit:
To my daughter Harrit (sic?) N. Blain and at her death to my son James O. Blain my inherited interest in two hundred and sixty acres of land which was a part of my fathers, Abram Martin, home tract, which my brother Thomas Martin give to me my life & then to my son James O. Blain, and if my daughter, Harriet N. Blain should live londer (sic) than my son James O. Blain she may dispose of it as she thinks is for the best.
To my daughter May F. Chandler and at her death to her heirs, my inherited interest in sixty five acres of land which is a part of my fathers Home tract which was given by my brother Thomas Martin to my daughter Mary F. Chandler.
[pg 492] To my grand daughters Mary M. and Johney Chandler my inherited interest in one hundred acres of land which is a part of my Fathers Home tract which was given to my daughter Lucy M. Blain by my brother Thomas Martin.
The above lands as given is a part of my fathers Abram Martins home tract which one seventh of Four hundred & twenty five or thirty acres lying near Richland station Sumner County State of Tennessee.
Likewise I make constitute and appoint my said son James O. Blain to be Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made, in witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 7th. day of September in the year of our Lord 1871.
Mary Blain
The above written instrument was subscribed by the Mary Blain in our presence and acknowledged by her to ach (sic) of us and she at the same time published and declared to be her last Will and Testament and we at the testetors request and in her presence have signed our names as witnesses hereto and written opposite our names our respected places of residence.
E. A. Mathews, Goodlettsville
J. O. Blain , "
My grand-daughter Johnnie Chandler having died and for the love and affection I bear to my
daughter Lucy A. Blain and for the incalculable affection she has [pg 493] shown towards me in
my long afflictions. I make this amendment or Codicil to my former will and testament viz;
My inherited interest in the one hundred acres that I formerly to my two Grand Daughters Mary M. & Johnnie Chandler. I now desire to bequeath to my daughter Lucy A. Blain. This May 13th. 1882.
Mary Blain
Witnessed by,
W. T. McGlothlin
State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court February Term, Feby. 25th. 1891.
A paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mary Blain deceased was this
day produced in open Court for probate and duly proven by the oath of E. A. Mathews one of the
subscribing witnesses thereto and also a Codicil thereto duly proven by the oath of W. T.
McGlothlin the subscribing witness thereto when the same is ordered recorded as said last Will
and Testament of said Mary Blain decd.
A true copy
Harris Brown Clerk