Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 5, pages 89 - 90
page 89
I, Strother Suttle being of lawful age and sound mind do this day make my last Will and Testament: viz.
First - I will my body after death, a decent burial, the expenses to be paid out of my estate.
Second - I give my daughter in law, Mrs. Eliza Jane Suttle my three cornered cupboard, the value of said cupboard is not to be taken into consideration with the other property.
Third - I give to my daughter Mary Jane my Press, also the Feather bed on her bed-stead, she is also to have all the bed clothes of her own make, she being the judge of her bed clothes.
Fourth - After all my just debts are paid, I give to my son William Suttle Six ($6.00) dollars. I then give all my property, personal, and real estate to Joseph Suttle, Mary Jane Suttle, Mary Bettie Hunter and William S. Morris, to be divided between them as follows, Joseph Suttle and Mary Jane Suttle, each to have one third and the remaining one third to be divided equally between Mary Bettie Hunter and Willie S. Morris.
Fifth - My reason for giving my son William Suttle only six dollars is he is justly indebted to me by note, in about the sum of sixty dollars and this amount with the six dollars willed him, will make him about equal with the other heirs. I hereby appoint Harris Brown my legal administrator, and he is fully authorized to take charge and settle up my estate in accordance with this my will.
This 14th day of March 1894.
his
Strother X Suttle
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Witnesses,
W. F. Butler
P. R. Kidwell
S. Fulghum
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State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court March Term March 6th 1895.
A paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Strother Suttle dec'd, was
this day produced in open Court for probate and duly proven by the oath of S. Fulghum one of
the subscribing witnesses thereto when the same was ordered recorded as said last Will and
Testament of Strother Suttle deceased.
A true copy.
Attest
Harris Brown Clerk