Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 4, pages 277-279
I Wm H. Hall of the County of Sumner State of Tennessee being feeble in health, but of sound mind and disposing memory do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking and annuling(sic) any other at any time heretofore made by me.
Item 1st. I Will and desire that my funeral expenses and just debts shall be paid out of the first moneys coming into the hands of my Executor; and direct that if the personal property of which I may die possessed except the turnpike stock is not sufficient for this purpose then the rents arising from my lands for the years 1883 & 1884 be used by my Executor in the Payment of debts before the land or the stock in the Bledsoe Creek turnpike is used for this purpose said rents of 1883 and 1884 and of my real Estate are charged with the payment of debts in the order above named and they are devised to my Executor for that purpose if needed.
Item 2nd. I give and bequeath to my daughter M. C. Hall my stock in the Bledsoe Creek turnpike Company.
Item 3. The remainder of my estate real and personal I give and bequeath equally share and share alike alike(repeat) to my four children M. C. Hall, Wm. Hall, Lydia W. Chennault and Mattie W. Dunn.
Item 4th. I devise and bequeath the property herein given to my daughter M. C. Hall to my Son Wm. Hall in trust, for the use and benefit of the said M. C. Hall to be managed and control by the said Wm. Hall, for her and he is hereby authorized and empowered as said Trustee to sell dispose of Convey or do whatever in his discretion and judgement he may deem best to do with the share or interest of the said M. C. Hall in my estate as herein devised and the said Wm. Hall will not be required to give bond or security as such Trustee.
Item 5th. It is my will and desire that if the [pg 278] lands are not sold as herein after mentioned, but, are divided among my children that the shares or interests of Wm. Hall and M. C. Hall may be so set apart to them as that they may adjoin each other.
Item 6th. I will and direct, that if it becomes necessary to sell land to pay debts or my Children shall cause it to sell the lands for division that my son Wm. Hall be vested with the power and authority to sell and convey the same and in either event, he is hereby authorized and empowered to convey said lands as Executor of this will for purposes of paying my debts or for a division among my children.
Item 7th. I hereby appoint my son Wm. Hall Executor of this my last Will and testament, and direct that he act as such Executor.
Interlineations and erasures made before signing This, the 13th. day of October 1883
(signed) W. H. Hall
Attest in the presence of and at
the request of the testator.
This Oct the 13th. 1883
Geo E. Seay
J. W. Blackmore
State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court Nov Term 1883.
The last Will and Testament of W. H. Hall deceased was this (day) presented in open Court for
probate
and was duly proven by the oath of Geo E. Seay and Jas. W. Blackmore subscribing witnesses
thereto
which is received by the Court and ordered to be recorded. And Wm. Hall the Executor named in
the Will
being present accepted the execution of the same and no bond or security being required of him
he as
executor aforesaid [pg 279] was duly qualified and it is ordered that letters of Executorship be
issued to
him.
Copy Test O. H. Foster Clerk