Transcribed by Sue Matheny.  
Submitted by Leslie Moore
 
 
In Silas Moore's Will, made August 17, 1896, he leaves some inheritance to each child.  He was a business man even in his Will, for he deducted from the inheritance any money owed him by a child.  His signature is written with a large script.  The writing gives one the impression that his hands were a bit shaky.
 
Silas Moore's Will in Weakley Co., Tennesse reads as follows:
 
"I Silas Moore of the 5th Civil District of said County and State, being in my eighty-seventh year and in possession of all of my mental faculties do make this my last will and testament and all other wils made by me before this are hereby declared void.
 
I will and bequeath my son, J. F. Moore, a credit on his indebetness to me of seventy-five dol ($75.00)
 
I will and bequeath to my son's J. W. Moore's heirs twenty-six dollars ($26.00)
 
I will and bequeath to my son, C. S. Moore, his note due me of forty dollars ($40.00) and thirty-five dollars in money.
 
I will and bequeath to my daughter, Emiline Martin, Seventy-five dollars in money.
 
I will and bequeath to my daughter Mary Angeline Roberts, seventy-five dollars in money.
 
I will and bequeath to my daughter L. J. Pentecost, fifty seven dollars in money.
 
I will and bequeath to my son, A. S. Moore, seventy-five dollars in money.
 
I will and bequeath to my daughter, Sarah Francis Rhodes, seventy-five dollars in money.
 
I will and bequeath to my son, T. W. Moore, his note due me of forty-five dol and thirty dol in money.
 
I will and bequeath to the heirs of my son, S. S. Moore, seventy-five dol of the indebtedness of S. S. Moore to me.
 
To my son, R. L. Moore, I will and bequeath seventy-five dol in money.
 
I will and bequeath to my daughter, Matilda Ann Prince, seventy-five dollars in money.
 
I will and bequeath to my son, J. B. Moore all of my real estate consisting of a tract of land lying in the county and state aforesaid and bounded on the North by J. D. Moore, on the E. by county line, S. by Haskins and Bondurant and on the W. by Kennedy and Bondurant on the condition that the said J. B. Moore shall pay to my other heirs herein before mentioned the money will and bequeathed to each of them within the space of two years from the date of my death.
 
I nominate my son, J. B. Moore, executor of this my last will and testament.  In witness of the above I this date affix my signature in the presence of J. C. Rainey and R. D. Lamb, This August 17th 1896.
 
Signed in the presence of this                                       Silas Moore
August 17th, 1896
 
J. C. Rainey of Cottage Grove, Tenn.
R. L. Lamb of the 5th Dist.
Weakley Co., Tenn.