Recorded 16th August, 1831 

State of Tennessee 
Weakley County 
Page 101 

In the name of God Amen. --Tho being under much affliction of body yet believing myself to be in my right mind.  Think proper to make this my last will and testament for the purpose of disposing of my read and personal property in the way I think best for the benefit of my surviving family and in the first place wish to bequeath my soul unto God who gave it and secondly do give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Polly all my possessions of land with house and plantation whereon Neal DELANEY now lives with
all the benefits arising there from during her widowhood or until such time as my youngest son Virgil shall become of age then the said premises to be equally divided between my two beloved sons, Sidney Clay and Virgil DELANEY.

 Furthermore I give unto my wife Polly all and every article of my househlod and kitchen furniture also one axe, one hoe, one plow and set of Geers, one grubbing hoe, one cow and calf, one colt, also one fifty doallr note that my brother Neal DELANEY owes me due first of April next, two sows, thirty shoats, thirty barrels of corn and all the fodder.  I have also cotton for family use, six hundred pounds of pork at killing time to have and to hold during her natural life time. Also say that present crop of cotton shall be appropriated to the use of paying I. H. Moran my account for the present year and if any cotton left, it put to the use of buying salt and such articles as my family shall need for the pursuant year, also all the rest of my effects wither in property cash or notes so manged by my executors as to pay all of my just debts accordingly to contract and so much of the rest of said money detained in the hands of my Executors as shall be sufficient to clear my land out of the office whenver the same is opened and the balance if any so managed by my executors as it shall be put to the use of my family at any time when they need also for the purpose of schooling my children also do certify that as my la! wful Executors for the purpose of executing this my last will and testament given under my hand this 25th October 1830. 

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Daniel (X) DELANEY, (seal) 
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Witnesses 
Thomas KING 
Archibald JONES 
 

State of Tennessee Weakley County Court, January Term, 1831 

    Then was the within will of Daniel DELANEY produced in open court and the due excution thereof as the last will and
testment of said DELANEY, proven by the oaths of Thomas KING and Archibald JONES and subscribing witnesses thereto
and ordered to be recorded. 

Wm. H. JOHNSON, Clerk. 

Typed & Submitted by Sandy Thompson Mattox 

Taken from: 
Historical Records Project - Official Project #465-44-3-115 
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