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(page 174)
In the name of God, Amen. I ROBERT JETER of the County of Weakley and State of Tennessee being of sound mind and disposing memory but feeble in health wishing to provide against the uncertainty of life do make and ordain this as my last will and testament in manner as follows (viz.). First my will and desire is that all my just debts shall be paid by my executors herein after named out of my estate as early as can conveniently be made. 2nd, my will and desire is that my wife SUSANNAH live with any of my children or move from one to the other at her pleasure as she may think proper and that they be paid a fee and reasonable price for the same in proportionable to the time and trouble they may be at for keeping her the money to be paid out of any money arising from the sale of my property. I also lend her one negro her choice of all my family of negroes her choice of one of my best, bed and bedstead and what clothing she may think proper to take for the use of the bed, something to be provided to keep her clothing plentifully and decent out of my estate and any other small articles she may want, and that she and the negro be kept in a decent manner and the negroes taxes to be paid in case my wife or her servant may become sick and require medical aid and any occasional expenses may accrue then it will be the duty of all my legatees to pay back their proportionable parts of all expenses and for trouble: this property above mentioned which I loan to my wife during her natural life at her death I desire it sold and the proceeds be equally divided amongst (page 175) my four daughters KATHARINE BRASFIELD, CONDON WINSTON, MARY ROGERS and FRANCES ROGERS also the children of SAMUEL JETER, deceased, that is ELIZABETH, WILLIAM, MARYANN, ROBERT ALLEN, GEORGE, JOHN and SAMUEL JETER they are to have one fifth part to be equally divided between them. My wish is that some one of my legatees buy the negro-. 3rd, I lend to my grand son JAMES ALLEN the following property (to wit) the tract of land I bought of JAMES HILL containing one hundred acres more or less also the forty eight acres I bought of F. W. HULING joining the Hill tract lying due south of the above named tract adjoining the whole containing one hundred and forty eight acres be the same more or less also three negroes GEORGE, GRACE and her child, choice of my bay or Albert Sorrel Filly, one good bed, bed stead and furniture, one good cow and calf, two ewes and lambs, my rifle gun, choice of one Cary plough and shovel and cotter and ax called his, 1 good hilling hoe or weeding hoe, one trunk, all my shaving tools, his school books, 3 plates, 1 dish, 3 chairs, to have the benefits of the above property until he arrives to lawful age provided he will then in a reasonable time after he becoming of age convey and make over all the right title and interest he has in right of his mother ELIZABETH ALLEN. Deed to a piece of land I give to my son ALLEN JETER. Deed lying in North Carolina, Granville County on the Ready Branch by Reed otherwise then and in that case they are to give up all the above named property and not before should he die without an heir or heirs then the above named property is to be equally divided amongst my four (page 176) daughters and SAMUEL JETER'S, dec'd eight children as named in Item the 2nd the children to have one fifth part of the same. 4th, I give to my grandson WILLIAM B. JETER the tract of land which I bought of F. W. HULING containing ninety three acres more or less lying on the east side of where his mother ANN JETER now lives, bounded by his lines on the west, JOSEPH CRAVENS on the north, the tract I bought of HILL on the east which bounds will show be reference to the deed received of F. W. HULING which was executed and date 5th January 1836 which tract or parcel of land I hereby will and direct the said WILLIAM B. JETER shall pay the sum of $1.50 per acre with interest from date of HULING deeding to me as will show 5th January, 1836 which will amount to $139.50 with interest as aforesaid which is to be deducted out of legacy or any part therefore which may be coming or due him from my estate after that to divide equal with the rest of my son's SAMUEL JETERS, dec'd children. 5th Item - My will is that all my negroes except those I give to my grandson JAMES ALLEN and the one my wife SUSANNAH JETER may make choice for her use and benefit during her natural life to be equally divided in four parts. So, as to make four equal lots and divide among my four daughters as heretofore named if they can agree amongst themselves. If they cannot in the division of the negroes they must get men to value the same equally and draw for them and those that get the most valuable lots is to pay to those of less value to make all of equal as near as possible. (page 176) Item 6 - My will and desire is that the children of my son SAMUEL JETER, deceased as named above have in money amongst them all equally in amount one of my other legatees which will be one fifth part of the value of all my negroes except those allowed to my grandson JAMES ALLEN and the one for my wife afore mentioned which money is to be taken from the proceeds of the sales of my land not otherwise willed and perishable property stock and the money to be put out at interest until they respectfully arrive of age at which time each of them are to draw on their guardian for their equal part of the money due them from my estate. Item 7 - My will is that my executors sell my land unwilled as they may think most advisable that is to altogether or divide as they may think best either for cash or upon what credit they may think most advisable all the rest of my property (not willed) to be sold on a credit of twelve months. Item 8 - My will is that the money arising from the sale of my land and other property together with all money on hand and moneys received on all debts due my estate (if any left) after given to SAMUEL JETER's children one share equal to one of my other legatees to be equally divided amongst my four daughters reserving one fifth part of the same for the eight children of SAMUEL JETER and to be equally divided as before. Item 9 - I will that a graveyard be received out of my land where my son SAMUEL JETER and JEFFERSON ROGERS little daughter was buried including the ground where JOSEPH CRAVINS daughter is buried some as land to the west of the (page 178) other beginning at a stake JAMES ALLEN line with white oak and sugar tree pointers thence north seventy five feet to a white oak thence west one hundred sixty feet thence south seventy five feet to a stake, JAMES ALLEN line thence east along said ALLEN's line one hundred and sixty feet to the beginning to be kept and recovered for a burying ground for my family of children and their posterity after them. Item 10 - If either of my executors shall refuse to qualify the one who shall do so is fully authorized to execute this will. Lastly I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my sons in law DAVID WINSTON, JEFFERSON ROGERS, executors to this my last will and testament in witness whereof I hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this fourteenth day of July A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty eight. Subscribed sealed by
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Know all men be these present that I, CALEB BRASFIELD in right of my wife KATHERINE BRASFIELD, I, DAVID WINSTON in right of my wife CONDON WINSTON and I, JEFFERSON ROGERS in right of my wife MARY ROGERS and I, JONATHAN T. ROGERS in right of my wife FRANCES ROGERS all being the lawful heirs of ROBERT JETER, deed to inherit and possess the slaves belonging to said estate as named and directed in the 5 items of the last will and testament of said deceased hath this day mutually and voluntary consented and agreed that we believe it will not be possible for us to divide the slaves as named in 6 items of said deceased will without the assistance of men appointed for that purpose and we believing it was the said deceased intention that we should divide the slaves ourselves as named in 5 items of his will if we could agree and believing cannot agree we therefore all agree that the county court of Weakley now in session shall appoint five good and lawful men to meet on some c! onvenient day and assess the value of the property and divide the same and report to the next term of county court and state that we abide by and stand to the decision of the same given under our hands and seals this 6th day of August A. D. 1838 - C. BRASFIELD, (seal)
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