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    1. [BROWN] Fwd: JOHN BROWN-Last Will and Testament
    2. Michael Brown
    3. --WebTV-Mail-9393-717 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Michael David Brown Bakersfield Brigade --WebTV-Mail-9393-717 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-103-2.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.103) by storefull-238.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:36:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by mailsorter-103-2.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id 3AE59108; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:36:12 -0800 (PST) Delivered-To: genebug7@mailsorter-bryant.bryant.webtv.net Received: from storefull-237.iap.bryant.webtv.net (storefull-237.iap.bryant.webtv.net [209.240.199.111]) by mailsorter-103-2.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D97310A for <genebug7@mailsorter-bryant.bryant.webtv.net>; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:36:12 -0800 (PST) Received: (from production@localhost) by storefull-237.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-e/mt.gso.26Feb98) id UAA05627; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:36:11 -0800 (PST) X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAuAhUAwJSSSVdA0xrblO1WYo98eIQS5G8CFQDMrte4l5syVikwuWVj7S5mVqZsIg== From: genebug7@webtv.net (Michael Brown) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:36:11 -0800 (PST) To: genebug7@webtv.net Subject: Fwd: JOHN BROWN-Last Will and Testament Message-ID: <23906-3A94973B-1487@storefull-237.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Multipart/Mixed; Boundary=WebTV-Mail-11499-744 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) --WebTV-Mail-11499-744 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Michael David Brown Bakersfield Brigade --WebTV-Mail-11499-744 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-103-1.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.104) by storefull-234.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:08:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mailsorter-103-1.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id 1ABEE58; Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:08:41 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: genebug7@mailsorter-bryant.bryant.webtv.net Received: from storefull-237.iap.bryant.webtv.net (storefull-237.iap.bryant.webtv.net [209.240.199.111]) by mailsorter-103-1.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id 066C719 for <genebug7@mailsorter-bryant.bryant.webtv.net>; Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:08:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from production@localhost) by storefull-237.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-e/mt.gso.26Feb98) id EAA25380; Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:08:40 -0700 (PDT) X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhUAoPvzhtkoppmt0Yqmb5IFqfu367kCFCxzAdK77W67Dqg8+55vrabtgHCM From: genebug7@webtv.net (Michael Brown) Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:08:40 -0700 (PDT) To: genebug7@webtv.net Subject: JOHN BROWN-Last Will and Testament Message-ID: <28449-39C74938-1569@storefull-237.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) "I, John Brown, do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made. First, I direct that my funeral expences and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possessed of or may come into the hands of my executor. 2nd, I give and bequeath to my wife Martha Brown the plantation whereon I now live encluding 100 acres be the same more or less during her natural life time. Also, my bride mare, Jin, also one milck cow, also a sufficient support for one year. 3rd, I bequeath to my son James Brown the aforesaid plantation after the death of my wife during his natural life time. 4th, I bequeath to my wife all my house hold furniture during her natural life time. 5th, it is my will that all the rest of my property be sold and after my just debts is paid equally divided between my children my son, Solomon, heir, to have a childs part. 6th, it is my will that at the death of my wife that my house hold property be sold and equally divided as aforesaid. 7th, it is my will that at the death of my son, James Brown, the aforesaid land be sold and equally divided as aforesaid. Lastly, I do hereby nominate and appoint my sons, John Brown and James Brown, my executors in witness whereof I do this will set my hand and seal March 25, A.D. 1845." his John X Brown SEAL mark Signed sealed and pubished in our presents we have subscribed our names in the presence of the testator. Wiley Davis Henry Garton "I, John Brown, since heretofore made and published my last will and testament, do make and declare this as a codicil therto, to wit, that part of my will which directs that my land which I bequeathed to my son, James, to be sold at his death, is hereby revoked. It is my will that at the death of my beloved wife that my son, James Brown, have my land and convert it to his own use as he may see proper, forever. Lastly, it is my desire that this codicil be attached to and constitute a part of my will to all intents and purposes this 4th day of Feb'y, 1849." his John X Brown mark Signed sealed and published in our presents we have subscribed our names hereto in the presence of the testator this 4th day of February, 1849. H.R. Johnston Gideon Davis State of Tennessee Dickson County Court August Term, 1850. This day was brot into open court a paper writing proofwritten to be the last will and testament of John Brown, dec'd, with a codicil annexed which was proven to be such by the oath of Wiley Davis and Henry Garton witnesses to the will and H.R. Johnston and Gideon Davis witnesses to the codicil and ordered to be recorded. Thomas McNeilly, Clerk State of Tennessee Dickson County. Then was the foregoing last will and testament recorded in Will Book A, pages 213, 214 Oct 5, 1850 Thomas McNeilly, Clerk Michael David Brown Bakersfield Brigade --WebTV-Mail-11499-744-- --WebTV-Mail-9393-717--

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