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    1. [MATLOCK-L] Hawkins County, TN MATLOCKS.......
    2. Jana Black
    3. Hope this helps someone.... Jana WILL OF NATHANIEL BASSETT (excerpts) Page 46 Dated: December 4, 1834 See Original 1832 includes mention of George's land adjacent to his: "......Beginning at a stake four poles west of my stables, running due south to the top of the knob, then eastwardly with the top of said knob to Sterling Cooke's line, then with said line north to a red oak near George Matlock's house, then with said Cooke's line to the stage road, then with Thomas Poindexter's line northwardly to a stake on the south side of said road, then west to a stake on my old line, then with said line north to the back line of my said old tract, then west with the line of said tract so far that a due south line will strike the first station near said stables...." mentions two daughters marrying MATLOCKs: ".....Fourthly. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polly who has inter-married with Valentine Matlock, the following described negro, namely Minne and her three children, estimating the said four negroes together with the hire of said negro Minne, say fourteen years, at one thousand dollars which is equal to one lot of my land heretofore disposed of between the heirs heretofore mentioned, to her and her heirs forever....." ".... Seventhly. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Peggy who has intermarried with George Matlock, my negro woman Winney and my negro woman Sidea and her child, a girl about two years old, which three negroes, together with the hire of Sidea eight years, I estimate their value at nine hundred dollars, to her and her heirs forever. And I further give to my said daughter Peggy two beds and furniture at forty dollars each which makes her share worth nine hundred and eighty dollars...."

    03/21/2001 06:36:52