>From our McBee Wills GenConnect board Subject: New McBee Wills Post Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 McBee Wills A new message, "Obediah McBee Nuncupative Will," was posted by Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick on Wed, 04 Aug 1999 Surname: McBee, White, Lee, Moody, Cook, Newman, Nally --- NAME: Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick EMAIL: [email protected] Surname: McBee, White, Lee, Moody, Cook, Newman, Nally DATE: Aug 04 1999 LINK: Family Treemaker Home Page URL: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/y/r/Elnora--F-Wyrick/ QRYTEXT: Will, listed in "Extracts of Hardeman Co.," (WILLS - ESTATE SETTLEMENTS AND GUARDIAN BONDS), BY (FAYE TENNYSON DAVIDSON & FAE JACOBS OWENS) COMPILED BY R. HAROLD COX, 1993. for Hardeman Co., TN" Book 1, page 34. *** NUNCUPATIVE=oral will with witnesses***. "Obediah McBee's Nuncupative Will: State of Tennessee- Hardeman County: Obediah is decest the 8th day of November (----?--) Rickmend my Boddy to its mother dust, and then my (soul?) to god. I give in bequeath to my wife Elizabeth. And my property (bark?) cutter, hoggs, sheap and (cows?bows?house) (founeition?) (&C?) and my farm and crops and rifle and one cart and what debts is due me and she (has?) the management of it to do just as she please or with as she (long?) lives and then she may distribut it to ares as she thinks proper. This the 9th day of ? 1826. We Barney Chambers and William H McBee testify that we were present when Obediah McBee the above last request or nuncupative Will, and we now specially requested and called to be witness thereto by the said testator by the said testator himself. and (?) the same was made in his own (directing ?) home in last sickness and that the above contains a true (?) of the said Obediah request and will relative disposition of the pr! operty. After his death and the same was put in writing next day after (the?He) Obediah died. Recorded, Jauy 27th 1827 or 29th 1829. Signed; (Trust?) Barney Chambers and (Trust?) William H McBee." Recorded as written, with original spelling and punctuation retained; by Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick. To add information like this, go to <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeWill> For questions about this Will, link to the will, and ask on the McBee Queries board: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBee> Posted to the list by Valorie