FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: <MattoxClan2000@aol.com> To: <TNWEAKLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 6:34 PM Subject: [TnWeakle] John Parrish's Will > (Page 143) > > JOHN PARRISH'S Last Will and Testament > Recorded October 24th, 1834 > > In the name of God Amen - I, JOHN PARRISH of the County of Weakley and > State of Tennessee considering the uncertainty this mortal life and being > of > sound mind and memory blessed by God for the same. Do make and publish > this > my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to wit: > > First - I give and bequeath to my beloved BEEDY PARISH during her > natural > life or widowhood, two hundred acres of land, it being part of the tract > of > land where I now live and fore negros, CHARLES, NELSON, AGGY and MOLLY my > household and kitchen furniture my stock of horses, cattle and hogs. My > meaning is only for my wife to have a sufficient quantity of the above > name > stock as will suite her conveneacy and comfort also my farming tools. > > Item 2nd, I give and bequeath to my son, MATTHEW PARISH, the property > that I have heretofore given him and no more. > > Item 3, I give and bequeath to my son HENDERSON PARISH one hundred > acres > of land where he now lives the west part of the track where I now live > together with all the property that I have given him heretofore. > > Item 4, I give and bequeath to my son JOHN PARISH one hundred acres of > land where he now lives the north part of my tract of land were I now live > to > him and his heirs and assigns forever with all the property that I have > heretofore given him. > > Item 5, I give and bequeath to my son CHARLES PARISH the proceeds of > sale > of my stock provided the amount so raised from the sale of my surperlous > property and stock should excede two hundred and twenty five dollars for > the > balance to be divided among my other children. > > Item 6, I give and bequeath to my youngest son, ISOM PARISH, two > hundred > acres of land at the death of my wife or if she should marry for the land > to > be his, his heirs and assigns forever also one horse and saddle one > feather > bed and necessary clothing one cow and calf when he arrives to twenty one > years of age. > > (Page 144) > > Item 7, I give and bequeath to my eldest daughter ELIZABETH one negro > boy > by the name of NED together with the property that I have heretofore given > her to her and her heirs and assigns forever. > > Item 8, I give and bequeath to my daughter LIDDY a negro boy named > MANSOR > to her and her heirs and assigns forever also the property that I have > heretofore given her. > > Item 9, I give and bequeath to my daughter MARY, now single, a negro > girl > by the name of SARAH one feather bed with usual clothing and one cow and > calf > to her and her heirs and assigns forever. > Item 10, Give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZA a negro boy by the name > of HEARDY one feather bed and clothing one cow and calf to her, her heirs > and > assigns forever. > > Item 11, As may be better understood my will is that part of my stock > be > sold and all my just debts be paid and the balance go to my son CHARLES as > far as the amount as I have before stated. > > Therefore at the death of my wife that all the balance of my property > that is left for the benefit of my wife be equally divided at the death of > my > wife in order that it may be better understood and my will further known > that > all the property that I have willed in support of my wife during her life, > that at her death be sold and the money divided in the following manner: > my > three sons in order to make them equal for them to have one hundred and > thirty seven dollars a peace that is my sons, HENDERSON, JOHN, and ISOM, > also > my two daughters, MARY and ELIZA to have one hundred and seventy-four > dollars > to be divided between them in the following manner. MARY to have sixty > two > dollars and ELIZA to have one hundred and twelve dollars. > > My will is furthers that my son CHARLES PARISH may be equal with the > rest > of my children at the death of his mother. I give him a sufficency to > make > up for hundred and fifty two dollars counting in ninety dollars which he > has > received from me and the amount which he may receive from the sale of > stock > as I have above directed. > > (Page 145) > > Then the balance of my estate to be equally divided among all my > children > - and lastly I hereby appoint my son HENDERSON PARISH and my friend and my > son CHARLES PARISH my executors to this my last will and testament and > hereby > revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto > set > my hand and seal this the 19th day of June in the year of the Lord, 1854 > > JOHN PARISH (seal) > > Signed, sealed, published and declared ) > by the above name JOHN PARISH to be ) > his last will and testament in the ) Interlined before > signed > presence of us all who have hereunto ) at the word seventy and We. > subcribed our names as witnesses in the ) > presence of the testator. ) > > Test. > BENJAMIN BARHAM > HATWELL PARRISH > > >