Thanks, interesting that Thomas and Famey Cheatham were Presbyterian. My Rice's back in Virginia were also Presbyterian. Francis Rice was sexton of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church in Prince Edward Co. Virginia sometime between 1754 and 1770. Will Kathryn Hopkins <kathopkins@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi Willie, Please find the abstracts from the Marsh's book provided below. If you would like a copy of the entire will, please contact me off list at kathopkins@yahoo.com and I can make a copy the next time I am at the Bedford County Archives and send it via snail mail. Hope this helps in your research, Kathryn ====== Bedford County Tennessee Wills & Vital Records from Newspapers Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1996 Page 110 County Court Minutes Book - 1857 Page 12 Will of Thomas Cheatham, deceased, produced for probate. D. A. Ozment, J. A. Ozment and J. H. Harrison, witnesses. Thompson B. F. Duggan, executor. November 1857 ======= Bedford County Tennessee Wills & Vital Records from Newspapers Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1996 Page 135 Chancery Record Book, 1854-1856-1859 Page 158 & 162 Will of Thomas Cheatham, deceased. B. F. Dugan, Executor. Mary Cheatham, widow. He left no children. His heirs are his brothers and sisters and Gentry heirs and others, to wit, Letitia Perry, Samuel Gentry, James Garrett, Phanny C. Garrett, Thomas C. Garrett, Nancy L. Garrett, William Garrett, and Robert Garrett, the last six being minors, all of Bedford County, Tennessee. William McQurdy and wife Elizabeth of Grand County, Missouri. Gibson Dawdy and wife Nancy of Calaway County, Kentucky. Mary Stanfield of Maury County, Tennessee. James Gillespie and wife Sarah of Benton County, Tennessee. Robert Taylor and wife Phoeby of Weakley County, Tennessee. Matilda Taylor, a minor and guardian, Vincent Taylor, of Rutherford County, Tennessee. John Crawford and wife Diadama. Tina Long of Pontetoc County, Mississippi. William Caple, Caple, Caple, Caple, only children of Cynthia Caple, deceased, the whereabouts unknown. Others named: Fanny E. Duty, Martin A. Gentry, Letitia Smith, Nancy Gentry, Samuel J. Gentry, Wiley P. Gentry, and Mary Gentry, only children of John R. Gentry, deceased, of Randolph County, Arkansas. Filed 5 July 1858. Thomas C., Mary L., Willam, Robert, minor children of Dorrington Garrett and wife Nancy, deceased. ======= Bedford County Tennessee Wills & Vital Records from Newspapers Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1996 Page 159 At her home in Bedford County, Mrs. Famey Cheatham, consort of Thomas Cheatham, died Wednesday 14th March 1855, age 66 years. Member of the Presbyterian Church. Bedford County Yeoman, March 23, 1855 (this was a newspaper) "W. D. Smith" wrote: I have heard that Thomas Cheatham, formerly of Williamson County, TN, died 1858 in Bedford with a will that named his siblings, etc.. and Gregory step-children. Does anyone have a transcript of that will? Willie --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNBEDFOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message *************************************************************** "You should always do your duty in all things. You can do no more. You must never be willing to do less." ---- General Robert E. Lee --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.