Would there happen to be in Waddles or Waddells (any other variation) in the Will books? I'm having the dickens of a time finding info on a couple of mine and they lived in both Henry & Carroll. Thanks so much! Delanie

Hello,Peggy. Would you mind checking for any Bowdens or Porters? Thanks, Bee

You're welcome, Joan. My books are from Simmons Publications and they are transcriptions of the original documents. In other words, they are the ones who went blind trying to read the original writing, but then you have the possibility for errors in interpretation. Unless the information is critical to proving a point, the books are a tremendous help. When you have a critical point, you should always try to get the original, just to be sure. I will leave it to you to decide what was meant by "James Broach widow." There was no punctuation, so I just copied what was written. It just seemed wrong in the context of the other entries and I wanted you to know that I had not made an error in reading what was written in the book. There were no entries in any of the books for Lipford. Glad I was able to help. Peggy

Hi Joan, Please don't apologize. Nobody twisted my arm to do this. I'm always happy to help if I can. Henry County Wills, Volume 2 Will Book C, Page 106 George Broach was a buyer at the estate sale of Henry Stith. This item is not dated, but between the August and November, 1833, entries. Henry County Wills, Volume 3 Will Book D, Page 124 James Broach owed a note to the estate of Clabourn Brown, December 26, 1835. Will Book D, Page 159 James Broach was a buyer at the estate sale of William Copeland, March 28, 1836. Will Book D, Page 197 George Broach was a Commissioner (Note: I guess that is what Comm. means.) for the provisions made to Nancy Dollahite, widow of Cornelius Dollahite, February 26, 1838. Henry County Wills, Volume 4 Will Book E, Page 3 George Broach was a purchaser at the estate sale of Philip Routon, January 4, 1839. Henry County Wills, Volume 5 Will Book F, Page 155 Sale of the Estate of George Broach, deceased Buyers were: The Widow - axe .25; iron wedge .12 1/2; two bee stands .12; lot table furniture $1.00; flax wheel .25; cotton wheel .12 1/2; pair sad irons .25; dining table .25; churn .12 1/2; tub .12; coffee pot .12 1/2; oven and pans .06; lot of castings $1.75; table .12 1/2; pails .12 1/2; 5 third choice hogs $2.00; stack of fodder $1.00; Patton clock $5.00; bureau $3.00; 10 chairs .50; loom $1.00; balance of geese $1.00; negro girl Nancy hire $10.00; 15 pounds salt $1.12; cow bell $1.00. (Note: I will list the other buyers, but not what they bought. Just thought it would be interesting for some to see what the widow had to buy back from her husband's estate.) Louis Henning Bosley Broach Green Broach James Broach J. J. Nutt Elisha Peal A. Perkins C. E. Muzzall Wilson Davis Thomas Palmer George B. Hicks J. H. Randle William L. Dunn William Green Elijah Perry George Broach John Carroll Frederic Ball William Cooley John S. Cate William Greer Thomas F. Cate, Jr. Doctor Peeples Total amount received from the sale of the Estate was $432.43, this 23rd day of February, 1843. James Broach, Administrator Sworn to in open court this 6th day of March, 1843. B. C. Brown Will Book F, Page 159 Provisions for Jane Broach, widow of George Broach, deceased One horse Two cows and calves Two beds and furniture Forty barrels of corn Fifty bushels of wheat Six hundred pounds of bacon and lard Five hundred bunches of fodder or oats Fifty pounds of coffee One hundred pounds of sugar One hundred pounds of salt Two pounds of spice Two pounds of pepper Two bushels of dried fruit Fifty pounds of picked cotton Five head of sheep Ten pounds of wool Ten dollars worth of shoes Given under our hand this 23rd day of February, 1843. Willis T. Hagler, Comm. Zaccheus Wilson, Comm. Henry Lightfoot, Comm. Henry County Wills, Volume 6 Will Book F, Page 196 Report of Administrator of the estate of George Broach, deceased James Broach widow rented the farm for $10.00 James Broach widow hired negro woman Tempy $10.00 James Broach widow hired negro girl Mary for $10.00 James Broach hired boy Jack $30.00 James Broach, Administrator Sworn to in open court this 5th day of February, 1844. C. Frazier, Clerk (Note: This seems to me to be an error. I have no way of knowing whether it was in the original or in the transcription that I am reading from. I would think that they meant to write "George Broach widow.") Will Book F, Page 229 Report of Administrator of the estate of George Broach, deceased Received: $20.00 net proceeds of cotton in 1842, this 24th day of March, 1844. James Broach, Administrator This ends the Broach entries in the Henry County Wills, Volumes 1-7. Hope it helps. Peggy

Thanks sooo much Peggy!! I have been told that when George Sr died their oldest son James stayed & lived with his mother. Possibly that is what James Broach widow means..Yes, it does sound like an error..but that is probably what it is talking about...James Broach & widow..you think??? You have been a tremendous help! In the books that you have are they printed out in original document form or are they get typed off by someone? I know in the Court House in my Co they have books with original documents..but other places all they have is microfilm that has been typed out..not original...I contacted Paris Library & they said they only have microfilm...not a book of original documents.. So I was just wondering if the will books that they sell are only typed copies.. Thanks ever so much...Every little clue gets me closer to getting my pieces fitting into place.. Joan Broach Morris P.S. Would there possibly be any Lipfords mentioned in the book?

Peggy, Sorry to have caused such a stir!! I was hoping to find some of my Broach relatives in the will book. My ggg granddad George Broach died in Henry Co Oct 24, 1842. His son, my gg granddad Sidney Smith Broach died in Oct 2, 1854. But since your book only goes to 1846..I don't guess he would be listed..Would you be so kind & look & see if George is listed in your books? I would really appreciate it.. or if there are any other Broaches listed...I really believe most of them died after 1846... Thanks sooo much, Joan Broach Morris

Hi Edith, There were no entries for Booker in the Henry County Wills Volumes 1-7. Sorry I couldn't be of help to you. Peggy

Peggy, Would you mind checking the name: BOOKER. ? My ggg grandfather was rumored to have moved from Fayette Co., TN to Henry Co., TN after his wife's death in 1843. It is thought he died there a few years later. I appreciate any and all your efforts. Edith

Hi Janis, There were no Snow entries at all in the Henry County Will Volumes 1-7. Sorry I couldn't help. Peggy

Thanks Peggy for checking. Janis ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [TNHENRY] WILL BOOKS OF HENRY CO. - Snow Query > Hi Janis, > > There were no Snow entries at all in the Henry County Will Volumes 1-7. > > Sorry I couldn't help. > > Peggy > > > ==== TNHENRY Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Henry Co., TN Mailing List, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if you are on the Digest List to > [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Peggy, Would you mind taking a quick look to see if there is anything in the Wills book with the surname of SNOW? Most of my great-great uncle, GREEN P. SNOW's children lived in Calloway County most all their married lives. I would really appreciate it. Janis SNOW Mundy Reno, NV ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [TNHENRY] WILL BOOKS OF HENRY CO. - David B, HOPE? > Henry County Tennessee Wills-Volume 4 > > Will Book E, Page 159 > Inventory of the Estate of D. P. Hope, deceased > Personal property includes: > Bell and collar, plow, single tree and clevis, yoke of oxen, bull tongue > plow, drawing knife, auger, pair of stillyards, half bushel, iron square, > gimblet, seven head cattle, two colts, filly, handsaw, stand, sixty head of hogs, > grindstone, cutting knife and box, oat stack, mill stone, man's saddle, > twenty-four head of hogs, sundry articles. > > Notes: > John Rigsby and John and Thomas Clayton $12.50 > Note on Richard Stroud $25.00 > Note on Richard Whitehead $46.87 > Note on John M. Allbritton $16.00 > Note on William H. Hammond $5.00 > Account on John Rigsby $4.00 > Account on Thomas Clayton $4.00 > Account on Washington McClane & Brothers $2.31 1/4 > Account on William Emmerson $0.62 1/2 > Note on John Venable $11.00 > Account on Willis Jones $1.50 > Account on Jesse Stroud $9.00 > Account on Joseph Stroud $2.29 1/2 > Account on John Murrel $2.50 > Account on Thomas Gately $0.48 > Account on James Alexander $3.44 > Account on Joseph Pillow $0.81 > Note on Edward Puckett $83.25 > Account on R. M. Jobe $3.33 > Note on Willie Rodgers $50.00 > Account on John Cagle $2.46 > Account on James Ballard $1.75 > Account on John Smith $112.12 1/2 > Account on Joseph Looney $4.00 > Account on Cabe Taylor $10.00 > Note on William Hay $20.00 > Note on S. & W. Noel $29.68 > > Leonard Puckett, Administrator > Sworn to in open court this 7th day of December, 1840. > William Porter, Clerk > > Will Book E, Page 161 > Provisions for Elizabeth Hope and family > Nine hundred pounds of pork > Twenty barrels of corn > Ten bushels of wheat > Twenty pounds of coffee > Fifty pounds of sugar > > Given under our hands this 30th day of October, 1840. > Daniel Hendricks, Comm. > John Robison, Comm. > A. R. Newport, Comm. > > Henry County Tennessee Wills-Volume 5 > > Will Book F, Page 86 > Report on the Estate of D. P. Hopes, deceased > Amount of claims found among papers receipted and insolvent > Account on: > Washington McClain-$2.08 > W. Bruce-$2.10 > John Venable-$1.43 > Thomas Gately-$0.48 > James Alexander-$3.44 > Joseph Pillow-$0.81 > John Crews-$2.46 > James Bond-$1.75 > Lawyer's fee-$15.00 > > Received $331.00 > Received $190.00 for rent of land near $30.00 > > (Note: This entry is undated but the entries around it are from the 5th of > September to the 30th of September, 1842.) > > Will Book F, Page 102 > Settlement with Administrator of the Estate of D. B. Hope, deceased > Amount of Inventory $755.31 > Amount of Additional Inventory $521.00 > Amount paid out by Administrator for the Estate $1271.99 1/2 > Insolvents $3.25 > > Leaves the estate indebted to the Administrator for the sum of $92.58 1/2, > this 26th day of November, 1842. > > Leonard Puckett, Administrator > > Will Book F, Page 138 > Notes taken at the sale of the estate of F. McConnell, deceased > Accounts belonging to the estate of Francis McConnell, deceased > Mrs. E. Hope $2.25 (Note: This entry is among many others.) > July, 1843 > > These are the only entries in all the volumes with the name Hope/Hopes. > > Peggy > > > ==== TNHENRY Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Henry Co., TN Mailing List, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if you are on the Digest List to > [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

All I know about this John MARTIN is that he was 41, b in NC, in the 1860 census. He was a farmer with a Conyersville P.O. address, in Dist. 14, and he had md., in the 1840s, Elizabeth "Betsy" (Puckett) HOPE, widow of David Beattie Hope. They had a son Beaty H. Martin 15, and a son John E. Martin 8, listed in that same census. I suspect that the older son Beaty H. was named for Eliz.'s deceased husband David Beattie HOPE. John and Eliz. are also listed, Conyersville P.O., in 1850 with the 4 HOPE boys, son Beatty H. 5 and a son Andrew M. 3. In 1870 they are with son J. E. 18, and son B. H., 25, with his wife Medora and their 2 young children. John must have died by 1880. Eliz., 63, is living with her son B. H. Murtain [sic] and his wife Dora and their children in 1880 in Dist. 14, Henry Co. in 1880. I don't know if John was married before Eliz. or not; if so, his children must have been grown by 1850 (not likely since he was only 30-31 then), or living with (maternal?) relatives, or he didn't have any children from a previous marriage - there probably wasn't one. There was a 54 yr old Abraham Martin, also b NC, and family living two houses/farms away from John in 1860, but it's a fairly common name - may have been an older brother? 3 pages from John and Eliz. in 1860, there was a young John W. MARTIN, 23, and family, also in Conyersville area, b TN, an officer of some sort (unspecified). He lived next to the sheriff and the tax collector. Don't know if he's related to the others ... John MARTIN was named guardian of his HOPE stepsons, David's 4 boys, after his marriage ot Eliz. He bought land (David's farm?) from them and in at least one case, loaned one of them money to buy land, with a HOPE family slave, probably inherited from the boys' grandfather Adam HOPE of Davidson Co. TN, as collateral. Hope this helps... --- [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > I am interested in your John Martin in Henry > County, Tennessee. Where was he > before he moved to Henry County? _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com

Peggy, thank you so much for all this information. It does narrow down the date of death a bit (by or before Oct. 1840). Apparently David had no will, but he was rather young and he probably died suddenly. Odd that his sons are not mentioned though, since they seem to have inherited his farm and then sold it, in adulthood, to their stepfather John Martin, who I think acted as their guardian after marrying their mother. The three oldest boys all died in the Civil War - the youngest also served but survived, as did a young half-brother Beaty [sic] Martin. Thanks again! _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com

Henry County Tennessee Wills-Volume 4 Will Book E, Page 159 Inventory of the Estate of D. P. Hope, deceased Personal property includes: Bell and collar, plow, single tree and clevis, yoke of oxen, bull tongue plow, drawing knife, auger, pair of stillyards, half bushel, iron square, gimblet, seven head cattle, two colts, filly, handsaw, stand, sixty head of hogs, grindstone, cutting knife and box, oat stack, mill stone, man's saddle, twenty-four head of hogs, sundry articles. Notes: John Rigsby and John and Thomas Clayton $12.50 Note on Richard Stroud $25.00 Note on Richard Whitehead $46.87 Note on John M. Allbritton $16.00 Note on William H. Hammond $5.00 Account on John Rigsby $4.00 Account on Thomas Clayton $4.00 Account on Washington McClane & Brothers $2.31 1/4 Account on William Emmerson $0.62 1/2 Note on John Venable $11.00 Account on Willis Jones $1.50 Account on Jesse Stroud $9.00 Account on Joseph Stroud $2.29 1/2 Account on John Murrel $2.50 Account on Thomas Gately $0.48 Account on James Alexander $3.44 Account on Joseph Pillow $0.81 Note on Edward Puckett $83.25 Account on R. M. Jobe $3.33 Note on Willie Rodgers $50.00 Account on John Cagle $2.46 Account on James Ballard $1.75 Account on John Smith $112.12 1/2 Account on Joseph Looney $4.00 Account on Cabe Taylor $10.00 Note on William Hay $20.00 Note on S. & W. Noel $29.68 Leonard Puckett, Administrator Sworn to in open court this 7th day of December, 1840. William Porter, Clerk Will Book E, Page 161 Provisions for Elizabeth Hope and family Nine hundred pounds of pork Twenty barrels of corn Ten bushels of wheat Twenty pounds of coffee Fifty pounds of sugar Given under our hands this 30th day of October, 1840. Daniel Hendricks, Comm. John Robison, Comm. A. R. Newport, Comm. Henry County Tennessee Wills-Volume 5 Will Book F, Page 86 Report on the Estate of D. P. Hopes, deceased Amount of claims found among papers receipted and insolvent Account on: Washington McClain-$2.08 W. Bruce-$2.10 John Venable-$1.43 Thomas Gately-$0.48 James Alexander-$3.44 Joseph Pillow-$0.81 John Crews-$2.46 James Bond-$1.75 Lawyer's fee-$15.00 Received $331.00 Received $190.00 for rent of land near $30.00 (Note: This entry is undated but the entries around it are from the 5th of September to the 30th of September, 1842.) Will Book F, Page 102 Settlement with Administrator of the Estate of D. B. Hope, deceased Amount of Inventory $755.31 Amount of Additional Inventory $521.00 Amount paid out by Administrator for the Estate $1271.99 1/2 Insolvents $3.25 Leaves the estate indebted to the Administrator for the sum of $92.58 1/2, this 26th day of November, 1842. Leonard Puckett, Administrator Will Book F, Page 138 Notes taken at the sale of the estate of F. McConnell, deceased Accounts belonging to the estate of Francis McConnell, deceased Mrs. E. Hope $2.25 (Note: This entry is among many others.) July, 1843 These are the only entries in all the volumes with the name Hope/Hopes. Peggy

Hi Joan, Yes, I have the will books that are available at this time. They only go up to around 1846. Sure wish Simmons Publications would do some more. Are you guys listening??? Let me know if I can help you. Peggy

I hope someone out there can help me. I am looking for the death date and burial place of David Beattie (D. B.) Hope, who lived in the Conyersville area. He died by 1841, maybe as early as 1839 or 1840. I think he was in his 30s at the time. He left a wife (Elizabeth "Betsy" nee Puckett) and four sons, Adam Arthur, Pleasant M., William L. and John "King" Kinkead, all minors. His widow later md. John Martin, also of Henry Co. Do the will books have anything on this David Beattie HOPE that might help narrow down his date of death or give any clue as to his place of burial? Thanks for any help... --- [email protected] wrote: > Hi Joan, > > Yes, I have the will books that are available > at this time. They only go up > to around 1846. Sure wish Simmons Publications > would do some more. Are you > guys listening??? > > Let me know if I can help you. > > Peggy > > > ==== TNHENRY Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test > messages, chain letters, > politicalannouncements, current events, items > for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) > is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for > exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including > the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. > Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com

Hello, Do any of you have a will book (1800s) of Henry Co? Thanks, Joan Broach Morris

Pat- Thank you for sharing the information. I will keep it for my research. Robyn

I am not researching these. Just happened to have them in my file. Thought it might help the Jenkins researchers. Pat Descendants of Edd Jenkins 1 Edd Jenkins .. +Bessie Pillow ........ 2 Willie Ellen Jenkins b: February 13, 1904 in KY d: July 08, 1960 in Henry Co., TN, Henry Co. General Hospital ............ +Rupert E. Toombs b: July 29, 1899 in Henry Co., TN m: Abt. 1929 d: October 23, 1966 in est Ft. Wayne, IN Descendants of Winnie M. Jenkins 1 Winnie M. Jenkins b: 1888 d: 1976 in est Henry Co. TN .. +Walter F. French b: 1888 d: 1971 in est Henry Co. TN Descendants of Winnie M. Jenkins 1 Winnie M. Jenkins b: 1888 d: 1976 in est Henry Co. TN .. +Walter F. French b: 1888 d: 1971 in est Henry Co. TN Descendants of Unknown Jenkins 1 Unknown Jenkins ........ 2 Y. B. Jenkins b: May 20, 1798 d: January 28, 1872 in Henry Co., TN ............ +Sarah b: September 25, 1818 d: December 13, 1859 in Henry Co., TN ........ 2 William T. Jenkins b: Abt. 1814 ............ +Nancy Boothe b: Abt. 1818 m: June 16, 1838 in Henry Co., TN Two marriages in Henry Co., TN Jenkins, Silas Spouse : Newton, Selah Ann - Marriage date : Apr 29, 1849 Jenkins, William T. Spouse : Boothe, Nancy - Marriage date : Jun 22, 1838

Thanks Genie for searching for info on Machison & Handcout. The names were listed along with a Peden & Rodgers Coffin $18.00, and a Bunch & Horseman $19.32. It listed Machison/Madison & Hancout $65.00. The list was in records of Henry Co in 1854. I just assumed it was possibly the name of the Funeral Home. I don't even know if they had Funeral Homes back in 1854. It was just a guess on my part, but obviously I was wrong. Whoever they were they had something to do with my gg granddad. Thanks so much for your help, Joan Broach Morris P.S. I went to the Court House the other day & inquired about the laws about trying to reset or fix tombstones at the old cemeteries. I was told the cemeteries are property of the church, if a church is still present. If no church is there, I have to find the group of people who own it and ask their permission before I can attempt to make repairs. They said every cemetery has a group of people who own & maintain it, or pay to have it maintained. I have to find out who they are & get permission before I can do anything to the graves & stones. So now I guess I will have to start by questioning the lawnmower man. He has to know who pays him.