Will 1834 TN Blount Wallace Abraham
Description
| Will of Abraham Wallace, signed 1/1/1834 |
Publisher
| TN State Library and Archives, Roll 139, Book 1, p. 155-156 |
Source Text
| Know all men by these presents that I Abraham Wallace of Blount County St. of Tennessee being in a critical State of health at present, but blessed be God I yet retain my Comon reason and General Knowledge of things and Knowing the uncertainty of life also that it is appointed for all men once to die I do solemly ordain and declare this to be my last will and testament in form as follows. First it is my will that my beloved wife shall have the house and kitchen where she now lives with the household hold furniture and Kitchen furniture to dispose of as she may see fit and proper while she Survives. She is to have one sorrell mare and the interest arising from a note of hand in John L. Yarnell - demanding five hundred dollars Second I bequeath to my two sons John and McClellin Wallace and to each of them the tract of land on which they now live. McClellin is to have the entry of seventy five acres lying on the waters of Nine Mile Creek adjoining John Glasses land likewise John and Abraham McClellin Wallace are to have my old wagon Third I bequeath to Benjamin Wallace one Cow and Calf and on account in John L. Yarnell of thirty dollars Fourth I give and bequeath to my daughter Malinda Wallace one note of hand on Henry Parkes demanding two hundred dollars and one mare and two cows and heifers. Fifth - It is my will and desire that my two sons Zebulon B. and William L. Wallace are to have the tract of land in which I yet live and all the ballance of the stock horses cattle gees sheep with their increase &c. - also the farming the farming utensils arising d-----. They are to collect all my outstanding debts and to pay all my past debts soon as convenient I particularly request and demand of them to live in love peace and harmony with my affectionate companion and to treat her with parental respect and support her decently and comfortably so long as she shall live said Zebulon and William Wallace are to pay special attention unto Jesse and Isaac A. Wallace my two sons who are students now of the Seminary at Maryville that is to see that they are supported and clothed until they go through a liberal education at that place their necessary expenditures Room Tax firewood? Books &c. and if they should live to complete their education each are to be furnished with a good horse saddle and bridle and a decent suit of clothes by said Zebulon B. and William L. Wallace. Sixth I bequeath a note of hand to William B. Kemp demanding four hundred and twenty five dollars on the land for which it was given to Benjamin, Jesse and Isaac A. Wallace to be equally divided between them as they may agree. Seventh it is my will that the five hundred dollar note in John L. Yarnell shall be equally divided between the other heirs at the decease of their mother. Lastly I do appoint John Zebulon B. Wallace Executors of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. Abraham Wallace (seal) In the presence of attest Wm. Graves |