Person:Arabella Goode (1)

Will Transcript

Arabella Cunningham

In the name of God, Amen - I Arabala Cunningham being sick; but of perfect mind and memory, knowing that it is appointed flesh once to die - do make and ordain this my last will and Testament.

Viz. First - and principally I recommend my soul to God who have it - secondly I do appoint my true and trusty Friends Geo. Turnley & Geo. Graham to be my Executors.

Thirdly - my lawful debts to be paid at the discretion of these mine Exrs.

Item - I give and bequeath to my well beloved grand Child Wm. Munrow six head of Cattle Viz. Two Cows, one three year old heifer, two year olds, & one Springs Calf; my black horse which is in the hands of my son Jas. Cunningham; my Beds and bed cloathing, with all my furniture belonging thereto - with thirty yards of tow linhin, seven yds. of flax, 31 pounds of flax and tow - 4 piece of chain which is now ready for the loom with all the filling belonging to the same; two sheep, two hats, two pots, and a dutch oven, my soap my cotton and wool with the credit I have in with los? store my part of the hogs which is between my son Jas. and myself, and all __ part of Legacy coming to me from my brother Henry Good's estate to ___ that cash I have in my possession with all my fowls both Geese Ducks and Chicken, Also a pair of store stockings and a coat made for my son John deceased; a pot crock with all my cotton and wool and my dresser furniture Viz. three basons, three plates, one coffe-pot, six spoons and a pot crock, also my frying pan; But if the said Munrow shall die before he is of age, the whole of this shall be divided between Charlotte Turnley & Arabela Winton: but if he live, all to be converted to the dib? of the said Wm. Munrow but at discretion of mine Executors.

Item - I give and bequeath to my beloved grandchild Elizabeth Turnley my large pot, my Cloak, three cotton coats, my shawl, two Gowns, a silk handkerchief, two muslin and a cotton handkerchief a __slin Apron, my looking Glass and spinning wheel.

Item - I give and bequeath to my loving grand Child Jane Winton, a gown pattern.

Item - I give to my beloved grand-child Nancy Cunningham one cotton coat.

Item - I give to my beloved Daughter Charlotte Turnley three Aprons one ___ ___, two pair of stockings, a short gown-pattern, my __dlg a ___ is into l_o three Lindsey> coats, and three shorfs, and a fuil? shirt ___ flear?? fork.

Item - I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Arabella Winton two aprons and one pair of shoes and three lindae suits, also ___ two aprons and one pair of shoes and three lindas, suits, ___ ___

In testimony of this ___ __ and ___ ___ - I have made and affixed my seal this 26th day of August One thousand Seven hundred and ninety and eight.

[Signed] Arabela Cunningham

Witness present:

John Turnley

Mary Turnley

An inventory of the invested property belonging to the estate of Arabala Cunningham dec'd - ....

We do certify that the above inventory contains a true? account of all intestate property as far as __ to our __s.

Geo. Turnley

Geo. Graham

State of Tennessee}

Jefferson County } - January ye 26th 1804-

We John Seehorn and Parmenns Taylor Commissioners appointed by Court to settle the estate of Arabala Cunningham dec'd with Geo. Turnley & Geo. Graham Exrs. of said Estate do make and report the following settlement

Viz. The amount of the sale of sd. Estate 73 - 0s, __

Cash expended by the Executors which they are allowed in this ____ [illegible]

Notes

Subj: Will for Arabella Goode Cunningham Date:7/30/99 8:44:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time From:MawPeggy@@ectisp.net (Peggy C. Wilson) To:rabit@@preferred.com

I am sending this to the John Winton descendants in my address book.

I have found many names mispelled in wills and marriage records. My husband's Caleb Cox was found as Calip or even Kalip Cox in records....in his father-in-law's will his wife Elizabeth Hicks Cox was listed as living in Tipper Co. (Tipphah Co., Ms). I have seen Charity Hicks Spivey's name as Spiva. My Herridge line is found in records in Georgia in 1790's as Hennage or Hedge and at least one line took the Herriage spelling.

Thank you for sharing this record...I'm sure some of the John Winton researchers will be very appreciative if they do not already have this information! Peggy

Subject: New Cunnyngham infromation Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:10:43 -0400 From: "Bennett" <rabit@@preferred.com> To: "Peggy C. Wilson" <MawPeggy@@ECTISP.NET>

Hi, Found a copy of Arabala Cunnyngham's will today. Leota

Note the spellings of the name Arabala and her daughter Irabella. This is how they appeared in the will. It mentioned her late brother Henry Good's estate. She apparently inherited something from it and she gave that will it to a grandson (along with many other things) on the condition he did not die before he came of age. If he died his inheritance was to be divided between Charlotte Turnley and Irabella Winton. She named George Turnley and George Graham executors of her estate. It was signed with an "X" and the name Arabala Cunnyngham written below it on 26 August 1798.

Now the "Good" find was as follows: A letter addressed to Sam Lancaster dated 2 March 1822.. " .. In compliance therewith I have examined the docket of the orphans, an d found in the same the administration account on the estate of Henry Good was passed on the 31st day of March 1801. From which it appears that the Balance in the Hands of John Good the accountant was (pounds sterling sign) 663-9-5 1/2 be distributed as follows: to wit - to Robert Good - (pounds sterling sign) 221-2-8 3/4. To Jane Wilkerson formerly Jane Good - (pounds sterling sign) 221-2-8 3/4. To the other sister her name not known (pounds sterling sign) 221-2-8 3/4. The administrator has given security with two sureties in the Registers office Bond Files. I am gentlemen very respectively your able servant Emanual Reigart, Cl.K.O.C. for the city and county of Lancaster. Penn. (Beside this closure at the bottom of the page where a cc: would be today were the names of George Turnley and George Graham.) Witnesses were John Turnley and Mary Turnley.The copy was apparently made by the county clerk and dated 5 July 1799. A record of the inventory of her estate shows a date of 14th of December 1798. So she must have died between 26th August and the 14th of December of 1798.

I hope to be able to scan this sometime in the future. The documents are very old, yellowed and generally average condition for this era. The few copies I was able to make today resulted in copies that are dark and difficult to read. I hope this helps your research. Leota

1. ↑ Alya Dean Smith Irwin Collection - unpublished work, McClung Historical Collection, Knoxville, TN
   p. 4.