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Facts and Events
Will of James Greer
- JAMES GREER, Madison Co., Tenn. Beloved and devoted companion" Mrs. DELIA GREER the homeplace where he lived except the places where his son JAMES and WILLIAM lived. At wife's death the son, AMZY A. GREER to have the homeplace, wife also received several negroes and other personalty. Son JOHN C. GREER woodland. Son THOMAS GREER the home tract in Yellow Bushie Co., Mississippi, 575 acres and $1500 worth of land, 300 acres, to be valuated by commissioners, land he had been given by his grandfather. Daus HANNAH C. REID and MARTHA JANE GREER a tract of 640 acres "in the Poplar Corner neighbourhood." Wife lot in Jackson. Sons WILLIAM and JOHN not being equal with son JAMES and son THOMAS in land, the other sons to be charged with $300 for son THOMAS, $2600; son JAMES $2150; son WILLIAM $1950; son JOHN $1850; son AMZI $1575. Dau MARTHA JEAN $1575. Adjustments to be made among his hrs to equalize their inheritance. Exec Thomas Greer, son and Col. Joseph H. Talbot and Judge John Read, commissioners "to settle all matters that may become necessary." Feb. 20, 1845. Wits J. B. Wood, Wm. P. Godwin.
- MCCM 5, page 388. Will probated April 7, 1845.
Source: http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison/wills/smith/will21-9.htm
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
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