Person:Rebecca Ellis (10)

Will of Rebecca (Ellis) Pickering

The Will of Rebecca (Ellis) Pickering:

Whereas, I Rebecca Pickering of Green County and State of Tennessee, being in good health & of sound mind and understanding, thanks be to the author of my existence for it, - and calling to mind that all are appointed once to die. I do make & constitute this to be my Last Will & Testament and as touching my worldly estate, I give and dispose of in the following manner, to wit.

First, That all my Just debts & funeral charges be paid out of my moveable estate.

Secondly, I give & bequeath unto my Son Jonathan thirty acres of my land situate lying & being in the Southeast corner of my one hundred & forty acre tract. to wit, Beginning at the Southeast corner of my said tract, of land running north to a stake, then Due west dividing my apple orchard equal, giving one half thereof unto said Jonathan, continuing west to a stake for compliment land then running South to the original line of my said * to the beginning Including said thirty acres with my present Dwelling house, out houses, Barn, one half of my said apple orchard Joining next to my said buildings, with all & singular the privileges & advantages appertaining thereunto, for him to be in actual possession there of at & after my death to sell & convey the same as he, his heirs or assigns may see fit.

Thirdly, I give will & bequeath the remainder of all my lands with all & singular the privileges & advantages thereunto belonging unto my five sons namely Samuel, Ellis, Enos, Benjamin, and John. to be divided equal in value between them by appraisement or otherwise as my Executors may think best, on conditions herein after named.

Fourth, I will give & allow my son John to have his * Dwelling house & out houses & spring, where he now lives clear & entirely free from the above alluded appraisement or valuation, of my lands mentioned in the third paragraph hereof, that is to say, my meaning & will is that my son John shall have & hold said buildings & spring and have & hold and equal part with my four sons named in said third paragraph in said lands keeping said spring & building out of the valuation thereof.

Fifthly, I give & bequeath one third part of all my house hold & kitchen furniture & wearing apparel unto my four grand Daughters namely, Mary, Heta, Rachel, & Elizabeth Neal daughters of my daughter Rebeckah Neal, Deceased who was wife of Henry Neal, to be divided equal between them by appraisement or otherwise as my Executors may think proper and the other remaining in two thirds of said furniture & wearing apparel, I will & give unto my other two daughters namely Mary Johnson & Elizabeth Johnson to be Divided equal between them as my Executor may think Just & equal.

sixthly, the remainder of my moveable estate, I will and allow to be divided equal between my above named six sons. to wit; Samuel, Ellis, Enos, Benjamin, Jonathan & John as my Executors shall Direct

Seventhly, I direct & its my will that my six sons above named be and pay each an equal part of my said Just debts, funeral charges & expenses of attending on me in sickness or extreme bodily infirmities.

Lastly, I conclude constitute make & appoint my two sons, to wit; Samuel & Jonathan my sole & absolute Executors of this my last will & Testament hereby revoking & Disanulling all former Wills by me in any wise named, willed or bequeathed hereby ratifying & confirming this & no other to be by last Will and Testament. In witness, whereof. I have hereunto Set my hand & affixed my seal, this fifth day of the fifth month, in the year of one thousand eight hundred & twenty four.

Rebeckah Pickering Signed, Sealed & pronounced by me Rebeckah Pickering this to be my last will and Testament In the presence of

James Jones William Pickering

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