Lincoln County TN Archives Wills.....Guthrie, Et Al June 9, 1848
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Source: Lincoln Co Tn Will Book# 2 Pg 217
Written: June 9, 1848
In the name of God Amen I John Guthrie of the State of Tennessee and
County of Lincoln being mindful of my mortality do this ninth day of June in
the year of our Lord On Thousand eight hundred and forty Eight make and
publish this my last will and testament in the manner following
1I desire to be decently and privately buried in the graveyard at Stephen M
Dances without any funeral pomp and with as little expense as may be
2 Also I give and bequeath unto nancy Guthrie the wife of my son James C
Guthrie the sum of one dollar infull of all claims against my estate
3 Also I give and bequeath unto Hugh R Hodge the husband of my daughter Sarah
H the sum of one dollar infull of all claims against my Estate
4 Also I give and bequeath unto Thomas Baxter the husband of my daughter Susan
M the sum of one dollar infull of all claims against my Estate.
5 Also I give and bequeath my daughter Lucinda A Guthrie my bedstead bed and
furnature marked thus L and half dozen cup and saucers one half dozen of table
plates one butter plate one half dozen of cup plates one looking glass marked
thus L one rocking chair marked thus L
6 It is my will that my daughter Mary H Coleman pay out of her dividend of my
Estate to my executors eighty dollars for mare and saddle Also that my
daughter Sophia Walker pay out of her dividend of y estate seventy dollars to
my Executors for her mare and saddle which two sums make the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars
7 It is my will that said one hundred and fifty dollars refunded by Mary &
Sophia be divided equally between Reuben F Guthrie Simpson H Guthrie and
Lucinda A Guthrie fifty dollars each.
8 My will is that my land and the rest and residue of my personal estate
whatsoever of what nature kind or quality whatsoever the same may be and not
herein before disposed of shall be sold on a credit at the discussion of
James P Baxter whom I do hereby nominate and appoint Executor to this my last
will and Testament and when the money is collected my debts and funeral
expences paid out of the same to be equally divided between Reuben F Guthrie
Patsey Willimas Elizabeth C Baxter Simpson H Guthrie Mary H Coleman Sophia
Walker and Lucinda A Guthrie share & share alike
9 I do also hereby disannul and revoke all former wills made by me In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above written
John Guthrie (seal)
Signed sealed published &
Declared by the said testator as and
For his last will and Testament in our
presence at his request in his presence and in the presence
of each other have subscribed our names as
witneses thereto
N.B the words when & paid was [inlirlined?] before assigned
G M Dance
JWH Dance
Additional Comments:
I have transcribed this will as closely as possible. There was no punctuation
at all and I have spelled things just as they were written. The following
people are mentioned in this will: John Guthrie, Stephen M Dance, Nancy
Guthrie, James C Guthrie (son), Hugh R Hodge, Sarah H (daughter) Thomas
Baxter, Susan M (daughter), Lucinda A Guthrie (daughter) Mary H Coleman
(daughter)Sophia Walker (daughter) sons Reuben F & Simpson H Guthrie, Patsey
Williams Witnesses: GM DAnce, JWH DANCE
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