Rutherford County TN Archives Wills.....Jenkins, Sr., Hiram January 24, 1852
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Source: Rutherford County Archives
Written: January 24, 1852
Recorded: November 11, 1857
Last Will and Testament of HIRAM JENKINS, SR. Deceased
Source: Rutherford County, TN Record Book 19, pp. 68-70.
Know all men by these presents that I, Hiram Jenkins, Sr., of the County of
Rutherford and State of Tennessee, being in a low state of health but of sound
and disposing mind, do by these make and constitute this my last Will and
Testament, revoking all others this 24th day of January 1852.
Item 1st. I give and bequeath to my wife during her natural life five Negroes
named as follows & to _________a woman named Monning(?) and a woman named Edy
and her three children named Frederick, Edmond and Mary and at the death of my
wife my will is that she shall give the said five Negroes to one or more of my
children or their heirs as she may think best, with the increase of said
Negroes.
Item 2. I give and bequeath to my wife the southwest corner of the tract of
land on which I now live beginning at W. H. Smith northeast corner of what is
known as the Wheeler place, thence north with my son Nimrods line to the
Murfreesboro Road to said Nimrod northwest corner, thence west with the center
of the road to my Brother Nimrods line, thence south with his line to W. H.
Smiths corner in the Wheeler Tract. Thence west with said line to the
beginning said described land, I give to my wife during her natural life and at
her death my wife during her natural life and at her death my will is that she
shall give said described land to one or more of my children or their heirs as
she shall think proper.
Item 3rd. I give to my wife all of my household and kitchen furniture with all
the provisions of every kind on the place to dispose of as she may think proper.
Item 4th. I give to my wife all my horses, hogs, cattle, and sheep to do with
as she may think proper.
Item 5th. I give and bequeath to my son, Nimrod Jenkins, what is known as the
little cotton field north of the Murfreesboro Road and also I give said Nimrod
fifty acres of woodland north of said little field making about fifty eight
acres in all.
Item 6th. I give and bequeath to my son, Hiram Jenkins, one hundred acres on
the north side of the road adjoining Nimrod on the east side to him and his
heirs forever The land given to Nimrod to him and his heirs forever.
Item 7th. I give and bequeath to the heirs of my Brothers and Sisters
children who are dead & I mean those heirs who will not get any part of my
Brother, Nimrods estate in consequence of the death of my Brothers and
Sisters children since the making of said Nimrods will, one hundred & twenty
eight acres of land adjoining the lands of Burnes (?) & Overalls, beginning at
the southwest corner of said Overalls, thince south with W. H. Smith line to
Two Sycamores, thince east to a corner made by Commissioners, thince north
with an old line to a port oak, thence west with Burnes and Overalls line to
the beginning. I will that my executors sell said land upon the usual credit
and fraz (?) over the proceeds of side land in equal shares to the said heirs
of my Brothers and Sisters children.
Item 8th. I give and bequeath to my son, Hiram Jenkins, during his natural
life all the balance of my lands on the north side of the road and at the death
of said Hiram my will is that it be equally divided between his present
children.
Item 9th. I wish it distinctly understood, that two thirds of all the stock on
the farm belongs to my son, Nimrod, and that there has been a full settlement
between Nimrod and myself in relation to all the crops made on the farm up to
this day and I do hereby appoint my sons Hiram and Nimrod as Executors to this
my last Will and Testament witness my hand and seal the day and date above
written.
Witness his
Wm. H. Smith Hiram X Jenkins
Benj. Blanton mark
Joseph Lindsey
1. I, Hiram Jenkins, by these presence, make this codicil to my last Will &
Testament November 3rd, 1853 and my object in making this codicil is to say
that I have given heretofore to my four oldest children a full share to each in
money and lands, which I gave to them in the State of Missouri, which I
consider their full fraction of my estate. Witness my hand & seal the day &
date above witness.
his
Hiram X Jenkins
Mark
Witness
Wm H. Smith
Benj. Blanton
Jos. Lindsey
State of Tennessee
Rutherford County County Court Nov Term, 1857
The foregoing last will and testament of Hiram Jenkins Decd. And Codicil
thereto was this day presented in open Court for probate and the execution
thereof was duly process by the oaths of William H. Smith and Joseph Lindsey
subscribing witnessses thereto and was ordered to be recorded Nov 2 1857.
John Jones, Clk
Recorded November 11th, 1857.
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