In the Name of God Amen. I William Williams Senr. being week in body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this mortal Life, Blessed be Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last will and
Testament in manner and form following (that is to say):
1st I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Lucreasy Williams during her Natural Life the House wherein I now Live with twelve acres of the cleared Land ajoining said House, with all my House hold and kitchen furniture, one Negro man Named
Abram and one Negro Woman Named Nan and all my stock as it now stands.
2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Betsy Griffin the above named Negro Woman from & after the decease of my beloved wife.
3rd I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Cloe Milton one Negro girl Named Burk.
4th I give and bequeath to my Beloved Daughter Mary Williams one Negro man Named Abram at the Decease of my beloved wife and one feather Bed and furniture of.
5th I give and bequeath to my beloved son Samuel Williams one Negro Girl by the name of Lucinda.
6th I give and bequeath to my Beloved Daughter Pricilla Brasswell one Negro boy by the name of Isaac.
(page 335)
7th I give and bequeath to my Beloved son William Williams all my Lands, and Improvements on the West side of the Dry fork it being the Lands where on I now Live and one Negro boy Named Carl.
8th I give and bequeath to my Beloved son Gilbert Williams one Negro boy by the name of Jacob.
9th I give and bequeath to my Beloved Daughter Lucreacy Hartt one Negro Girl by the name of Rachel.
10th I give and bequeath to my Beloved daughter Nancy Brasswell one Negro Girl by the name of Marie.
11th I give and bequeath to my beloved grand Children Jeremy Robertson, Jonas Robertson and Ambros Robertson one Negro boy by the name of James to be Equally divided among the three Grand- Children and one feather bed to the sa
id Jeremy after the decease of my Beloved wife.
12th I do Leave one Negro boy by the name of Sam one other boy by the name of Mason with all the House hold and Kitchen furniture and of all Descriptions which my beloved wife may be possessed with at her decease to be Equally Divided a
mong all my beloved Children above Named.
13th I do herely appoint my beloved sons Samuel Williams & William Williams my sole Executors to this my Last Will and testament hereby Revoking all former Wills by me made.
(page 336)
In Witnesses I have hereunto Set my hand and seal this fourth day of November In the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Nineteen.
Signed, Sealed published and declared by the above named William Williams Senr. to be his last will and Testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in presence of the Testator.
(signed)
Wm. Williams
Adam Dale
Hugh Hays
Thos. Beckwith
State of Tennessee
Smith County Court
February Term 1822 When this will and testament of William Williams decd was produced and duly proven in open Court by the Court by the oaths of Adam Dale and Hugh Hays two of the witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded also Sa
muel Williams & William Williams were As Executors therein named qualified, letters testamentary is granted them.
Attest
J. Puckett, Clerk of Smith County Court
The inventory of the estate wns dated 12 Dec 1821.
Tom Simpson
8101 Antioch Ch Rd W
Lenior City, TN 37772
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MY LINE OF DESCENT
(Double Descent)
William Williams Sr
Milly Williams and George Robinson
Jonas Robinson and Fannie Hindsley
Frances Robinson and John Riley Carder
Amanda Jane Carder and James Simpson
Robert Simpson and Nettie Page
James Simpson and Elizabeth Banks
Tom Simpson
AND
William Williams, Sr.
Samuel Williams, Sr. and Sarah Braswell
Samuel Williams, Jr. and Mary Fite
Laura Caroline Williams and William D. Beckwith
Berta Beckwith and John Ivan Banks
Elizabeth Banks and James Simpson
Tom Simpson
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