State of Tennesse
County of Warren

Know all men by these present that I, John J. WALKER, citizen of the County of Warren and State of Tennessee, being in good health of body and disposing memory now in my seventyfirst year of my age and calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die to make and ordain this to be my last will and testament and as to what of this world's effects it has pleased God to bless me with and to save trouble and confusion, I bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and for (to wit):

Principally and first of all I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Elizabeth WALKER, whom I constitute my Executive of this testament my Mansion house with my apple orchard with the hothouse down by the meadow including the kitchen and smokehouse with the kitchen cupboard & funiture during her natural life or widowhood.  It is also my will and desire that my said wife have a comfortable and decent maintainance to be raised yearly out of the proceeds of my land and plantation.

It is my desire that my son, William Spears WALKER, whom I constitute my executor with his mother & my son, John James WALKER, have the whole of my land at their mother's death and the peaceable enjoyment of it from the present but bound from the above incumbrance and to keep the same in good repair the said lands to be equally divided them with due regard to quantity, quality and convenience.  It is my will that they each have a horse beast a saddle and bridle worth a hundred dollars also a good bed and furniture each when they come of lawful age.  It is my will that no trade bargain or contract be made so as to alter the right of the above land one year during my wifes natural life.

My daughter, Sarah BOST, having been provided for already, it is my will that she have a horse beast worth seventyfive dollars and a saddle at the direction of my executors as to value.

It is my desire that my daughter, Silena WALKER, have a horse worth seventyfive dollars, one bed and furniture, a saddle and briddle to be equal with her sister, Sarah, to be hers when she becomes of age.

It is my will and desire that my wife, Elizabeth, have in addition to the above a good horse beast as is in the farm and a cow and calf both horse and cow to be of her own choosing.  It is my will that all given in my lifetime after the first day of March, 1838, that is mentioned as a part of the legacies above named the value of them be accounted for in a final settlement of my estate & it is my will that my wife have in addition to the above, my family bible & it is my will that after my just debts and funeral charges is paid that all my cash in hand and notes and accounts be equally divided between my wife and four children above named with the residue of my personal estate the same to be divided without any male, and by these presence I do ratify and established this to be my last will and testament with the executrix and executor.

I hereby revoke all former wills, legacies or bequeaths by me made or ordained or any Executors by me appointed before these here named.

Signed, Sealed on the 31st day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight in presence of us who in his presence and in presence of each other here set our names.

James WALKER                            John J. WALKER {Seal}
William S. WALKER

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