Bedford Endsley Will

Transcribed and contributed by Dick Wood

Marshall County

County Court Clerk

Will Books Volume C,

Pages 260, 261 and 262

I, Bedford Endsley, of the 5^th District of the County of Marshall and State of Tennessee, being of sound mind and memory but feable in bodily health and fully appreciating the uncertainty of life, Do make this my last Will and Testament.

To my beloved and affectionate Wife, Martha Endsley, I give all the personal property of which I may die possessed, including money, notes, accounts, Live Stock, agricultural implements, household and kitchen furniture to be used and disposed of at her pleasure. I also bequeath unto her all of the plantation on which I now live except Thirty acres on the East end adjoining the lands of Mrs. Buchanan to be separated from the home place but all the remainder of the home place except the Thirty acres before mentioned I bequeath to my beloved Wife during her natural life to pass to my dutiful and affectionate son, John F. Endsley, his and his assigns forever.

I also Will and bequeath unto the Bodily heirs of my deceased Daughter, Mary Leonard, named respectively, Hugh B., Samuel Howard, Martha P., and Mary E. Leonard, the farm I now own known as the James Woods tract and the James Coffey tract Bound North by John F. Endsley & the Jones Heirs, South by F. L. Woods, Jr. & East by B. Craig's estate and West by J. B. Woods. Also the thirty acres before named to be surveyed off the East end of my home place adjoining the lands of Mrs. Buchanan.

I also give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife, Martha Endsley, and the before named Grand children, Heirs of my Dear Dead Daughter, Mary Leonard, the tract of Cedar Land I now own in the 19^th District of Bedford Co Tennessee. Said Cedar Land I desire to be equally divided "as to value" between my Wife and said Grand children and the portion alloted my Wife after the division to be hers only during her natural life, and after her decease, to pass to my dutiful Son, John F. Endsley, his heirs and assigns forever.

Given under my hand and seal this, the 5^th day of June 1888

Witness: F. L. Woods, Sr. Bedford Endsley

A. McGahey

After further consideration I bequeath twenty acres of Land Joining the Barnet Smiley tract of Land lying on the North side of said tract on the East by Marshall County Normal School site, North by my mule lot & on the West by the Cummings tract, to the Heirs of my Deceased Daughter, Mary Leonard. And I further will that my dutiful beloved Son, John F. Endsley, and his heirs Shall have a right way interest in the spring at the foot of the hill on the James Coffey tract of land forever. And further he shall have the use of the James Coffey tract of land free of rent as long as I live; also the use of my wagons and mules to use free of charge.

This the 5^th day of June 1888.

Witness: F. L. Woods Bedford Endsley

A. McGahey

STATE OF TENNESSEE

MARSHALL COUNTY

This day came F. L. Woods, Sr. & A. McGahey, the two subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instruments who, after being first duly sworn, proved the due execution of the same by the testators upon the day and date therein named. Wherefore the Court ordered the same certified and the will and codicil thereto recorded.

Witness my hand and seal this July 1^st 1895.

W. L. Wallace, Clerk