James E. Boyett's Will

Marshall County Tennessee Will Books, Volume C, pages 121 &122

James E. Boyett's Will

I James E. Boyett of Marshall County Tennessee do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills that I may heretofore have made.

It is my desire that after my death my executors herein after named pay all my indebtedness of every description as early as possible out of any money that comes into their hands.

2^nd.

Should my personal property be insufficient to pay my funeral expense and other indebtedness then I authorize to sell such portion of my real estate as may be necessary for that purpose and they are fully empowered hereby to advertise and sell said land either publically or privately as they may deem best for the interest of my estate and to make and execute all necessary deeds and perform all and everything that is necessary to convey title to the purchaser of said land without the expense of going to any Court of Law or equity.

3^rd.

It is my will that my wife Mary F. Boyett have and retain possession and control of all the remainder of my property of every kind and description during her natural life and at her death my executors will sell all of said property that may then be on hand and divide the same equally among my children then living or their representatives of each according to the laws of descent and distribution.

4^th.

I nominate and appoint my brothers W. F. Boyett and Jesse Boyett as executors of this my last will and testament and in the event either one of them should die or refuse to act as such executor then the other one is empowered to act just as though both were acting with all the powers given to both.

This April 25^th 1887.

his

James E. X Boyett

Mark

Attest: Henry K. Moss

F. E. Ewing

STATE OF TENNESSEE )

MARSHALL COUNTY ) County Court June Term 1887

This day a written instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of James E. Boyett, dec'd, was presented to the Court in open session for probate and Henry K. Moss and F. E. Ewing the subscribing witnesses thereto appeared in court and after having been duly sworn proved the due execution of said will by the testator upon the day and date therein mentioned and the same was by the court ordered to be certified and recorded.

Witness my hand at office this the 6^th day of June 1887.

Jo McBride Clerk

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Contributed by Dick Wood

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