Will of Joseph R. Jr. TURNER
Marshall Co. Tennessee
TSLA microfilm Marshall Co. #42
Transcribed by Marshall County's dear Friend:  Dana HILL (dkhil@aol.com) 21 June 2005

Will Book B, pp 377-378

Joseph R. TURNER's Jr. Will

I Joseph R. TURNER Jr of the County of Marshall and the State of Tennessee, make and ordain
this my last will and testament. I want my debts paid out of the first moneys that shall come into
the hands of my Executer.
I wish all my property to be divided between my nephews and nieces, Dick Bullock TURNER
and Samuel Bell [Bue?] ALLEN, James Robt ALLEN & William Joseph ALLEN
share and share alike. My sister [blank] ALLEN is constituted testamentary guardian for
her children and need not make any settlement with any Court or give any bond or surety
whatever, for the children above named of hers.
She can rent or use their part of the land, as she sees fit. If she was in-herself, she must not pay
any rent for it. She must sell the land Certainly, when the first one of the children becomes of
age, She may however sell it at anytime, and make a deal to it, as if she were a feme sole, if the
support, education and maintainance of these children share ** require it, My Brother Dr
TURNER shall be guardian for Dick Bullock TURNER, and sell his land or deep it until he
becomes of age, as he sees fit. He shall not be required to make any settlement or give any bond
about this legacy to his son and any nephews aforesaid If he sells the Land he shall hold the
money as such guardian and as aforesaid, I appoint my brother Dr W M TURNER my Executor
and hearby instruct the Court to require of him no surity whatever, where he qualifies as such.
Witness my hand, this 22 day of October 1875 [signed] J. R. TURNER Jr
John A. JONES)
S. S. ALLEN )
State of Tennessee Marshall County
County Court January Term 1876
Personally appeared here in open Court John A. JONES & S. S.
ALLEN subscribing witness to the foregoing will, who first having been duly sworn, depose and
say that they are acquainted with J. R. TURNER Jr ded; and that he acknowledged the foregoing
to be his last will and testament the day it bears date, and whereupon the said will ordered to be
certified and recorded. Witness my hand at Office, this 9th day of January 1876
[signed] W P BULLOCK clk

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