Will of Andrew PATTERSON
Marshall Co. Tennessee Will Book A, pp 201-204
TSLA microfilm Marshall Co. # 42
Transcribed by Dana HILL (dkhil@aol.com)
7 Dec 2005

Andrew PATTERSONs Will

In the name of God Amen
I Andrew PATTERSON being of Sound and disposing Mind and Memory blessed be God for it and Knowing
the uncertainty of life do publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament.
Item 1st I Give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Jane, the tract of Land and farm whereon I
now live to be held by hir for hir exclusive use and occupation during her natural life She to
receive all the profits and rents acercing[?] therefrom and not to b e held accountable to any one
for Waste or Injury-

Item 2nd I Give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Jane for her escclusive use to be desposed of as She
may deem proper and my household and Kitchen furniture and utensils Spining Machine beds
and bedding &ca &ca Also as may hosses Cattle Hogs Sheep and farming utensils Such Waggons
ploughs &c as She may choose and Select for hir use and disposal, also as much Corn Wheat
and fodder &c as She may choose and require for hir use during tewlve months also all the
poultry-The remaining hosses &c farming utensils Corn &c to be appestenated to the payment
of my debts as hereafter directed
Item 3.  I Give and bequeath and hereby convey to my beloved Wife Jane in hir own right all my
right title and Interest in and to the following Named Slaves to be disposed of by hir as she
may deem proper, viz, my Man Jack aged about 24 years my woman Haney [might be Nancy] aged about 27 years
my girl Clild Sally child of Haney aged about 10 years my Boy child Brown Child of of Haney aged about 6 years
Item 4-It is my will that all my Slaves (with the exception of those given and bequeathed to my wife
in Item 3rd) Shall within twelve months after my death be so divided by my Executors in Shares of
Eight as that the Slaves may be equal or as nearly so as such division will adircet[?] of that the Shares
Shall be the property of the child drawing the Slave by himself of hirself or by his or hir
representatives that is to Say that the Share drawn by my Male children Shall be theirs in
their Own right-that drawn by my female Children to be theirs during their natural life then
to be decesed and be the property their heirs Item 5th It is my Will and desire that my debts be paid
as Soon after my death as can be conveniently done by my Executors and for that purpose I
designate my Slave Man Doctor and all the Stock of horses and Cattle &c to be Sold Except
that portion given and bequeathed to wife in Item 2nd in the event of the above named man
Doctor and the Stock being insoficint for the payment of my debts I hereby direct that all the debts
due to me be applied to that purpose as Soon as Collected-Should than Still be a deficiency It is
my Will and I directs that So much of the land on which I now live as may be necessary
be Sold by my Executors in order that every Just debt against me may be Satisfied
Item 6th My debts are due principally to my Sons Hardy and James to Hardy about three Hundred Dollars
with about ten years Interest to James about Six Hundred Dollars $500,–to Jason SHUFFIELD
about one Hundred and fifty Dollars Whatever Susplies[?] of mony may Remain after the Sale of the
above named property It is my Will and I direct may be reserved by my Wife for hir Exclusive
use-
Item 7-I give and bequeath to my wife in addition to the bequest of Land during her natural life
In Item 1st my tract of about One hundred acres purchased from GREEN and CRUSE; also the tract
adjoining BILLINGTON of about Eighty Acres Item 8 It is my Will that my Wife Should deem
it proper or Should desire to Sell the Whole of the Land bequeathed to hir in Item 1 or& 7.
She is at liberty to do So or any part of it & the proceeds of Said Sale to be divided Share and
Share alike among my children and that a deed for the same by hirself and hir Executors
Shall be valid-
Item 9 Having entire Confidence in the Sound discretion of my beloved Wife and in hir integrity of purpose
as Well as in that of my son James, I hereby Constitute and appoint them Executors to this my
last Will and Testament Not requiring them to give Security to the Court for their faithfell
performance of their duty as my Executors and hereby release them from any Security and
direct that it be not requires of them by the Court-
It is my earnest hope and desire that this instrument may be carried out and construed in its true
Spirit & Meaning and that all technicality of Laws may be avoided and dispenced With and that perfect
harmony may prevail between my Wife and children in the distribution of my property
Item 20 This Item is a Continuation of Item 4- It is my will that the Shares be valued and that
the child or children drawing a Share or Shares inferiour in Value to the highest valued Share
Shall have the defference made up to him hir or them from the proceeds of the Sale off a portion of
my Land-Which may be sold for that purpose at Such time as my Executors may deem proper

In testimony Whereof I hereunto Set my hand
and affix my Seal this Seventh day of November
1843
Witnesses pusat[?]               Andrew PATTERSON (Seal)
Joseph B FULTON)
J. H. ROBINSON  )    Jurat) 4th June 1849

State of Tennessee)
Marshall County   ) County Court June Term 1849
Personally appeared In open Court Joseph B FULTON
and J. H. ROBINSON Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing
Will who being first sworn here in open Court proved
the due Execution of Said Will as the Law directs
It is therefore Ordered by the Court that Said Will,
entered of Record–
              Witness my hand at office this 4th day
               of June 1849
                         John ELLIOTT Clk