Sallie McGahey's Will

Marshall County Tennessee

Will Book 3, pages 95 & 96

I Sallie McGahey of the County of Marshall and State of Tennessee being of sound mind and good memory do make this my last will and testament, viz.

     That whereas I am possessed of a tract or parcel of land the same being described in the deed of partition among the heirs of David McGahey, bounded on the North by the lands of [not legible] and the seventy five acre entry and the South by Kerr's lot and the Simmons land, on the East by the Kerr lots and the Bills land and on the West by the Magaret Simmons land.

     Also I am possessed of one half of the seventy five acre entry the same being undivided, and all of which I will and bequeath to my son Alfred McGahey.

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my hand and seal.

                                                                                                  her

                                                                               Sally X McGahey

                                                                                  mark

Executed in the presence of

Jurat     June 1^st  1885       D. S. Harmond

    "           "    "       "       James K. Endsley

STATE OF TENNESSEE)

MARSHALL COUNTY   )  County Court June Term 1885.

This day appeared in open court D. S. Harmond and James K. Endsley the subscribing witnesses to the forgoing will; and after being first duly sworn proved the due execution of said will by the said testator upon the day and date therein mentioned and the Court ordered the same to be certified and recorded which is accordingly done.

Witness my hand and seal this the 1^st day of June 1885.

                                                                  Jo McBride     Clerk

     Note somebody wrote in "Sally" down where she "signed" with her mark.

Transcribed and submitted by Dick Wood, December 2004