W. E. Dysart's Will

 

W. E. Dysart's Will

 

Marshall County Tennessee

Will Book C, page 259

 

     I W. E. Dysart being in right mind and proper senses do make this my my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills heretofore made by me.

     1.  I order that my funeral expenses be paid and all my debts out of any monies I may die possessed of or as soon as the same can be collected from my personal effects.

     2.  I order that a monument to be placed over my grave - something similar to the ones over my father & mother.

     3.  I order that all my personal property, Watch, all my live stock, household goodss and all other articles be sold by my Executors and the proceeds divided as herein after mentioned  - including all my notes and accounts when collected to be disposed in like manner.

     4.  I order that the proceeds of my personal property to be disposed of as follows: a - That my blood sister Mary J. Phillips first have five hundred dollars - first (b) That the balance be divided equally between her and the heirs of Annie E. Hill Dec'd.

     5.  I will and bequeath to my said sister Mary J. Phillips the use - and the profits arising from the use of all my lands and betterments during her life.

     6.  After  her death I order that the same (that is, my lands) to be sold by my executor administrator and the proceeds to be divided equally among my two sets of heirs - that is- the children of my sisters Mary J. Phillips and Annie E. Hill, dec'd.

7.      I hereby constitute and appoint William Phillips and D. M. Stegall to be Co-Executors of this my last will and testament.  This May 24th 1895.

                                                     W. E. Dysart

    Witnesses:    E. W. Woodward

                           T. R. Logan

                           R. S. Montgomery

STATE OF TENNESSEE)

MARSHALL COUNTY   )  County Court June Term 1895.

This day personally appeared in open Court E. W. Woodward and T. R. Logan two of the subscribing witnesses to the forgoing will and after being first duly sworn proved the due execution of the same by the testator upon the day and date therein named.  Whereupon the Court ordered that the same be Certified and the will recorded.

Witness my hand at office this June 3, 1895.

                                                       W. L. Wallace  Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

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