Will of Robert Patterson from the Records Office of the County
Court Clerk of McMinn County, Tennessee, Athens, Will Book A.
Pages 119-120.

In the name of God amen....Robert Patterson of the State of Tennessee and McMinn County revoking all other wills so appoint this my last will and testament in the following manner.  First I give and bequeath to my daughter, Anna Green, wife of James Green, on negro girl named Rose...
Second I give and bequeath to my son, Samuel Patterson all my plantation where I now live containing one houndred and sixty acres after his mother's death and until then my will is that he and his mother work the plantation jointly and divide the profit equal and I also give my son, Samuel Patterson one negro boy named Peter.  3rd I give to my daughter Hannah Patterson one negro boy named Ben.  I give to my loving wife, Mabel Patterson all my estate that I have not given to my children before to have the use and benefit thereof as long as she lives.
4. I give to my daughter, Margaret Blackburn, ten dollars to be paid to her at her mother's death.
5. I give to my daughter, Edna McElheren ten dollars to be paid to her at her mother's death.
6. I give to my daughter, Martha Moore ten dollars to be paid to her at her mother's death.
7. I give to my son, William Patterson ten dollars to be paid to him at her mother's death.
8. I give to my son, Robert Patterson ten dollars to be paid to him at her mother's death.
9. I give to my daughter, Sarah Moore, wife of Jonathan Moore ten dollars to be paid to her at her mother's death.
10. I give to my son, James Patterson ten dollars to be paid to him after her mother's death.
11. I give to my daughter, Nancy Grigg ten dollars to be paid to her after her mother's death.
12. I give to my daughter, Elizabeth Julian thirty five dollars to be paid to her after her mother's death.
13. I give to my daughter, Mabel Gaston (should be POSTON) ten dollars to be paid to her at her mother's death.
Should there be any of my estate undisposed of by this last will and testament I leave it to be equally divided between all my children after their mother's death.

I appoint my sons Samuel Patterson and Robert Patterson to be
executors of my last will and testament as witness my hand and
seal the 7th day of January 1828.

Signed sealed and  delivered by the said testator as for his last
will and testament in the presence of us 

AR Cox
Joshua Leonard
Joseph Briant
  (his mark)                              signed,
         
                                          Robert Patterson
  
 
 

Contributed By:  Barbara Dooley
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