Henry Featherston Will
Will Book A Smith County, TN
pages 13-15
Submitted by Roger L. Smith
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I Henry Featherston of the county of Smith and State of Tennessee being of
sound mind and memory thanks be to God for all his mercies do make this my
last will and testament revoking all others heretofore by me made (viz).
Item 1st I lend my daughter Sarah Hardy during her natural life one acre
of land including the house she now lives in with access to what is called
Featherston's Spring. She is also to have free use of firewood off of any
part of the balance of my land; but she is not to sell, rent or place any
other person, or family on it.
Item 2nd I lend my said daughter Sarah Hardy during her natural life my
negro girl named Harriett.
Item 3. I give to my son Edward Featherston after the death of my daughter
Sarah Hardy the negro girl Harriet named in the 2 item of this my will if
he thinks proper to receive her, upon the following conditions (viz) he
must pay to my graddaughter, Sarah W. Hardy seventy five dollars. If the
said negro girl Harriet should have any increase before the death of my
daugher Sarah Hardy,the said increase is to belong to my granddaughter
Sarah W. Hardy. But if my son Edward Featherston should not take the girl
Harriet according to this item, she is to belong to my grand daughter
Sarah W. Hardy and her heirs forever. I also give to my son Edward
Featherston my tract of land whereon he now lives to him and his heirs
forever,containing one hundred acres more or less, one acre of which is
loaned in the first item of this will to my daughter Sarah Hardy.
Item 4 I lend to my daughter, Polly Cogbill during her natural life, my
negro girl named Milly, and after the death of my said daughter Polly
Cogbill I give the said negro girl Milly to my granddaughter Elizabeth M.
Cogbill and her heirs forever.
Item 5. I give to my grand daughter Elizabeth C. Sharp my negro girl named
Mariah with her increase to her and her heirs forever.
Item 6. I give my grandson James H. Sharp and his heirs forever my negro
boy Scipio.
Item 7. I give my grand son Benjamin F. Sharp and his heirs forever my
negro boy named Richard or Dick.
Item 8. I give my granddaughter Sarah W. Hardy my bed and furniture.
Item 9. My will and desire is that my negro woman named Cate and the child
she now has named Martha not mentioned in this will before together with
their future increase remain in the hands of my son in law M.D.L.F. Sharp
free from hire till my granddaughter Elizabeth C. Sharp becomes of lawful
age or marries, at which time they are to be divided between my grand
children Elizabeth C. Sharp, James H. Sharp, and Benjamin F. Sharp so as
to make them as near equal as possible, taking their {word illegible}
between this and said division into consideration. My will and desire is
that if any one or two of my three grandchildren Elizabeth C. Sharp, James
H. Sharp, and Benjamin F. Sharp marry, that the property given to the
deceased be equally divided between the surviving full brother and sister
or brothers as the case may be. But if my three grandchildren named in
this Item should all die before they become of lawful age or marry, then
the property willed them is to be equally divided between my son Edward
Featherston, my daughter Polly Cogbill, and my son in law M.D.L.F. Sharp.
Item 10. I give to my son Edward Featherston all my property not otherwise
disposed in this will. I also will to him as compensation for his trouble
with me and for acting as an executor to this will one note of hand which
I hold on him and is enclosed in this will. For one hundred dollars, due
25th Decr 1827.
Item 11. I will and bequeath unto my son Charles Featherston, Betsy
Cogbill, and the heirs of Henry Featherston one dollar
each, for the love and respect which I have for them. And lastly I
constitute and appoint my son Edward Featherston executor to this my last
will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 15th day of December eighteen hundred and twenty seven
his
Henry X Featherston (seal)
mark
Test
(signed) D. W. Mantlo
(signed) Wm Lauderdale
[NOTE: Then, 8 months after his will is the inventory record]
"Invy of Henry Featherstone estate
One negro girl Named Harriet. 1 do Named Marie, 1 Negro boy Named Sip, 1
ditto named Dick, one Negro girl named Milley, one Negro woman named Cate,
one negro girl named Martha, one bead [sic] furniture, one note of hand
for one hundred dollars due the 25 December 1827 one pair drawing chains,
one long chain, one hoe, one plow, one grubbinghoe, one pot and skillet,
one pair {words illegible}
E. Featherston Executor
August 23rd 1838
Recorded 10 Oct 1828"