Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 3, page 238
page 238
I Daniel Latimer do make and publish this as my Last Will and Testament hereby revolking all former Wills by me made
1st I desire that my funeral expenses and all my debts Iff any Heirs should be should be paid out of any money .... have or as soon as it can be collected
2nd I desire that whatever I may dispofsed of shall be equally divided
among my children James Fitch Latimer, Thomas Latimer, John Latimer,
Daniel Latimer, Alexander Latimer, William Latimer, Jane Durett, Abigail
Fitch Hunt, Elizabeth Lucas, & Mary Moss. After the death of my wife Elizabeth
should the.......................into her my plantation & the ........of...........negroes during
her life then if my sons Harrison & William prefer it they are to have the
Plantation divided between them as equatable as it can for & receive it
at what it is valued at on the last if they don't want it then it may be
Sold publickly or at the direction of my Executor by Counceling any heirs
as to my Shares if my children can agree & divide them at their worth if they
Cannot divide them then they are to be Sold to the highest bidder unless they are
............ and Sell them... any of my children may have
to my death to divide from their Shares of what .....
... if which is Contained in a Book I keep for that purpose and
I do appoint my son Daniel Latimer my Executor in of which I do this ....... Last
will and Seal this 25th February 1850.
Daniel Latimer ( Seal)
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Sumner County Court November Term 1856
The last Will and Testament of Daniel Latimer was this day produced
probate and was duly proved by the oath of A. H. G ...... and James
thereto to and is ordered to be recorded ......... Latimer the Executor
in open court and his Executor then William
appointed Adminsitrator will together with James
and Daniel Latimer in open court and into and
thereto and is to the State of Tennessee in the Sum of thousan dollars.
with
John B. Briggs, Clerk