Will of John Hall, Dickson County, Tennessee

Transcribed 18 Oct 2001 by M.A. Causey from microfilm roll V233-72, AGLL Inc, Bountiful, UT.
Will is not double-spaced between paragraphs - it is shown as such in this transcription for clarity.
Questionable words are enclosed in square brackets [ ].

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Dickson County, Tennessee Will Book , Dec 1803 - Feb 1856; Will No. 25, pp 40-44.
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In the name of God Amen I, John Hall of the county of Dickson and State of Tennessee being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory do this seventeenth of May eighteen hundred & twenty two make, ordain and publish this my last will and testament in measure and form following revoking all others by me made.

1st It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid.

It is my will that my son Joseph W. Hall have my negro man named Brisk. Also four hundred and nineteen dollars which sum he has received of me for which he stands charged on my books. Said negro is left to him and his heirs forever. He the said Joseph on the receipt of said negro shall pay to my executors the sum of one hundred dollars in cash. It is also my will that my son Joseph John Hall have my negro woman named Penny and her child William. Said John paying one hundred dollars in cash on the receipt of said negroes to my executors. I also give my son John Hall the sum of four hundred and fifteen dollars which sum he received of me and stands charged on my books. 

It is my will that son Jesse Hall have my negro man named Joe also one hundred acres of land the place where he now lives on, also one hundred and ninety one dollars which sum he had received of me and stands charged on my books. 

It is also my will that my daughter Martha have the loan of my negro girl named Caty also one hundred acres of land which she now lives on including the Duff Tract and the residue to be made out of the tract formerly belonging to Isaiah Healy. Beginning on a Gum stump Healy's old original corner running south so as to take two poles out side of Holloway Morriset's fence to a stake thence west twenty poles to a stake, thence south forty poles to a stake, thence east twenty poles to Healy's old original line thence south with said line so as to include one hundred acres with the Duff tract. 

It is my will that the said negro Caty shall never be sold or traded but remain to Martha and her increase if any she has forever. Also one hundred and forty seven dollars which she has received of me & stands charged for. 

It is also my will that my daughter Elizabeth M Hall have the loan of my negro woman Jamima & her child Jubel also one hundred and fifty dollars which amount stands charged against her on my books but on the receipt of said negroes she shall pay to my executors the sum of one hundred dollars in cash, said negroes to remain and never sold, to her and her heirs forever. 

It is also my will that my son David Hall have my negro boy named Edward. also one hundred and eighty nine acres of land which formily belonged to James Haley, Also part to Isaiah Healy lying on both sides of Williamson's & Yelllow Creek. Also one a horse which he claims & to have a twenty dollar saddle. 

It is also my will that my son Joshua Hall have a negro girl named Amy. Also a tract of land known by the Mill tract containing one hundred and three acres also a nineteen acre tract known by the name of the Mace Tract. Also the horse he claims and have a twenty dollar saddle.
 
It is also my will that my son Berriman Hall have my negro girl Esther. Also one half of the tract of land I now live on holding in his share part of the cleared land but he have no share to the buildings or orchard during my wife's natural life or widowhood. At my wife's death or intermarriage he will be allowed a full half share of said tract of land in value. I also give him colt he claims and to have a twenty dollar saddle. 

It is also my will that my daughter Susanna Hall have the loan of two negro girls namely [Hager] and Lucinda. Also one horse, bridle and saddle to be worth one hundred dollars and also one [bed] and furniture & two cows and calves-the above said negroes never to be sold but to remain to her and her heirs forever. 

It is also my will that my son Wesley Hall have my negro boy named Robert also the other half of my home tract of land on which I now live. but not to have possion in full until the death of my wife or intermarriage. The dwelling house, orchards and buildings to be kept for her support during life or widowhood. At her death or intermarriage the said tract as to value will be equally divided between my two last named sons. I also give Abraham a horse, saddle and bridle to be worth one hundred dollars. 

2nd, It is my will that my beloved wife Susanna have during her life or widowhood every other species of my property not above named for her support and the five youngest children & for their education. At her death or intermarriage the whole of my property left in her hands to be equally divided between all my children. Should any of the little negroes die before my five youngest children become of age it is my will that the loss be made good out of my estate left in the hands of my Wife. It is my will that my beloved wife be allowed two hundred dollars to made out of the amount of sales of any of my property, together with the three hundred dollars that will be due from my sons Joseph & John & daughter Elizabeth in all five hundred dollars which sum to appropriated to the purchase of a negro boy for the support of my wife and the raising my youngest children and at her death to be equally divided between all my children as my other property.
 
Lastly, [and] make and ordain my beloved wife Susanna and son Jesse Executors of this my last will and testament  In Witness whereof I the said John Hall have to this my last will and testament set my hand seal the day and year above written
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John Hall (Seal) 

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said John Hall the testator as his last will an testament in the presence of us who were present at the time of signing and sealing thereof
Test: William Morrison, Martha Douglass, Mark Reynolds 

State of Tennessee Dickson County - January Session 1823. Then was the within last will and testament of John Hall deceased produced in open court and proven to be such by the oaths of William Morrison and Martha Douglass subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.

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Stae of Tennessee Dickson County - January 21st 1823. Then was the last will and testament of John Hall deceased recorded in Book A, pages 54, 55, 56 & 57.

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