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TIPTON COUNTY, TN Wills & Probates "C"
I, John P. Caldwell of the County of Tipton and State of Tennessee being now of sound mind and judgment but knowing that all men are born to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament.
1st I recommend my soul to Almighty God, he gave it and has a right to take it again. 2nd As to the property I have been blessed with or have acquired in this world it is my wish should be divided in the following manner. (to wit) 3rd I wish a negro woman by the name of Hannah and such part of my stock and household furniture sold as will be sufficient to pay all my just debts. 4th I next will and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Delpha Caldwell the following property to wit. One negro man by the name of Ben and a child with which Tenn is now pregnant should it live. Also one bed & furniture and two cows & calves and one horse of which I am now possessed and it is further my wish that my wife should possess and enjoy the balance of my negroes until my children become of age, by the following names to wit. Tenar, Peter, and Hardiman and should my wife feel disposed to remain on the lease which she now lives it is my wish she should do so and enjoy all the proceeds thereof and support my children. If not let the lease be sold and the proceeds thereof be divided equally between her and my children. 5th The balance of my property including the above named negroes, Tener, Peter and Hardiman I wish equally divided between my children to wit. William Henry Caldwell and one with which my wife, Delpha Caldwell is now pregnant. 6th Should there be any property including my stock and household furniture remaining after the sale before directed for the payment of my debts, I wish the same to be sold by my executors and proceeds arising there from equally divided between my wife and children. 7th And lastly I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my friend, Marquis Calmes sole executor of this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of December 1824. I interlined before signed & sealed with the words in the line "by the name of Hannah" and in this twentieth line "my wish that".
Signed and sealed in presence of us. John H. Hurley John P. Caldwell, X his mark Jas G. Stone
State of Tennessee Tipton County January Term 1825 This was the last will and testament of John P. Caldwell, dec'd. produced in open court and the executor thereof proven by the oath of John H. Hurley one of the subscribing witnesses and was ordered to be recorded. Andrew Greer, Clerk of said Court Will Book A - Page 2
I, Robert H. Chapman of the town of Greenville, County of Augusta, State of Virginia do hereby make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say: 1st - I desire that my house and lot in the town of Greenville and nine & three quarters acres of land adjoining with all the appurtenances thereto belonging be sold as soon as convenient and be disposed of for the comfort and benefit of my family according to the direction of my beloved wife. 2nd - I desire that all my children should be nourished, fed and clothed in my family and educated according opportunity living at home till they arrive at the age of fourteen and that an account should be opened against them and they charged for all money expended for them but not for board if they reside in my family that thus an equal portion of property may by all be finally attained. 3rd - I desire that all my sons if their own wishes and capacities are in accordance may obtain a liberal collegiate education and that the money thus expended after the age of fourteen be charged against them and if the amount should at the final division exceed their equal proportion the excess should then be refunded without interest. 4th - I desire that my daughters may obtain an excellent female education in all solid useful branches of learning and that the money thus expended after the age of fourteen be charged against them as in the case of my sons. 5th - After the payment of all my debts, I give unto my beloved wife one third of my estate both real and personal for and during her natural life and after her decease I give the same to my children to be equally divided among them. 6th - I desire that the remaining two thirds of my estate both real and personal should be kept and disposed of for the benefit and education of my children till the youngest shall arrive at the age of of twenty one, that the charges against them should be settled and an equal division of my property be made among them. The management of this business is entrusted to my executors herein appointed. Lastly - I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife, Hannah Chapman executrix and my oldest son, William S. Chapman executor of this my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 18th of November in the year of our Lord, 1820. Robert H. Chapman Signed sealed published and delivered as the last Will and Testament of Robert H. Chapman in presence of us. N. Tarbet Susannah Tarbet
1st - As a codicil to my last Will, I further declare that it is my desire that the thirty acres of land I purchased of John Logan adjoining the town of Greenville, Augusta county, Va., should also be sold and the avails applied to the benefit of my family. 2nd - It is also my will that my mulatto woman, Betty should belong to my beloved wife during her life and then be considered as belonging to my children. I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th of May, 1825. Robert H. Chapman Witness Present: Robert D. Glass James M. Glass
I hereby declare the above Will and Codicil to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th of November 1826. Robert H. Chapman Witness Present: Robert D. Glass James M. Glass
State of Tennessee Tipton County County Court, September Term 1833 The last will and Testament of Robert H. Chapman was this day produced in open court and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that none of the subscribing witnesses thereto reside within the limits of this court or state thereupon came Magus Carnes & Robert Green who being first duly sworn deposed and say that they have seen the said Robert H. Chapman write and subscribe his name and that they believe the said Will and Testament together with the codicil and signature to be the proper hand writing and signature of the said Robert H. Chapman, deceased, and was therefore ordered to be certified and recorded. R. W. Sanford, Clerk By his deputy, Geo. H. Evans
Codicil to R. H. Chapman's Will I hereby divide to each of my children out of the fund above mentioned in addition to the provision made for them by said Will the sum of one thousand dollars except my daughter, Elizabeth to whom I devise out of that fund the sum of two thousand dollars in addition to the devise to be by my said Will, the residue of that fund I hereby direct my executors to invest in some secure stock or to loan out on interest upon security and pay the arising there from to my beloved wife for and during her natural life and should amount proceeds arising be more than sufficient for the support of my said wife I wish and desire her to apply the surplus to such charitable or religious purposes as she may think proper and after the death of my said wife, I direct that the fund hereby devised as aforesaid and any interest thereon that she may not have disposed of be equally divided between my children. I also give and devise to my said wife the negro man purchased by me since the making of my aforesaid will, his wife and children to be held by her in absolute right. I hereby appoint my son Robert H. Chapman, Executor of my said will and this codicil in addition to the Executrix and Executors named in my said Will. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal at the house Thomas A. Tidball in the County of Frederick, and State of Virginia this 18th day of June 1833. Robert H. Chapman Signed, Sealed and Delivered by the Testator as a codicil to his last will and Testament in our presence who in his presence and the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names witnesses the testator being too weak to write his name. Thomas Allen Tidball Wm. Hill
Virginia - At a court held for Frederick County, the 4th day of November 1833 this instrument of writing purporting to be a codicil to the last will and testament of Robert H. Chapman, deceased, was produced to the Court and Thomas Allen Tidball and William Hill the subscribing witnesses thereto being sworn deposed and say that the said testator departed this life at the residence of the said Thomas Allen Tidball on the 18th day of June last, that he arrived there very ill four days before, that some hours previous to his death the said instrument of writing was written by the said Thomas Allen Tidball at the request of the testator, that he was in his proper ( illegible) at this time of signing and acknowledging the said codicil as far as they know or believe and requested them to attest the same as witnesses which they did in the presence of the Testator and of each other that the testator attempted to sign his name but being too weak to do so made his mark and thereupon on motion it is ordered that the said instrument of writing be recorded and when recorded that the original together with a copy of this order be furnished by the Clerk of this Court to the Court of Tipton County in the State of Tennessee. In testimony whereof, I, Thomas Allen Tidball, Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 4th day of November 1833 and in the 58 year of the Commonwealth. T. A. Tidball
Virginia Frederick County Set I, John Smith, presiding Justice of the Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the above attestation of Thomas Allen Tidball, the clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid is in due form of law. Given under my hand and seal the 4th day of November 1833. John Smith
State of Tennessee Tipton County Court of Pleas & quarter session December Term 1833 This day appeared Robert Hill Chapman in open court producing a codicil to the last Will and Testament of Robert H. Chapman, deceased, which having been duly proven he was qualified as executor to said codicil and last Will aforesaid, whereupon it was ordered by the court that letters testamentary to the said Robert Hill Chapman in addition to the letters granted to William S. Chapman and Hannah Chapman at the last term of this upon his entering into bond similar to that entered into by the aforesaid executor and executrix. Witness my hand at office in Covington the second day of December A.D. 1833, and the 58 years of American Independence. R. W. Sanford, Clerk by Deputy, G. Hamp Evans
Book A - Pages 15 - 19
In the name of God, Amen, I, Stephen Childress of Williamson County and State of Tennessee being of sound mind and memory (blessed be God) do this 28th day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty one make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say. First, I give and recommend my Soul to God that gave it my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent manner the discretion of my executors hereafter to be named. And as touching such worldly estate where in it has pleased God to bless me within this life. First, I first give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Nancy, six negroes named as follows, Daniel, little Jacob, Peter, Jane, Hager & Charity to have and to hold them and their increase during her natural life for the purpose of raising or to assist in raising of the small children, and at her death to be equally divided amongst all my children, them and their increases. I heretofore given some of my children property as follows. First I give my daughter, Elizabeth Hulen, two negroes with one thousand dollars and other property to the amount of two hundred & fifty dollars. My daughter, Susan Hulen has had property to the amount of two hundred & fifty dollars. My son, Stephen S. Childress has had property & money to the amount of eight hundred dollars. I have given my son, William G. Childress, one negro woman named Canary and other property amounting in all to Seven hundred and fifty dollars. I have given my daughter, Polly Benton, property worth one hundred and twenty five dollars. Second, my will and desire that all my real and personal estate in Williamson County, be sold and the personal property at Wappanochy be sold also, all at twelve months credit if my wife do not choose to go to Wappanochy to live that my executors procure a tract of land to the amount of fifty acres for her during her life then to be divided, also that she have as many cows & hogs as my executors may think necessary for the raising of the children in the same way, and after all my just debts are paid the amount then left shall be equally divided that is those that have received as above stated shall have that much deducted from them so as to make them share equal except my daughter, Patsy L. Childress, which is a cripple. I leave her eight hundred dollars more than any other child and as touching that part of my estate which may fall to my daughter, Susan Hulen, that my executors take charge of it and let her have it as she may stand in need so that her husband, Thomas Hulen, shall not have any use of it but should he die or they be divorced then and in that case for them to give her ???? part. I have some debts due me, one in judgment against the Easons, and one against William Hancy and one in the Natchez County, also a quantity of goods on hand which will be sold at twelve months credit. Should my executors conceive it more advisable advantageous for the land to be sold at one, two and three years credit, they will do so and that they reserve as much money as will educate the younger children equal with the older ones. Lastly, and lastly I nominate and appoint my son, William G. Childress, Major James McEuen, and Mr. David Cummins, esq., executors to this my last Will & Testament revoking all others. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this day and year above mentioned. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of M. D. Cooper Abram Manc William Easton, Juret S. Childress H. Petway, Juret
State of Tennessee Tipton County March Term 1829 The was the within last Will and Testament of Stephen Childress, dec'd, produced in open court and by the depositions of Hinchey Petway and William Easton proven to the satisfaction of the court and was ordered to be recorded. Andrew Greer, Clerk by R. W. Sanford, D.C.
Will Book A - Page 7 & 8
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