COUNTY:   Williamson
STATE:   TN

WILL BOOK:    16
PAGE #:     400-403

REPOSITORY: Preservation Society of Williamson County, Tennessee

TESTATOR:    William BURNS
RESIDENCE:   Williamson Co TN

EXECUTORS:    W. J. Petway and John C. Petway

DATE SIGNED:   26 May 1871

DATE PROVED:    January Term 1873
Proved by, William MURRY, William A. STEELE, Robert A. JORDAN and A. D. A. RUCKER

SIGNATURE or MARK:    Signed, W. BURNS [seal}

WITNESS(ES):    None

BEQUESTS:
Item 1: It is my will that my beloved wife have the entire use of the home place including the entire lot east of the dwelling making one hundred and ten or fifteen acres, also timber and firewoods off of fifteen acres running east and west with MILLARS south boundry line, also a good work mule, the two horse waggon, the carpets on the floor, one set of silver table spoons, one set of silver tea spoons, a sufficiency of kitchen and cupboard ware, the above I give her during her natural life or widowhood. I also give her forever five hundred dollars in money and one hundred and fifty dollars to buy her a riding horse. It is my will that at my wifes death or inter marriage that my three sons in law W. J. PETWAY, John C. PETWAY and H. H. HAYNES agree upon the valuation of the above tract of land and the balance[sic] I have given my wife during her natural life or widowhood and pay and receive so as to make three equal shares, one share for Mira E. PETWAY, one share for Adaline A. PETWAY and one share for Sallie HAYNES as I will here after direct should they fale[sic] to agree then to be refered[sic] to disinterested men.

Item 2: It is my will that my daughter Lucy A. AVERITTE have twenty five dollars.

Item 3: I give to my daughter Sallie HAYNES two hundred and fifty dollars in money, a bay mare named Peg and her _______ a three year old mule named Belt, one piano, one set of silver table spoons, one set of silver tea spoons (marked K B) as I will hereafter direct.

Item 4: I have a tract of land on the west of the home place containing one hundred and ninety acres, one on the east known as the Beggar and a part of the PRICE land, supposed something on one hundred acres. It is my will that my executors call upon disinterested men to value the two tracts of land, then my two daughters Mira E. PETWAY and Adaline A. PETWAY to draw for those tracts pay and receive so as to be equal the tract division by Mira E. I give to her husband W. J. PETWAY trustee in trust for the use and benefit of my daughter Mira E. during her natural life and at her death to her children. In trust nonetheless that is to say to the sole and separate use of the said Mira E. PETWAY free from the debts, contracts or liabilities of her present or any future husband she may hereafter have, and at her death to her children, unless her husband should survive her, then to him only for life, and then to her issue as aforesaid share and share alike and in default of issue then to return and be a part of my estate, and upon further trust that if the said Mira E. shall at any time desire to sell said land she can do so by joining her husband in a deed according to statute, and immediately reinvesting the proceeds of sale in other land to be held on the same terms and conditions as the land sold.

Item 5: I give the tract of land drawn by my daughter Adaline A. to John C. PETWAY trustee in trust for my daughter Adaline A. upon precisely the same terms and conditions as in Item 4th to W. J. PETWAY.

Item 6: It is my will that my daughters, Mira E. PETWAY, Adaline A. PETWAY and Sallie HAYNES divide beds, bed furniture, also household and kitchen furniture so they may be equal and satisfied.

Item 7: It is my will that my Executors sell my cederland[sic] in Rutherford County to the best advantage and make a deed as I would do in person, also to sell all of my perishable property, not specifyed[sic] above, collect all of the money due, and all that may be on hand, and after paying the legacees above specifyed[sic] divide the remainder into three equal shares, one share for Mira E. PETWAY, one share for Adaline A. PETWAY, and one share for Sallie HAYNES which I give to them under the same intalement[sic] as in item 4th. Item 8: If either Mira E. Petway, Adaline A. Petway or Sallie Haynes is die leaving no issue there portion would come back and be a part of my estate (see Item 4th) if such a thing should occur that portion is to be equally divided with my then living grand children.

Item 9: I wish to be understood. It is my will that Mira E. PETWAY, Adaline A. PETWAY and Sallie HAYNES are to have all my property and effects except the legacees mentioned above during there natural life, and at thear deaths unless there husband be liveing it is to go to there children but if there husbands be living they are to hold there wifes portion during there lifetime and then to there children.

Item 10: I do hereby appoint W. J. PETWAY and John C. PETWAY my executors to this my last will and testament.