CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - Dudley Phipps  1851
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State of Tennessee) Carroll County( August 21st 1851 in the name of God Amen.

I Dudley Phipps being in good mind & contious that it appointed for all men to
die do make this my last will and testament. 1. it is my desire that my Just
debts and funeral expenses all be paid out of any money that may come into the
hands of my trusty Friend wo I shall hereafter appoint my Executor 2d I desire
that my son James have the tract of land I now live on Containing one hundred
Acres after the death of my wife Mary whi is to have a support off of said
land & a home on said land during her natural life. 3rd I desire that my wife
Mary have my Gray mare & one milch cow & all the funature about the house
during her natural life after the death of my wife Mary I desire that my
Daughter Catharine have the said mare Cow & all the property about the house.
4th It is my desire that my two sons Jonathan and Ambrose have fifty cents
Each also it is my desire that Jane Cleaver have fifty cents also I desire
that my two Grand children the children of my Daughter Nancy have fifty cents
to 5th And lastly I hereby constitute & appoint Benjamin Hays Executor to this
my last Will & Testament. 6th Further I desire that the children of my
Daughter Elizabeth have fifty cents and the children of my Daughter martha
have fifty cents also the children of my son William have fifty cents Signed
in the presents of) the day & date above written.

Dudley Phipps X his mark

Test A. Barksdale Benjamine Hays, Jr. L. M. Stafford Jr.

State of Tennessee) Carroll County( October Term 1851

This day a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of
Dudley Phipps Decd. was produced in open court and duly prooven by the oaths
of A. Barksdale Benjamine Hays & L. M. Stafford the Subscribing witnesses
there to as the law directs and ordered to be recorded.

A Copy Test Y. W. Allen Clk By I. C. Whitehorn D. C.