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- [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 184.
- [S84] E-Mail, Janet Housewright [jthousewright@yahoo.com], 20 Jun 2009.
Will of Thomas Talbot
I Thomas Talbot of the County of Sevier and State of Tennessee being of sound mind but much debilitated in body and being desirous to make a disposition of what property both real and personal that I am possessed of also all affects which I am temperly possessed of do this day make and ordain this to be my last will and testament hereby revoking all other by me at any other time made. First of all I want my funeral expenses to be paid together with all my just debts if any. Secondly I wish my wife Sarah Tolbert to have the entire use benefit and control of the lands which I am lawfully possessed of together with all buildings both dwelling house barns &c with the free and entire use and control of the timber on said lands
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also all the farming tools and other utentials thereto belonging. I also want her to have all the stock of every description not heretofore disposed of also all the money on hands or that may be due me at any time with the exception of two hundred and fifty dollars which money I wish to be put to interest during the natural life of my wife Sarah Tolbert I also want a bay colt & Mule colt to be sold next fall to the highest bidder for ready cash and the money put to interest the same way as the above mentioned two hundred and fifty dollars with the exceptions of what money I direct to be paid to the heirs as follows I wish James H. Tolbert to have sixty dollars when he becomes of age and Thomas Ephraim Tolbert to have sixty dollars when he becomes of age but in the event my wife Sarah Tolbert should marry I wish the above be null and void from that date and all the property both real and personal to be sold on twelve months credit and the money to be equally divided between my wife Sarah Tolbert and the following named heirs of my body Malinda An wife now wife of Jackson Cowan, Mary Elizabeth now wife of Harrison Blair, Sarah Ellen now wife of H. Cowan, Eliz. Jane Tolbert, Rachel Kisty now wife of Joel Underwood, Nathaniel Tolbert, William Odel Tolbert, James H. Tolbert, Thomas Ephraim Tolbert and Catharine Tolbert, but in the event my wife Sarah Tolbert never marries I wish the above named lands property money &c to be disposed of as above directed at her death that is to be
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sold as above directed and equally divided between all the above named heirs together with the money above named. lastly I appoint M. H. Cowan my Executor as witness my hand and seal this 3rd day of January 1854
Attest Thomas Tolbert (Seal)
Ephraim Johnson
Thomas Henry
Wm. M. Bryan
I J. P. H. Clark clerk of the county court of Sevier County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original will as on record in my office. Given under my hand at office in Sevierville this 10th of April 1854.
J. P. H. Clark Clk.
The foregoing is a true copy of a certified copy of the last will and testament of Thomas Talbot decd. which is recorded by order of the county court the original will and the record book containing the copy of the same having been destroyed by the burning of the county court clerks office this 14th June 1858
B. M. Chandler Clk.
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