LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
HENRY E. KERR
State Of Tennessee) March 1856
Giles County )
I Henry Kerr of the said county & state aforesaid being of sound mind & memory I do make and Publish this my last will and testament hereby revolking and making void all other wills made by me at any time I give my soul to god who gave it and my Body to Mother dust
Item first I have given to my son William P. Kerr the following Property to wit One negro girl named Betty also land and other property and one hundred dollars in Cash which he has received all of which I allow to be his part of my Estate
2nd I have given to my son Francis B. Kerr the following property to wit) one negro Boy named John and land and other property and one hundred dollars in Cash which he has received all of which I allow to be his part of my Estate
3rd I have given to my Daughter Lucinda McKenzy the following property to wit ) one negro girl named Mary with other property and one hundred dollars in Cash which her heirs has received which I allow to be her part of my Estate
4th I have given my son Isaac P. Kerr the following property to wit) one negro boy named Manual and other property & land & one hundred dollars in Cash which he has received which I allow to be his part of my Estate
5th I loan my property of Every description to my beloved Wife Mary Kerr during her life time or widow hood land and all my stock household & kitchen furniture But anytime she may advance to her three children Jas H. Kerr Nancy Ann Ezell and John W. Kerr so she makes them Equal advancements and at the death of my beloved wife Mary Kerr I direct that my Estate be Equally divided between James H. Kerr Nancy Ann Ezell and John W. Kerr
6th the property or money that my beloved wife Mary Kerr inherited from her Father’s Estate and money made by her I acknowledge to be her Seperate Estate amounting to Thirty five hundred dollars more or less I leave that for her to do as she pleases with
7th I hereby nominate and appoint Cary Gilbert William S. Ezell and John W. Kelly Executors to this my last will and testament
March the 5th, 1856
Witnessed by
his
Lewis G. Upshaw &
Henry X Kerr
Thomas Reed
mark
Acknowledged in our presence)
to be his act and deed for the )
proposed therein contained )
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