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In the
name of God amen. I Carter Blanton of the County of Franklin being sick and
weak in body but of sound mind and memory for which I thank God and calling
to mind the uncertainty
of human
life and being desiours to dispose of all such worldly estate as it hath
pleased God to bless me with and I give and bequeath the same in manner following
that is to say.
Item
1st I hereby lend to my beloved wife Susan Blanton during her natural
life the two following slaves namely Parris and Cordelia also all my household
furniture consisting of beds chairs
tables
& also my carriage and horse also two thousand dollars in specie as soon
as it can be collected after my deceased out of any debts due me by bond
note of otherwise the object
is that
said two thousand dollars is to be loaned on interest and the interest there
of to be appropriated to her support and to be at her disposal my will
is that what remains of the above
property
at the deceased of my said wife with the two thousand dollars principal above
mentioned shall be divided among all my children namely Peggy Coleman Polly
Snell Berdet A.
Blanton
Henry Blanton William C Blanton and Eliza Daniel two thousand three hundred
dollars it is my will that these leggacies shall stand without interrption
as they are and I hereby
given
and bequeath to my said children all the balance of my said estate whether
real personal or mixed which may be mine at my decease to them and their
heirs forevere to be dived
equally
among them on the most fair and equalable principle.
Item
3rd It is my will that the carriage and horse above mentioned in this will
shall be considered the entire property of my said wife and to be disposed
of as she m ay think proper
after
my deceased.
Item
4th It is my further will that my two servants Sampson and Isabell
shall be free from and after my death but should it so happen that they or
either of them should be unable to
support
themselves in that ca se they shall be supported by my executors out of my
estate.
Item
5th It is also my will that they executors hereinafter named not either
of them shall make any distribution of any part of my estate to any one or
more of my legatees until all of
them
the said legatees enter into or give to Edmund T Coleman their joint or seperate
bonds so as to indemnify him against the payment of any debts or cost that
might come against
him
in consequence of on account of his being my security as administrator of
the estate of an unknown person whose papers bore the name of Benedict Costy
and John Baptist
Larona
on them.
Item
6th It is my will that at my death my son Henry take York as a part
of his distributive share or as he may be valued and that my son William
to take Harry as a part of his
distributive
share or as he may be valued and that at my wifes death my daughters Peggy
Coleman and Eliza Daniel take Parris and Cordelia the one take one and the
other take
the
other by lot or any agreement by them made otherwise as part of their
distribution shares at their valuations and it is further my will that the
above named four negroes York
Parris
Harry and Cordelia be valued to the above legatees by men or persons chosen
by one two or more of my executors as property to my said heirs as above
mentioned and
not
as slaves to speculators or negro traders and also at my death George and
Moned two more of my slaves shall have the privelege to choose masters to
buy them if they can
find
such as will give a fair valuation for them accroding to the above needs
of valuation.
Item
7th It is also my will that all the notes hereafter enumerated in this
item as well as all other given me by any of my children or legatees after
the last day of December 1834
shall
be considered as a part of my estate and be equally dived among my said children
or heirs towit Edward S Coleman two notes amounting to five hundred and forty
dollars.
Birdet
A Blantons fur notes amounting to six hundred and fifty dollars Henry Blantons
two notes amounting to seven hundred dollars Polly Snells note of five hundred
Dollars
William
C. Blantons two notes amounting to seven hundred and forty two dollars and
fifty cents and Eliza Daniels note of five hundred
dollars.
Item
8th and last It is also my will and I do hereby nominate constitute
and appoint my three sons Birdet A. Henry and William C. Blanton with my
tow sons in law Edwards S.
Coleman
and Robert Snell executors of this my last will and testament hereby revokig
all other wills or former wills or testaments hereto fore made by me. In
witness whereof I
have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of February 1835 all corrections
and erasures were made before Signed.
Carter
Blanton
Witness
John
R. Graham
John
H. Vaughn
S R
Samuel
Richd.
Long
I Carter
Blanton now of Franklin County do hereby make and publish this codicil to
be added to my last and testament and it is for the most part explanatory
of the interest
of the
two thousand dollars mentioned in the first Item of my will. My will is that
the interest on the said two thousand dollars that may be due thereon as
well as the interest
that
may be arising(?) and become due after it is collected loned as directed
in the said first Item is and shall be appropriated to the support and disposal
of my said wife.
It is
further my will that Edward S. Coleman take and have my old man servant Joseph
and have his service now for his support hereafter should he live to be old
and inform
nevertheless
he the said Joseph is to be at my servise and command as long as I live and
it is my will that this codicil be added to and made a part of my will. In
Testimony
whereof
I have here unto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of February
1835.
Witness
John
R. Graham
John
H. Vaughn
S R
Samuel
Richd
Long
Franklin
County August term 1835
The
last will and testament of Carter Blanton decd. Together with the codicil
thereto annexed was produced in court and proven by the oaths of John H.
Vaughn and S R Samuel
to be
such which is ordered to be recorded which is done
accordingly
A. H.
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