Hezekiah Brown [seal]

Attest:
Noel K. Johnson
W. L. Johnson
T. J. Johnson
Thomas Long

In as much as my wife Sarah Brown may not be reconciled to the will and may thereby create some difficulties with my Executors.   I have concluded to attach this as a
codicil to my said will that should she refuse the provisions herein made and adopt such provisions as the law makes for her then and in that case my will is that my Executors
shall allow her the third of all my estate and appropriate the other as they may think proper and most advantageous to my children until the death of my said wife, immediately
after which they are to proceed and appropriate as is herein provided for - Given under my hand & seal this 27th day of December 1819.

Hezekiah Brown [seal

Attest:
Thomas Long
Will L. Johnson
Noel K. Johnson
T. J. Johnson

I, Hezekiah Brown of Franklin County having survived more than one year since the making and signing my last will which bears date on the 25th day of December 1819 and the
codicil there to date on the 27th of the same month since which such changes having taken place as to render some allowances in [?] _______ there in which are as follows to wit.
First, in the 4th article of my will strike out the words "three hundred " and insert one hundred.  
Second, in the 5th article same strike out the words "three hundred" and insert one hundred dollars.
Third, in the sixth article, second line, after the word "Washington" insert "and infant son Preston" (born since my said will was made and strike out of the sixth line of said article
the words "five hundred & fifty" and insert "four hundred & fifty dollars."
Fourth, in the seventh article strike out the word "negro woman Fanny (she having departed this life) and insert three hundred dollars.
Fifth, in the 8th article strike out the word "four hundred & fifty dollars" and insert three hundred & seventy five.
Sixth, in the ninth article strike out the words "five hundred dollars" and insert four hundred dollars.
Seventh, in the tenth article strike out the words five hundred dollars & insert four hundred.
The foregoing seven alterations. I hereby make in my said will and direct this as an additional codicil to be attached to the other part of my will and to be acted upon in the same
manner by my said Executors and to stand upon the same footing in al respects, as if the same had been rewritten with these alterations made in it.
Given under my hand & seal at my own house this 14th day of January 1821.

Hezekiah Brown [seal]

The following codicil to the will of Hezekiah Brown was read over to him in our presence when he signed and acknowledged the said to be his act and did register our signatures
there to as witnesses on the day of its date.
Thomas J. Johnson
Will Mitchell [his mark]

Franklin County
September Court 1821
A writing purporting to be the last will and testament with the codicil on the back of the original will of Hezekiah Brown decd. was proven by the oaths of William L. Johnson, Noel K.
Johnson, and Thomas J. Johnson three of the subscribing witnesses thereto which is entered to be recorded and the second codicil was proven by the oath of Thomas J. Johnson one
of the subscribing witnesses hereto which is entered to be recorded whereupon the same is truly recorded in my office.
Att Willis A. Lee C.F.C.C.