Weakley County Will Book ___, Pg 304

We, Gilbert PATTERSON and Milly PATTERSON do make and publish this as our last will and testament thereby revokin and void all other wills by us at any time made.
 First direct that our funeral expenses and all our debts be paid as soon as convenient out of first money coming in to the executor's hands after our deaths.  Second we give and bequeath to our son A.J. PATTERSON one hundred acres of land it being the south fork of the 200 acre tract of land that we now live on to have and hold the same at our deaths.  The balance of our property be divided among our legal heirs in the following named manner: Thomas PATTERSON’s heirs fifty cents, Gilbert KEMP fifty cents, Elizabeth FOWLER’s heirs fifty cents.  We direct that the balance of our estate be divided equally between the hereafter named: Sarah THORNTON, Milly DAVIDSON, W.C. PATTERSON, Robert PATTERSON, Louisa DAVIDSON, Gilbert B. PATTERSON, J.W. PATTERSON, Cally JONES, A.J. PATTERSON.  Last we do hereby nominate and appoint our executor in witness whereof we do to this our will set our hands and seal this Oct 2nd 1889.

Thomas CAMPBELL                                             Gilbert PATTERSON
J.G. PHIPPS                                                            Milly PATTERSON
 

 Personally appeared before me J.G. PHIPPS, notary for said county the within named Gilbert PATTERSON the bargainor with whom I am personally aquainted and acknowledged that he has executed the written instrument for the purpose therein expressed, and Mrs. Milly Patterson wife of said Gilbert Patterson having personally appeared before me privately and apart from her husband the said Milly Patterson acknowledged the execution of said instrument to have been done by freely, voluntarily and understanding without compulsion or restraint from her said husband for the purpose herein expressed.  Given under my hand and official seal this 30 day of July 1891.

       J.G. Phipps, Notary   

Submitted by Nancy Denty Breidenthal