Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 5, pages 71 - 72
page 71
I, Alfred R. Wynne being of sound and disposing mind and memory and knowing the uncertainty of life and certainty of death do make and publish this my last will, hereby revoking all other wills & codicils heretofore made by me.
First - I desire & direct that my just debts be paid out of my estate.
Secondly - I hereby devise and bequeath all my property and estate of every kind and nature & wherever situated to my three daughters, Louisa O. Wynne, Susan W. Wynne and Mary M. Wynne and appoint them the executors of this will & desire that they or either of them may be allowed to qualify as such without any surety being required.
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature, this the 17th day of October
1888.
A. R. Wynne
The testator A.R. Wynne signed and acknowledged the fore going will in our presence and we
have signed our names hereto in the presence of said testator A.R. Wynne and in the presence of
each other.
A. C. Rucker
Edw. W. Rucker
John B. Boddie
CODICIL
In the event that either of said daughters should die, then it is my will and desire that the
surviving daughters or daughter shall become the owner of all my property and estate. The words
property & estate as used in this will and also in this codicil includes my claims against the
government and all my money and all my property real, personal & mixed.
This October 18th 1888.
A. R. Wynne
Witnesses,
A. C. Rucker
E. W. Rucker
John B. Boddie
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State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court January Term January 9th 1894.
In the matter of the probate of the Will and codicil of A.R. Wynne.
The Will and codicil of A.R. Wynne was this day presented for probate when the deposition of E.W. Rucker was read, who proved that A.C. Rucker wrote the Will and codicil of A.R. Wynne and that said Wynne signed and acknowledged the said will and codicil in his presence and that of the other two witnesses and that he and said other two witnesses witnessed the same at the request of said A.R. Wynne of disposing memory at the time & that he was of sound mind, thereupon came J. J. Turner and Thomas Boyers Sr. who being sworn stated that they are well acquainted with the handwriting of A.R. Wynne and that his signature to said will and codicil are in the hand writing of said Wynne.
J.J. Turner also proved that all of the subscribing witnesses are now residents of Tennessee, and that one of them is dead viz. J.B. Boddie. The Court thereupon ordered that said Will and codicil of A.R. Wynne be admitted to probate and the same will be spread upon the will book. It appearing that by said Will he appointed his three daughters Louisa O. Wynne, Susan W. Wynne and Mary M. Wynne as Executors of said Will and codicil and without bond & security.
The Court therefore orders that letters Executory be issued to said parties without bond.
A true copy
Harris Brown Clerk