Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 4
page 206:
I Mary J. Ralston do make and publish this as my last Will and testament hereby
revoking and making void all other wills by me at any other time made.
First; I desire that funeral expenses and all debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any money that I die possessed of or may come into the hands of my executor.
Secondly; I give to my sister Elizabeth Kirkpatrick & three children (to-wit): Ella Kirkpatrick, W. M. Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth A. Kirkpatrick jointly, my interest in and undivided tract of land which is one half of said tract, Containing about three hundred acres more or less, it being the same place on which Elizabeth Kirkpatrick now lives adjoining the lands of the heirs on the West, G. L. Medlin and others, the North, Daniel Kirkpatrick on the East it being the same that was bequeath to me by my grand Father William Montgomery and in the event that any portion of my __? has to be sold to pay debts or other expenses, I authorize my (the next word I took at first to be sister but the word looks like a low long wtor, the tor makes me think it was intended to be executor (??) to sell such portion of said land as will meet said liability to be taken off to the best advantage to the remainder.
Lastly I do nominate and appoint John Montgomery my Executor.
In witness
whereof I do to this my Will set my hand and seal.
This 22nd day of December 1879.
Attest.
John Clendenning
J. R. Hutchison
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State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court September Term 1880
The last Will and testament of Mary J. Ralston dec'd was this day produced in open Court for
probate: and was duly proven by the oaths of John Clendening and J. R. Hutcheson subscribing
witnesses thereto, which is received by the Court and ordered to be recorded. John Montgomery
the Executor named in the Will appeared in open Court and excepted the execution of the same.
Where upon said John Montgomery together with his securities John Clendeson and F. K. Taylor
appeared in open Court and entered into and acknowledged their bond to the State of Tennessee
in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, Conditioned as the law requires and said John
Montgomery as executor aforesaid was duly qualified.
Copy Attest. O. H. Foster