Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 5, pages 82 - 85
page 82
I, Mary Keeble Munday, a resident of Sumner County Tennessee do make and publish this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other wills hitherto make by me.
1st - I direct my executor herein after to be named, to pay out of the first funds coming into his hands all of my just debts.
2nd - I bequeath to my sister Susan Thompson one thousand dollars for and during her life and at her death I give the remainder to my niece Maria F. Reid to be held in trust for her under the same restrictions and limitations and in the same manner as the property hereafter to be bequeath in trust for her use and benefit in the 6th clause of this my last will. In order to carry out this bequest, I direct my executor to invest one thousand dollars in good and interest bearing securities and pay over to the said Susan Thompson during her life the interest arising there from. I also empower my executor, should the securities in which said fund may be invested at any time become insecure or fail to yield interest to sell them and reinvest the fund.
3rd - I give and bequeath to my nephew Jo. C. Guild, one thousand dollars to be held in trust by him for the sole and separate use and benefit of my niece, Maria R. Guild, free from the debts, contracts, control and marital rights of any husband or husbands she may marry. And I authorize and empower the said Jo. C. Guild to invest said fund as he may [pg. 83] think best for the interests of the beneficiary and to pay over to her the interest arising there from when she arrives at the age of twenty one years or sooner should he deem it proper to do so. Should the occasion ever arise when either a part or the whole of the corpus of said fund shall be necessary for the support and maintenance of the said Maria R. Guild, I empower her trustee to dispose of said fund and appropriate all or so much thereof to her support as he may think necessary. I authorize the said Jo. C. Guild to nominate his successor in this trust by last will, and the said successor, when so appointed shall have and possess all the power and authority over said trust fund that I have by this will given to Jo. C. Guild.
4th - I bequeath to my sister George T. Guild my dinner set of china; also all my wearing apparel together with my silk quilt that is made in log cabin style.
5th - I give to my niece, Maria F. Reid all my jewelry including my watch and chain, I also bequeath her all my silver ware. Should she die without children or their issue surviving her, then it is my will that my watch and chain shall go to my grand nephew Jo. C. Guild Junior, and my jewelry and silver ware to my niece Maria R. Guild.
6th - I give and bequeath all the rest and residue of my property real, personal and mixed to my nephew Geo. A. Reid to be held by him in trust for the sole and separate use and benefit of my niece Maria F. Reid free from the debts, contracts, control and marital rights of any husband or husbands she may marry. I hereby authorize and empower the said Geo. A. Reid to sell and convey any and all of the property bequeath under this clause of my will and any other property subject to its provisions and invest the proceeds in such manner he may think best for the beneficiary: And I further authorize him to appoint by last will his successor in this trust and said trustee when so appointed shall have and possess all the authority and power over said trust fund as I have by this will given to George A. Reid. Should my said niece Maria F. Reid die without chil-[pg. 84] dren or their issue surviving her it is my will that the property devised under this the 6th clause of my will shall be divided into three equal portions. One portion I give to my sister Georgie F. Guild, one portion I give to my sister Susan Thompson and the remaining portion I bequeath to the children of my deceased sister Maria Reid.
7th - I appoint George A. Reid Executor of this my last will and testament and it is my will that he be not required to give bond.
Witness my hand this the 2nd day of March 2nd 1891.
Mary Keeble Munday.
Attested by us at the request of testatrix who signed this will in our presence, we signing as
witnesses in her presence and the presence of each other.
Jas. W. Blackmore
G. W. Boddie
I, Mary Keeble Munday make and publish this codicil to my above last will. It is my will, that,
should George B. Guild, who is the duly qualified guardian of the estate of my niece Maria F.
Reid, fail to account for and pay over to the said Maria all monies and effects which have come
or may here after come into his hands as guardian aforesaid, then in that case, the Third clause of
my above last will is to be of no force and effect. And my executor is hereby directed and
empowered to pay over said sum of one thousand dollars therein bequeath to himself in trust for
the benefit of my niece Maria F. Reid under the same conditions and limitations as the property
bequeathed under the sixth clause of my will. Witness my hand this day of June 1893.
Mary Keeble Munday
Attested by us at the request of testator who signed this codicil in our presence. We signing in her
presence and the presence of each other.
W. T. Peyton
W. Y. Allen
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State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court October Term October 6th 1894.
A paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mrs. Mary Keeble Munday
dec'd, was this day produced in open Court for probate when the same was duly proven by the
oaths of Jas. W. Blackmore and G. W. Boddie the subscribing witnesses thereto, also a codicil to
said will was duly proven by the oaths of W. T. Peyton & W. Y. Allen the subscribing witnesses
thereto when said will and codicil were ordered recorded as said last Will and Testament of Mary
Keeble Munday deceased.
A true copy.
Attest.
Harris Brown Clerk