Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Oct. 1870 - April 1891, Will Book Vol. 4
page 246
I Margaret J. Thornhill of County Sumner and State of Tennessee make and publish this my last Will and Testament and hereby revoking all wills by me at any time made.
1. Specification
I desire that my funeral expenses be paid out of the first monies that may come into my Executors
hands.
2. Spesz.?
I desire that all my just debts be paid as soon as practicable.
3rd. Specis
I give to my beloved son Samuel H. Thornhill, all my estate both personal and real estate (said
real - estate
consisting of a farm on ???? creek of about two hundred and seventeen acres [pg 247] known as
the Eliph
farm also a tract of hill or timber land on the head water of Drake's Creek of about one hundred
acres)
provided this bequest be subject to provisions herein after made.
4th. Specy.
I desire that my Executor be impowered(sic) to sell my hill land or so mutch(sic) of my Real
Estate as shall
be sufficient to pay my just debts, and that said Executor have power to sell and make title in as
ample
manner as if made by my self.
5th. Specification
In the event that my son Samuel H. Thornhill should die without issue before his is twenty one
years of age
my desire is that that(repeat) the before described property go to my Brother Daniel H. Smith and
my Sister
Sarah E. Latimer, if living and if not to their children.
Lastly.
I do hereby nominate and appoint my Brother Daniel H. Smith as my Executor, in witness
whereof I do to
this my will set my hand and Seal this the seventeen day of May 1882.
(Signed) M. J. Thornhill
Test.
F. K. Taylor
J. W. Montgomery
State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court October Term 1882.
The last Will and Testament of M. J. Thornhill, deceased, was this day presented in open Court
for probate,
and was duly proven by the oaths of F. K. Taylor, and J. W. Montgomery, subscribing witnesses
thereto,
which was received and ordered to be recorded. D. H. Smith, the Executor named in the will
appeared in
open Court together with his sereties(sic), F. K. Taylor, and J. W. Montgomery, and entered into
and
acknowledged their bond to the State of Tennessee in the penal sum of One Thousand Dollars
conditioned
[pg 248] as the law requires, and said Daniel H. Smith, as Executor, aforesaid was duly qualified.
And
letters ordered to be issued to said Daniel H. Smith.
Copy Attest. O. H. Foster