Benjamin Graves Will

Benjamin Graves Will
Submitted by Donna G. Ferrell


I Benjamin Graves of the county of Wilson and state of Tennessee, being of
sound mind, do make and publish this my last will and hereby revoke all
others made by me heretofor. 1st. It is my will that all of my just debts
(which I may be oweing at the time of my death) be paid out of the money I
may have at the time of my death; and if I should not have a sufficiency of
money on hand at the time of my death to pay all my just debts and burial
expenses, then it is my will that a sufficiency of the crop on hand at the
time of death be sold to provide for the above ___; 2nd. I give to my
beloved wife Mildred Graves all my crops and stock and all the money, notes
and accounts, household and kitchen furniture and all my perishable property
not mentioned above, and the use of my farm and all my negroes. (after
complying with the first item in this will) as long as she may live single;
but if she should marry again, then it is my will that all my perishable
property be sold and the proceeds divided as herein provided for; 3rd. It
is my will that any negroes be sold as well as any perishable property in the
event of my wife marring after my death; 4th. It is my will that the
proceeds of the sale of all my property be equally divided amoung all my
children and my wife, except my daughter Ann Jones, and my two grandchildren
Fountain Hester and Savannah Richard Hester, who are provided for as follows.
(to wit) 1st. It is my will and I do direct that my daughter Ann Jones shall
have the interest accruing from her portion of my estate, (which shall be
equal with that of any other children) yearly during her natural life and at
her death the principle to be equally divided amoungest the heirs of her body
that may be living; 2nd. It is my will my two grandsons Fountain Hester and
Savannah Richard have one share of estate equally divided between them. 3rd.
Should the stock ____ at anytime beyond the desire of my wife she is hereby
authorized to sell such as she may not desire to keep and divide the proceeds
equally as above provided for; 6th. Should my wife not marry again, then it
is my will that all my land, negroes and property of every description be
sold and the proceeds divided amoung all my children as above provided for.

__ ___ ___ I have herewith set my hand and affixed my seal this 14 day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six.


Benjamin Graves
Signed in the Presence of:
Thomas Norman
E. T. Ross

Will was recorded, September Term 1857, Wilson Co TN
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Benjamin G(eorge?) Graves was born in VA ca 1774, married 28 Dec 1811
Mildred/Millie Hancock in Chesterfield Co VA. They removed from Nottoway Co
VA 1830-33 to Wilson Co TN, 3rd District. Children of Benjamin G. Graves are:
1. William S ma Winfred Lundsford, 2. James M ma Elizabeth Conyers, 3.
Benjamin J unmarried, 4. John E ma (a) Mary Bloodworth, (b) Arella Bass
Anderson, 5. Richard D unmarried, 6. Jane ma James B. Bloodworth, 7.
Elizabeth ma Francis Ligon, 8. Matilda ma James P Wright, 9. Mildred ma
Hiram G. Hester, 10. Ann ma ____Jones (lived in KY). 1 - 9 married in
Wilson Co TN.

Sumitted by: Donna Graves Ferrell, 3rd great grand dtr.

 

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