Will
of Isaac Gentry
County
Court August 6th 1866
Will
of Isaac Gentry. Deceased,
I, Isaac
Gentry,
of the County of Union and State of Tennessee, being an old man, being weak in
body but of sound mind and disposing Memory, Do herby make and Publish the
following as my last will and testament, That is to say, I will and bequeath
to my son Charles
Gentry,
twenty Acres of land being a part of the tract on which I now live, Bounded as
follows, Beginning on a rock Corner made between Charles
Gentry
and Pryor
Gentry,
by myself, on the conditional line made between Addison
Gentry
and myself. Thence running nearly an east course to a rock corner,
thence with a fence to a line made between Charles
Gentry,
and one to a Walnut Corner on the top of the Buffalo Ridge. Thence a
South east course and the Ridge to a chestnut corner. Thence with a
conditional line made between Addison
Gentry,
and myself, to the Beginning Containing twenty Acres be the same more or less.
The land to be his right by him paying to Altimora
Branson,
my daughter, three years after my death, one hundred dollars and also the said
Charles
Gentry,
is to pay to my son Alfred
Gentry,
Ninety Dollars at the end of three years after my Death above mentioned,
payments to be made in current Bank notes or currency.
I will and bequest unto my son Pryor
Gentry,
the remainder of my land and all my out property, including all my Tools by
his supporting me and my wife during our lives or during my wife's widowhood,
and said Pryor
Gentry,
is also to pay my son Addison
Gentry,
seventy-one Dollars and fifteen cents and also pay my son Martin
Gentry,
forty-two dollars and also to pay my son
Isaac Gentry,
twenty Dollars all this money to be paid in three years after my Death in
current Bank notes. I Will that my wife reside and remain in possession
of the House and all the household furniture together with all the money, I
may have at my death, during her natural life or widowhood, which she may
dispose of as she see proper at her death. My will is that my self and
wife at our deaths be jointly Buried, and that my son Pryor
the expense, and in case I leave any debts he is also to pay the same.
Thereby
nominate and appoint my Wife Elizabeth
Gentry,
and my son Isaac
Gentry,
be my executors to this my last Will and testament.
In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal, this 10th day of April
1865.
Signed
and Acknowledged in Isaac
Gentry (seal)
Our
presence
Isaac
Bayliss
Jacob
L. Sharp
F.
W. Miller
Union
County, Tennessee Will Book
Pages
177 and 178
Transcribed
by M. Gentry Hagan