from Sumner County Tennessee Will Book 2

In the name of the Great first Cause: I William Alexander of Sumner County and State of Tennessee being of sound mind and memory (believing) that death is as certain and necessary as life, induced by my advanced age, to believe that I am fast approaching the former am (moved) from motives of reciprocal Justice, to make this my last desire known to the world, in the following manner- I leave to my good old companion Mary Alexander all my household and kitchen furniture, all my stock of every description...

to my grandson Richard B Alexander (son of William Locke Alexander)

to my grandson William the Tanner (son of William Locke Alexander)

to my granddaughter Tabitha (daughter of William Locke Alexander, married Horace) Lawson

to my son William Locke Alexander, at the death of my wife and myself all of my land, all of my stock of every kind all household and kitchen furniture, all of my negroes that I have not particularly disposed of, as he thinks best- as to the donations to my grandchildren who were named after my wife, I leave altogether with my Executor. I shall also leave to my executor anything that is required at our last exc't. It is my last request, that my son William L Alexander, do execute my desire, as to the distribution of my titled property. Signed, sealed and delivered. Will Alexander

August 1830 The last will and Testament of Will Alexander dec'd was exhibited in Court for probate, and was duly proved by the oaths of Moses Lawson and William Lauderdale, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and thereupon William L Alexander, the executor therein named, appeared in Court and agreed to take upon himself the execution of the same, and together with William Lauderdale and C Hart his securities, entered into and acknowleded their bond to the Governor, and his successors in office in the sum of Four Thousand dollars, conditional as the Law directs and took the oath of Executor prescribed by Law. A H Douglass Clerk of Court