Copied from McMinn Co Tn Records Athens TN, Aug 22, 1974
Office of the County Court Clerk, Will Book D, Pages 465/466.
Emma Lou Williams, Notary Public, Commission Expires Jul 21, 1975.

			JACOB WAMMACK'S WILL RECORDED

I,  Jacob Wammack of the County of McMinn, & State of Tennessee, do make and publish this, 
my las tWill and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me at any time made.

1st - I will my body to the grave and dust and my soul to God who gave it. I also direct 
my funeral expenses and all my debts to be paid as soon after my death as possible out of 
any money I may die possessed of or any come into the hands of my executors.

Secondly - Whereas on the Thirteenth day of October One-Thousand eight hundren & forty five, 
a family of negroes which I raised was valued & divided among my children and all sworn to 
stand by the valuation, and said valuation amounted to Two thousand five hundred & eighty 
seven dollars and fifty cents; making for each one of my heirs two hundred and eighty seven 
dollars & fifty cents a piece, for I had at that time in the above date nine heirs, and 
they have all received their above named shares. Said valuation was made by James Lillard, 
William Lillard and Emanuel Haney, on oath to do justice between my children. Said family 
of negroes descended to my heirs by a will from their aunt Testimony Wills to their mother 
& the heirs of her body; and they have got them on their value according to the tinor of 
sd (said) will.

So in addition to what my bloved(sic) daughter Dessy Moore has already received, I will 
and bequeath to her five dollars out of any money I many die psosessed of.

Thirdly - I give and bequeath to my children Jacob Wammack Jr, John Wammack, Daniel Wammack, 
Susan Rivers, Mary Powel, Sarah Elder & Narcissus Lucas, all my personal property, such as 
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, household and kitchen furniture to be equally divided amongst 
them as that is about all I possess as I have sold and deeded all my land away; of my negro 
woman Tilday to go among my children where she will; also a negro woman, Kity, to go there 
she choses(sic).

Also fourthly and lastly - I nominate and appoint my sons John Wammack and Daniel Wammack  
(line appears to be missing that finishes this, which was probably indicating them as 
executors of the will).

Whereunto I have set my hand and affixed my seal this twentieth day of January, One 
Thousand Eigh Hundred & Forty Seven, in presence of 

Attest
R A McAdoo     )				Jacob (his x mark) Wammack  (seal)
James M White  )
James Dennis   )

Admitted to record the first Monday of August 1847. 

Transcribed July 15, 2001, by Samuel W Womack, 4th Great Grandson of Jacob Wammack.
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