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Jeremiah Tubbs Estate

dated 14 Apr 1838

 

 

 

Contributed by:  Peggy Hale Bates  
This material was originally donated to the TNGenWeb where it shall remain here in Legacy.

Source:  Copy of the will

Recorded: 14 April 1838;  Book F, page 321 and 322
 

JEREMIAH TUBBS ESTATE SETTLEMENT IN PERRY COUNTY, TN,
14 APR 1838, BOOK F, PAGE 321 & 322

We the Legatees of Jeremiah Tubbs, Dec'd have agreed ourselves and with the widdo of said Tubbs to divide said Estate & Each one to take his proportional part of said Estate giving said widdow the following property during her life. Tim & Velly, they being negroes of her choice, two beds and furniture, three cows and calves, one small steer for beef, Six head of sheep of her choice from the flock with all her property left on the farm and about the house which has not been herein valued and otherwise divided and distributed and all her clothes. Tim is to belong to Jeremiah and Velly to Janus and other property may be left by said widdow at her death to be equaly divided between Jeremiah and Janus as their propotional part of said Estate and for taking care and suporting of said widdow their mother during her lifetime.

We have chosen Doctor Jinnings, Ephram Arnal and William T. Hinzes as Commisioners to value and divide the ballance of said Estate among the following Legatees; Lemuel Tubbs, William Tubbs and John Tubbs' heirs & Mathew Miller and Manuel Gibson. The commissioners have valued & devided the same as follows: Lemuel Tubbs is to have Chaney who is vallued to $600.00. William to have Harry valued to $350.00, one rone horse at $80.00, one sorel horse at $35.00, Nine head of sheep at $1.25 = $11.25, three small hides at $2.50, one beef hide at $5.00, His propotion which Lemuel Tubbs has over the rest $23.37 1/4 = $507.34. John Tubbs' heirs to have Dicy valued at $400.00, one gray mare valued at $60.00. Joseph Thomas and Elzey Hills note pursaunt and intrest of $20.30, three bells at $3.50, their propotional part from Lemuel Tubbs $23.27 1/4 = $507.07 1/4 Mathew Miller to have Frank valued at $400.00, three beds valued at $29.00, one pot at $2.00, one saddle at $10.00, one speckled heafer at $2.50, one small bull at $4.00, one red heafer, one white cow and yearling calf at $13.00, one black cow, one red cow, one white back yeath-10 at $18.00, his propotion from Lemuel Tubbs of 23.27 1/4 = $506.77 1/4 Manuel Gibson to have Wilson valued to $200.00, one yooke of oxen at $55.00, one sorrel mair at $84.00, one gray mare and colt at $55.00, one gray filly at $65.00 and 2 red making $7----, one------ cow and yearling making $15---, one ----- at -----, his propotional part from Lemuel Tubbs ---- = $505.---

We the under signed Legatees ---- --un the property on the day it was valued & are satisfied with the valuation and division and further agree to take it in the words as we can find it be it dead or alive it being our propotion of said Estate given, from our hands this 14 day of April 1838.

Lemuel (his x mark)

Tubbs William (his x mark)

Tubbs John Tubbs' heirs by gardeen Sarah and Jeremiah (their x x marks)

Tubbs Mathew (his x mark)

Miller, Manuel (his x mark)

Gibson, Jeremiah (his x mark)

Tubbs Janus (his x mark) Tubbs .

State of tennessee Perry County: Personley appeared before me Henry Wright Clerk of the County Court of said county. William L. Mengien & Doctor Jinnings with whom I am personley aquanted & who being first Sworn depose & say that they were the commissioners in the within named instrament of wrighting & that they are aquanted with Lemuel Tubbs, William Tubbs, Sarah & Jeremiah Tubbs, Mathew Miller, Manuel Gibson, Jeremiah Tubbs & Janus Tubbs within named & they executed to the written division of property therein named on the day it bairs date. Witness my hand in said county this 3 day of April 1846 Henry Wright Clk State of Tennessee & Perry County --

Registers office April the 3 day at 4 oclock PM AD 1846. Then was this agreement between the Legatees of Jeremiah Tubbs, Dec'd, the Clerks certifacate & this cirtifacate all dewly registered in Book F. page 321 & noted in note Book A page 32 by me John A. Raines Regester

 

 

 

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