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Henry Head will, Sumner County, Tennessee, 15 April 1851, WB 3:163.

I Henry Head do make and publish this as my last will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made. 1st I direct that my funeral expenses and all my just bills be paid and if there should not be money enough on hand or owing to me, I desire that such portion of my personal property be sold as can best spared by wife Elizabeth. 2nd I leave to my beloved wife Elizabeth during her natural life, all the property both real and personal belonging to me at my death consisting at present, the tract of land on which I now live containing about 300 acres. Also the following Negroes, York and wife Betty, Milly and her children, Gwen, Sarah Mary Ann, Jifia, Fanny & Sajan and Mat. Also Mariah, Sandy, Andirion, Andria, Harry, children of Emily, together with the future increase of all said Negroes and all other property as above mentioned. 3rd I charge my son Pascal Head with six hundred dollars advanced to him and also with the negro girl Chinatha given to his daughter Mary I. Head. I have advanced to my son Horace Head two hundred and twenty one dollars & 97 and have given to William A. Lauderdale my note forabear(?) the sum of $700 payable at my death, with In trust, said advancement and note I charge my said son with I have advanced to my daughter Penelope Lauderdale four hundred dollars, to my son Tavenah two hundred dollars, to my daughter Inez Johnson deceased six hundred dollars, to my son Alfred Head seven hundred dollars and to my son James M. four hundred dollars. All of said advancements are to be charged to my children or their representatives so as to make the distribution of my estate equal. 4th I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Mary I. Head my Negro girl Susan her and increase if any to be valued at the death of my wife and my son Paschal charge therewith. 5th I leave to my daughter Penelope my Negro girl Mariah and her increase during her life, said girl & increase and to be valued and she to have only equal tenth part of my estate. At her death I give and bequeath said Negro and increase and any other property she may get in making her equal, to her children. If said girl and increase is more than her share she is to pay over the overplus. No said property is to be subject to the Seth Coals act, or to ability of her husband, but to secure to her sole and separate self. 6th At the death of wife Elizabeth, I direct my Executors to sell all my property both real and personal upon such terms and in such manner as they think best, and to decide the proceeds of said sale equally among my children and grandchildren as follows: my son Pascal 1/10, my son Tavanah 1/10, my son Raymond 1/10, my son Beverly 1/10, my son Alfred 1/10, my son James M. 1/10, my son John W. Head 1/10, my daughter Penelope 1/10 charging her with the woman Mariah and increase and subject to the limitation aforesaid, my son Horaces children 1/10 and to the children of my daughter Lucy 1/10 charging each with the afforsaid advancements and charging the children of my son Horace with the advancement and note above mentioned and the children of my daughter Lucy with the advancement made to her. 7th ..?..of $700 given to I and ..?.., was to secure him in sundry debts which my son Horace owed him and the notes were traded to me and Judgments are rendered there on by R.M. Potts(?) Esq in 1846 and one of the notes I sent to my said son I give and bequeath to my said son Horace said Judgments and note, I said claims have been satisfied by advancing a tract of land in Obion County then I give the land so reduced to the children of my Horace. 8th In the clause directing my Executors to sell all my property at the death of my wife, I include all the property that I now own or may own at my death and the increase and proceeds of the property loaned my wife that may not be used in her support. Lastly I do nominate and appoint my sons Raymond and John W. Head my Executors to this my last will and give them full force to settle by arbitration or compromise all facts(?) or controversies that may arise in settling my estate and they are to select disinterested persons to value the property herein directed to be valued. In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand and seal this the 15th day of April 1851.

Henry Head (seal)

Signed, sealed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names hereto in presence of the Testator this the 15th day of April 1851.

Benj F. Allen

Jno W. Malone

W. F. Andrews

State of Tennessee

Sumner County Court March Term 1852

The last will and testament of Henry Head decd was this day produced in open Court for probate and was duly proved by the Oathes of John W. Malone and W. F. Andrews subscribing Witnesses thereto Same Will is ordered to be recorded

John S. Bugg Clerk

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