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Will of Joseph Hasting |
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I Joseph Hasting in County of Giles State of Tennessee
Make this my last will. I give, divide, and bequeath my estate and property
real, and personal, as follows, that is to say I give unto my wife Sarah Ann
Hasting, all personal property as long as she lives. To wit, two mules, two
cows, and calves, one yearling, all of the Farming tools including Plows,
gear, wagon and so on. Al the corn and wheat on hand, and that is raised on
the place this year. She is to have my interest in all the cotton that is
raised on the place, and the rents for all the land, and all the household
and kitchen furniture all the sheep and hogs and all notes. I give unto my
wife Sarah Ann Hasting all of my real Estate including my entire lands, upon
which I now reside, as long as she lives. At her death, the real estate
must be divided or sold and the proceeds equally divided between all of my
children, or their heirs, as they think best, I have given unto some of my
children some personal property. To wit, To my son Peter Hasting one horse
and saddle, one bed and bed clothes and a trunk. I have given unto my son,
Joseph G. Hasting one horse and saddle, bed and bed clothes, and a trunk. I
have given unto my daughter Cornelia Ann Nelson one horse and saddle, bed
and bed clothes and a trunk, I have given unto my daughter Mary Elizabeth
Whitfield one horse or its equivalent and a saddle, bed and bed clothes, and
a trunk. I have given unto my son William Hasting, one horse and saddle and
trunk, I have given unto my son Charles Hasting one horse and saddle and
trunk, I have given unto my son Newton Jerome Hasting one saddle. My son
William is to have one bed and bed clothes, to make him equal with Peter,
Joseph G., Cornelia Ann, and Mary Elizabeth, my son Charles is to have one
bed, and bed clothes to make him equal with the others mentioned, my son
John is to have a bed and bed clothing to make him equal. My son Newton
Jerome is to have a horse, bed, and bed clothes, and a trunk to make him
equal. My Daughter Catherine Udora is to have a horse and saddle, bed, and
bed clothes, and a trunk to make her equal with the rest. If this personal
property should not be given to my children, William, Charles, John, Newton
Jerome, Catherine, Udora as specified above at my wife Sarah Ann's death it
must be allowed them, and the balance of the personal property, if any is to
be equally divided or sold and equally divided as they think best. In
witness whereof I have signed and sealed and published and declared this
instrument as my will This March 25th 1879.
Joseph X Hasting mark
John F. Simpson Will written March 25th, 1879, probated Nov. 3, 1879 Will Book B, p. 310 |
Submitted by Ruth Hasten Walsh
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