Montgomery County, Tennessee, Will Book C, Page 366

In the Name of God Amen I Allen Hunter of the County of Montgomery and State of Tennessee being of sound mind and memory blessed be God do this thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty make and publish this to be my last will and testament in manner and form as follows, to Wit,

First, my will and desire is that all my just debts shall be paid to be levied out of my goods & chattles if required.

Secondly I give to my wife Elizabeth Hunter one hundred and sixty acres of land whereon I now live including, all the improvements thereon to her use & benefit. Also four Negroes namely Sam, Ellender, Ned & Nancy and one bed & stead and furniture, one mare, & colt the mare called Fillis a bridle & saddle two cows & calves her choice three sows and pigs and a sufficient quantity of pork for her next year support. Also a plenty of corn for the same year.

Thirdly I give & bequeath to my nephew Dempsey Hunter, Junior, one Negro Man named Mason to him and his heirs forever. I also give to his son Allen Hunter one Negro boy named Levy to remain in the family until the said Allen comes to the years of maturity.

I also give to Brittain Nicholson Hunter son of said Dempsey Hunter sixty three acres of land known by the name of the Pace tract to remain uncultivated until he comes to the age of twenty one years.

Item. I give to Allen Teasley one Negro boy named Simon to remain in the family until the said Allen Teasley comes to the age of twenty-one years.

Item. I give to Matthew Hunter one hundred and ten acres of land known by the name of the Annis Tract one young sorrel horse to him and his heirs forever and all the rest of my goods and chattles I wish to be sold to pay my debts as before stated and if there is as much remains after paying all my debts I wish to give my nephew Jacob Hunter son of Emanuel Hunter one hundred dollars to his use and benefit.

And I appoint Brittain Nicholson and Dempsey Hunter Junior my whole sole Executors to this my last Will & Testament. In witness whereof the said Allen Hunter hath hereunto set his hand & affixed his seal the day and year above written.

Allen Hunter [seal]

Signed, sealed, published and declared in presence of us:

Robert Biggar

Eli Biggar

Thomas Biggar

Recorded the 28^th of Nov. 1820

Rendered October Term 1820

[Transcribed from photocopy of original by Ernest E. Hunt IV, March 28, 1999]