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- Burwell Bassett and Martha Hairston Bassett were cousins. They lived in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
WILL OF BURWELL BASSETT
Page 56
6/14/1842
In the name of God - Amen.
I, Burwell Bassett of the county of Hawkins and State of Tennessee being weak in body but sound and disposing mind and memory bringing to mind mortality of this life knowing it is appointed for all men once to die and having a desire to dispose of such worldly estate which it has pleased Almighty God to bless me with do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following, to wit:
First, I will that all my just debts be paid that my Executors hereinfater named shall sell so much of my personal property as will be sufficient to pay all my just debts. And the balance of my personal estate, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Martha Bassett during her natural life or widowhood. And I further give and bequeath unto my said wife Martha all the tract of land with its appurtenance whereon I now live and in case she should remarry, then and in that case, my executors hereinafter named shall have full power and authority to sell all my personal property together with my negroes and the proceeds of such property to be equally divided between my said wife Martha and my said children hereinafter named, to wit: Adaline Bassett, Alexander Bassett, Richard Nathaniel Bassett, James M. Bassett, Martha Bassett, and Helen Bassett share and share alike but it is further my will and desire that in case my said wife should marry that my said Executors hereinafter named shall divide the tract of land whereon I now live equally between my said wife Martha and my said children heretofore named reserving to themselves the right to lay off and set apart to my said wife a lot to include the mansion house where I now reside with the privilege at water from the Spring that I now make use of, which lot of land and building my said wife shall have and enjoy during her natural life and at her death the said lot of land to be equally divided amoung my children. And in case my said wife should remain single and keep my said property together, that she raise and school my said children out of the proceeds of the property and farm free from cost, and it is further my will and desire that as my said children heretofore named shall marry that my said wife Martha with the advise and consent of my said Executors, shall set apart so much of my personal estate as they may think my said wife can conveniently spare so as to make the balance of my said children heretofore named equal to what my daughter Elvira has received and it is further my will and desire that my said wife Martha remain in possession of all my real and personal property during her natural life of widowhood and that she have and enjoy all and singular my real estate subject nevertheless to the foregoing condition stipulated above. And lastly I do constitute and appoint my friends James L. Etter and Joseph Vaughn of the County of Hawkins and the State of Tennessee my Executors of this my last will and testament revoking all former wills hertofore made by me.
In testimony whereof I have herunto set my hand affixed my seal this 14th day of June in the year of our Lord A.D. 1842.
Burwell W. Bassett
Signed sealed and declared in the presence of
Wm. McCrow
Spencer Bassett
G. McCrane
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