Taylor-TN-1853

Slaves in will of Issac Taylor 1853

Will of Issac TAYLOR in White Co., TN
dated 7th April 1853

Mentions the following slaves:

Leaves his wife: "a Negro girl EMILY, a Negro man PETER, a Negro boy VANCE and a Negro girl MATILDA, besides which she is to have the use, labor and control of such other of my Negroes as she may desire and select." Mentions that if she should decide to sell the Negroes loaned to her, the money is to be divided among the children of the decd.  "and in as much as the Negro boy VANCE has an unsound arm at this time it is my will and I so direct that if he prove to be a cripple or his value be impaired in consequence thereof, then my Executors shall take him back and give my said wife four hundred dollars in his stead, to be paid out of my estate."

And he further directs the Executors pay the taxes on the lands so given & Negroes loaned out of the estate also.

The will also leaves a Negro boy NELSON, an old Negro man named RUBEN, an old Negro woman LUCINDA and child MARGARET to his son John D. Taylor.

Other unnamed negross are given to other children, so apparently, he owned many slaves.

Contributed by: Msongy7777@aol.com "Marguerite Prince Songy"