THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
April 29, 1824
In the name of God Amen, I ASA TUTTLE being of perfect mind and memory but knowing that life is uncertain & death certain do make this my Last Will and Testament, disanuling of all others this the 29 day of April One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Four.
To Wit. I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife POLLY one feather bed & furniture, one small chest, beaufat etc. one linnen wheel her choice, one large pot & small one, one pot transmel, one loom & harness, one quilt wheel, six setting chairs, one tea kettle & creeper, one cow & calf her choice, all of my corn pork fish & hogs lard now on hand two of her first choice of the large hogs & also two her first choice of the last winter piggs & one stock of flax to her & her heirs forever.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son in Law ARCHIBALD SAWYER one feather bed & furniture, one blue chest and one heffer my Wife’s choice and sixty dollars after paying all my just debts, to him & his heirs forever.
The balance of my estate after paying my just debts in manner above mentioned to equally divided between my children namely HAPEL (HASSEL?), POLLY, JOSEPH, PETER and ASA TUTTLE to them & their heirs forever. I also nominate and appoint my friend JESSE BELL Executor to this my Last Will and Testament.
ASA TUTTLE seal
His X mark
Sign’d, seal’d in the
Presents of
JON H. ROBERTS
DANIEL TUTTLE
Camden County
May Term 1824
This Last Will and Testament of ASA TUTTLE dec’d was exhibited & proved in open Court by oath of DANIEL TUTTLE one of the subscribing witnesses thereto—-JESSE BELL the Executor therein named appeared and qualified according to Law. Ordered that the Will be recorded and letters testamentary issue.
Test.
M.S. LEWIS CLK
By A.C. EHRINGHAUS
Will Book C
Pages 34, 35
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse