I, Joseph Huddleston, Sr., of the county of Franklin and the state
of Tennessee, do make this my last will and testament.First, I direct my
executors, hereinafter mentioned, to collect the debts due me and out of
the first collections and cash on hand to pay all my debts and demands
against my estate. Second, I leave to my wife, Elizabeth Huddleston
during her life, the tract of land on which I now live , all my slaves
except Charles and farming untensils, grain and provisions, as my said
wife Elizabeth may desire, and at the death of my said wife said  land
and negroes, and their increases are to be disposed of as hereinafter
directed. Third, I give to my nephew Joseph Huddleston of Franklin
country, and his heirs forever, at the death of my said wife, should she
survive me, or at my death should I survive her, all of my lands and the
slaves David, Millie, Tom. Fourth, I have heretofore given to Joseph H.
Dodds of Georgia my slave Charles and at my death I direct my executors
to deliver said boy to him or his legal heirs.Fifth, I direct my
executors to sell all my perishable property as well as that which has
been reserved by my wife as well as that which has not, the first to be
sold at my death, and the second at the death of my wife and I direct
that the proceeds of the same as well as all the money and choses in
action of which I may be possessed be divided  equally between Joseph H.
Davis son of William Davis and Joseph H Adams, son of Lake P. Adams and
that my said executors manage this bequest and that they pay the same to
said Davis and Adams when they arrive at the age of 21 years or to their
respective heirs.should either of them die, before attaining that age.
Sixth, I give to Matthew Watson, nephew of my said wife at her death ,
my two slaves Seaborn and John, children of Sally. Seventh, I give to
Francis Huddleston son of Joseph Huddleston, my two slaves William and
Marion also children of Sally. Eighth, I give to Isaac Huddleston son of
Joseph Huddleston, my three slaves, Jim, Sam, Andrew also sons of Sally.
Ninth, I give to Sidney Pearson, wife of Kindred Pearson and neice of my
wife and at my wife's death, two hundred dollars in cash. Tenth, I also
give to Joseph Adams son of Luke Adams and his heirs forever at the
death of my wife, my negro slave named Doctor, also a child of Sally.
Eleventh, I have also given and conveyed to my friend Peter S. Decherd,
my negro woman Sally and her three children Sarah, James and her infant
now at the breast, a boy named Fielding and I direct my executors at my
death to deliver them and their increase to him. Twelfth, I appoint my
friends, Luke P. Adams and Squire B. Hawkins, executors of this my will
and revoke all other wills which may have been made by me. In testimony
whereof I have set my hand and seal, this sixth day of March A. D. 1846.
Joseph Huddleston. signed , sealed, acknowledged and published by Joseph
Huddleston Sr. in our presence and witnessed by us in his presence and
in the presence of each other as the last will and testament of said
Huddleston. signed: Edwin Martin, Joseph Bradford, F. A. Loughmiller,
Duly recorded in my office the seventh day of December 1846. Signed:
Sharrod Williams, clerk. Will book 1, page 230.

Submitted by Anna Popejoy

              Mary Bonsal