Tuckahoe's Collection of Sherrill Documents

In the name of God Amen, I Aquila SHERL of the County of Green and State of Tennessee being very sick and weake but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and that it is appointed fro all men once to dye, do make this my last will and testament thaat is principaly and firts of all I recommend my sole to the hand of Almighty GOd that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a Christian decent manner, nothing doubting but at the genearl resurrection I shall recieve the dame again by the mighty power of God and as touching of such worldly estatets wherewith it hath been pleasing to God to indow me with in this life.

I give divise and dispose of the same in the following of manner and form. First of all, all my debts is to be paid out of my moveable estates.

Secondly I give to my son Elisha SHERL my black boy, called Tobe, and then an equal share of the rest of my estate.

Thirdly, I give to my wife Lucresey SHERL my horse called Whaiteman and our cow and she must let my granddaughter Louise have part of the use of the horse sometimes when she is not wanting to use him herself and my granddaughter Lavine must have her cow known by the name of her cow also I give and bequeath to my wife Lucresy SHERL and Vine my granddaughter al my household furniture then all the rest of my movable property and negros are to be sold at publick sale by my Executors and also all my land at public sale to be sold by my Executor at one years credit and then the hole amount of my estate before mentioned for to be sold to be collected by me Executor and that to be divided in equal shares between my wife Lucrece CHERL and my so Elisha SHERL and Abenton SHERL and Abraham SHERL and Isaac SHERL and my daughter Hulde WILLSON and Rachel LOYD and Ruth PRYER and Marget WILLSON and Vilet HUTCHESON and my granddaughter Lavina, Also I do appoint GIles Parman Esquire my lawful Executor to this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disavow, revvoke and disannull all and every other Testaments, will, Legaces and bequeath heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and fixed my seal this nineteenth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and five.