Lollar, Putnam Co., TN
I'm including the wills of Charles Crook and his wife Elvira Patillo.Charles and Elvira did not have any children, and she left her estate to her sister, Nancy Caroline Lollar and Nancy's children.Hope this helps someone.
Bob
Putnam County Wills, Volume 6
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The last Will & Testament of Charles Crook
State of Tennessee
Putnam County
Know all men by these presents; That I Charles Crook a citizen of Putnam County & State of Tennessee, do bequeath at my death all the property of which I may die seized and possessed, after all my just debts are payed to my wife Elvira, to be hers for her benefit to dispose of as she may see proper. This is my will and Testamony. Given under my hand at my house January 19th, 1877, in the presence of witnesses.
Charles Crook
Attested by
Dill Southard
R. J. Lollar
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The last Will & Testament of Charles Crook
State of Tennessee
Putnam County
Know all men by these presents; That I Charles Crook a citizen of Putnam County & State of Tennessee, do bequeath at my death all the property of which I may die seized and possessed, after all my just debts are payed to my wife Elvira, to be hers for her benefit to dispose of as she may see proper. This is my will and Testamony. Given under my hand at my house January 19th, 1877, in the presence of witnesses.
Charles Crook
Attested by
Dill Southard
R. J. Lollar
State of Tennessee } County Court Oct. 8th 1878
Putnam County} October Term A.D. 1878
This day there was produced in open Court a paper writing purporting to be the Last will and Testament of Charles Crook of Putnam County Tenn., written on one Side of a full sheet of Letter paper in pencil writing, and dated the 19th January 1877, and Signed by the Testator Charles Crook, and witnessed by Dill Southard and R. J. Lollar, and the Said R. J. Lollar appeared in open Court and being first duly Sworn deposed and said that he was acquainted with Charles Crook, decd in his lifetime, and that he Signed Said will in his presence and then declared the Same to be his last will and Testament. Said witness further Stated that Said Testator Charles Crook was of Sound mind and disposing memory, Dill Southard the other witness not being able to appear at present Term, Ordered that the further probation of this will be continued till next Term of the Court
Henry P. Davis, Depty Clerk
Putnam County} October Term A.D. 1878
This day there was produced in open Court a paper writing purporting to be the Last will and Testament of Charles Crook of Putnam County Tenn., written on one Side of a full sheet of Letter paper in pencil writing, and dated the 19th January 1877, and Signed by the Testator Charles Crook, and witnessed by Dill Southard and R. J. Lollar, and the Said R. J. Lollar appeared in open Court and being first duly Sworn deposed and said that he was acquainted with Charles Crook, decd in his lifetime, and that he Signed Said will in his presence and then declared the Same to be his last will and Testament. Said witness further Stated that Said Testator Charles Crook was of Sound mind and disposing memory, Dill Southard the other witness not being able to appear at present Term, Ordered that the further probation of this will be continued till next Term of the Court
Henry P. Davis, Depty Clerk
State of Tennessee } County Court
Putnam County} November Term A.D. 1878
This day there was produced in open Court a paper writing purporting to be the (page 9) last will and Testament of Charles Crook written on one Side of a full sheet of Letter paper in pencil writing, and Signed by the Testator Charles Crook, and witnessed by Dill Southard and R. J. Lollar, and the Said R. J. Lollar having appeared in the last term of this Court and proved said will on his part. The Said Dill Southard appeared in open Court and being first duly Sworn deposed and said that he was acquainted with Charles Crook the Testator, and that he Signed Said will in his presence and then declared the Same to be his last will and Testament, and the witness further States that Said Charles Crook was of Sound mind and disposing memory said will being considered by the Court as being duly proved. The Court Ordered that the same be recorded in the Book of Wills.
Putnam County} November Term A.D. 1878
This day there was produced in open Court a paper writing purporting to be the (page 9) last will and Testament of Charles Crook written on one Side of a full sheet of Letter paper in pencil writing, and Signed by the Testator Charles Crook, and witnessed by Dill Southard and R. J. Lollar, and the Said R. J. Lollar having appeared in the last term of this Court and proved said will on his part. The Said Dill Southard appeared in open Court and being first duly Sworn deposed and said that he was acquainted with Charles Crook the Testator, and that he Signed Said will in his presence and then declared the Same to be his last will and Testament, and the witness further States that Said Charles Crook was of Sound mind and disposing memory said will being considered by the Court as being duly proved. The Court Ordered that the same be recorded in the Book of Wills.
State of Tennessee
Putnam County
I W. J. Isbell Clerk of the County Court of Said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of the will of Charles Crook Decd as proven in open Court at the Oct. & Nov. Terms 1878. The original of which is now on file in my office all of which appears of record. And seal of Office attached hereunto in Cookeville Tenn.
W. J. Isbell Clerk
By H. P. Davis Dept Clerk
Putnam County
I W. J. Isbell Clerk of the County Court of Said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of the will of Charles Crook Decd as proven in open Court at the Oct. & Nov. Terms 1878. The original of which is now on file in my office all of which appears of record. And seal of Office attached hereunto in Cookeville Tenn.
W. J. Isbell Clerk
By H. P. Davis Dept Clerk
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Last Will and Testament of R. Elvira Crook
In the name of God, Amen.
I Rachel Elvira Crook of the County of Putnam and State of Tennessee, and Dist No. 16 Being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, Do hereby make, ordain, publish and declare This to be my last will and Testament. That is to say, first, after all of my just and lawful debts and funeral expenses are paid and discharged, the residue of me Estate both real and personal. I give and bequeath and dispose of as follows To wit. To my beloved sister Nancy Caroline Lallor to have all my land Northwest of a Creek and the South boundary line between it and a piece of land that I have contracted to Washington Lallor except ten acres of land I want Bob Lallor to have it, lying Jaiciniy the lands of the said Bob Lallor and the Southwest Corner of the land laid off for sister Caroline, and I want sister Caroline Lallor have all my house hold and kitchen furniture and at the death sister Caroline, I want it to be sold and equally divided between her four youngest children if the can't agree on a divide, that is Charles Lallor, and Susan Lallor, Isabell Lallor and William Lallor, and I want my nephew James Lallor, to have ten dollars worth of some good property, or the money, and I want Catiernis Howard, to have a Sorrel mare that I now own, or fifty dollars in money, if I should dispose of the mare or she should die and I want Cordel Lallor and Charles Lallor, to have mine and Charles Crook's graves paled in, and covered over and for that to have a certain black and pided cow, and a Cupboard that I now own, and I want Elizabeth Early now Mills, to have ten dollars, and I want my brother James Patillos and Jeff Patillos and Emaline Dawsy and Sarah Patterson to have one Dollar (page 22) a piece and no more. Likewise I make constitute and appoint William P. Howard, to be my Executor of this my last will and testament; hereby revoking all former wills by me made; as witness whereof I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed my seal, this the 19th day of January 1881.
Attest
F. N. Wheeler
Charles L. Burgess
Last Will and Testament of R. Elvira Crook
In the name of God, Amen.
I Rachel Elvira Crook of the County of Putnam and State of Tennessee, and Dist No. 16 Being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, Do hereby make, ordain, publish and declare This to be my last will and Testament. That is to say, first, after all of my just and lawful debts and funeral expenses are paid and discharged, the residue of me Estate both real and personal. I give and bequeath and dispose of as follows To wit. To my beloved sister Nancy Caroline Lallor to have all my land Northwest of a Creek and the South boundary line between it and a piece of land that I have contracted to Washington Lallor except ten acres of land I want Bob Lallor to have it, lying Jaiciniy the lands of the said Bob Lallor and the Southwest Corner of the land laid off for sister Caroline, and I want sister Caroline Lallor have all my house hold and kitchen furniture and at the death sister Caroline, I want it to be sold and equally divided between her four youngest children if the can't agree on a divide, that is Charles Lallor, and Susan Lallor, Isabell Lallor and William Lallor, and I want my nephew James Lallor, to have ten dollars worth of some good property, or the money, and I want Catiernis Howard, to have a Sorrel mare that I now own, or fifty dollars in money, if I should dispose of the mare or she should die and I want Cordel Lallor and Charles Lallor, to have mine and Charles Crook's graves paled in, and covered over and for that to have a certain black and pided cow, and a Cupboard that I now own, and I want Elizabeth Early now Mills, to have ten dollars, and I want my brother James Patillos and Jeff Patillos and Emaline Dawsy and Sarah Patterson to have one Dollar (page 22) a piece and no more. Likewise I make constitute and appoint William P. Howard, to be my Executor of this my last will and testament; hereby revoking all former wills by me made; as witness whereof I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed my seal, this the 19th day of January 1881.
Attest
F. N. Wheeler
Charles L. Burgess
State of Tennessee
Putnam County } County Court ___Term 1881
A paper writing, upon one sheet of paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Rachel Elvira Crook decd, was this day presented to the Court and offered to ??? when C. N. Wheeler and Charles L. Burgess, the subscribing witnesses to the same, being identified and sworn, State that they witnessed the same at the instance & request of Testatrix & that at the time, thy witnessed the same, the said Testatrix Rachel Elvira Crook, was of sound mind and disposing memory. Said Witness C. N. Wheeler stated that she requested him to sign the same as a witness to her will _ That she spoke of it as her Will and requested him to sign it as such _ The other witness, Charles L. Burgess states that she requested him to sign the same as a witness _ That he read over the same sufficiently to know that it was her will before he subscribed it as a witness, Said witness's states that thy subscribed it in her presence. William P. Howard, being sworn states that he wrote said paper writing as the last will and testament of said Rachel Elvira Crook at her instance and request and as she dictated to him and that after he had written the same that he then read it over the same to her, and after reading the same to her, she ??? to him that it was just the way she wanted it written, States that she was then of sound mind and disposing memory. (page 23) Washington Lallor being sworn deposed the he was present when said testatrix requested said witnesses to subscribe said will and that he stated that it was her will, And the Court being of the opinion the same was sufficiently proven, Ordered that the same be recorded
Putnam County } County Court ___Term 1881
A paper writing, upon one sheet of paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Rachel Elvira Crook decd, was this day presented to the Court and offered to ??? when C. N. Wheeler and Charles L. Burgess, the subscribing witnesses to the same, being identified and sworn, State that they witnessed the same at the instance & request of Testatrix & that at the time, thy witnessed the same, the said Testatrix Rachel Elvira Crook, was of sound mind and disposing memory. Said Witness C. N. Wheeler stated that she requested him to sign the same as a witness to her will _ That she spoke of it as her Will and requested him to sign it as such _ The other witness, Charles L. Burgess states that she requested him to sign the same as a witness _ That he read over the same sufficiently to know that it was her will before he subscribed it as a witness, Said witness's states that thy subscribed it in her presence. William P. Howard, being sworn states that he wrote said paper writing as the last will and testament of said Rachel Elvira Crook at her instance and request and as she dictated to him and that after he had written the same that he then read it over the same to her, and after reading the same to her, she ??? to him that it was just the way she wanted it written, States that she was then of sound mind and disposing memory. (page 23) Washington Lallor being sworn deposed the he was present when said testatrix requested said witnesses to subscribe said will and that he stated that it was her will, And the Court being of the opinion the same was sufficiently proven, Ordered that the same be recorded
I certify that the forgoing Will & probate are correctly recorded, This Sept. 19, 1881
W. J. Isbell, Clerk
Of Putnam County Court
W. J. Isbell, Clerk
Of Putnam County Court
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