pg. 452: Recorded 1860. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN! This the twenty seventh

day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine, I, R. A. Cook of

the County of Weakley State of Tennessee and being threw the blessing of God

in a sound state of mind and memory calling to mind the frail tenure of life

and that it is appointed to all men once to die do make and ordain this my

Last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I

recommend my soul to the Lord Almighty who gave it to me and the disposal of

my body I leave to the discretion of my friends &c. And with respect to my

weakly estate I give and bequeath and dispose of it in the manner proportion

as follows first of all I want enough of my property sold to satisfy all my

just debts, the balance I bequeath to my dearly beloved WIFE ANN D. COOK to

the heirs of her body &c. I also give to my dear DAUGHTER MARGARET WRIGHT

the some of equal parts and the rest of the children or their heirs JAMES E.

COOK, D. COOK and RED COOK, Jr, and MARTHA D. COOK and ELIZER JANE COOK and

G. W. Cook and after the death of my wife I want all my property disposed of

and the proceeds to be equally among all of my children after securing enough

for the benefit of my wife and I do hereby eternly disallow legacy bequeath

an execution by me in any way before named willed ratified and confirming

this and no other and this to be my last Will and Testament. In witness

whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

Signed, sealed and in the presence of us. R. A. Cook (SEAL)

Attest: A. G. Allmond - W. E. Allmond. State of Tennessee. Weakley County, Tenn.

I, G. R. McWherter, clerk of said Weakley County Court, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing paper writing was established as the last Will and Testament of R. A. Cook at the September term of said County Court by the oath of A. G. Allmond as witness then to witness my hand at office in Dresden on the 3rd day of September 1860. G. R. McWherter, clerk

NOTE:

Pat, I'm sending the will of R. A. Cook and I also have found his father and mother in VA. including his mother's parents. There are so many Cook's associated with her family that I have not yet sorted who is who. Please add to your Cook Family Wills. I would like to hear from anyone related to this family. Amelia in VA [email protected]

 The wording of the will is a bit confusing in the listing of James E. Cook, D. Cook, and Red, Jr. [is this Richard, Jr.?] Are James E. and D. Cook his children who are not found in the census records?

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