In the name of God Amen I John Dillahunty of the State of
Tennessee & County of Davidson being rather in a low State of
health but of sound mind and memory And as it is appointed unto all
men once to die do Constitute and make this my last will and
Testament leaving all my property that it hath pleased God to give
me on Earth as follows declaring this my last will & disclaiming
all other wills by me made in witing or otherwise ~~Item
I give my Soul to God in Jesus Christ who gave it me & my body
to be buried as my executors hereaffter mentioned Shall think proper
And my properrty I give as follows Item Whereas I have given to
three of my Sons (Viz.) John Dillahunty Samuel & Daniel Dillahunty
lands in North Carolina with other property which said property I confirm
to them & their heirs as their full share of all my estate forever.
Item Whereas I have given to my son Thomas Dillahunty two hun
dred and Sixty acres of land in North Carolina and have also given
him a duplicate for two hundred and twenty eight acres which
I obtained from the office in Nashville & assigned to him which proper
ty I confirm to him & his heirs forever. ~~My will further is that
the crop remaining of every kind after my death & the death of my
beloved wife Hannah Dillahunty should she out live me go to
my Son Thomas Except so much thereof as will pay my lawfull
Debts which I wish him to See to & Settle off which together with
that xxxx property I confirm to him & and his heirs forever as his full
Share of all my estate~~~ Item I give to John B. Dillahunty Son of
Thomas Dillahunty a negro boy named Stephen but if John B. Dilla
hunty should die without issue my will is that said boy fall back
into the estate of Thomas Dillahunty. Which Boy I confirm to
him and his heirs forever~~~ Item whereas I intended giving
my son William Dillahunty two negroe boys & he is now dead
one of the boys being dead also My will is~~~ Item I give &
bequeath unto John Dillahunty Son of William Dillahunty one
negro boy named York to him & his heirs forever~~~ My will is
that after Sally Dillahunty the mother of John Dillahunty or
his guardian shall receive said boy that they shall hire him
out until John Dillahunty comes of age and the money arising
from his hire Shall be eaqually divided between his two brothers
Isaac and William Dillahunty which I confirm to them and
their heirs forever as their full share of all my estate~~~
Item Whereas I have given to my daughter Rachel and to her hus [sic]
husband Joseph Johnson Sundry property heretofore I do now bequeath
to her and him one negroe woman named Venice and her increase
that she may have after the date of this will I also give to my son
in Law Joseph Johnston my Sorrel horse which property I confirm
him forever as their full share of all my estate~~~~
Item Whereas I have a negroe woman named Dinder who
from her good conduct in my family I wish to Set free from
Slavery at the death of her Mistress and I wish her to live
with my daughter Rachael & son in law Joseph Johnston
and work to them for her maintainance while she lives~~~
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary ann West
one negro child named anny which I confirm to her
[end page 821 of unknown source]

John Dillahunty locus sigilli {seal}

acknownedged & Signed in presence of Benjamin Standley
Elizabeth McFarland
James Standley