Will of Zachary Meriwether
Greene County, Alabama
Book B, page 167

I Zachary Meriwether Sen. of the county of Greene Alabama State being in good health and of sound mind and memory thank ___ God for the same, do this day make and constitute and  with my own hand right this my last will and testament as follows,

Item 1.     I lend unto my wife Charlotte M. Meriwether during her natural life all that half quarter of land on which I now live and have not disposed of together with all the apermanancy thereunto belonging to in any way appertaining.

Item 2.     I also lend unto her Charlotte M. Meriwether during her natural life the following Slaves, one mulatto man named Ellick, one negro woman named Harriet, one negro girl named Louisa and her increase now hired to John Meriwether and one negro girl named Samantha.

Item 3.    It is also my will and desire that provided my wife Charlotte M. Meriwether shall hereafter have a child or children lawfully begotten of her body by me only a future marriage that the said property above to her loaned both land and negroes at her death go and be possessed by such child or children in fee simple forever, but provided nevertheless that she the said Charlotte M. Meriwether shall die without an heir or heirs so lawfully begotten of her body, that the said above named property at her death revert back to my Estate and be equally divided share and share alike between my two daughters Ann Logan and Mary Meriwether to them and their heirs forever.

Item 4.     I also do hereby give and bequeath unto my wife Charlotte M. Meriwether all my household and kitchen furniture to her and her heirs forever.

Item 5.    I do give and bequeath unto my wife Charlotte M. Meriwether my Gin House, my Gin and all the running gear screw and the apparatus belonging there.

It (torn) ____    ___ bequeath unto ____ Charlotte M. Meriwether my waggon and gear, two mules two cows my watch my riding Horse and her saddle forever.

Item 7.     I lend unto my daughter Mary Meriwether one negro wench named Clary during her natural life, and at her death the said wench Clary shall revert back to my wife Charlotte M. Meriwether provided she shall be alive and in case of her being dead to her children if she has any otherwise to be divided among my daughter Mary Meriwether's children.

Item 8.    It is my desire that all my books, shop furniture and medicine and all my stock except two mules, two cows, and one riding horse which I have given to my wife, also my blacksmith tools to be sold and the proceeds thereof to be appropriated to the payment of my just debts and also the money due to me, lastly I appoint my friend Dabney McGehee and my son Zachary Meriwether Junr my Executors to this my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal this Feby 2nd 1830.

                                                                                        Zachary Meriwether (seal)


Tho Riddle
Wm M Lewis
Wm B Brykin

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