WPA Records
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Collected by W.P.A. Workers during the Great Depression and originally published in 1936 under Historical Project #65-44-1496, this volume contains the FULL TEXT of wills/probate records filed in Smith County, TN from 1805 through 1809. Included in each entry is name of deceased, name of heir[s], property, possessions, dollar value, etc.
Example [From Smith County, TN Wills & Inventories 1812-1814]
Will of Matthias BATES ... I lend to my wife Jane BATES a negro girl named Siallry and her future increase .... after my wife's death, the said negro and her increase I give to my son Benjamin BATES, Daughter Nancy BATES, Hannah BATES and Rachel BATES and my son Joel BATES, to be equal divided ...
Surnames Included in This Publication ACKERMAN, ADAMSON, AGEE, ALEXANDER, ALLEN, ANDERSON, ANDREWS, APERSON, ARMSTRONG, ARNOLD, ASHBROOK, ATHLEY
BADGER, BAILEY, BAIRD, BAKER, BANKS, BARKER, BARKLEY, BARKLY, BARNHILL, BARROW, BARTIN, BARTLEY, BARTON, BAUGH, BEAL, BEARD, BEASLEY, BELEW, BELWE, BEND, BERRY, BETHEL, BETHELL, BETTY, BEVAN, BILEW, BIRDWELL, BIRTON, BISHOP, BLACK, BLACKBURN, BLACKFORD, BLACKMAN, BLAKEMORE, BLAKY, BLEAKEY, BLEAKLY, BLEDSOW, BOARLAND, BOILS, BOON, BOULTON, BOWERS, BOWMAN, BOYS, BRADLEY, BRADLY, BRANDON, BRATTON, BREVARD, BRIDGES, BRITTON, BRITTS, BROOKS, BROOMFIELD, BROTHER, BROWN, BRYAN, BUCHANAN, BUMPAS, BURD, BURFORD, BURGES, BURK, BURNET, BURRIS, BURROW, BURTON, BUSEY, BUSLEY
CADEN, CAGE, CAMERON, CAMPBELL, CAMPBLE, CANADY, CANDOLU, CANDY, CANLEY, CANNON, CANTLY, CAPLINGER, CARDEN, CARDINE, CARHLEEN(?), CARIDINE, CARLER, CAROWAN, CAROWON, CARPENTER, CARR, CARTER, CARUTHERS, CARVER, CARWELL, CASATHY, CASETY, CASEY, CASTY, CATHY, CAVANAUGH, CHAMBERS, CHAMNESS, CHAMNSON, CHANDLER, CHAPMAN, CHEEK, CHERREY, CHERRY, CHILDRESS, CHOCHARAN, CHOCHRAN, CLARK, CLASS, CLAYTON, CLENDON, CLERKS, COBB, COBLER, COBY, COCHRAN, COCTEREE, COFFEE, COLE, CONGER, CONN, CONWAY, COOK, COOPER, COPELAND, CORDER, CORDINE, CORLEY, CORUM, COTREL, COWDEN, CRAGUE, CRAGUEHEAD, CRAIG, CRAIGHEAD, CRAVANS, CRENSHAW, CROCKET, CRUTHERS, CULBREATH, CULBRETH, CUP, CURDINES
DALE, DANCER, DARRY, DAUGHTRY, DAVID, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DAWSON, DAY, DECKHART, DEMENT, DENNIS, DENNY, DESHEE, DICE, DICKERSON, DILLARD, DILLON, DISHEE, DIXON, DOBBENS, DOBBINS, DOBY, DOMINO, DONELSON, DONOHO, DONOHOE, DOUGHTERY, DOUGLAS, DOUGLASS, DOWNIN, DOWNING, DRAPER, DUCAN, DUFF, DUKE, DUKES, DUNCAN, DUNKIN, DYER
EAST, ECKOLS, ELAM, ELES, ELLEDGE, ELLIS, ELSTON, ENOCH, ENOCHS, EPPS, ESTEL, EVETTS, EVITS
FAFON, FARMER, FARRIS, FAYAN, FEATHERESTON, FEATHERSTON, FEREBEE, FEREBERS, FEREBES, FERGERSON, FERGUSON, FERIBEE, FERREL, FERRELL, FERRIN, FEW, FINCH, FINLEY, FLEMING, FORD, FORGESON, FORMAN, FORMANON, FOSTER, FOURMAN, FOWLER, FREEMAN, FRENCH, FROMAN
GALE, GALES, GARDEN, GARRETT, GARRISON, GASTON, GATES, GAYLE, GENARD, GIFFORD, GIVIN, GLEEN, GLENN, GOAD, GOFF, GOLBREATH, GOODRUTH, GOODSON, GORDEN, GORDON, GOTT, GOWER, GRAD, GRANADE, GRAY, GREEN, GREENSTAFF, GREER, GREGORY, GRENADE, GRIFIN, GRINTER, GRISON, GUNTER, GWIN
HAIL, HALE, HALL, HAMILTON, HAMMATTOR, HAMMOCK, HANCOCK, HANE, HANKINS, HARDIN, HARGIS, HARL, HARMIN, HARPER, HARREL, HARRIS, HART, HARVEY, HARVIL (HARRIL?), HASKINS, HATCHETT, HATHAWAY, HAYNES, HAYNIE, HEBBITS, HEDGCOFF, HENDERSON, HENRY, HERL, HERREL, HESON, HESSON, HIBBETS, HIBBITS, HIBBITTS, HIBITTS, HICKASEN, HICKMAN, HICMAN, HINES, HIPASON, HODGES, HOGAN, HOGG, HOLLAMAN, HOLLAND, HOLLOMAN, HOOD, HOOKER, HORN, HOWEL, HOWELL, HUDDLESTON, HUDSON, HUGHES, HUGHS, HUSTON
INGLISH, IRVIN, IRVINE, ISBEL
JACKSON, JAMES, JAMISON, JARRISON, JEMMERSON, JENEM, JENKINS, JENNINGS, JOHNS, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JOLLY, JONES
KANADAY, KANADY, KAR, KARR, KAYKENALL, KAYKENDALL, KENEDY, KENNDY, KENNEDY, KENSTEY, KENT, KERLEY, KERLY, KEYKENDAL, KEYS, KILBREATH, KINEDY, KING, KINNES, KIRLEY, KNENT
LACEY, LACY, LAFON, LAKE, LAKY, LANCASTER, LANE, LANE (LOVE?), LAURANCE, LAURENCE, LAURINCE, LAWSON, LEA, LEAKY, LEE, LEEK, LEEPIR, LENVILLE, LILLEY, LINCH, LINVILLE, LITTLE, LOCK, LONGLY, LOONEY, LORANCE, LORLES, LOVE, LYON
MABIAS, MABRIAS, McALISTER, McALLISTER, McCADDIN, McCARDEN, McCLURE, M'CLURE, McCLURE, McCORMICK, McCULLOCK, McDOWELL, McDOWL, McFARLAND, McFARLIN, McFERRIN, McGEE, McHENRY, McKEY, McMACKAN, McMURRY, McRAE, MADDEN, MAIIUS(?), MAN, MANN, MARCHBANKS, MARTIN, MATCALF, MATLOCK, MATTLOCK, MATTOCK, MEGEE, MERETT, METCALF, MICHAEL, MICHE, MILES, MILLER, MITCALF, MITCHEL, MOFFIT, MONTGOMERY, MOOR, MOORE, MOORES, MOORS, MORE, MORGAN, MORRIS, MOSELY, MOSES, MOSS, MOVE, MUK(?), MULHERIN, MUNDINE, MUNGLE, MURPHEE, MURPHEY, MURPHY, MYER, MYERS
NANCE, NASH, NELSON, NEWMAN, NICHOL, NICHOLS, NICKELS, NICKLES, NOLAN, NORRED, NORTON, NOTT, NOWLING
OGLESBY, ONEAL, O'NEILL, OSBORN, OUTLAW, OVERTON, OWEN, OWENS
PAGE, PAIT, PALEMER, PALMER, PARKER, PARKES, PARRISH, PASMORE, PATE, PATTERSON, PAUL, PAYNE, PAYNES, PAYTON, PEARCE, PENDLETON, PENNY, PENTECOST, PERKINS, PERRY, PEYTON, PHILIPS, PILLOW, PINKERSTON, PINKSTON, PIPER, PIPKIN, PISTOLE, PITTS, PORTER, POSTON, POWEL, POWELL, POWL, PRATER, PURSLEY
RAE, RAILSBACH, RALF, RALPH, RAMSEY, RANDEL, RANSEY, RAVEN, RAY, REAS, REED, REEDE, REESE, REYNOLDS, RHOADES, RHOADS, RHODES, RHOODES, RHOODS, RICHARDS, RIDLEY, RIPLEY, ROADS, ROARK, ROBERTS, ROBERTSON, ROLAND, RORS, ROSE, ROW, ROWLAND, ROYST
SADDLER, SAIN, SAINE, SAMUEL, SANDERS, SARRATT, SARRETT, SARROTT, SCHOOFIELD, SCOTT, SELTON, SEVIER, SHAW, SHELTON, SHEPHERD, SHERER, SHOEMAKER, SHORT, SHRUM, SIMPSON, SLOAN, SMITH, SMITT, SONG, SOUGLY, SOUTHERLAND, SOVEN, SPANGLER, SPENCER, STAFFORD, STALLINGS, STALLINS, STEELS, STEFERSON, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON, STEPHERSON, STEPHESON, STEPHSON, STEVERSON, STEVRSON(?), STEWART, STILES, STONE, STRANGE, STRAYHORN, STREET, STRONG, STROTHER, STUART, STUBBLEFIELD, SULIVAN, SULLIVAN, SUNDRY, SUTTEN, SUTTON, SWAN
TAITE, TALBOT, TATE, TAYLOR, TEEL, TERRY, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THORNBURG, THORNTON, TILLER, TOOLEY, TOOLY, TOPFELLER, TORPEN, TOWSON, TRIGG, TROUSDALE, TURNBUL, TURNBULL, TURNER, TURNEY, TURPIN
UPCHURCH
VANCE, VANTRESS, VAUGHN, VINTER
WADE, WALKER, WALLACE, WALTON, WANDLE, WARD, WARREN, WARTON, WATKENS, WATKIN, WATKINS, WATTERS, WEATHERFORD, WEBB, WEBSTER, WEST, WHARTON, WHEATN, WHITE, WHITELY, WHITESIDE, WHITLEY, WHITLY, WHOARTON, WHORTEN, WILKERSON, WILLIAM, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLIBY, WILMON, WILMON (WILMORE?), WILSON, WITCHER, WITT, WOOD, WREN, WRIGHT
YANDELL, YANDLE, YARBOUGH, YOUNG