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Will dated 25 May 1822 Smith County, Tennessee
Recorded 25 Sept 1822
Abner Avent moved to Tennessee from North Carolina
In his will he names his wife Mary and names his children Polly Evans, Rebekey Fite, Benjamin, Nancy, Elizabeth, Peggy, Thomas. "to my young children Thomas, Nancy, Elizabeth and Peggy" and he mentions Patsey Anderson of whom he left $2.00 to [this could be another daughter].
The interesting thing in the will is Abner leaves everything to Mary "provided she kept his children together and behaved herself in a respectable manner and if not after one year everything was to be sold and equally divided among the children.
Note: Patsy Aven married Francis Anderson 1814 Halifax, N C
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