McWhirter and Pirtles Agreement 1802

MCWHIRTERS AND PIRTLES AGREEMENT

Be it known to all to whom it may concern that we GEORGE MCWHIRTER, GEORGE PIRTLE and MARY MCWHIRTER all of the County of Davidson and State of Tennessee being the only legatee of WILLIAM MACWHIRTER deceased.

Have entered into the following agreement may, we agree to lay aside the will of the said WILLIAM MCWHIRTER deceased and act with regard to the estate as of such will never existed - we do further agree to proceed to divide the real estate into three equal parts as near as may be, and if we cannot agree on choice, we agree to lot for the parts.

We further agree to proceed to sell the property at public sale that each of the legatees may as soon as possible have an equal share of the net proceeds arising from such sales and from the debts due to the said estate the whole to be performed on the same manner agreeable to law as if letters of administration had been formerly taken out.

To the true performance of the above agreement we do each of us bind ourselves our heirs be severally to each other in the penal sum of two thousand dollars witnessed our hands this 16th day of September 1802.

THOMAS NARMEY and JOHN COFFEE

GEORGE M.MCWHIRTER

GEORGE PIRTLE

HER

MARY X MCWHIRTER

MARK

The execution of which agreement as above recited was in court held for the county of Davidson October sessions 1802 proven to be the act and duty of the said George M. MACWHIRTER and GEORGE PIRTLE and MARY MCWHIRTER by the both of JOHN COFFEE a subscribing witness thereto post I subscribing clerk DAVIDSON COUNTY COURT.

WILL BOOK N0.2 P.399

INFORMATION FROM DAVIDSON CO.TN.

COURT RECORD.COPIED AND COMPILED