The will was recorded in April 1813 at which time he was dec'd), and the codicil was recorded in the July court session in 1815.
All this is to say that whomever placed the headstone did not have their facts and that William T and Mary A were still alive on 21 Jan 1813!
The will can be found in WB4, p 229
Name taken from a tombstone in Mt Olivet
Cemetery by Mrs E C Pryor. Copied by Mrs J F Draughon, Chairman of Genealogical Research.
Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)
The will was recorded in April 1813 at which time he was dec'd), and the codicil was recorded in the July court session in 1815.
All this is to say that whomever placed the headstone did not have their facts and that William T and Mary A were still alive on 21 Jan 1813!
The will can be found in WB4, p 229
Name taken from a tombstone in Mt Olivet
Cemetery by Mrs E C Pryor. Copied by Mrs J F Draughon, Chairman of Genealogical Research.
Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)
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