The will of Frances Carter Curtis

 

FamilySearch. Davidson County, TN. 16 Feb 1827.

When I previously looked into Frances Carter Curtis, daughter of John Carter, I found a will for her husband Rice Curtis 3rd in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1798. It looks like Frances survived her husband Rice by almost 29 years, living in what became Nashville, Tennessee. The record that makes me think this will is hers, is an indenture with Frances' son George B. Curtis in Davidson County in 1804. The second half of Frances' will from 1827 is below.

There's more to do to unpack the details in this will. Very clearly from the first division of property Frances was an enslaver, which is not a surprise given the earlier documents involving the records from the estate of Frances' father John Carter.