Kate’s notes: In this case I was working from microfilms of the original handwritten document as well as an older transcription from 1937. This presented for me a useful test, as I first executed my own transcription from the handwritten document and found, with the exception of some minor differences in capitalization, my version did not vary from the older transcription.
    My concern here is that part of the original document may be missing from the ledger or that some portion had not been properly recorded. This is speculation on my part; I first became puzzled by the curious way in which the text and page ended with “was lot N two…” as if this was an incomplete sentence. The next entry, “Given under our hands this fourth day of June 1799” actually appears on a subsequent page.
    Bolstering my suspicion is the fact that the bulk of John Gilliland’s original will was concerned in great detail about the allotment of lands to his wife and each of his children but only Priscilla is mentioned in the document below. No additional records of allotments to the other children appear in the book. For comparison purposes, please see the “Will of John Gilliland”, 1795 in our library archives.
   The volume which served as the source of this transcription may be found at the FamilySearch website of the LDS Church https://familysearch.org
-Kate Maynard, 2013

ALLOTMENT OF THE LANDS BELONGING TO THE ESTATE OF 
JOHN GILLILAND, SR., 
JEFFERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, 1799

Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927
Jefferson County, Tennessee
Wills, 1792-1810, Vol. 1

260. Joseph Hamilton & Jno. McKnabb Exes

    We Joseph Hamilton and John McKnabb two of the Persons appointed by the Last Will and Testament of John Gilliland senr. deceased to nominate and appoint two disinterested Persons for the purpose of dividing the Lands belonging to the Estate of the said John Gilliland do appoint john Shields and Sam’l Jack for that purpose to divide and lay off said Lands in equal allotments in Quality and quantity and agreeable to the last Will and Testament of the said John Gilliland senr. deceased.

                                                                                              Given under our hands this 27th
                                                                                              Day of March 1799
                                                                                              J. Hamilton
                                                                                              Jno. McKnabb

    We John Shields and Samuel Jack who were appointed by Joseph Hamilton and John McKnabb Esquires to lay off and divide the lands belonging to the heirs of John Gilliland senr. decd. In equal allotments, to the said heirs - agreeable to the last Will and Testament of the said John Gilliland deceas’d Do certify that the lot drew for and on behalf of Priscilla Welch alias Priscilla Gilliland (one of the legal heirs and devisees of the said John Gilliland Senr. Decease’d was lot N two
    Given under our hands this fourth day of June 1799
                                                                                               John Shields
                                                                                               Sam’l Jack

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Source:
RECORDS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
TENNESSEE
WILL BOOK No. 1 –
1792-1810

COPYING HISTORICAL RECORDS PROJECT
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIAL PROJECT No. 165-44-6999

MRS. JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE
STATE LIBRARIAN & ARCHIVIST, SPONSOR

MRS. ELIZABETH D. COPPEDGE
STATE DIRECTOR OF WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

MRS. PENELOPE JOHNSON ALLEN
STATE SUPERVISOR

MRS. MARGARET HELMS RICHARDSON
SUPERVISOR FIRST DISTRICT

WORKERS:
MRS. LILLIAN EWING
MRS. ELLEN HYNDS WILSON
MR. ROBERT BETTIS

April 9, 1937