Burke County GaArchives Court.....William  Lasseter January 8 1855
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Source: Burke Co. GA, Court House - Will Book A
Written: January 8 1855
Recorded: July 10 1856


STATE OF GEORGIA
BURKE COUNTY

In open court this day Hon. Edward Garlick Ordinary of said county personally
came Joseph A. Shewmake and Jane Lasseter Executor and Executrix of William
Lasseter late of said county deceased and produced the said court the last Will
and Testament of said deceased and the codicil of said Will annexed and dated
the fourteenth day of December A.D. Eighteen Hundred and fifty four and Jane
Bryant one of the witnesses to said Will and codicil which witness being duly
sworn deposeth and saith that she saw William Lasseter the Tesator sign seal
declare and publish the instrument now presented as his last Will and codicil
freely voluntarily and of his own accord and without any compulsion or influence
whatever that at the time of the Execution of said Will and at the time of the
Execution of said codicil and Testator was of sound and disposing mind and
memory that deponent signed said Will and said codicil as a witness in the
presence of the Testator and of his special instance and request and that Tilman
Douglas and John L. Smith signed said will as witnesses in the presence of said
Tesator and at his special instance and request and that they and deponent
signed the said will as witnesses in the presence of each other and that Davis
B. Tabb and John Thompson signed said codicil as witnesses in the presence of
said Testator and at his special instance and request and that they and deponent
signed said codicil as witnesses in the presence of each other also.

Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 8th day January 1855

Jane Bryant X her mark
Edward Garlick OBC

The last Will and Testament and codicil dated December the fourteenth A.D.
Eighteen Hundred and fifty four of William Lasseter late of Burke County
deceased having affixed Joseph A. Shewmake and Jane Lasseter Executor and
Executrix thereof and duly proven.  It is a motion ordered that the said Will
and said Codicil be admitted to record and Letters Testamentary be issued to the
said Executor and Executrix therein appointed.

GEORGIA
BURKE COUNTY

Annexed Codicil to amend a part of the provisions of the above or annexed Will
as follows:

I desire that the share of property coming the children of my deceased Son John
P. Lasseter shall be received from my representatives by my Son Orrin D.
Lasseter who shall act as trustee for them over said property and keep said
property in his possession for them to let them have the net proceeds of the
same annually and as they come of age each one is to draw his or her share of
the said property from him the said Orrin D. or his successor.
We the undersigned heard the above read and heard him say it was his will as
above stated.

December 17th 1854

Jane Bryant X her mark
Anna Shewmake
Green Bell

A true copy of the codicil annexed to the Will of William Lasseter but not
proven or admitted to record.

Edward Garlick OBC

STATE OF GEORGIA
BURKE COUNTY
ORDINARY OFFICE, JUNE 30th 1856

I do hereby certify that the foregoing to be a true copy of the last Will and
Testament of William Lasseter deceased as taken from a duly certified copy of
said Will as ordinary of this County made by me before and previous to the late
fire of the 24th January last when the Court House of said County was destroyed
by fire and with all the Records of the Court of Ordinary of said County.  In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Office.

Edward Garlick OBC
Recorded July 10, 1856

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