Butts-Clarke County GaArchives Wills.....Atkinson, Arthur C. May 18 1828 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Teresa Rozich Teresa@maro.net October 18, 2004, 7:44 pm Source: Recorded Butts County Wills - Administration Of Estates 1826 - 1841, P 67 - 69 Written: May 18 1828 Recorded: October 6 1828 WILL OF ARTHUR C ATKINSON In the name of God Amen. I ARTHUR C ATKINSON of Clark County and State of Georgia being in a sound mind and memory, knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament that hereafter pointed out. Item 1st My will and desire is that first all my just debts be paid by executors. 2nd I will and bequeath to my beloved wife ELIZABETH ATKINSON the third part of four tracts of land, to (viz) the one I now live on and Lott No 220th in Pike County & Lott No 203 in Butts County and also another lot in said county whereon ROBERT BROWN now lives. The land that I now live on I expect to sell this season if sold the money arrising from that sale to be divided between the three persons that I hear after point out, equally. My wife, son Thomas, & son Washington. I will to my wife three negroes namely, Lewis, Phillis, and Henritta two beds and furniture and three cows, and calves, twenty head of hogs, my flock geese and flock of sheep, which are fifteen, all my house hold and kitchen furniture except the balance of my beds, and one side board and my corn and fodder crop that are growing to be my wifes the above property to be hers during her natural life together with all my plantation tools & every other tool that I have, and two horses one sorrel known as riding horse, called Jolly one sorrel mare call Kitt one gigg and harness one cart and oxen. Item 3rd the above named tract of land I will and bequeath to my two sons Thomas P Atkinson and Washington G Atkinson at their mothers death to be equally divided between them at valuation in their own judgement, if they can't agree to be left to three disinterested persons chosen by them to value the same. I will to son Thomas all that I have heretofore given him and will to my son Washington one negroe girl valued by me at $250 named Polly and sorrel horse named Bill, saddle and bridle, one bed and furniture one side board and my big bible, one cow and calf. I will to son Thomas and infant negroe boy, named William he being the son of the above named Henritta who I have will to my wife. 4th I will to Susannah Garrett and the heirs of her boddy to wit her children one negroe girl named Betsy valued by me at two hundred dollars, one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, side saddle and bridle. 5th I will to Sarah Goss and the heirs of her boddy, to wit her children one negroe girl named Sally valued by me at two hundred dollars, one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, side saddle and bridle to be worth twenty dollars. 6th I will and bequeath to my several children namely, Ann McKee and Mary B Hancock, Winnefread A Fletcher, Joseph H Atkinson, all of the property that I have given them it being to the amount of two hundred dollars to each which I hold their receipts for. 7th I leave all the balance of my property thats unwilled to be sold at the discretion of my executors and the money arising from the sale of it to be applied to the payment of my just debts. After my just debts are paid the remainder if any there be to be equally divided between my six children namely, Winnefread, Thomas, Washington, Mary, Susannah, and Sarah, and further my will and desire is, at the death of my wife, for all her house hold that she leaves to be sold, together with her three negroes and increase if any to the highest bidder and the legatees to buy them in and the moneys arising from that sale to be equally divided between the six living children. 8th Lastly, I appoint my two sons Thomas P Atkinson and Washington G Atkinson my executors, to act in my estate and in all things touching thereof. I have hearby set my hand and caused my seal to be fixed this the Eighteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and twenty eight. A C Atkinson Signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of us Test Bennett Luck John Patrick Benjamin Elsbury Additional Comments: Proved Clark County, 6th Oct 1828. Recorded Butts County Wills - Administration of Estates 1826 - 1841, p 67 - 69. This is what is today called an "exemplified copy," that is, a copy of will that was probated in another county, but a copy is filed in Butts County because there is property willed which lies in Butts County. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/wills/gwl111atkinson.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.9 Kb