Butts County GaArchives Wills.....Cargile, John R. January 23 1834 ************************************************ 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, 7:47 pm Source: Recorded: Butts County Wills - Administration Of Estates 1826 - 1841, Pages 279-280. Written: January 23 1834 Recorded: February 7 1834 WILL OF JOHN R. CARGILE Georgia Butts County In the name of Almighty God Amen. I John R Cargile of said County being weal in body, but of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say. I bequeath my soul to the God who gave it, & my body to the dust to be decently buried near my house, at the place selected by myself. 2nd. I do charge all my estate of which am possessed or entitled to with the payment of my just debts, & funeral expenses & it is my will that my executrix shall, either publicly or privately, as to her shall seem best, dispose of such portions thereof as may be necessary for the payment of my debts, selecting such portions as can best be spared, except the plantation & ferry on which I reside. And I desire in this my will to give her full authority to make titles to all such estate as she may sell. 3rd. It is my further will that my executrix after disposing of such portions of my estate as to her shall seem advisable except the plantation & ferry where I reside, shall keep the residue together and cause it to be worked for the maintenance of herself and my children & for the education of the latters. 4th. It is my will that my wife Mary Cargile & all my children shall have my estate share and share alike and having already given to my daughter Mary Ann Stark a town lot in Jackson near the Methodist Church & such other property as she has in possession, it is my will that she should receive nothing more until all my other children shall have received as much as she has received at a fair valuation. 5th. It is my will that the portions of my estate herein bequeathed & devised to my children shall be paid them or delivered to them respectively as soon as they come of lawfull age, & to the girls when they come of lawfull age or marry. 6th. I constitute and appoint my beloved wife Mary Cargile sole executrix of this my last will and testament, with full authority to execute the same provided that if she should marry her authority as executrix shall cease determine & be utterly null & void. John R. Cargile Signed, sealed, published, & declared for & as the last will & testament of John R Cargile in our presence who have at his request witnessed the due execution thereof in his presence & in the presence of each other this 23rd Jany 1834. James Baley Ebenezer Maddox Samuel H McLin J.P. Probated Feb 7, 1834. Recorded: Butts County Wills - Administration of Estates 1826 - 1841, pages 279-280. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/wills/gwl112cargile.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb