Butts-Morgan County GaArchives Wills.....Jester, Levi June 15 1839 ************************************************ 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, 8:05 pm Source: Records - Some Wills 1837 - 1845, Butts County, P 69 - 70. Written: June 15 1839 Recorded: July 14 1841 WILL OF LEVI JESTER Georgia Butts County In the name of God amen. I Levi Jester of the state and county aforesaid being aged and weake in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory and caling to mind the unsartinty of life and the sartinty of death do make and ordain this my last will and testament in maner and form following. 1st I bequeath as a legacy to my beloved wife Rosanna all the redey money that I may have at my death, out of which she is to be sufficiently maintains and if there be an overplush at her death it is my will that it be equally divided between my daughter Mary Jester and my three sons Henry Benjamin and Abner Jester shere and shere about and if there shold be a lack it to be maid up by the sd Mary Henry Bengaman & Abner. 2nd I give bequeath and devise to my daughter Sarah Lofton wife of John Lofton one nagro woman names Agg and her son Aron with all her increas which she has alredey recivd and one dollar in money to be paid when this my will is recorded, forever in fee simple. 3rd I bequeath and devise to my daughter Nancy Hammond wife of Charles Hammond one nagro garl names Sealey and her increas which she has alredey recivd and one dollar in money to be paid when this my will is recorded forever in fee simple. 4th I bequeth and devise to my daughter Mary Jester the following nagros (that is to say) Candis and her five childring - Jack, Andrew, Jess, Mary and Sam, allso two beads and furnitur one pot oven scillot and frying pan, one set cups and sasors, one set plates and a set of knives and forkes to be delivered to hur when this my will is recorded forever in fee simple. 5th I give bequeath and demise to my son Henry Jester the following nagros (that is to say) Mose Jacob Silvey and hur son George, Sarah and Peter, also my intrest in my law suit in Morgan Superior Court aganst George W Tuggle Admr of the estate of David Davis to be recivd by him when this my will is recorded, forever in fee simple. 6th I bequeath and devise to my son Bengaman Jester the following nagros (that is to say) Dave, Isaac, Judia, Tempey, Adam, Mandy to be deliverd to him when this my will is recorded, forever in fee simple. 7th I bequeath and devise to my son Abner Jester the folowing nagros (that is to say) Mount, George, Mariah, Green, Willis and Tom to be deliverd to him when this my will is recorded, forever in fee simple. 8th I bequeath and devise to my grandaughter Jain Mason wife of Lenerd Mason one nagro gurl named Leeanna to be deliverd to hur for hur use and the hairs of hur body when this my will is recorded, forever in fee simple. 9th I allso bequeath and devise to my two sons Henry and Bengaman Jester one nagro woman named Ader togther with all my houshold and kitchen furniture, blacksmith bench and plantation tools of every discription, all my ginns thrashings moshens and fans and all my waggons, gear and horses and all others of my livestock of every discription that I may have at my death together with all the crop of every sort gatherd and ungatherd to be recivd by them when this my will is recorded. 10th I constitute ordain and appoint my son Henry Jester my executor of this my last will and testament. In testamoney whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixet my seal this the fiftheenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine. Signed seald published and declared by the within named Levi Jester to be his last will and testament in the presance of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses at the request and in the presence of the testator. Levi Jester Clark Hamil Samuel Bellah Dolphin Lindsey Thomas Folds Recorded this 14th July 1841. Records - Some Wills 1837 - 1845, Butts County, p 69 - 70. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/wills/gwl118jester.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb