Butts-Jasper County GaArchives Wills.....Wise, Joel September 13 1825 ************************************************ 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, 8:59 pm Source: Recorded Butts County Wills - Administration Of Estates 1826 - 1841, P 193 - 194. Written: September 13 1825 Recorded: November 5 1832 Georgia, Jasper County In the name of God Amen, I Joel Wise being weal & feeble, but of sound mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament in manner & form following, that is to say, I desire that my executors hereinafter named shall reserve for John Stewart a competant maintenance out of my estate during his natural life. I further desire that all my children except Hugh Wise, shall have either in money or property, one hundred fifty dollars, to make them equal with said Hugh, then all my said children to divide the balance of my estate equally among them (including Hugh). I further desire that Augustus & Barney Wise shall have each one years schooling in addition to what they have heretofore had & all my said children that is younger than them shall be schoold in proportion to what the older ones have been, that is a good country school education out of my estate before their is any division made among any of them. I further desire that all my stock of every description with my present crop & all my household & kitchen furniture be sold to the best advantage & my plantation & ferry to be rented out for one year or more, as will be the most suitable, and each child to receive his portion as he becomes of age. I further appoint my sons Hugh Wise & Jacob Wise executors to this my last will & testament. I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 13th day of September 1825. His Joel X Wise Mark Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us John Burge his Barton X Martin mark Wm Hancock Proven 5th Nov 1832. Recorded Butts County Wills - Administration of Estates 1826 - 1841, p 193 - 194. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/wills/gwl129wise.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb