Butts County GaArchives Wills.....Wooten, James 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, 9:00 pm Source: Recorded Butts County Will - Administration Of Estates 1826 - 1841, P 48). Written: 1828 Recorded: August 3 1828 Georgia Butts County In the name of God Amen, I, James Wooten being in a low state of health, but of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament. Item 1st I do yield my soul to that God who gave it and my body to the dust from whence it came to be buried in a Christianlike manner according to the discretion of my executors. Item 2nd I do next ordain that all my just debts should be paid and next it is my wish that all my estate both real and personal should be kept together untill my oldest child Edmund Flewellen Wooten comes of age and then that an equal division of the property should be made between my wife Anne Wooten, Addison Almarian Wooten, Seaborn Lawrence Wooten, Simeon Wooten making the arrangements, so that my wife shall have the house and plantation to hold during her natural life, and afterwards to be divided among my children. It is my further wish that my stock to the use of my family should remain. Item 3rd I do next appoint and ordain Etheldred McClendon and James Peevy executors to this my last will and testament to do all matters and things pertaining to the above as they in their discretion shall think fit. Signed James Wooten Farewell Jones Bartholomew Stile James Ransom Proven 3rd August 1828. Recorded Butts County Will - Administration of Estates 1826 - 1841, p 48). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/wills/gwl130wooten.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb