Butts County GaArchives Wills.....Pearson, Enoch April 12 1830 ************************************************ 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: M Mathis mathis@web-access.net December 12, 2004, 1:42 pm Source: Butts County Wills - Administration Of Estates 1826 - 1841, P 151 - 153. Written: April 12 1830 Recorded: July 7 1831 WILL OF ENOCH PEARSON In the name of God Amen, I Enoch Pearson of the State of Georgia and County of Butts, being weak of body but sound of mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament dated this 12th April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & thirty Item 1st I will that all my just debts be paid Item 2nd I will that my wife Dianna Pearson, for her support and maintenance, have the use, and benefit, of all the negroes, namely Silvey and her two children Westley & William Henson, Mariah & her child Martha Caroline, Lucey, Sarah, Isbel, Milly, and all their increase during her natural life, and one hundred dollars which I have John M Pearsons note for, due one year after my death. And I further appoint and ordain William H Pearson & John M Pearson, Guardians, to take care of the property, and money, and apply it to my wifes necessities as her needs may require it Item 3rd To my son William H Pearson I will sixty dollars, to be paid him out of any moneys that may be to spare out of my estate to make him even with my sons John M Pearson, and Daniel W Pearson, who has received land to this amount of five hundred dollars Item 4th To my son James Pearson two hundred and fifty dollars to make up his land equal to John M Pearson and Daniel W Pearsons hundred acres land at five hundred dollars Item 5th To Robert Power my son in law, one dollar it being the balance of his share of my estate Item 6th To Mordecai Hill, my son in law, one dollar it being the balance of his share of my estate Item 7th To the heirs of my daughter Sarah Powers body five hundred dollars if there be that amount to each distributive share in cash or negro property to be applyed to the use of my said daughter Sarah during her lifetime as her necessities may require, and I appoint John M Pearson Guardian for said Sarah, so far as respects the above named property, and at her death to divide in equally among the heirs of her body Item 8th To John Hill youngest son of my daughter Mary Hill at her death, or at any time she shall please to give it up to him the said J. Hill, if it has come into her hands, to make him even with her son William P Hill; but she is to have the use of it if she pleases as her necessities require it, four hundred dollars in cash or negro property, if there be so much to each distributive share, say five hundred dollars, when the negroes is divided to make her one hundred, up, five hundred Item 9th To the heirs of my daughter Elizabeth McKleroy five hundred dollars in cash or negroe property, if there be so much to each distributive share Item 10th To my daughter Nancy Adairs heirs five hundred dollars, in cash or negro property, if there be that much to each distributive share, but she the said Nancy is to have the use of it during her natural life if she wishes it Item 11th To my daughter Harriet Head I have given a negro woman Cate and her son bill at the price of five hundred dollars to make her equal with them that has received that amount Item 12th If at the death of my wife there remains a remainder after the before recited, is fulfilled, it shall be equally divided between all the before named, except Robert Power, and Mordecai Hill they are to have no part thereof Item 15th I will that all debts due me, not herein mentioned and the negroes herein named and their increase at the death of my wife be sold and the money appropriated as directed in the different items Item 14th I will that William H Pearson and John M Pearson be my executors to carry into effect this my last will and testament hereby revoking the former ones, as witness my hand and seal this 12th April 1830 Enoch Pearson Test Frances Douglas Mahala M Hays William P Hill Recorded the 7th July 1831. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/wills/gwl233pearson.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb