Butts-Henry County GaArchives Wills.....Maddux, David October 8, 1871 ************************************************ 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: Rhonda Flynn rhondaflynn3@gmail.com November 1, 2013, 8:39 am Source: Butts County, Ga, Wills Volume A; Pages 164 And 165 Written: October 8, 1871 Recorded: August 5, 1872 Will of David Maddux Butts County, GA Wills Volume A (1850-1896) pages 164-165 State Archives Drawer 7, Roll 55 RHS 588-589 **NOTE: This is extremely difficult to read and thus an entire transcription is not possible. Below are the parts I can read only. Any areas with a line are illegible: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Rebeckah my ________ of land on which I now Live number one hundred and eighty eight and one hundred and eighty nine also number one hundred and sixty six and one hundred fifty five in the eighth district of originally Henry County now Butts county for and during her natural life only. Also all my farming tools together with all of my stock consisting mules horses hogs cows and sheap also all my house & kitchen furniture to have and to hold during her natural life for her one __________ & benefit one also for the _________ benefit of all my minor children to assist in raising during her natural life only. 4th At the death of my wife Rebeckah I will and bequeath direct that all of my land all of my property both real & personal be sold equally divided to each and all my children so as to make each one all equal with ________ (rest of sentence is illegible). ______ I appoint my son R.R. Maddux and _______________ (a lot is illegible) October 8th 1871. David Maddux NOTE: The will was witnessed 5 Aug 1872 by Jas T. Stewart, A.J. Harper and W.S. Nolen. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/wills/maddux926wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb