Campbell Col. GA - Will of John Sample Dodd Will of John Sample Dodd, submitted by Barbara W. Good, BWGood@aol.com Campbell Co. GA Will Book B 1863-1908 Georgia Campbell County. John S. Dodd Will. In the name of God, Amen. I John S. Dodd of the State and County aforesaid, getting old & in feeble health & recognizing that I must soon die, yet being of sound & dispossing mind & memory, deem it right & proper both as respects my self & my children, that I should make a disposition of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me with. I do therefore make this my last will & testament hereby resinding & annulling all others by me heretofore made. 1st I devise & direct that my body be buried in a decent manner, suitable to my circumstances in life, trusting that my soul shall return to God who gave it, as I hope for salvation through the atonement of our blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. Secondly: I desire and direct that if owning any thing at my death, that my just debts be paid & a suitable slab rock be placed at the head & feet of my grave. Thirdly, I have given off to my children, in land, money & other goods the following amounts as annexed to their names, towards their part of my estate to wit: James T. Dodd, twelve hundred dollars. Elizabeth H. Hemperly, one thousand & forty dollars. Thomas E. Dodd, nine hundred & sixty dollars. Francis M. Dodd, one thousand & eighty dollars. Geo M. Dodd Eleven hundred & thirty five dollars & sixty six cents. Nancy J. Miller has received eight hundred & four dollars. Louduskey A. P. Evans, has received nine hundred & forty four dollars. Lettie H. M. Hemperly has received eight hundred & forty dollars. John D. dodd has received one thousand & three dollars & sixty five cents. Sarah L. Sims has received twelve hundred thirty eight & 89/100 dollars. Fourthly, I hereby constitute & appoint my sons James T. Dodd & Thomas E. Dodd as my executors of this will empowering them to collect the debts owing to me at my death & use all the money that may be on hand & make all my children even & sell off all the land & property, after my death, distribute the proceeds equably to each child, which I hope will be satisfactory to all my children & hope no quarreling or hard thoughts will be indulged in. John S. Dodd (Seal) Signed, Sealed & declared & published by John S. Dodd as his last Will & Testament in presence of us the undersigned, who subscribed our names hereto in presence of said testator, at his special ____? & request & in the presence of each other. This July 19, 1887 Joseph Creel J. W. Evans J. W. Creel Georgia Campbell County Before me came J. W. Creel, named as a witness to the within writing purporting to be John S. Dodds last Will & Testament & being duly sworn said that he with Joseph Creel & J. W. Evans at the request of John S. Dodd & in his presence did attest as witnesses the within as his John S. Doddâ^À^Ùs will, that the same was signed & published by John S. Dodd in their presence as his last will, that he was at the time of said attestation & signning by himself of sound & disposing mind & memory, that he executed the within paper voluntarily. J. W. Creel Subscribed & sworn to before me in open court March 7, 1892. R. C. Beooeis? Ordinary Georgia Campbell County We J. T. Dodd & T. E. Dodd, do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will of the within named John S. Dodd so far as we know or believe & that we will well & truly execute the same in accordance with the laws of this State. So help me God. J. T. Dodd Sworn to & subscribed before me this March 7, 1892. ==================================================================== USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara W. Good BWGood@aol.com ====================================================================