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.

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