Campbell County GaArchives Wills.....John Cook April 10 1886
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Source: Transcribed From Original
Written: April 10 1886

Campbell County, Georgia
Will Book "B", pages 179-180

Georgia, Campbell County.  I, John Cook, of said state and county, being of 
sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and testament.
Item 1.  I give, bequeath, and devise to my wife, Polly Ann Cook, my entire 
property of which I am now possessed, or may hereafter acquire, both real and 
perceived, should she live longer than I do.  Said property to remain in her 
hands for her own proper use, benefit, and behoof during her natural life; and 
after her death said property to be equally divided between my lawful heirs 
after all legal demands held against are satisfied.
Item 2.  It is my will that my son, Robert Cook, take charge of my affairs 
during my lifetime, and during the lifetime of his mother, the said Polly Ann 
Cook, should she live longer than I do, and for his compensation, behoove all 
the premises, make above an adequate support.
Item 3.  I hereby constitute and appoint my son, Robert Cook, executor of this 
my last will and testament.  This the 10th day of April 1886.

										
									John 
Cook
										
									(his 
mark)

Signed, declared, and published by John Cook as his last will and testament in 
the presence of us, the subscribers, who subscrive our names hereto in the 
presence of said testator, at his insistence and request, and of each other, by 
signing in our presence and we signing in his presence.
J. B. Smith
W. J. Duggan
David Hattaway

Campbell Court of Ordinary, February term 1893.  The will of John Cook, being 
produced in open court for probate by the executor, who has filed his petition 
to provate the same in solemn form, and the witnesses to said will, J. B. 
Smith, W. J. Duggan, and David Hattaway, having suscribed to the following 
affidavit, endorsed on said will February term 1893 of Campbell Court of 
Ordinary, come into open court at this regular term of the court.  J. B. Smith, 
W. J. Duggan, and David Hattaway and being duly sworn depose that they saw John 
Cook sign and publish the within as his last will and testament, which of sound 
and disposing mind, that they witnessed all some for him at his request and in 
his presence, and in the presence of each other, and that the same was executed 
voluntarily by him on the day it purports to have been executed.
										
									J. B. 
Smith
										
									W. J. 
Duggan
										
									David 
Hattaway


Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court, February 6, 1893
R. C. Beavers, Ordinary


Georgia, Campbell County.  I, Robert Cook, do solemnly swear that this writing 
contians the last will of John Cook , deceased, so far as I know or believe, 
and that I will and duly execute the same in according with the laws of this 
state so help me God.
										
									Robert 
Cook

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this February 6, 1893.
R. C. Beavers, Ordinary

Notes:  
David Hattaway's younger sister, Eliza Ann Hattaway, had married John Cook's 
oldest son, Luther Napoleon Bonaparte Cook, in 1869 but Eliza had died in 
1877.  
W. J. Duggan was William Jackson Duggan, born in 1835 to Jesse Joyce Duggan and 
Naomi Jackson Cook.  Naomi was the daughter of Nathaniel Cook of Monroe Co., GA 
and his wife Betsy (Jackson?).  Naomi may have been John Cook's older sister.



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