Will of Richard Ruffin 02 Aug 1860 Carroll County, GA

Will of Richard V.C. Ruffin   - 1860, Aug 2  (probate
1861)

State of Georgia.  Carroll County

In the name of God Amen. I, Richard V. C. Ruffin,
being of sound and disposing mind and memory and
considering the uncertainty of this mortal life do
make and declare this my last will and testament in
manner and in form following:

Item 1st.  It is my wish that I be buried in a decent
and respectable manner in the burying ground attached
to the New Hope Church.

Item 2nd. Whatever portion of the Stock that can be
agreed upon by my Executors herein after to be named
shall be sold and the proceeds thereof shall be
applied to the payment of my just debts and my
portion of the crops that shall be made on the lot of
land that I purchased of JOSEPH HARPER shall be
applied to the payment of the debt due on said land.

Item 3rd. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife,
Elizabeth P. Ruffin andy my daughter, Margaret A.
Ruffin and Sarah E. Ruffin and my sonss, Samuel S.
Ruffin and Charles Ruffin the whole of my real and
perosnal property to be held by them as joint owners
and in the event of the death of my wife Elizabeth
the residue remaining upon her demise to be equally
divided among my children above named.

Item 4th.  I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved
wife Guardian of the personal property of my son
Charles during his minority.

Item 5th. I hereby constitute and appoint my
trustworthy friend, Valentine M. Hodgson and son
Samuel S. Ruffin as executors of this my last will
and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore
made by me.  Witness my hand and seal this 2nd day of
August in the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty.

R.V.C. Ruffin

Signed, sealed delivered and published by Richard
V.C. Ruffin as his last will and testament in the
presence of us the subscribing witnesses who
subscribed our names hereto in the presence of the
Testator at his special instance and request and in
the presence of each other this second day of August,
1860.

Micajah (his mark) Mullins F.A. Turssell Thomas M.
Hamilton

Georgia, Carroll County Personally appeard Samuel S.
Ruffin one of the Executors named in the will of
R.V.C. Ruffin dec'd and being duly sworn saith that
the within is the true last will and testament of the
said RVC Ruffin dec'd that he now presents in open
court for probate and record.  Sworn to in open court
this 1st April, 1861.

Samuel S. Ruffin his mark.
J.M. Bl---ck, CCC   Recorded April 2nd 1861.


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