Will of Thomas Bush 30 Sep 1858 Chattahoochee County, GA

Last Will and Testament of Thomas Bush
Georgia  
Chattahoochee County{ 
In the name of God Amen!
I Thomas Bush of said state and county believing that I must shortly 
depart this life deem it right and proper both as respect myself and 
my family that I should make a disposition of the property with which 
a kind providence has blessed  me do therefore make this my last will 
and testament:

Item 1: I desire and direct my body be buried in a decent and christian 
like manner suitable loving circumstances and condition in life.

Item 2: I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay 
by my Executors hereinafter appointed as I am unwilling my creditors 
should be delayed in their rights.

Item 3: I give and bequeth to my beloved sister, Zilpha Stringfellow, 
wife of Henry Stringfellow for her sole and separate use, for and 
during her natural life, free and exempt from the liabilities and apart 
of her present or any future husband, the following property (Cocedil), 
the east half of lot of land number (91) ninety one of the south district 
of originally Muscogee, now Chattahoochee County with all the rights 
numbers and privealges to said tract of land in any said appretaining or 
belonging: on condition that she pay loving estate the sum of one hundrd 
and seven dollars and on her decease to such child or children as she 
may leave.

Item 4: I desire and direct that the residue of my property both real 
and personal wherever or whatever it may be to be kept together until
Curtis Ticknor, my youngest child is twenty one years of age, there to 
be divided in two equal parts. One half I give and bequeth to my beloved 
children to with Francis Louisa, Savannah Cassandra, Thomas Jefferson, 
James Madison, Augustus Franklin, Mary Caroline, Curtis Ticknor to be 
divided equally among them to them forever.

Item 5: I give and bequeth to my beloved wife Hepsy Ann the other half 
including lot of land number (65) sixty five in the seventh District of 
Originally Muscogee now Chattahoochee County with all the rights and 
numbers and privelages to said lot of land with all the household and 
kitchen furniture for and during her natural life only, free and exempt 
from the debts and liabilities of any future husband and on her decease 
to my beloved children.

Item 6: I desire and direct my beloved wife if any of my children should 
marry to leave them a portion of my estate, for their use, as she may 
think right and proper, until the division, then the said portion or 
portions of property to return to my estate, to be divided as above 
directed.

Item 7: I hereby constitute my beloved wife Hepsy Ann Executrix of this 
my last will and testament.

This September 30, 1858 {Thomas Bush (LS)
Signed, sealed, declared and published by Thomas Bush, as his last w
ill and testament in the presence of us- the subscribers who subscribed 
our names here to in the presence of said testator at his special 
****** and request
September 30, 1858
Thomas Schely
William Morgan
Mathew Bailey

Georgia Chattahoochee County
Before me E. G. Raiford Ordinary in and forsaid county came in person, 
Hepsy Ann Bush the Executrix of the last Will and Testament of Thomas 
Bush late of sai county and Thomas Schley *** of the subscribing 
witnesses to said Will who being a by sworn ***** and say that they s
aid Thomas Bush signed, sealed, published and declared said Testament 
take his last Will Testament freely voluntarily and of his own accord 
without any undue influence or corruptions whatever in presence of 
siad two of the subscribing witnesses then to **** Thomas Schley and 
William Morgan sworn subribers before me the 1st day of November 1858.
E. G. Raiford			Hepsy Ann Bush
Ordinary			Thomas Schley


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