CLARKE COUNTY, GA - WILLS Arthur C. Atkinson 1828 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Darleen Miller Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm I Arthur C. Atkinson of Clarke county and state of Georgia being of sound mind and memory. Knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that hereafter pointed out. Item 1st. my will and desire is that first all my Just debts be paid bye Executors~ 2nd. I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Atkinson the third part of four tracts of land, to wit, the one I now live and lott no. 220 in pike county & Lott no. 203 in in Butts County, and also, another lott in said county whereon Robert Brown now lives the land that I now live on I expect to sill this season. if sold the money arising from that sale to be divided between the three persons that I heare after point out equally my wife, son Thomas & son Washington, I will to my wife three negroes, namely lewis, Phillis and Henretta two beds and furniture, and three cows, and calves twenty head of hogs, my flock of geese and flock of sheep, which are fifteen, all my--House hold and kitchen furniture, except, the ballance of my beds, and one side board and my corn and fodding crop, that are growing to be my wifes the above property to be hers during her natural life, together with all my plantation tools & every other toole that I have, and two Horses, one Sorrel known as my riding horse called Sally, one mare called Kitt one gigg and Harness, and cart and oxen~ Item 3rd. The above named Tracts of land, I will and bequeath to my two sons, Thomas P. Atkinson and Washington G. Atkinson at there mothers death to be equally divided between at valuation in theire own Judgement. if they cant agree, to be left, to three disinterest persons chosen by them to value the same. I will to son Thomas all That I have hear tofore Given him and will to son Washington, one negroe Girle valued by me at $250 named Polly, and Sorrel horse named bill, saddle and bridle, one bed and furniture one side board, and my big bible one cow & calf. I will to son Thomas, and infant negroe boy, named William, he being the son of the above named Henretta who I have willed to my wife 4th. I will to Susannah Garrett, and the Heirs of her boddy to wit her children, one negroe Girle named Betsey valued by me at two hundred Dollars, one bed and furniture one cow and calf side saddle and Bridle. 5th. I will to Sarah Goss and the Heirs of her boddy, towit, her children, one negroe Girle named Sally valued by me at two hundred dollars, one bed and furniture one cow & calf, side saddle, and bridle to be worth Twenty Dollars~ 6th. I will and bequeath to my Several Children namely Winnefread A. Fletcher Joseph H. Atkinson and Ann McKee and Mary B. Hancock, all of the property, that I have given them it being to the amount of two hundred dollars to each, which I hold there receipts for.~ 7th. I leave all the ballance of my property, thats unwilled, to be sold at the discretion of my executors and the money arising from the sale of it to be applied to the pay ment of my Just debts after all my Just Debts are paid the remainder, if any there by to be equally divided between my six living Children namely Winnefread, Thomas, Washington, Mary, Susannah and Sarah and further, my will and desire is at the death of my wife for all her House hold that She leaves to be sold, together with her three negroes and increase if any, to the highest bidder and the Legalees to buy them in and the moneys arising from that Sale to be equally divided between the six living Children. 8th. lastly I appoint my sons Thomas P. Atkinson and Washington G. Atkinson my Executors to act in my Estate, and in all things touching threof. Therefore I have hearby set my hand and caused my seal to be fixed this the Eighteenth day of May, Eighteen hundred and twenty Eight. Signed, Sealed and A. C. Atkinson {Seale} acknowledged in Presence of us Test. Bennett Tuck John Patrick Benjamin Elsbury Georgia Chambers October the 6th 1828. Clarke County Personally appeared before us, Bennett Tuck, John Patrick & Benj. Elsbury the subscribing Witnesses to the within will who being duly sworn saith that they saw Arthur C. Atkinson signe seal and deliver, the within as his last will and testament and that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory at the time of his so doing and that they subscribed the same as witnesses. Sworn to before us Octor 6th 1828-- Bennett Tuck John Patrick Benjamin Elsbury Asbury Hull JJC Melvin Echols JJC Wm. Stroud JJC M. H. Love Clk Recorded 5th Nov. 1828