CLARKE  COUNTY  GA  Will - Thomas R. R. Cobb

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Wills:  Thomas R. R. Cobb, 1863: Clarke Co., GA  

Last Will and Testament of Thomas R. R.  Cobb Clarke County, GA
Court of Ordinary, Will Book D, 1859-1885, pages 127&128.


Georgia }  In the name of God, Amen!
Clarke County}


I hereby declare & publish this as my last Will &
Testament.


First   I appoint my Wife Sole Executor of this Will. I
desire her to make inventory & appraisement of my estate
& afterwards to make no Returns to the Court of Ordinary
except as she sees proper;


Second    I give my Executor full power to sell any
portion of my Estate at public or private sale at her
pleasure & to Re-invest the proceeds at her pleasure.  I
charge her with the support & education of my children &
further than this ask no account of income from her;


Third   As each of my children arrives at age or marries
with her consent, I desire that my wife will apportion to
each child one equal portion of my estate (not estimating
the homestead- the house furniture & the company of house
servants) as it may the exist, in her hands & under the
management of my wife together with the unexpended
increase thereof- the same to be held for the separate
use of daughter- with power of disposition by her as may
be provided in a proper marriage contract, or post-
nuptial settlement;


Fourth  I Charge (word) my children to be kind, loving,
obedient to their Mother (several illegible words) or
appreciates except myself;


Fifth  At the death of my wife I wish her to dispose of
her part of my Estate as she sees proper-except, the
house-Furniture and House Servants excepted in the
division.  These I desire shall be thus divided among my
children.


Sixth  I desire here to Record my gratitude to God for
all this goodness & Mercy which has followed me all the
days of my life from my first breath when kind
affectionate parents watched over & guarded me-to the
present moment.  I desire to Record my abiding faith in
the Christian Religion my confidence in the Redeeming
power of the bastion(?) of my Lord & Savior & to (word)
my only hope of salvation to be through faith in His
name.  I believe that if I Remain steadfast I shall yet
see Him crowned with power and glory & think, with my
loved ones who have gone before & all this Redeemed of
the Lord.  I shall be permitted to spend a happy eternity
in His presence.  O, the Divine God be (word) & glory &
power & forever Amen!


In Testimony whereof I have hereto Set my hand & seal
this 12th day of July. 1861.


Signed, Sealed & Published in the presence of
Junius Hillyer  }
W. W. Lumpkin   }                       Thos. R. R. Cobb (Seal)
James M. Lumpkin        }


Georgia }
Clarke County   }       
Personally appeared before me William W. Lumpkin one of
the subscribing witnesses to this within and foregoing
Will of Thomas R. R. Cobb late of said County deceased
who on Oath saith that he saw said Deceased sign and seal
said instrument and signed, sealed, declared the same as
his last will and testament that at the time of his so
doing he the Dictator was of sound and disposing mind and
memory, that he (can't read word); Junius Hillyer and
James M. Lumpkin all signed the same as witnesses in the
presence of each other & of the Dictator and at his
request.


Sworn to and Subscribed before us this 30th day of January 1863}  
William W. Lumpkin


Asa M. Jackson, Ordinary


Georgia }
Clarke County   }  
Court of Ordinary of said County Regular Term 2nd February 1863
The within Will of Thomas R. R. Cobb late of said County
Deceased together with this matter probate thereof, being
presented in open Court, and offered for approval and
Record.  On examination thereof, it is ordered and
consigned by the Court that said Will is in (word) form
is proved and that the same together with said probate be
admitted to Record the terms of the law.


Asa M. Jackson, Ordinary
Recorded 6th February 1863



Transcribed by Laura Stotler,  November 2, 2001
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