Clarke County  Georgia Wills  Joseph Henry Lumpkin

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by
Laura Stotler  Lstotler@aol.com

Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/tattnall.htm
Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm

Will: Joseph Henry Lumpkin, 1867, Clarke County, GA



Last Will and Testament of Joseph Henry Lumpkin, Clarke
Co., GA Will Book D (1859-1885), Page 213 Court of
Ordinary


Athens  } 
Georgia }       

Knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die and
that it is not for us to know the times and the seasons
which the Father hath put in his own forever-I deem it
right and proper both as respects my family and myself to
make a final disposition of the residue of my Estate with
which it hath pleased God to endow me.

As to my debts I have none so far as I know or believe
having made it the role of my life to owe no man any
thing but love:  and I would advise my children to act
upon this precept.

I give all my property real and personal of whatsoever
kind owned by me at my death to my beloved wife for and
during the term of her natural life to dispose of the
whole or any part thereof to her own use or for the use
of any or all of my children or grandchildren or for the
use of any other person whatsoever by deed or will or by
any other way that she may see fit-without impeachment of
waste or accountability to anyone.  An experience of
fact, five years having fully justified this confidence. 
Should my wife however depart this life without making
such disposition by gift or otherwise then my desire and
will is that the whole of my estate left at her death be
equally divided between my six single sons, to wit:
Edward P. Lumpkin, James M. Lumpkin, Miller G. Lumpkin,
Charlie M. Lumpkin, Robert C. Lumpkin and Frank Lumpkin. 
Share and share alike or in such other way as they may
prefer, all of them being of age and capable of acting
for themselves.  Should they prefer a division in kind
very well, but if they cannot agree amongst themselves
then the whole to be sold and the proceeds equally
distributed between them.

I hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife Callendar
C. Lumpkin sole Executrix of this my last will, hereby
revoking expressly all others heretofore by me made and
it is my desire that she be relieved from the trouble of
making and returning an inventory of my effects and from
making an ___ of returns to the Ordinary of her actings
and doings.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 31 day of January Anno Domini One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

                        Jos. Henry Lumpkin   (Seal)

Signed, Sealed and Published by Jos. Henry Lumpkin as his
last will and testament in the presence of  as the
undersigned who subscribe our names thereto in the
presence of each other.

This the Thirty-first day of January Anno Domini One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
                        George P. Fellows
                        W. S. Hemphill
                        Henry Jackson


Georgia         }
Clarke County   } 
Personally came before me George P. Fellows one of the
subscribing witnesses to the within and foregoing will of
Joseph Henry Lumpkin, late of said County; Deceased who
an oath saith that he saw said Deceased sign and seal
said instrument and heard him acknowledge the same to be
his last will and testament that at the time of so doing
said Testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory,
that he appointed William S. Hemphill and Henry Jackson
all signed the same as witnesses in the presence of each
other and of the testator and at his request.  
 - George P. Fellows


        Sworn to & subscribed before me this 26th of June 1867.   Asa M. Jackson, Ordinary


Georgia         }
Clarke County   } 
Court of Ordinary Regular Term 1st July 1867
On examination of the foregoing will and probate, Ordered
that the same shall be Recorded in Terms of the law.

                Asa M. Jackson, Ordinary-


Recorded 6th July 1867-



========================
USGENWEB NOTICE:  In keeping with our policy of providing
free information on the Internet, data may be freely used
by non-commercial entities, as long as this message
remains on all copied material. These electronic pages
cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other
presentation. The submitter has given permission to the
USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE
access. ==============