CLAYTON COUNTY, GA - WILL  Davis T. Hartsfield 

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Davis T. Hartsfield  Will
 page 233, Will Book "A" from microfilm.

Will of Davis T. Hartsfield as recorded in Clayton County, Georgia
Deed Book "A", page 233



Georgia, Clayton County. 

I, Davis T. Hartsfield of said state and county,
being of sound and disposing mind + memory, do make
this, my last will and testament.


Item 1 I give and bequeath to my wife Nancy E.
Hartsfield for life only all my realty viz. one
hundred acres of land in north east corner of lot 86
in 12th district Clayton County Geo and the place
whereon we now reside, she to have said above
described property with the right to use and control
the same also to have the nuts? issues? and presents
of same for and during her life.


Item 2 I will and direct that after the death of myh
wife that said above described one hundred acres of
land is to be divided between my two children viz
Mary E. Fort, Martha E. Hartsfield as follows Said
tract to be equally divided by dividing it in the
middle from east to west, said line done? run and
marked and established per survey.  Said Mary E.
Fort to have the south half containing 50 acres and
siad Martha E. Hartsfield to have the north half
each to have said land above divided absolutely
except as to the timber on about four acres in the
north west corner in the south half said Mary E.
Fort to have the right to use such timber as will
make boards and said M. E. Hartsfield to have the
right to use so much of the timber as will nat? make
boards for fire wood.  Said Martha E. Hartsfield
shall have the right to cut and use said timber as
necessary but shall use and exhaust that first.


Item 3 I herby constitute and appoint J. J.
Hartsfield Executor of this my last will and direct
that he shall not be required to have my estate
appraised nor make any annual returns it being my
express will that he be releived from all the duties
of an executor except to probate the will and make
settlement as directed this February 18th 1887.  D.
T. Hartsfield


Signed, declared, and published by D. T. Hartsfield
as his last will and testament in the presense of
us, as the subscribers who subscribe our names
hereto in the presence of testator and at his
request he signing in our presence + we in his
presence.
                                J. L. Lee
                                W. A. Tignery
                                Wm. Wright


Probated in <?> <?> + recorded Oct 18 1912
July Term 1912
Georgia, Clayton County, Before me came J. L. Lee +
Wm. Wright who swore that we, as well as W. A.
Tinger, now decsd., saw the within named D. T.
Hartsfield sign + publish the within paper as his
last will + testament that we signed the same as as
wintesses thereto at his special <?> + request of
the said D. T. Hartfield + in his presence as did W.
A. Tinger in the presence of testator and each other
that the said D. T. Hartsfield signed the same
freely + voluntarily + was at the time of such
signing of sound + disposing mine + memory.  Sined?
+ subscribed before us this June 25, 1912
                  Wm Wright, Ordy., J. E. Lee
                  Jno M. Moody?, CSC, Wm Wright