Coffee County, Georgia - Wills Green Tanner


Submitted by Melody Moore McCook


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Georgia
Coffee County

Will of Green Tanner
From the Coffee County Probate Office
Submitted by Melody Moore McCook


COURT OF ORDINARY JUNO TERM 1862
Whereas at the May Term of this court Elmira Tanner widow of Green Tanner late of Coffee 
County deceased and files his petition, praying ______ an instrument in writing presented as 
the last will and testament of Green Tanner deceased. Whereupon it is ordered that said will 
be admitted to record as the last Will and Testament of Green Tanner deceased and that letters 
testamentory do issue therin to said Elmira Tanner Executor by comply with the Law in such 
case(?) made approved.

State of Georgia}In the name of God
Coffee County} Amen I Green Tanner
of said State and County being of advanced age but of sound and disposing mind & memory knowing 
that I must shortly depart this life, deem it right & proper both as respects my family and 
myself that I should make a disposition of the property which Kind providence has blessed me 
I do therefore make this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and anullling all others 
by me heretofore made.
Item 1 I desire that my body be buried in a decent & christian like manner suitable to my 
circumstance and station(?) in life my Soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave
 it as I hope for Salvation through the attonment of the blessed Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.

Item 2 I desire & direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by Executor herein after 
named & appointed.

Item 3 I want my negro boy London & Lucy & Elyce to stay in the ____til Eighteen hundred & 
seventy to. __to ___ the minor heirs, & then sold & equally divided amongst the heirs.

Item 4 I want my three children Manning(?) and Lucinda and Delila to have Two hundred dollars 
a piece to make them Equal with those that got land.

Item 5 I don't want the Stock cattle sold. I want them Equally divided amongst my heirs.

Item 6 I want the widow and minor heirs to have two head of work horses __as she may choose 
out of my stock of horses to put to her use.

Item 7 I reserve fifty head of hogs for the use of the widow & minor heirs & the balance of 
my hogs & horses sold & equally divided amongst the heirs.

Item 8 I want my wife & minor heirs to have all my plantation tools house hold & kitchen 
furnitures for their own proper use & benefits

Item 9 I hereby constitute & appoint my loving wife Guardian of the persons & property of 
my Said minor heirs.
Item 10 I hereby constitute & appoint my loving wife Executor of this my last will & testament 
this February the 3 1862
Green x Tanner
(his mark)

Signed Sealed & declared and published by Green Tanner as his last will & testament, in the 
presence of us the undersigned who subscribed our names hereto in presents of said Testator at 
his Special Instance and _____ and in the presence of each other this February the 3rd 1862
Benjamin Thomas
Tolbert Little
S. P. Nettles

Georgia}
Coffee County}Before me A M Lean ordinary of Said County, came in person Benjamin Thomas & 
Tolbert Little who being duly sworn depose & say Green Tanner deceased late of this county 
signed sealed published declared the said instrument as his last will & testament voluntarily & 
freely without ______ and that they signed said will as witnesses and saw S. P. Nettles sign 
the same as a witness also in the presence of said Green Tanner and in the precense of each 
other.
Sworn to & subscribed
before me this I declare
1862
AM Lean ordinary} Benjamin x Thomas (his mark)
Tolbert Little