Columbia County:  Wills, Edward Bowdre, 24 April 1850
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BOWDRE, EDWARD will 
Written 4-24-1850
Registered 7-2-1850
Columbia Co. GA
Georgia}
Columbia County} In the name of God Amen
I Edmund Bowdre of the County and State aforesaid being weak in body but of 
sound disposing mind and memory do make, ordain & appoint this to be myu last 
Will & Testament hereby revoking all wills heretofore made by me.

Item first I give and bequeath to my grandson, Edward Bowdre the following 
named negro slaves to wit Goerge, Tyler, Betty, Jim, henry and Clarissa. Also 
the sum of Five thousand dollars in cash to be delivered over to him the said 
Edward Bowdre when he shall have arrived at the age of twenty one years and 
also my said grandson shall be educated out of my estate in general.

Item second I give and bequeath to my grandson Lucien Alexander Bowdre the 
following negro slaves to wit Kingston, Little Joe, Gary, Henry, Hampton and 
harriet, also the sum of five thousand dollars in cash to be delivered over 
to him the said Lucion alexander Bowdre when he shall have arrived a the age 
of twenty one years and also my grandson Lucion Alexander Bowdre shall be 
educated out of my estate in general.

Item third If one of my siad grandsons to wit Edward Bowdre or Lucion 
Alexander Bowdre shall depart this life before he shall arrive to the age of 
twenty one years then in that case the property willed shall go to the 
surviving brother. But in the event both of my grandsons Edward Bowdre and 
Lucion Alexander Bowdre shall depart this life before they arrive at the age 
of twenty one years then in that case the whole of the property and money 
willed shall revert to my estate in general.

Item fouth I give and bequeath in trust to my son in law John H. Trippe for 
the sole and seperate use of my daughter Everline Susan Trippe the one half 
of the balance of my estate both real and personal to her heirs and assigns 
forever the said property not to be subject for the debt of the present or 
any future husband she may have.

item fifth I give and bequeath to my beloved wife martha Hicks Bowdre the 
other half of my estate both real and personal to her and her heirs and 
assigns forever.

item sixth I nominate constitute and appoint for my executors to carry into 
effect this my last will and testament My beloved wife Martha Hicks Bowdre my 
beloved daughter Everline Susan Tripp and my son in law John H. Trippe.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty third 
day of April 1850.
Signed sealed & acknowledged in presence of
Stephen Drane
John Crawford
Austin M. Jeter E. Bowdre (seal)

Supplement to the within and foregoing will Item. It is my will and esire 
that the property named and willed in the foregoing is all to be kept 
together and not to be divided unless my beloved wife Martha Hicks Bowdre 
shall consent to the division of the same.
In testimone whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of 
April 1850.
Signed sealed and acknowledged in presend of:
Stephen Drane
H.R. Casey
Austin M. Jeter E. Bowdre (seal)
Georgia}
Columbia County} personally appeared in open court of the subscribing 
witnesses to the within instrument and being duly sworn upon the Holy 
Evangelist depose and say that they saw the testator Edward Bowdre then in 
life sign seal pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and 
testament and that the testator was of sound mind and disposing memory at the 
doing thereof and that they signed the same as witnesses in the presence of 
the testator and all in the presence of each other.
Sworn in open cout this lst day of July 1850.
Stephen Drane
John Crawford
Jno. A. Stapler, Clerk
Georgia}
Columbia County} Personally appeared in open court Stephen Drane and H.R. 
Casey two of the subscribing witnesses to the above supplement and being duly 
sworn upon the Hold Evangelist despose and say that they saw Edward Bowdre 
then in life sign seal and declare the same to be a supplement to his last 
will and testament that thetestator was of sound mind and disposing memory at 
the doing thereof and that they singed the same as witnesses in the presence 
of the testators and all in the presence of each other.
Stephen Drane
H.R. Casey
Sworn in open court this lst day of July 1850
Jno. A. Stapler, Clerk

Georgia}
Columbia County} Bye the honorable the Inferior Court of said county when 
setting for ordinary purposes to all whom these presents shall come greeting 
knw ye that on the first day of July One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty the 
last will and testament of Edward Bowdre late of said county deceased was 
exhibited in open court and in common form of law proved and admitted to 
record a copy of which is hereunto annexed and administration of the estate 
real and personal of said deceased was granted to Martha H. Bowdre and J.H. 
Trippe the executrix and executor in and by said will named and appointed 
they having first taken the oath and performed all other requests required by 
law are by order of said court and virute of these presents legally 
authorized to administer the estate of the said deceased according to law and 
are hereby required to render a true and perfect inventory of all the estate 
both real and personal of the said deceased and have the same appraised and 
returned to this court according to law and to render a true and correct to 
the said court of their actings and doings yearly and every year until thie 
administration if fully completed.
Witness the Honorable W.L. Blunt one of the Justices of the said Cour of 
Ordinary this 1st July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
fifty.
Jno. A. Stapley, Clerk Co.