Wills:  Columbia County  Will of Wyatt L. Chamblin
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Wyatt L Chamblin Will Registered November 18th 1841

Georgia 
Columbia County}

In the name of God Amen. I Wyatt L Chamblin of the County of Columbia
and State of Georgia being weak in body, but of sound mind and 
disposing memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament 
hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me.

Item 1st: I will and ordain that all my property both real and personal
remain together in common for the use, benefit and behalf of my wife
Prudence Chamblin and my children to wit: Nancy J. E. D. Chamblin,
Augustus B. L. Chamblin, David D. A. Chamblin, William J. Chamblin and
Robert Y Chamblin for the purpose of raising and educating my beloved
children until the youngest arrives at age, with this provision that
whenever one of them arrives at age or marries, my Executor shall cause
such property to be valued as can be spared not overreaching a
distribution and delivers the said property and takes a receipt then
when the youngest to wit Robert Y arrives at age, I will and ordain 
that all my property both real and personal be equally divided between 
my beloved wife Prudence and all my children share and share alike 
taking care to enumerate that which has been given off.

Item 2nd: If God in his providence should spare the life of my beloved
wife and she should marry again then in that case I will and ordain 
that all my property both real and personal be equally divided between 
my beloved wife and all my children share and share alike.

Item 3rd: I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Prudence
Chamblin my Executrix and my friends John S. J. Evans and Alexander
Pearre my Executors to this my last Will and testament.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged
in the presence of 
William J Evans
Charles H. Jennings
James Jennings
this 9th August 1841
Wyatt L Chamblin 
(Seal)

Georgia
Columbia County}
William J Evans and Charles H Jennings two of the subscribing witnesses
to the within and foregoing instrument after being duly sworn upon the
Holy Evangellist depose and say that they were personally present and
saw the testatory Wyatt L Chamblin in life sign seal pronounce and
declare it to same to be his last Will and testament that the testator
was of sound and disposing mind and memory at the doing thereof and 
that themselves together with James Jennings signed the same as 
witnesses all done in the presence and of the request of the testator 
and in the presence of each other.
William J Evans
Charles H Jennings
Sworn to in open court
this 6th day of September 1841
G Jones, Clerk

Georgia
Columbia County}
By the Court of the Ordinary for said County. To all whom these
presents shall come Greeting. Know ye, that on the sixth day of
September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
one the last Will and testament of Wyatt L Chamblin late of said County
deceased was exhibted in open court and in common form of law proved &
omitted to record a copy of which is herunto annexed and administration
of all and singular the goods and chattels and credits of said deceased
was granted to Prudence H Evans the Executrix in and by said Will named
and appointed she having first taken the oath and performed all other
requisites required by law of her by order of said Court and by virtue
of these presents legally authorized to administer the goods, chattels
and credits of the deceased according to the term and effect of the 
said Will and testament and according to law. And is hereby required to
render a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods,
chattels and credits of the said deceased and appraised and returned to
this Court according to law and to render a true and correct account to
the said Court of her actings and doings yearly and every year until 
her administration is fully completed.
Witness the honorable Edward Ballard one of the Justices of the said
Court of Ordinary this 6th day of September in the year of our Lord
1841. 
G Jones, Clerk