Wills:  Columbia County. Last Will & Testament of Humphrey Evans descd 
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Last Will & Testament of Humphrey Evans descd
Recorded May 7th 1864
Know all men by these presents that I Humphrey Evans of the County
of Columbia and State of Georgia considering that I am old and being
anxious to settle my affairs during my life time do hereby make this my
last Will and Testament renouncing all former Wills made by me.
Item 1st: It is my will that immediately after my decease all my just
and lawful debts be paid.

Item 2nd: It is my will that in the event of my wife surviving me all my
property of every description both real and personal shall belong to her
during her lifetime and at her death to be disposed of as hereinafter 
directed.

Item 3rd: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mrs Prudence H.
Chamberlain the following named negroe boys Reuben, Tom, Lewis, Peg and
Rainy the same to belong to her in her own right. And I further give to
my said daughter Prudence the tract of land known as the Point lying on
or adjacent to Keg creek and Savannah River presently farmed by me the
same to belong to her the said Prudence H Chamberlain also in her own right.

Item 4th: I give and bequeath to my daughter Mrs Jane Heggie the tract
of land known as my home tract upon which I presently reside and upon
which any dwelling house is situated, the same to belong to her in her
own right excluding the Jus Mariti of her husband.

Item 5th: I desire that all my house hold furniture of every
description be equally divided between my two daughters Mrs Prudence H
Chamberlain and Mrs Jane Heggie

Item 6th: All the residue of my property including negroes, horses,
mules, farming utensils, notes, money, cotton bales, corn fodder, sheep,
and any other pieces of property presently belonging or which shall
belong to me at the time of my death. I desire to be divided into four
equal lots and each lot to be disposed of as follows: one lot, I give
and bequeath to my said daughter Prudence H Chamberlain and one lot I
give and bequeath to my other daughter Jane Heggie and at her death to
go to her children and I herby nominate and appoint Lucius A Luke to be
trustee for her. One lot, I give and bequeath to the children of my
deceased son John Evans but the portion or share accruing to Nancy Evans
or Cartledge wife of Doctor Cartledge to belong to her in her own right
excluding the Jus Mariti of her said husband and I hereby nominate and
appoint Major Henry Freeman of Lincoln County to be trustee and manager
for said property and the remaining lot I give to the children of my
other deceased son William Evans and Lucy N Perry who are five in number
and at present living in Alabama excluding the children of his former 
marriage.

Item 7th: I herby nominate and appoint Ambrose J Avary my sole Executor
to carry out the purposes of this my last will as herein explained
knowing that he will do the same in good faith. In witness whereof I
have subscribed these presents this twenty fifth day of February
eighteen hundred and Sixty three years before and in presence of
Wm McLean
R. L. Lamkin
Wm J. Eubank Humphrey Evans 
(LS)

Columbia Court of Ordinary May second 1864 Personally came into open
Court at this regular term William McLean, R.L. Lamkin and Wm J Eubanks
and being duly sworn depose and say that they saw Humphrey Evans sign
and publish the within as his last will and testament while of sound
mind that they witnessed the same for him at his request and in his
presence and of each other and that the same was executed voluntarily by
him on the day it purports to have been executed

William McLean
Wm J Eubanks

Robert L Lamkin
Sworn & Subscribed before
me in open court
May 2nd 1864
William N Shields, ordinary