Georgia:  Columbia County: James Langston Will, 
13 April 1839
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JAMES LANGSTON

"In the name of God Amen I James Langston of the County of Columbia and State 
of Georgia being low in health But of Sound mind and disposing memory do make 
Constitute and ordain this my Last will and Testament - and hearby Constitute 
and appoint my Son Mark J. Langston my Lawful Exetor to this my last will and 
testament I Leave my Body to be discreetly buried and then all of my just 
debts to be paid out of my Estate - and the balance to be disposed of as 
follows - first I give to my wife Celia Langston one negro man by the name of 
Matt two head of horses of her Choice and bridle and Saddle four Cows and 
Calfe and four head of drye Cattle of her choice and all of ? hogs twelve 
head of sheep of her Choice and the gin and Tuning gear in the gin house 
Thrashing mechine and fan Blacksmiths tools and all of the ploughs and 
grindstone four trunks and three beds and furniture but at my wife Celia 
Langston Death or Entermarying again Nancy & Susan Langston Each is to have a 
bed stead bed and furniture and the other bed dispose as She pleases and I 
further give to my wife Celia Langston all of the Chairs Slab? and Contents 
and one Clock thats Tuning two tables and all of the Kichen furniture and two 
spining Wheels one pair Chards? loom and its Contents one Waggon and two pair 
gear - and the present Crop growing I give to my wife Seventy five Bushels of 
Wheat if made two hundred and Twenty five Bushels of Corn when divided three 
Thousand pounds of fodder and all of the Cold food, and the Crop of Cotton 
that is made this year to be Sold and James Whiticar paid one hundred and 
twenty five dollars for his year labour and then my wife to have the balance 
for the family use the Plantation she now lives on to the use of as long as 
she lives or untill she entermary again and then that Tract of land 
Containing of the ? of Two hundred acres of land give to my Son James Adney 
Langston, and balance that I give to my wife Celia to be sold at her death or 
Entermarying to be Sold and divided Equally between James Adney Langston 
Nancy Langston & Susan Langston I give to my Son Mark J. Langston the land he 
now lives on Containing one hundred & fifty acres more or less, I give to my 
Son William B. Langston the place Calld the Flinn tract Containing one 
hundred & fifty acres and fifty acres Calld the Seay? tract of land and one 
new saddle and bridle I give to my Soninlaw James Whiticar fifty dollars I 
give to my daughter Mary Langston one bed stead bed and furniture and fifty 
dollars I give to my daughter Emily Langston one bed stead bed and furniture 
and fifty dollars I give to Daughter Sarah H. Langston one bed stead bed and 
furniture and fifty dollars I give to my daughter Martha An Langston one bed 
stead bed and furniture and fifty dollars and all of the Rest of my Estate to 
be Sold and Equally divided among the legeteas after all of debts is paid in 
Each and Evry part of my Estate in Witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand 
and affix my seal April 13th 1839

James Langston (LS)

Anderson C. Wilson
James B. Young
James Langston"

form letter for executors signed by Mark J. Langston 10 Sept 1839

on outside of will:
"James Langston
Will

Ordinaries office
Regitered in Book
B.B. folio 8 & 9
this 21st day of September
1839 G.? Jones Clerk"

probate 2 September 1839 - info. on right inside page of will
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