Columbia County GaArchives Wills.....Ragan, Elizabeth February 5, 1836 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Beth Collins http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002523 January 29, 2018, 1:08 am Source: Will Book X, P. 21 Written: February 5, 1836 Recorded: September 25, 1841 State of Georgia } In the Name of God amen Columbia County } I Elizabeth Ragan being weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory do constitute ordain and publish this my last will and testament as touching of my temporal matters (viz) Item 1st It is my Will and desire that my just debts shall first be paid out of my estate Item 2nd I give and bequeath to my oldest son Joseph Griffin decd his heirs if any living the sum of ten dollars. Item 3rd I give and bequeath no more of my estate to my son John Griffin decd heirs having heretofore given them Eight hundred Dollars. Item 4th I give and bequeath to my fond (?) daughter that I have to my last husband Nathaniel Ragan and their heirs ten dollars exclusive of what they have heretofore received out of my husband’s estate. Item 5th I give and bequeath to the balance of my Children not heretofore named (viz) Mary Leverett, Jeremiah Griffin, Elizabeth Paxton and Sarah Bays the balance of my estate not heretofore specified to be equally divided (Except my two old Negro Women Philes &Pat also my brass clock now standing in the house which I will my son Jerh Griffin to have, also my close [clothes] press I will my daughter in law Eunice Griffin to have). Item 6th It is further my will and desire that my son Jeremiah Griffin be my true and lawful executor to carry this my last will and testament into effect disannulling all other wills having heretofore been made by me. In Witness whereof I do hereby assign and publish this my last will and testament this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand hundred and thirty six. attest her Elizabeth X Ragan C. Brooks Edmund J. Hicks W A Baldwin Georgia } This a Codacil to this my last will and testament Columbia County } ratifying and confirming all of the foregoing will except so far as relates to a part of the fifth item that gives my two old Negro Women Phillis and Pat to my son Jerh Griffin, is hereby revoked and no other part. It is now my will and desire that my old friend Wm. Paschal shall have the aforesaid two old women Phillis and Pat to his own proper use and benefit. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this twenty third day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty eight. attest her Elizabeth X Ragan W. A. Baldwin mark M A Baldwin A Griffin Georgia } Christopher Brooks and William A Baldwin Columbia County } two of the subscribing witnesses to the within and forgoing will after being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist depose and say that they were personally present and saw the testatrix Elizabeth Ragan sign the same (with her mark) and pronounce the same to be her last will and testament and that they signed the same as subscribing witnesses in the presence and at the request of the testatrix show was of sound mind and disposing memory at the doing thereof and that Edmund J. Hicks the other witness was present and signed the same at the same time. And the deponent William A. Baldwin further swears that he was present and saw the testatrix sign the codicil to said will with her mark and that Mary Ann Baldwin and Ann Griffin were present and signed the same as witnesses all done in the presence and at the request of the testatrix who was of sound mind & disposing memory at the doing thereof. Sworn to in open Court C. Brooks This 25th day of September 1841 W. A. Baldwin G. Jones Clerk File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/columbia/wills/ragan953wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb