Columbia County GaArchives Wills.....Rousseau, John September 5, 1796
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Source: Columbia Co. Wills
Written: September 5, 1796

Will of John Rousseau

	In the name of God Amen. I John Rousseau, of Columbia County and the 
state of Georgia, being low and weak in sickness but in perfect senses and 
sound in memory in calling to mind it is appointed for all men to die do make 
this my Last Will and Testament in manner following.

	In the first place, I leave my soul to God who gave it to me and as for 
what worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me with, I do give and 
bequeath in the manner following.

	Item:  I do lend unto my wife Jane during her widowhood one Negro wench 
named Patience and one Negro fellow Will. The said fellow it is my will and 
desire that my executors sell him and the money of such sale   to the amount of 
40 pounds to take it to Jacob Castleberry to redeem a Negro boy pawned by me 
for 40 pounds to the said Castleberry which time is out the 10th of January 
next, and if the said boy should be redeemed, I lend him the said boy named 
Jacob to my wife Jane during her widowhood.

	Item:  I also lend unto my wife Jane during her  widowhood two 
featherbeds and my household furniture that belongs to me, and my cattle, hogs, 
horses, working tools and plantation tools and utensils.

	Item:  I do will and bequeath to my daughter Margaret one Negro girl 
named Bett and one feather bed and furniture.

	Item:  I do will and bequeath to my daughter Nancy one Negro boy named 
Tom, the said Negro girl named Bett and the said Negro boy Tom to be delivered 
to my two daughters any time after twelve months from date.

	Item:  I do will and bequeath to my daughter Betty one Negro boy named 
Jerry to be delivered at any time after three years from this date.

	Item:  I do will and bequeath to my daughter Sarah one Negro boy named 
John to be delivered her my said daughter any time after she arrives to the age 
of seventeen years old.  I do will to my said daughters after the decease or 
marriage of my said wife Jane, Negro woman named Patience and her child Fanny 
and what increase the said  wench Patience may have for the future to my four 
said daughters, to be equally divided between them.

	Item:  I do will and bequeath to my sons James, George, Thomas, and a 
child in the womb after the decease or marriage of my said wife, one Negro boy 
named Jacob if redeemed.  If not a Negro fellow named Will with two feather 
beds and all of my stock of cattle, horses, hogs and what household furniture 
that belongs to me, and plantation utensils and one old waggon to be equally 
divided between them.

	Item:  It is my will and desire that if any of my four said daughters 
to depart this life without any lawful heirs or issue of their bodies, then for 
want of such heirs it is my will and desire and bequeath for what I have willed 
them to be equally divided between my said daughters that may survive, and as 
for a feather bed that willed to my daughter, Margaret, I made a mistake in 
willing it for the said bed is her own right and property.  It is a bed she has 
made and earned since she has been her own woman and for herself therefore the 
said bed is not to be appraised as my estate.  Also be it remembered that my 
father William Rousseau in the year 1784 did lend me one Negro fellow named 
Peter during my said father’s pleasure which my father was to have him any time 
he pleased to call for him which said Negro is none of my property and it is my 
desire that the said Negro, Peter, work on this plantation I live on to help 
raise my children until my father shall call for him or until my said father’s 
pleasure to be known if he should please give him to any of my children.

	Item:  I do give and bequeath to my son William $1.00.

	Item:  I do leave, constitute my trusty friends Ignatius Few and Col. 
William Few my whole sole executors to this my last will and testament as 
witness my hand and seal this fifth of September 1796.

						John Roussseau

Signed, sealed and acknowledged
and declared to be his last will and
testament

A.	Sturgis
H. Prior
Rebecca Stevens




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