Columbia County GaArchives Wills.....Stanford, Joshua November 10, 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: Tom Farr dtf79@bellsouth.net January 3, 2008, 11:55 am Source: Columbia County Book Of Wills, Book B Written: November 10, 1836 Recorded: December 24, 1836 Joshua Stanford, Will Registered December 24th, 1836 Georgia, Columbia County In the name of God Amen. I Joshua Stanford being of sound mind and memory and taking into consideration the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death do make this my last Will and Testament. First, After commending my soul into the hands of him who gave it and after paying all my just debts, I do give and bequeath my Wife Louiza Stanford, one negro man Dick for her own proper use. I give and bequeath unto my Wife three hundred dollars in cash to buy her a carriage. I give unto my wife all my household and kitchen furniture except one choice bed and furniture. 2nd I give unto my wife and her children all the tract or parcel of land whereon I now reside together with all the lands attached to the same to be equally divided among them as the children become of age. I give unto my wife an her children the following negroes (viz.) Sally, Charity, Susan, Big Nancy, and child Louis, Chloe and child Robert, little Nancy and child Willis, Chaney, Alinty, John, Obed, Jerry and Caroline to be equally divided as the children become of age, and at her death her part to go to the children. 3rd I leave Six hundred acres of land more or less in the County of Columbia, one lot of Land in Lounds County formerly Screvin, No. 338. 9th Dist, and one lot in Carrol County No. 110. 10th District all to be sold at two annual instalments for notes and approved security and the proceeds to be distributed as follows viz. to be equall divided between my two daughters, Maria Farr, and Herriat Harris, and my son Perry Stanford, one negro man Harry I give unto my son Perry Stanford, three negroes viz. Jos. a man and Annie a woman and Allen. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Maria Farr three negroes viz. Dolly and Betty and Levin. I give unto my son David P. Stanford three negroes, viz. Sarah, Albert, and George. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Harriat Harris two negroes, viz. Harriet and Ben. I give unto my Japhthah Stanford cash fifty dollars. I leave all my stock of hogs, horses, cattle, sheep etc. except five head of choice horses & twenty five head of cattle to be sold, and the proceeds to be equally divided among my two daughters, Maria Farr and Harriat Harris, and my son Perry Stanford. The five choice horses twenty five head of Cattle and twenty head fat hogs and two sow and pigs all to be taken out of my stock before the sale of balance and reserved for the use of my wife and her children. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixt my seal this the 10th day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred thirty six. Signed and sealed in presents of Joshua Stanford T. M. Watson J. H. Morris John C. Smith File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/columbia/wills/stanford643gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb