Georgia, Coweta County, Last Will & Testament of James Boothe
27 March 1840

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Submitted by: Cindy Clowe Lacy 
              celacy @aol.com

James Booth Will

In the name of God, Amen.
I James Boothe of the county of Coweta, Ga being of sound mind and 
disposing memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament 
hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me.

Item 1st After all my just debts are paid I do give and bequeath unto my 
beloved wife Millian Boothe all of the debts which are due me all of my 
land tenements on Negro woman named Peggy one boy named Scott and girl 
named Maria and one Negro girl named Sarah one white mare and colt 
together all and every other claim or claims I have to all and 
everything else to have and to hold same during her widowhood giving 
her power of giving to either of my children Lucy, Eliza Beckwith, 
Henry Masterson, Sarah Margarett and Harriet Caroline any part of my 
estate she choose.

Item 2nd It is my desire that should my dearly beloved wife Millian 
Boothe ever see cause to marry again that the powers herein given her 
be revoked as all others that may be herein contained and that it shall 
be the duty of some one of my children to qualify upon my estate and 
thus it all shall be divided equally amongst them that is to say I give 
unto my child Lucy Jane one fifth part, to my child Eliza Beckwith one 
fifth part, to my son Henry Masterson one fifth part, to my daughter 
Sarah Margarett one fifth part and to my daughter Harriet Caroline one 
fifth part of what is left to have and to hold forever.

Item 3rd I do hereby make and appoint Ira Ellis Smith executor to this 
my last will and testament having full confidence in his integrity. I 
do not wish him to be ruled to give security.

In testimony whereof I do subscribe my hand and seal this 27th day of 
March 1840.

James Booth	SEAL

Subscribed to before: Wm E. Hardaway, Caroline Smith, Phebe Boatright 
(her mark)

Georgia Coweta County
Personally came before us Moore Stevenson and Sanders W. Lee Justices 
of the Inferior Court in and for said county William E. Hardaway who 
being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he saw James Boothe sign seal 
publish and declare this writing contained on this sheet to be his last 
will and testament and that the time thereof he was of sound disposing 
mind and memory and that he didn’t by and without compulsion and that 
Caroline Smith and Phebe Boatright ___ the same in the presence of the 
testator assigned in his presence and in the presence of each other.
Sworn and subscribed before us this 3rd day of June 1840.

Wm E. Hardaway
Sanders W. Lee JJC
Moore Stevenson JJC

Georgia Coweta County
July Adjourned term of the Inferior Court ___ for ordinary purposes. Ordered to record this 16th July 1840. 
Recorded this 17th July 1840
David Mosely, Clerk