Will of Daniel Morgan - 1852 - Coweta Co. GA.

Submitted by:  Valerie Freeman  VCJFreeman@aol.com


Georgia
Coweta County

Daniel Morgan Will

	I, DANIEL MORGAN, of the County and State aforesaid being at this
time frail in body, but of sound and disposing mind, knowing that it is
appointed once for all to die, have thought proper to make this my last
will and testament, giving, bequeathing and apportioning of all my
affects with which I have been blesses by a kind providence in and after
the following manner herein named:

Item 1st:	I give and bequeath my Spirit to God who gave it and my
body to be decently interred in the Earth from whence it came.

Item 2nd:	I bequeath and ordain that all my just and legal debts be
paid by executors herein after named, out of my ready monies or affects
after my decease.

Item 3rd:	I give an bequeath to my son William L Morgan the half lot
of land on which he now resides, it being the East half of lot number one
hundred and ninety three (193) in the First District of Coweta County;
also one horse, one cow and calf, and one saddle.  All the property named
in this item the said William L. Morgan had received from me and which I
have valued to him at the sum of Eight hundred and sixty seven dollars
and fifty cents.

Item 4th:	I give and bequeath to my daughter, Amy Elmore, and her
children the half of Lot number two hundred and fifty nine (259) it being
the west half of said lot and situated and being in the First District of
Coweta County; also Sixty seven Dollars and seventy five cents in cash
and one bed, bedstead and furniture, and the said half lot of land, cash,
bed, bedstead and furniture valued to her and her children by me for the
sum Four hundred and Eighty one Dollars and seventy five cents.

Item 5th	I give and bequeath to my daughter in law, Mary Morgan and
her children, wife of my son, John Morgan, one horse, one saddle, and one
cow and calf, all the said property my son John Morgan, has received from
me and which has been valued to him by me for the sum of Eighty two
Dollars and fifty cents.

Item 6th	I give and bequeath to my grandchildren, Emily Caroline
Morgan and John Perry Morgan, children of my son, John Morgan, each one
of them Two hundred Dollars apiece to be paid them by my executor
hereinafter named out of my effects after my decease.

Item 7th	I give and bequeath to my son Lorenza Morgan the east half
of lot of land two hundred and fourteen (214) in the first District of
Coweta County; also one horse, one saddle and bridle and one cow and
calf, all thensaid property named in this item my said son, Lorenza
Morgan, has received of me and which I have valued to him for the sum of
Four Hundred and seventy five Dollars.

Item 8th	I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Price and her
children the north half of lot of land number two hundred and forty nine
(249) in the first District of Coweta County; also one bed, bedstead and
furniture, one yoke of steers and five dollars in cash, all the property
named in this item my said daughter, Sarah Price, had received of me and
which I have valued to her for the sum of Five Hundred and forty five Dollars.

Item 9th	I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary Bowers, and her
children, the west half of lot of land number two hundred and fourteen
(214) in the first District of Coweta County, one bed and furniture, one
saddle and one cow and calf, all the property named in this item my said
daughter, Mary Bowers, has received of me and which I have valued to her
for the sum of four Hundred and thirty five Dollars.

Item 10th	I give and bequeath to my daughter, Lucinda Harlin and her
children the South half of Lot number two hundred and forty nine (249) in
the first District of Coweta County, also one bed, bedstead and
furniture, one saddle and one cow and calf.  All the property named in
this item my said daughter, Lucinda Harlin, has received of me and which
I have valued to her for the sum of Five Hundred and thirty five dollars.

Item 11th	I give and bequeath to my sons Thomas M. Morgan and Daniel
F. Morgan, one saddle to each one which they have received of me and
which I have valued to them at Ten Dollars each; also Seventy Five
Dollars to each of them for the purpose of buying each them a horse; also
at my death my said sons Thomas M. Morgan and Daniel F. Morgan I give an
bequeath to them my lot of land number two hundred and sixteen (216) in
the First District of Coweta County, said lot of land to be equally
divided between them by three disinterested persons chosen by my executor
hereinafter named and to be valued by said chosen persons to them
agreeably to said division and each one of them to account to my Estate
for said lot of land agreeably to said valuation.

Item 12th	I do hereby ordain and bequeath that it shall be the duty
of my Executors hereinafter named that they shall give my negro woman
Patsy privilege to choose which of my children she would prefer to live
with and after she has made said choice the said negro woman, Patsy,
shall be valued by three disinterested person and said child shall take
said negro at said valuation, and account to my Estate therefor agreeable
to said valuation.

Item 13th	I do hereby ordain and bequeath that it shall be the duty
of my Executors hereinafter named that they shall bring my two negro
boys, Nelson and Jim with my plantation tools, stock of every kind and
all other property of every kind of which I may die seized and possessed
and which is not named in the several items of this will to sale and out
of the proceeds of said sale that they pay the legacies named in the
different items  of this will after which I ordain that they make each
share of my children equal that is dollar for dollar agreeably to the
different valuations made by me on the different shares named in the
different items of this will after doing which, it there should still
remain a balance of effects or funds in their hands, I ordain and decree
that the same shall be equally divided dollar for dollar, share for share
between all my children, namely, William L. Morgan, Amy Elmore, Lorenza
Morgan, Sarah Price, Mary Bowers, Lucinda Harlin, Thomas M. Morgan,
Daniel F. Morgan and my two grandchildren, Emily Caroline Morgan and John
Perry Morgan, shall receive in this division the part of their father,
John Morgan, which he would have received if living.

Item 14th 	And lastly I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my
son, Daniel F. Morgan, and John Williams my whole and sole Executors of
this, my last will and testament.  And revoking all other wills and
testaments heretofore made by me and setting forth, declaring and
publishing this to be my last will and testament and no other.

In witness hereof, I the said Daniel Morgan, hereunto set my hand and
affix my seal this the 19th day of Nov. , 1852.

Witnesses:	William Russell			Sigbe:	   his
		David Linch			  Daniel    X	Morgan
		Elijah O. Linch				  Mark

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