Georgia:  Coweta County:  Last Will & Testament of Mark Smith
3 March 1844

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FHC #0470379
Probate Court
Book A, Page 93
March 3, 1844/September 1844


Georgia
Coweta County
	
			I Mark Smith being sick but enjoying my usual reason & 
understanding and calling to mind that all must die and having a desire to dispose of 
my worldly goods in such way and manner as shall best promote the interest of my 
beloved wife and Children do make and order this my last Will and Testament in manner 
and form following.  (To Wit)

Item 1st		My will and desire is that all my just debts be paid.

Item 2nd		My will and desire is that all my property be equally divided 
between my Wife and Children as they become of age or Marry, provided my Sons do not 
marry under the age of Twenty One Years, in case they should my Executors will not 
give them their property until they are of Lawful age.

Item 3rd		My will and desire is that my property be kept together if it 
can be so done by my Executors, if not they must do with it in that way they think 
best to promote the Interest of my Children.  

Item 4th		My will and desire is that the property I give my wife is only a 
life Estate and at her Death will revert back & become a part of my Estate and be 
Equally divided among my children, and that said property is not to be removed from 
the County of Coweta.

Item 5th		May will and desire is that my Executors keep control and 
manage the property of my son John H. Smith as I consider him incapable of 
managing the same.

Item 6th		I constitute and appoint Isham Smith, Joshua F. Shropshire & 
George Glass Executors of this my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have 
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal this Twenty third day of March in the 
year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty four ~

Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presence of
Bird Parks Sen.
Jno E. Smith						Mark Smith  {Seal}
John E. Brown

Georgia, Coweta County
September Term Court of Ordinary 1844
	Personally appeared in open Court Bird Parks Sen. and John E. Brown who being 
duly sworn deposeth and say that they heard Mark Smith the within named Testator 
acknowledge, seal & publish and declare this writing contained in this __to be his 
last will and testament and he at the time thereof he was of sound mind and disposing 
memory and that he did _____and without compulsion and that they subscribed to the 
same as witnessed in presence of the Testator and each of the subscribing witnesses.
						Bird Parks Senr