CRAWFORD COUNTY, GA - WILLS - John J. Britt

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Georgia, Crawford County
WILL BOOK “C” pp. 74, 75
In the name of God, I John J. Britt of said County being of
sound and disposing mind said memory do make send declare
this to be my last will and Testament hereby revoking all
other wills heretofore made by me.

ITEM 1: I desire after my decease decent burial at
Providence Cemetery, where the old Church so sacred to my
memorary stood before its removal to Roberta, said
there4hence of said burial to be in accordance with my
circumstances at time of my death.

ITEM 2: I desire all my just debts to be paid out of any
money I may leave at time of my death and if there be no
money to pay my debts, I desire a sufficiency of the
personal property I may leave to be sold by my executors
herein after named at public outcry to pay such debts.

ITEM 3: I desire that one hundred acres of lot of land
number twenty five in the 7th district of said County also
thirty five acres more or less of lot no. (21) twenty one,
the lines of said thirty five acres commencing at a rock now
placed west of a certain walnut stump near public road
running due east to Hartley lines thence northward to line
of W.M. Britt thence west to the line at stock watering
place. Thence south to said rock the original starting
point. The lines to the aforesaid lands and now understood
to exist in hereby made the lines to the lands being given
to my beloved wife, Fannie Britt for natural life to have
use and control as she may wish and at her death the said
lands to be divided between my body heirs share and share
alike, except to my son, W. M. Britt having already provided
for him. I desire that my said son, W.M. Britt, shall have
my gold spectacles and ten dollars in money . The said land
to be sold by my executors and the money divided as above
stated.

ITEM 4: I give to my daughter Mollie Britt fifteen acres
more of less of land lot (#21) twenty one same being the
west portion of fifty acres and now on same being the west
of the thirty five acres heretofore mentioned in this will.
The said Mollie Britt to have the south from the said
fifteen acres of land for and during his natural life and at
her death then said fifteen acres is to be sold as before
stated by my executor and money distributed among my bodily
heirs as stated in Item 3 of this my last will. The lines of
said fifteen are now understood and are to be the lines of
the division of my said lands.

ITEM 5: I desire that my wife Fannie Britt keep and use all
my personal property of whatever nature and kind and may now
at the time of my death except such as may be sold to pay my
debts. She to exercise her best judgement in selling trading
and disposing of said personal property whenever her
interest may demand and to sunarst whatever funds or other
property she may acquire by such sales or circumstances for
and during his natural life and if any of such property
should be left after paying his physicians bill and burial
expenses and all other just and lawful debts, then if there
should be any of said property or the proceeds thereof then
the same is to be sold and distributed or directed in Item
3rd of this will. Item 6: I nonimate my son Josiah Britt and
son in law W.H. Thames as executors of this my last will and
testament and they to be required to give bond for the
faithful discharge of their duties as such executors. The
said executors to rent out said fifteen acres of land here
given to my daughter Mollie collect said rents and pay same
over to said Mollie, taking his receipt for the same and
that they be not required to make any returns of their
action and doings to the ordinary or anyone else as the
amounts will be too small to include any expence.

Signed declared and published by John J. Britt as his last
will and testament in the presence of us the subscribing
witness who subscribed hereto in the presence of testator at
his instances and request and of each other be signing in
our presence we signing in his presence presences and in
distributions made before signing executed in the presence
of us the 27th day of April 1907.

------------Signed by : J.J.Britt
WITNESSES:
J.D. Stephens     
H. Danielly     
A.J. Danielly