DAWSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS C. G. Burt
 
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               Will of C. G. Burt, Deceast 

State of Georgia   } 
Dawson County    }       

I, Clark G. Burt of said county being blessed with sufficient
mind and memory for which I am thankful to almightly God and
considing the uncertainly of human life and deeming it prater
that I should make a disposition of the property of which a
kind providence has blessed me do make this my last Will and
Testament hereby revoking all others by me maid 

Item 1st    I desire and direct that my body be buried in a
decent and Christan like manner according to my circumstances
in life I believe for many years in a universal God and
universal Saviour and therefore in universal salvation  I
entertain the belief expressed because God is able to
accomplish all his will he sent his son to be the saviour of
the world who gave himself a ransom for all to be testified in
due time, For as in Adam all deed even so in Christ shall all
be made alive entertaining this glorious hope I submit myself
soul body and spirit unto that God who will have all merits to
saved. 

Item 2nd     I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid
by my executors hereinafter named. 

Item 3rd     I desire and bequeath to my beloved wife Minervia
all my property of whatever it may consist both real and
personal at my death to be controlled and managed by her as
long as she lives or remains a widow and in case she should
marry then in that event I desire that all my property of what
ever it may consist be sold to the best advantage by my
executers and the proceeds of all the property after expenses
have been paid be divided equally between her and my children
that are living or their bodily heirs  she taking an equal
share alike with all my bodily heirs or their decedents. 

Item 4th    I desire it to be distinctly understood that if any
of my children die leaving no issue that at the death of such a
one that its part shall revert back to be equally divided among
those that are living my wife takes share a like with those are
living or those bodily heirs. 

Item 5th  I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife
Minervia executrix and my beloved son  William B and Samuel C
Burt and my beloved and only brother  D J Burt my executors of
this my last Will and Testament 
                                                          

Clark G Burt  {Seal} 

Signed Sealed Declared and Published by Clark G Burt as his
last Will and Testament in the presence of the undersigned
subscribing witnesses who have subscribed our names hereto as
witnesses in presence of said testator and in presence of each
other at the request of the testator. This the 17th day of
April 1889 
                                                          
Balaam Harben  {Seal} 
                                                             
F. A. Craine   {Seal} 
                                                         
J. J. N . Harben  {Seal} 
Filed in Ordinary Office June 12th 1894 
                  Balaam Harben 
                          Ordinary 

                 Georgia Dawson County 
We the undersigned witnesses to the Will of Clark G. Burt
deceast do swear each for himself that we each saw said
testator C.G. Burt sign declare and publish the accompanying
paper as his last Will and Testament that he signed the same in
our presence and that we and each of us at the special instance
and request of said testator signed the same as witnesses in
the presence of said testator and in the presence of each other
and that at the time of such signing said C G Burt testator was
of sound and disposing mind and memory and in signing acted
freely and voluntarily. 
Sworn to and           } 
Subscribed before    }                                   
Balaam Harben 
 me this                   }                                 
F. A. Craine 
July 2nd 1894         }                                 
J. J. N. Harben 
       D. M. McKee 
                     C.S.C. 

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Source 
 Dawson County---State of Georgia ---Court of Ordinary    
      Wills  1876- 1959 
 FHL- US/CAN  Film  288158 
Pages 120-121-122