DAWSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS John Lingefelt
 
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State of Georgia   } 
Dawson County    }    In the Name of God   Amen. 
I, John Lingefelt of said county and state, having advanced in
years and in bad health, knowing that I must shortly depart
this life deem it both proper and right as respects myself and
family that I should make a distribution of the property  with
which a kind providence has blest me with do therefore make
this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all others
heretofore made by me. 

Item First.  I devises that all just debts be paid without
delay by my executors hereinafter mentioned, as I am not
willing that my creditors should be delayed in  their rights,
especially as there is no necessity for delay. 

Item Second, I gives bequeath and devise to my beloved wife,
Sinetha Lingerfelt with whom I have lived in the strickish
confidence for nine years my house place, Nos 557,560,561, 596,
597, 598, 599, 628, 629, 630, 631, it being in the 5th district
and 1st Section of Dawson County.  Four hundred and forty acres
more or less, also my entire household and kitchen furniture
after she is to give my daughter Mary Jane Magdalina a sewing
machine and each others things as we have given our other
daughters when they moved off, also one mule, July, five head
of sheep, ten heads of hogs, one cow and calf and two heifers
and one steer, also a two horse wagon, also my  syrup mill and
the outfit, also the large kettle, also my farming tools all
the above specified property is to be my wife for her support
and maintenance during her natural life and at her death the
above property what is left to be sold and equally divided
between my   our children. 

Item Thirds, I desire that the balance of my lands and all
other property not herein enumerator to be sold at public sale
and the proceeds  to go to my wife and for her use after all
expenses is paid, except my mining property, two-fifths of Two
hundred and twenty=nine, 229, and one-fourth and one sixteenth
interest in lot No.  Two hundred thirty, 230, which property if
it should come into market at a fain price for such property, I
desire and authorize my executors to sell it at private sale
and divide the proceeds amongst my children equal. 

Item 4th.  I hereby constitute and appoint my wife Sinetha
Lingerfelt my executrix and my son John W. Lingerfelt my
executor to this my last Will and Testament. 

This the 28th day of May 1884. 
                                                                                           John Lingefelt  {Seal} 
Signed, Sealed, delivered, and published by John Lingefelt as
his last will and testament in the presence of us the
subscribers who subscribed our names here to in the presence of
testator at his special instance and request and of each other,
this May the 28th, 1884. 
                                                                                    A.E. Waters,  {Seal} 
                                                                                    Wm. Wehunt,  {Seal} 
                                                                                    Samuel Harbin   {Seal} 

Filed in office offices of Ordinary of Dawson County Georgia,
by John W. Lingefelt, and Cynitha Lingefelt on the 26th day of
August 1884, for probate of same in solem form. 
                                                                       August 26th, 1884 
Georgia, Dawson County 
I, A.E. Waters, I, William Wehunt, and I, Samuel Harbin, do
each swear that we saw the writhing  named John Lingefetl sign
and publish the within paper as his last will and testament,
that we severally subscribed the same as witnesses thereto at
the special instance and request of the said John Lingefelt and
in his presence and in the presence of each other. That the
said John Lingefelt signed the same freely and voluntarily and
was at the time of such signing of sound and disposing mind and
memory. 

Sworn to and subscribed     }                          
A.E. Waters 
before me this 6th day of    }                                                      Wm Wehunt 
October 1884                       }                                                      Samuel Harbin 
          N. C. Johnson, Ordinary 

Georgia Dawson County 
We John W. Lingefelt and Cynthia  Lingefelt, do Solomn swear
that this writing contains the true last wills wills of the
within named John Lingefelt, deceased, so far as we know or
believe and that we will well and truly execute the same in
accordance with the laws of this state. So help me God. 
Sworn to and subscribed    }                                                             his 
before me, this 6th day       }                                              John W. {X} Lingefelt 
of October 1884                 }                                                              mark 
    N C Johnson, Ordinary                                                                    her 
                                                                                     Cynthia  {X} Lingegelt 
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Source:  Pages  48-49-50 
Dawson County---State of Georgia ----Court of Ordinary 
 Wills    1876-1959 
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