Will of James Robertson 14 Aug 1876 DeKalb County, GA


                          JAMES B. ROBERTSON

State of Georgia
DeKalb Co. 		August the 14th 1876, Know all men by 
these presents, that I, James B. Robertson of the state and 
county aforesaid do hereby make and ordain this my last will    
and testament revoking all others etc. in manner following, to 
wit:

     Item 1st.   It is my will that all my just debts be paid 
as soon as practicable after my decease by my executor herein-
after named. 

     Item 2nd.   I give and bequeath to my daughter Minerva
Ragsdale and the heirs of her body one hundred acres of land 
being the south half of lot of land number (84) eighty four in
the 16th district of originally Henry now DeKalb County valued
to her at five hundred dollars in part of her legacy which I
give to her and her heirs as above named and not subject to 
sale or payment of any debt or debts of her present husband or
any future one which she may have. 

     Item 3rd.   It is my will and wish that my other children, Martha
A. Lyon,  Nancy Bailey,  (Mary) S. Cook be made equal out of 
my estate with my daughter Minerva Ragsdale; also the children 
of my deceased son James A. Robertson to have said amount of
five hundred dollars to be equally divided among them. 

     Item 4th.   It is my will that my grandson James D. 
Robertson have four hundred dollars in money (lawful currency
of the country) paid to him by my executor hereinafter named,
provided he shall live to the age of twenty one years,  but 
in the event he should not attain to that age, then it is my
will that said amount so willed to him be equally divided 
between my other children, which amount of four hundred dollars
is the full distributive share which I leave to my said grand-
son James D. Robertson.  

     Item 5th.   It is my wish that if my land can be divided
between my children satisfactorily by laying it off in as equal
lots as can be done by impartial judges and valued by good and
impartial judges so as to give satisfaction, I wish it done,  
but in case that arrangement cannot be effected then it is my
will that said lands except the portion willed to my daughter
Minerva Ragsdale be sold by my executor and divided as directed
in the third item of this my will. 

     Item 6th.   It is my will that all my property both real
and personal be sold by my executor and after complying with 
each item in the preceding will, and should there be enough 
left, it is my will that my executor pay over to my grandson 
Josiah James two hundred dollars in the currency of the country
and whatever amount then left if any thing be equally divided 
between my said daughters and the children of my deceased son
James A. Robertson. 

     Item 7th.   I hereby ordain and appoint my trusty friend and
son in law John J. Bailey executor to this my last will and
testament hereby revoking all others. 

     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal
this day and date first above written.   Signed, sealed and 
acknowledged in our presence and presence of each other.
				/s/  James B. Robertson

Attest:  Bennett Robertson
         Thos. L. Robertson
         A. P. Robertson


State of Georgia, DeKalb County
     To the Ordinary of Said County, the petition of J. J. 
Bailey showeth that James B. Robertson has departed this life,
and did on the 14th day of August 1876 make a will as your 
petitioner alleges,  conformable in all respects to the 
statute and appointed as executor thereof your petitioner--
and your petitioner desiring to prove said will in common 
form at the regular term of the court of Ordinary of said 
county to be held on the first Monday in January 1879-- 
Therefore prayeth that an order may be granted admitting 
said will to record as provided by law in such case.
				/s/ J. J. Bailey


(Transcribed from pp. 97-98 of DeKalb Co. Will Book B.  
James B. Robertson d. 19 Dec 1878.)


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