Effingham County GaArchives Wills.....Samuel Sellers August 29 1794
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Source: Effingham Co will  Book #1 page 95
Written: August 29 1794
Recorded: May 11 1799


Record of the last Will and Testament of Samuel Sellers deceased

 

In the Name of God Amen the Twenty-ninth day of
August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and Ninety Four, I Samuel Sellers of the
State of Georgia and County of Effingham, planter
being every sick and weak in body but perfect in
mind and memory, thanks be to God.  Therefore
calling to mind the Mortality of my Body, knowing
that it is appointed for all men once to die do make
and ordain this my last will and Testament; that is
to say principally and first of all, I give and
recommend my soul unto the Hands of Almighty God
that gave it and my body.  I recommend to the Earth
to be buried in Christian burial at the discretion
of my executor, nothing doubting but at eh General
Resurrection. I shall raise the same again by the
Mighty power of God and as touching rich worldly
estate where with it hath pleased God to clefs in
this life.  I give demise and dispose of the same in
the following manner and from that into say---
First, I gave and bequeath to my well beloved son
John Sellers a note of Land on W. James Shook for
Twenty Nine pounds also one half of all my real
estate.  I give and bequeath to my well beloved son
Samuel Seventy two head of cattle in my former mark
and brand and all the hogs he now claims and as much
out of the residue of my estate as will purchased in
feather bed with furniture also the other moiety or
half of all my real estate.  I give and bequeath to
my well beloved daughter, Penelope one feathered bed
and furniture and all the cattle usually claimed in
the family and all the rest and residue of my
personal estate after my lawful debts are paid to be
equally divided between my beloved wife and
children.  I do here by appoint constitute make and
ordain my son Samuel Sellers my Sole Executor of
this my last will and testament and I do hereby
utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every
of former testament, legers, bequests and executors
by me in any way before named willed and bequeathed
ratifying and confirming this and not other to be my
last will and testament. 



In Witness For: where of I have here unto set my
hand and seal the day year first above written.
Signed, Sealed, and published pronounced and
delivered by the said.  Samuel Sellers as his last
will and testament in the presence of us.

                                     X his mark

                                    Samuel Sellers sealed

The words Ninth Hundred

In the first Third line

Being first interlined.

John Moore JP

John Straham

Howell Hines

Personally appeared Wm John Straham and made oath on
the holy evangelist of Almighty God and declared
that he and John Moore, and Howell Hines signed the
within Instrument of writing as witness is to the
within Will and saw the within named Testator sign
and seal the name and his last will and testament
and verily believed him to be in his proper minds
and memory. 

Sworn to before 

William Kennedy, RTEC               
John Straham

This 11th day of May 1799    

Additional Comments:
Samuel Sellers who died in Effingham County served in the Revolutionary War in 
NC...

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