Elbert County GaArchives Wills.....ADAMS, James February 26, 1835
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Source: Will Book 1835 – 1860, Pages 9-10, Ordinary’s Office, Elbert County, Elberton, Georgia
Written: February 26, 1835
Recorded: September 11, 1835

James Adams Will 1835

In the name of God Amen.

James Adams of the state of Georgia, Elbert County, be in health as common & 
injoying the blessing of my Reason & in perfect mind & memory I do make and 
ordain this my last Will & Testament first my body to the earth & my Soul into 
the hands of God who gave it a touching the concerns of this world where with 
it has pleased God to bless me in my old age with 3 tracts of land lying in 
the last purchase I give & devise & dispose of the same with 2 other draws as 
follows.

First It is my desire & my will to give to my son John C. Adams who has taken 
care of me in my old age my lands as follows the first lot lying and being in 
the 15 district of the 3 section & the 24 number of sd district & section.  
Also the second lot in the 20 district of the 2nd section the 61st number of 
sd district & section.  Also the 3 lot in the 18th district of the 3 section & 
the 174th number of sd district a gold lot 40 acres with my other 2 draws yet 
not drawn with all the land lots or gold lots that I have drawn in I may draw 
of any district section or number.  Also it is my desire he the sd John C. 
Adams shall have an equal part with my other children of the rest of my 
estate.  These is William Adams, Samuel Adams, Ann T. Gaines, Jane Teasley, 
Elizabeth Seales, & John C. Adams I give an equal share of my estate except 
those lots & draws that I have given to my son John C. Adams.  Also it is my 
desire that John C. Adams & Lawrence M. Adams my Lawfull Executors to this my 
last Will & Testament etc. & by these presents I do rattify & confirm & ordain 
this my last Will & Testament revoking & disanulling any & all other bequeaths 
or Will by me in any wise made heretofore.

In Witness Whereof I have set my hand & seal this 26th of February, 1835.

								His
							James  X  Adams (Seal)
								Mark

Test:	James Adams
	Memory Thornton
	Samuel Adams

GEORGIA, ELBERT COUNTY.

Court of Ordinary, September Term, 1835
Personally appeared in Open Court James Adams, Memory Thornton and Samuel 
Adams and being sworn saith that they were present and saw James Adams sign 
and seal & acknowledge the foregoing instrument of writing as his last Will & 
Testament and that they assigned the same as witnesses at the request of the 
Testator and in his presence and that they believe the Testator to have been 
of sound mind and memory at the time he executed the same.  Sworn in Open 
Court.  
September 7th, 1835

							James Adams
							Memory Thornton
							Samuel Adams

		Whereupon it was ordered to be Recorded.
		Attest: Wm. B. Nelms, C.C.O.

Recorded the 11th of September, 1835.  Wm. B. Nelms.

Examined ______September Term 1835. 

Abner Adams  ) 
Gabriel Booth)  Committee 
Thos Stowers ) 
  
[The word following examined is completely unintelligible.]

(Recorded in Will Book 1835 – 1860, pages 9-10, Ordinary’s Office, Elbert 
County, Elberton, Georgia)


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