Georgia:  Elbert County:  Will of Hiram G. Adams
4 November 1872

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The following Will is recorded in Will Book B, pages 171-172:

"State of Georgia, Elbert County: In the name of God Amen. I, Hiram
G. Adams, being of advanced age and knowing that I must soon depart
this life do therefore make this my last Will and Testament. 
1st: I will that all my funeral expenses be paid.
2nd: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary H. all of the land
that I possess whereon I now reside together with the house and 
kitchen furniture, all of the plantation tools with all of the stock
that I may possess at the time of my death, except such property that
I may otherwise dispose of in the Will. 
3rd: I will my son William M. his choice of beds and bedstead and 
furniture for bed, his choice of one bee-stand, two choice sheep, to
have at any time he may call for them. 
4th: It is my will that after the death of my wife, for my daughter
Phebe E. to have six hundred dollars, to make her equal with what I
have given the other legatees.
5th: It is my will that after the death of my beloved wife, all of 
my children (viz) William M., James J., Phebe E., Laurence M., 
Middleton B. and Singleton A. to have an equal portion of my estate.
6th: It is my will that if my daughter Phebe E. should die without
leaving heirs, that her part of my estate be retained in my estate
to be divided equally between the rest of my legatees.
7th: It is my will, after the death of my wife, that the tract of
land known as the Allen tract, be sold and the expenses for selling 
be paid from the proceeds and the balance of the proceeds I will to
my granddaughter Martha E. Adams, and if she should die without 
heirs I will that the proceeds of said land be equally divided 
between my above named legatees. 
8th: I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved sons William M.
and James J. Adams Executors of this my last Will and Testament,
this November 4th 1872.
Hiram G. Adams Seal"

The witnesses were William R. Adams, A. M. Adams and F. P. 
Thornton. The above Will was proved on 1 March 1873 before James
A. Andrew, Ordinary, and recorded on 7 Apr 1873. 

[Submitter's notes: Hiram Gaines Adams, son of William Adams and
Catherine Mansfield, married on 3 Dec 1829 in Elbert Co. to Mary
H. Nelms, daughter of Jordan Nelms and wife Phebe. Hiram's son
Singleton Allen Adams married on 20 Nov 1868 in Elbert Co. to 
Sarah Milligan Bond, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Bond and Martha
Higginbotham.]

Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson