Elbert County GaArchives Wills.....Bray, John December 3, 1830
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Source: Elbert Co.  Record Book 1830-35, Page 32
Written: December 3, 1830
Recorded: September 8, 1831


"In the name of God Amen I John Bray of the State of Georgia and County 
of Elbert, feeling myself advancing toward the close of life tho yet 
of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last Will and testament
as follows (viz) First of all I recomend my soul to God who gave it and 
my body to the dust from whence it came to be buried in Christian like 
manner at the discretion of after named Executors and as to my worldly 
goods wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of as 
follows, Viz 1st It is my will that all my just debts be paid 2nd It is 
my will that my son David Bray and my daughter Sarah Dean have the sum 
of one dollar each, all of which sums to be made out of my estate. 3rd 
It is my will that my daughter Anna Coker have the sum of twenty five 
dollars. 4th It is my will that my wife Patience Bray have the land 
whereon I now live and one mare called Bounce, during her widowhood and
at her death or entermarriage, to be sold with the rest of my property 
and to be equally divided between my daughters Avy, Nancy, Delinda, 
Rhoda, Patience, Zoe and Elizabeth Bray, except they can agree and make
an equal division of said property between themselves at any proper time.
5th And I do hereby constitute make and ordain John Sarten Senr and 
Larkin Coker Executors to this my last Will and testament. 6th I do 
hereby revoke, nullify, and make void all former Wills by me made or 
signed and I do confirm and acknowledge this my last Will and testament
in withness whereof I the said John Bray have hereunto set my hand and 
affixed my seal, this the 3rd day of December 1830. 
                                              his
In presence of                          John   X   Bray      (seal) 
John W. Attaway                               mark
William C. Cheek" 

"Georgia, Elbert County) Court of Ordinary, September term 1831. 
Personally appeared in open court John W. Attaway and William C. Cheek 
and after being sworn saith that they were present and saw John Bray 
sign, seal, and acknowledge the within instrument of writing to be his 
last Will and testament and that he the said testator then appeared to 
be of sound disposing mind and memory at the time he executed the same
and that they these deponents subscribed the same as witnesses all in
the presence of each other and in the presence of the said testator and
at his request this to the best of their knowledge. Sworn to in open 
court this 5th day of Sept 1831. 
                                       John W. Attaway 
                                       William C. Cheek 
Attest  Job Weston C.C.O. 
Whereupon it was ordered to be recorded and letters granted to Larken
Coker. Attest Job Weston C.C.O.
Recorded this eighth Septemter 1831    Job Weston C.C.O." 



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