Elbert County GaArchives Wills.....DILLARD, JAMES May 25, 1835
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Source: Elbert Co., Ga, Ordinary Court, Vol. B-c (1835-1919), P. 33, M/film Reel No. 93/42
Written: May 25, 1835
Recorded: May 6, 1839

Georgia
Elbert Co.

I, JAMES DILLARD, of the county and state aforesaid being in a low state of 
health but of sound mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of the 
body and that it is appointed once for all to die and having some worldly 
estate desire to dispose of the same in the following way and manner.
First, I command my soul to God and my body to be buried in a christian like 
manner, all my just debts to be paid and I give to my beloved wife SARAH 
DILLARD the house and plantation whereon I now live together with the whole of 
the stock of all kinds, the plantation utensils, the kitchen and household 
furniture except two feather beds and furniture which now belongs to my 
daughter JANE DILLARD during her natural life also all money or notes that I 
may have at my death and it is my desire that all my lands except the premises 
left to my wife should be sold and the money equally divided among all my 
children (to wit) my son JOHN DILLARD and my daughter NANCY BRAWNER my daughter 
MARY ALMAND and my daughter SARAH CAMPBELL and my daughter JANE DILLARD my son 
ISAAC DILLARD my daughter MARTHA SCOTT and my son THOMAS M. DILLARD. 
It is my desire that my three grandchildren (to wit), JEPHTHA PERIMAN should 
have five dollars, SARAH E. PERIMAN should have five dollars and JEREMIAH R. 
PERIMAN should have five dollars each out of my estate.  And at the death of my 
wife SARAH DILLARD the whole of the estate so willed to her should be sold and 
the money equally divided among all my children.
Lastly, I appoint my son ISAAC DILLARD and my son-in-law WILLIAM D. CAMPBELL my 
executors to this my last will and testament to which I affix my hand and seal 
this twenty-fifth day of May one Thousand and Eight hundred and thirty-five.
                                               his
                                 James Dillard  X       Seal
                                               mark
In the presence of
Robert B. Christian
William Mills 
James Brawner
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Georgia                         Court of Ordinary  May Term 1839
Elbert Co.
        Personally came into open court James Brawner & William Mills two of 
the witnesses to this within and foregoing will and being sworn saith that they 
were present and saw JAMES DILLARD sign seal and acknowledge the within 
instrument of writing as his last will and testament and that they signed the 
same as witnesses and saw Robert B. Christian sign his name and that they all 
signed the same in the presence of and at the request of the testator and that 
they believe the testator was of sound mind and memory at the time of executing 
the same. 

Sworn to in open court 6th of May 1839         William Mills
       Wm. F. Nelms.  C.C.O.                   James Brawner




Additional Comments:
The Obituary of JAMES DILLARD appeared in The Christian Index, p. 286, col. 1 
on 2 May 1839 and stated that he was 77 years old at his death. 

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