Elbert County GaArchives Wills.....Higginbotham, Sarah July 18, 1855
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Source: Elbert Co., Ga Will Book A, 1835-1860, Page 152
Written: July 18, 1855
Recorded: September 4, 1855

Georgia, Elbert County) In the name of God Amen. I Sarah Higginbotham of the 
County and State aforesaid being of sound mind and disposing memory and wishing 
to make some disposal of the worldly estate with which it has pleased a kind 
providence to bless me with in common health do make and ordain this my last 
Will and Testament, hereby revoking all and every other Will and Testament 
heretofore made by me. First - I resine my body to the dust from whence it came
and my soul into the hands of God who gave it. Secondly, It is my will that all 
my just debts be paid. Thirdly I will my negrow man Wiett to my step son David
B. Higgnbotham, with a request that he be not seperated from his wife. Fourthly
I will to my step daughter Jarusia Campbell one feather bed two cows and claves
four head of sheape and one large desk. Fifthly I will to Eliza Andrew wife of 
Robert S. Andrew one feather bed. Sixthly I will to Henry W. Bond and wife my 
interest in the land whereon I now live and also my negrow woman with her 
increase name Mariah during of their natural life and after the death of said 
Bond and wife to be equally divided amon said Henry W. Bonds children and I 
will also that all the ballance of my estate be received and ejoyed by the said
Henry W. Bond consistin of horses cows sheape and hogs household and kitchen 
furniture by the said Henry W. Bond payin all the debts of the Estate at my 
deceased. Seventh I do hereby appoint my friend Joseph Sewell my Executor to 
this my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I haf hereunto set my hand 
and seal this 18 day of July 1855. 

Assigned and Sealed in presence                   her
of us, the words and wife                  Sarah   X   Higginbotham  (Seal) 
in two places interlined before                   mark 
signed 
Curley Andrew 
Cornelia H. Sewell 
Joseph Sewell 

Georgia, Elbert County) Court of ordinary September Term 1855. Personally came
Burley Andrew one of the witnesses to the above and foregoing Will and being 
sworn says that he saw Sarah Higginbotham sign the above and seal the foregoing 
instrument of writing as her last Will and Testament and that he together with 
Cornelia H. Sewell and Joseph Sewell sign the same as witnesses to the same in
the presence and at the request of the testatrix and in the presence of each 
other and that he believes the testatrix was of sound mind and disposing 
memory at the time she executed the same. Sworn to in open Court, 
this 3rd of September 1855.)                   Burley Andrew 
Attest Wm. B. Nelms, ordinary 

Georgia, Elbert County) Court of ordinary September term 1855. The within 
Will of Sarah Higginbotham deceased having been proven at this regular term of
the court on the oath of Burly Andrew one of the subscribing witnesses to said
Will, it is ordered that said Will be recorded. 
Attest Wm. B. Nelms, ordinary 
Recorded the 4th day of September 1855. Wm. B. Nelms, ordinary

Additional Comments:
Sarah Lowrimore married John Satterwhite Higginbotham on 30 Mar 1834 in Elbert
County as his third wife. There were no children by Sarah and the step-children
David B. Higgnbotham and Jerusia Campbell were John S. Higginbotham's children
by his second wife Martha Ricks. 

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