Georgia:  Elbert County:  Last Will and Testament of John
Hubbard, 1 March 1794

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The will of John Hubbard
Will book B pages 73&74
Elbert County, Georgia  


( page 73 )

In The Name of God Amen
I John Hubbard of the County of Elbert and State of Georgia.  Being not 
Well in Body, yet having my Understanding Entire,being in my Right Mind 
having my Senses and Memory Sound.  Thanks be to God for it , And 
Calling to mind that it is Appointed for Men once to die, do Make and 
ordain this My Last Will and Testament Revoking all others Heretofore 
by me Made--- Item I give and bequeath Unto my Eldest daughter Mary 
Puryear one Negro Girl Rachel and her Increase to her -her Heirs and 
Assigns for ever.

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Loving Son Joseph Hubbard Two Hundred 
Acres of Land  (in Franklin County) more or less, it being part of Five 
Hundred and Seventy  five Acres Tract on Nails Creek, all that part of 
S'd tract on South side of S'd Creek to Him his Heirs and Assigns For 
ever.

Item I give to my Loving Daughter Rhoda Burton one Negro Girl Named 
Fanney  and her Increase to her-her Heirs and Assigns for ever.

Item I give Unto My Loving Son Benjamin Hubbard one Negro Mam Named 
Boson to him his Heirs and assigns for ever.

Item I give unto my Loving Daughter Susanna Nunnele one Negro Girl 
Named Beck and her Increase to her -Her heirs and assigns forever.

Item I give unto my Loving Son John Hubbard one Negro Girl Named Amia 
to him his Heirs and Assigns for ever.

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Loving Son Richard Hubbard five 
Hundred and twenty five Acres of Land in ( in Franklin County ) More or 
less, it ?Being one half and part of another ( page 74 )
on the North Side of Nails Creek, Also one Negro Boy Named James to him 
to him  heirs and Assigns for ever.

Item I Leave all the Rest of my Property Consisting of Lands Negroes 
Stock Working tools and Household Furniture Debts, Bonds Dues Ect. To 
be Equally Divided amongst my Seven Children above Mentioned, Either by 
Selling or Division, otherwise, as they may agree amongst themselves.

Item I do Hereby ordain Constitute and Appoint My four Sons (Viz) 
Joseph Hubbard, Benjamin Hubbard, John Hubbard and Richard Hubbard My 
Whole and Sole Executors to this my Last Will and Testament For 
Witiness whereof I have here unto Set my Hand and Seal this 1st day of 
March 1794

Signed Seal'd & Acknowledged to be]     Jn' Hubbard (seal)
His Last Will and Testament in]
Presence of us]
James Bell	]     Recorded this Will the 12th day of
Thos. Cook	]     March 1800. By order of the Court
William S. Burch ] of Ordinary Begun and held at Elbert
                   Court House on the 15th day of February 	
                   1800
			
Test W.Higginbotham C. C. O.