Will of Wilson Penn 19 May 1811 Elbert County, GA

Recorded in Will Book 1809-1812, pages 252-254, Elbert Co., GA

In the name of God Amen, I Wilson Penn of the State of Georgia and 
County of Elbert being weak in body but sound & perfect mind and 
memory (blessed be to Almighty God for the same) do make & publish 
this my last will and testament I the manner & form to wit.  It is 
my will that one half of my stock of cattle, hogs, & sheep shall be 
disposed of as soon as convenently can be, & all my just debts 
discharged out of my monies arising therefrom.

2nd It is my will that my beloved wife Frances Penn together with 
my afternamed executors shall whenever they deem it for the advantage 
& benefit of said wife & children, dispose of my landed estate & with 
the money arising from said sale together with any monies which may 
remain from the sale of stock, after the payment of my just debts as 
above stated, purchase land again whenever my beloved wife may wish.

3rd  The land so purchased together with all my other property & its 
increase given them in the following manner (to wit) as they marry 
or become of lawful age, my wife with my executors shall give them 
or any of them that may so marry or come of age as above stated what 
part of the property they may think can be conveniently spared having 
regard to an equal distribution of the same & the comfortable support 
of my Dear wife & our children who may remain with her.  At the death 
of my said wife, an equal distribution of what may be remaining with 
her calculating what any of them may have had given them of said 
property previous to her death.

4th  It is my wish that my friends Colo Benjamin Taliaferro, Doctor 
John G. (T) Gilmer & Thomson Watkins should act as Executors together 
with my Dearly beloved wife Frances Penn executrix to this my last will 
and testament.  In testimony whereof I here unto set my hand & seal 
the 19th day of May 1811.  Signed & delivered by the said Wilson to be 
his last will & testament in the presence of us who here unto 
subscribed names as witnesses

Benjamin Higginbotham
Caleb Higginbotham
William  X  Brown  (his mark)			Wilson Penn
Charles  X  Williford (his mark)

Georgia Elbert County     Personally appeared before us Archilles Jarratt 
& Wes (?) Fortson Justices of the Inferior Court for the county aforesaid, 
Caleb Higginbotham, Wm Brown and Charles Williford witnesses to the 
within will who being duly sworn saith that they were subscribing 
witnesses to the within will and that they saw Wilson Penn sign seal 
and deliver the same as his last will and testament and that he was of 
sound disposing mind & memory or appeared so to be at the time of 
signing the same -- and that these _____?_____ subscribed the same 
as witnesses at the testators request and in his presence sworn to 
the 4th day of November 1811 before us
A. Jarratt			Caleb Higginbotham
W. Fortson			Wm   X   Brown  (hid mark)
				Charles   X   Williford   (his mark)


Court of ordanary Jany term 1812 ordered that the within will be recorded

Recorded this 9th day Jany 1812    A. Pope cco
Executors Oath Will of Wilson Pen 1812
Georgia Elbert County     We Frances Pen, John G. Gilmer & Thompson 
Watkins do solemnly swear that the writing produced in Court and here 
with shewn, is the last will and testament of Wilson Penn -- deceased 
so far as we know or believe and that we will well and truly execute 
the same by paying first the debts, and then the legacies contained 
in the said will as far as the goods and chattles will thereunto  
____?____ and the law charges us with, and that we will make a true 
and perfect inventory of such goods and chattles.  Sworn to in open 
court this 6th day of January 1812

					Frances Penn
					John T. Gilmer
					Thomson Watkins



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