Elbert County GaArchives Wills.....Pace, Barnabas March 24, 1827
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Source: Elbert Co. Record Book 1830-35, Page 32
Written: March 24, 1827
Recorded: September 8, 1831


"Georgia, Elbert County) I Barnabas Pace of the State and county aforesaid
being of sound mind and memory but being old and calling to mind the 
uncertainty of life do make and ordain this my last Will and testament. 
First, it is my will and desire that my beloved wife Mary Pace do have
the full control of all my estate both real and personal during her 
natural life or widowhood so as not to dispose of by sale of neither 
lands nor negroes and that my Executors do see that she is comfortably 
supported during the aforementioned period out of the same. Secondly, 
that my Executors do pay to my grandson Barnabas Pace the sum of three 
hundred and thirty nine dollars at the expiration of the aforesaid 
period. Thirdly. It is my will and desire that my Executors after the 
payment of the above legacies, divide my estate both real and personal 
as soon as it can conveniently be done into nine equal shares, to be 
divided in the following manner (that is to say) One share or ninth part
to go to my beloved son Thomas Pace, 1 sh to my beloved son Bazil Pace, 
one share to my beloved son Noel Pace, to my beloved son-in-law John
Cazy who married my daughter Elizabeth fifty dollars less than an equal
share. To my beloved son Dredzil Pace one share, to my beloved son-in-law
who married my daughter Nancy two shear Burket Wilborn to my beloved son
Paris Pace fifty dollars less than an equal share, and to my grandson 
Barnabas Pace one share. Fourthly. I do hereby make null and void all 
former Wills heretofore made by me in any wise touching the premises and that 
my Executors do see to the payment of all of my just debts. Fifthly.
I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Dredzil Pace and my son-in-law
Birket Wilbon and my grandson Barnabas Pace my Executors to this my last
Will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal,this 24th March 1827. 
                                         B. Pace   (Seal) 
Signed Sealed and Acknowledged
in presence of
C. W. Christian 
William Moss, J.P." 

"Georgia, Elbert County) Court of Ordinary, September Term 1831. 
Personally appeared in open court Charles W. Christian who duly sworn 
saith that he saw the within named testator Barnabas Pace sign seal 
and declare the within instrument to be his last Will and testament, 
that the said Barnabas was of sound and disposing mind and memory at 
the time he executed the same, that this deponent attested the same in 
the presence of William Moss the other of the said witnesses and the 
testator and at his request. Sworn to an subscribed in open court, 
this 6th day of Sept 1831. 
                                         C. W. Christian 
Attest Job Weston, C.C.O.
Recorded the eighth of September 1831    Job Weston, C.C.O. " 

[Additional Information: The John Cazy shown in the Will might be 
the John Casey, with wife Elizabeth, of Franklin Co. shown in an
1806 Elbert Co. deed, Book M, page 4, witnessed by B. Pace, J.P.]

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