Will of Walker Richardson
Elbert Co. Ga. 1819

Know ye that I Walker Richardson of the State and County afore said
being of perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last Will
and testament hereby revoking any and all other Wills by me heretofore
made. (First) my soul I recommend to God who gave it and my body I
consign to the Earth to be Buried in decent Christian Burial.
Secondly my will is that my just debts and funeral charges be first paid
out of my estate (Thirdly) my will is that my Executors pay out of my
Estate to my Daughter Katherine THORNTON Five hundred Dollars and
to the children of my Deceased Daughter Polly ALLEN Five hundred
Dollars Fourthly I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Prudence one
third of all my estate both Real and Personally after the payment of my
just debts & last Charges to be by her possessed (?) and enjoyed for and
during her natural life.  And after her decease to be equally divided 
between my four Children William N. RICHARDSON Richard
RICHARDSON Martha HEAD and Prudence UPSHAW. (Fifthly) I give
and bequeath unto my beloved Son in Law Leroy UPSHAW  Husband of
my Daughter Prudence UPSHAW one negro Boy name of Wyatt to him
and his heirs forever for and in Consideration of his Services as my agent
to transact during my life all my necesary Commercial Businefs (Sixthly)
my will is that the residue of my estate both real and personal of What
kind soever after the payment of my just debts last charges and
foregowing legacies be sold by my Executors at Publick Sale to the
highest bidder first giving reasonable previous notice thereof and the
amount of the Sale of said Estate to be equally divided between my four
children William N. Richardson Richard Richardson Martha HEAD and
Prudence UPSHAW they & each of them to render an account of the
Value of the property by me heretofore advanced to them or either of
them so that each may pofefs an equeal share With the others of my estate
including the property so advanced and the proceeds of the Sale of the
estate I willed Seventhly & Lastly I constitute and appoint my friends
Richard FORTSON and John S.( J?)  HIGGENBOTHAM executors of &
to this my last will and testament.  In Testimony whereof I have heron to
set my hand and affixed my seal this 13th Day of March 1817 (1819?)
Signed & acknowledge in presence of
Ro. M. CARTER                                    Walker RICHARDSON    seal
Samuel TURMAN
Wiley THOMPSON


Georgia Court of Ordinary Sept. Term 1822
Elbert County
Personally appeared in open Court Wiley THOMSON and Samuel
TURMAN and after being duly sworn saith that they saw Walker
RICHARDSON sign seal and acknowledge the Written Instrument of
Writing to be his last Will and Testament and that he the said testator was
of Sound mind and memory at the time he Executed the same and that thy
together with Robert M. CARTER subscribed their names as Witnefes to
the same and in the presence of each other and in the presence of said
testator and at his request sworn in Court this 2nd day of Sept. 1822

Wiley THOMPSON
Samuel TURMAN

Recorded 15th September 1822 Job WESTON CCO 


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