Elbert County GaArchives Will of Harris TYNER 18 April 1844 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Chandler Eavenson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007294 Wills - Harris Tyner The following Will is recorded in Will Book A, pages 84,85, Elbert Co., GA: "In the name of God Amen, I Harris Tyner of the State of Georgia and County of Elbert being much afflicked in body but sound in mind and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament willing my soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner and as tuching such worldly goods as it has pleased God to bless me with I give and devise in the following manner and form, to wit. "It is my Will that all my just debts be paid out of my estate and the balance to be divided as follows. I give unto my wife Ruthea Tyner one hundred forty acres of land including the plantation where I now live and bounded as follows beginning at a pine corner on Jaby Skeltons line runing south across the creek to a pine corner the west to a stake corner in the feald then north to a Chestnut Stake corner then the creek to be the line upto the mouth of a branch in the fealed then up the branch to the oald line then to the beginning corner to belong to my wife Ruthea Tyner during of her life time and then to belong to my three daughters to wit Elizabeth Tyner Martha Tyner and Mealea Tyner. I also give unto my wife Ruthea Tyner one yoak of oxins and cart two sows and pigs one cow and calf one feather bead and furniture during of her life time and then to belong to my three daughters above named. "I also give unto my daughter Elizabeth Tyner one feather bead and furniture. I also give unto my daughter Martha Tyner one feather bead and furniture. I also give unto my daughter Mealia Tyner one feather bead and furniture. I also give unto my son Tillison Tyner a peace of land whereon he now lives bounded on the east by a stake line then runing south to the old original line then west to a read oak corner on McGees creek then north a smawl distance to a front oak corner then north to a pine corner then north to the head of a small branch that runs into the creek then down said creek to the stake line. "I also gave unto my daughter, Jane Hansford and Nancy Tyner jointly between them the tract of land where John Hansford now lives it being about sixty acres more less. I also give unto Ann F. Higginbotham the tract of land whereon her father William Higgenbotam now lives beginning at the mouth of the branch runing threw the feald where he now lives then the creek to be the line to the mouth of a branch on the west side of the creek then sipe said branch to the head then north to a hickery corner then east to a hickery corner then north to a read oak corner then along the old line upto against the fork of the road. I think it to be about forty acres. "I give unto my son William Tyner one dollar. I give unto my son Calop Tyner one dollr to be paid out of my estate. I also give unto my daughter Patsy one cow. I also give unto my dughter Elizabeth Tyner one cow. I also give unto my daughter Mealey Tyner one mare. I also wish my Executors to sell a tract of land that own a lying near where Wm Mance formerly llived and one in the perchacs and all other property that I have not given a way in this my Will and to pay of my just debts with it and then equally divide this the balance between my lawfull heirs accept William Tyner and Calop Tyner who is to have no part of the proceeds of the sale of my property only the one dollar each. "I do nominate and appoint my son Tollison Tyner Executor to this my last Will and Testament giving him full power and authority to act and manage my estate according to the tenor of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke and disanull all former Wills and bequeath ratifying and confirming this my last Will in witness whereof I do set my hand and seal the 18th day of April 1844. Harris Tyner (seal) Joel Hutchenson Barnabas Barron Thomas Hilley "Codicil to this my last Will I also give unto my wife Ruthea Tyner all of my working tools household and kitchen furniture that I had not heretofore despose of during of her life time and then to belong to my three daughters Elizabeth Tynor, Martha Tyner, Mealea Tynor. April the 18th 1844. I set my hand and seal. Harris Tyner (seal) Joel Hutchenson Barnabas Barron Thomas Hilley "Georgia) Elbert County) Court of ordinary September Term 1844. Personally came into open court Barnabus Barron and Thomas Hilley and being sworn saith that they were present and saw Harris Tyner who is now deceased sign and seal the within and foregoing instrument, as his last Will and Testament and codicil thereto and that they together with Joel Hutchenson signed the same as witnesses in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other at the request of the testator and that the deponants believe the testator to have been of sound mind and memory at the time he executed the same both Will and codicil. Sworn to in open court this) Barnabas Barron 2nd dy of September 1844 ) Thomas Hilley Attest Wm. B. Nelms, c.c.o.) Georgia, Elbert County)Court of ordinary September Term 1844. After reading and examining the within Will and Testament, it is ordered by Court that it be recorded Attest Wm. B. Nelms c.c.co. Recorded the 2nd day of September 1844 Wm.B.Nelms,c.c.o." [Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson]