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Eppy White, 17 May 1854
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Will - Eppy White, 17 May 1854

The following Will was recorded on 6 Dec 1854 in Hart Co., GA,
Hart Co. having been then recently created from Elbert and
Franklin Counties:

"Georgia, Hart County) In the name of God Amen I Eppy White of
the County and State aforesaid being of sound disposing mind and
reflecting that it is appointed for all mankind to die do make and ordain
this my last Will and testament. It is my will that my body after death be
buried in a plain and decent manner at the disposition of my Executors And
as to such worldly goods as God has blessed me
with I dispose of them in the following manner.

"First I will that all my just debts be paid.
Seconaly I do give to my son Thomas H. White one negro boy Elbert
priced at five hundred dollars and other property to the amount of
two hundred and forty one dollars and twenty eight cents making in
all seven hundred and forty one dollars and twenty eight cents
which he has received and to be considered as a part of his portion
of my estate. Item I do give to my son John M. White one negro boy
Green priced at five hundred dollars and other property to the
amount of two hundred and thirty three dollars which he has
received and to be considered as a part of his portion of my estate.
Item I do give to my daughter Milly Jones one negro girl Emily priced at
five hundred dollars and other property to the amount of fifty
three dollars makeing in all five hundred and fifty three dollars
which she has received and to be considered as a part of her portion
of my estate Item I do give to my son Dillard H. White one negro
boy Henry priced at five hundred dollars and other property to the
amount of sixty nine dollars making all five hundred and sixty nine
dollars which he has received as a part of his portion of my estate.
Item I do give to my son Edward R. White one negro boy Bob priced at four
hundred dollars and other property to the amount Six hundred
and forty six dollars making in all one thousand and forty six
dollars which he has received and to be considered as a part of his
portion of my estate. Item I do give to my son James F. White five
hundred and ninety dollars which he has received and to be
considered as a part of his portion of my estate. Item I do give to
my daughter Ann H. White one negroe girl Malinda priced at five
hundred dollars and other property to the amount of thirty eight
dollars and fifty cents which she has received and to be considered
as a part of my estate Item I do give to my daughter Rachel E.
Strickland one negro girl Susan priced at four hundred and fifty
dollars and other property to the amount of fifty eight dollars and
seventy cents makeing in all five hundred and eighty dollars and
seventy cents which she has received and to be considered as a part
her portion of my estate. Item I do give to my daughter Sarah C.
Christian one negro girl Clorinda priced five hundred dollars and
other property to the amount of sixty four dollars and fifty cents
which she has received as a part of her portion of my estate. Item
my will and desire is that when my daughter Malissa F. White becomes
of age or marry she receive of my estate one feather bed and
furniture priced at thirty three dollars also one negro girl say
ten or twelve years old priced at five hundred dollars or in
propotion to its being older or younger to be a part of her portion
of my estate at the final division of my estate Item I do give and
bequeath to my beloved wife Catharine White during her lifetime my
houses and land whereon I now live and all my negroes not disposed
of by will or given away in my life time and all other property
both real and personal and my will and desire is that my executors
at there discretion sell at public auction such property as they
may think proper for the benifit of my heires and payment of my just
debts that the amount of said Sale or Sales be so divided between
my heires that they which have not received as much as others be made
equal in amount with those which have received the most so far as the amount
of said sale may go and I do give full liberty to my executors
during my wifes Life time to sell buy or barter any thing they think
will be for the peace of my wife or advantage of my estate further
my will and desire is that after the death of my wife all my estate
both real and personal be sold at public auction and after making
all my lawfull heires equal in amount with the one who has received
the most of my estate, then the remainder to be equally divided among all my
heires. And I herby make and ordain my beloved wife Catharine
White my Executrix and my beloved sons Thoms H. White and Dillard H.
White my executors to this my last will and testament in witness
whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this seventeenth
day May one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
                                     Eppy White   (L.S.)
Elbert J. Brown
John S. Herndon
Abner C. Watters(?)

Recorded this Dec 6th 1854  James T. Jones, Ordy."

[Submitters notes: Eppy White, born 16 Mar 1791, died 19 Sep 1854,
married Catherine Herndon 11 May 1815, he the son of John Martin
White and Mary Thornton Ballenger. Catherine was born 28 Feb 1796,
died 11 Nov 1886, the daughter of Edward Hernton, Jr. and Nancy
Rucker.]

Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson