Elbert County GaArchives Wills.....Joseph Allen October 29 1830
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Source: Will Book 1830-1835, p. 247, Elbert Co., GA. 
Written: October 29 1830
Recorded: May 9 1833


In the name of God, Amen, I Joseph Allen, of the State of Georgia, County of 
Elbert, being far advanced in years, and feeling the effects of declining 
mortality, though perfectly sound of mind and memory, do make and ordain this 
my last will and testament as follows: that is to say first of all I recommend 
my soul to God who gave it and my body to dust from whence it was taken, to be 
buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my herein after named 
Executors, and as to my worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless 
me, I dispose of as follows:
1st, to each of my beloved children I give and bequeath the sum of one dollar 
that is Joseph Allen, Jr., William Allen, James Allen, John Allen, Elizabeth 
Head, Betsy Reed, Nancy Couch, Rhoda Allen, Sarah Kelly and Polly Blair, to be 
paid pit pf the proceeds of my personal estate as my said Executors shall think 
proper to dispose of for that purpose out of it, also it is my will that all my 
just debts and funeral expenses be first paid as soon as the law will authorize 
such arrangements after my death.
2nd, to my beloved wife Agnes Allen, I give and bequeath all my estate both 
real and personal during her lifetime or during she remainds my widow, if she 
should marry again, it is my will all my perisable property to be divided 
amongest my children.
3rd, it is my will that after the death of my beloved wife Agnes Allen, it is 
my will that my four sons Joseph Allen, Jr., William Allen, James Allen and 
John Allen, the land I am prospered of which lands it is my will shall be 
divided amongest my sons above mentioned.
4th, it is my will that my beloved wife Agnes Allen shall give to my five 
children William Allen, James Allen, John Allen, Nancy Couch and Rody Allen 
their part of my estate as she sees proper to do.
5th, it is my will that my son James Allen should have $50 to be paid after my 
death as it was willed to him by his Grandfather Patterson.
6th, it is my will for my beloved wife Agnes Allen to have the use of the 
interest three hundred dollars that I have in the hands of William White of 
this county. It is my will for said wife to have the use of said money to buy 
her a slave for her own benefit and it is my will that she should have the use 
of that as long as she remains my widow and of her death to be equally divided 
amongst my children. It is my will for either of my four sons to have the use 
of clearing or tending any part of my said lands as they see proper, not 
interupting my said wife's possession. 
Lastly, I do hereby revoke and make void all other wills by me made and declare 
this only my last will and testament. I do hereby nominate, constitute and 
appoint my trusty friends Williamson Clark and William Bower executors to this 
will to execute the same agreeably to the tenor thereof. In testimony, whereof, 
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 29th day of October, 1830.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in presents of
Henry Duncan
Nancy Hendry

X Joseph Allen
Recorded the 9th day of May, 1833
Wm. B. Nelms, C.C.O


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