Elbert County GaArchives Wills.....Elisha Towns March 21 1803 ************************************************ 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: Jimmie Boyett jimmie@jboyett.com October 23, 2003, 3:56 pm Source: Microfilm, Georgia Archives Written: March 21 1803 WILL OF ELISHA TOWNS (Elbert Co., GA 1803) In the Name of God Amen I Elisha Towns of Elbert County & State of Georgia being Weak But of Perfect mind thanks Be to God & Calling to Mind the Mortality of My Body Knowing it is appointed for men to die, do Make & Ordain this my Last Will and testament, I __________ my Soul in the hands of Almighty God that Gave it and My Body to the Earth from Whence it came, In hopes they will Be Returned, and that I shall stand acquitted before God through Jesus Christ, -- as touching My Estate Wherewith, God has Blessed me with, I dispose of the Same in the Manner & form following after paying my Just Debts--- _____ to My Beloved Wife Arkey Towns [nee Arkey Bell] all my Estate both Real and Personal, During her Widowhood, and after that, whether by Death or Marrige to Be Equally divided, Between My three Daughters Nancy, Caty & Bitsy Towns to them & there heirs & assigns for Ever --- I Constitute & appoint My loving Brothers Drury Towns and Abraham Bell [brother-in-law], Sole Executors to this my Last Will & Testament & I do hereby, Disannull all Wills by me ______ heretofore. Rattifying this to Be My Last Will & testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sot My hand & Seal this twenty first day of March In the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & three--- Elisha Towns (Seal) Signed and Sealed in Presence of James ____________ Registered the 10th Day of March 1805 _________________________________ [PARTIAL INVENTORY] A list of Property Sold 29th September 1804 Belonging to the Estate of Elisha Towns Decd--- ___________________________________________________________________ Mayfield Bell 1 Iron Kittle $4 1 Hollers plate & Bows 2 ___________________________________________________________________ Drury Towns Buckett, Hooks bales & Chain 2.31½ ___________________________________________________________________ Joseph Sale 1 handsaw 2.00 ___________________________________________________________________ Abraham Bell 1 Jug & Cyder 1.25 1 Grubing Hoe 1.12½ ___________________________________________________________________ Henry Adams 1 flour Barrel -.75 ___________________________________________________________________ William Bivil 1 flour Barrell .56¼ 1 do do .37½ ___________________________________________________________________ Drury Towns 1 Drawing Knife & Chisel .68¾ ___________________________________________________________________ John Tate 1 oven & lid 2.37½ 1 musket 5.37½ ___________________________________________________________________ William Tate Juner 1______ Irons .37½ 1 Waggon & hand geer 41.12½ ___________________________________________________________________ Joseph Sale 3 first Choice of Hogs 6.56¼ ___________________________________________________________________ Brought over-------------- Robert Lankford 2 second Choice of Hogs 6.56½ ___________________________________________________________________ Henry G Walker 1 Cow 10.75 1 Cow & Calf 10 1 young Cow 10 2 Heiffers 7.50 2 Bull yearlings 6 ___________________________________________________________________ Drury Towns 1 Heiffer 8.43¾ 1 Barshare Plough 3.00 total amount 159.68¾ test of L. P. Douglas Clk--- Registered the 26th day of June 1805 W.Higginbotham C.C.O This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb