Emanuel-Bulloch-Jenkins County GaArchives Wills.....William Johnson May 4 1807
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Source: Bulloch County Will Book
Written: May 4 1807
Recorded: January 13 1823


THE WILL OF WILLIAM JOHNSON

In the name of God Amen. I William Johnson of the State of 
Georgia and County of Bulloch being infirm in body but in 
perfect mind & memory do make and ordain this my last will 
and testament- in order following that is to say I give and 
recommend my Soul unto the hand of Almighty God that gave it, 
and my body I recommend to the earth to be decently intered 
at the discretion of my Executrix and touching such worldly 
estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with I will 
bequeath the same in manner & form following- I give and 
bequeath to my children Vis. James Johnson, John Johnson, 
Nancy Johnson, William Johnson, Catherine Johnson, Nathan 
Johnson & Patty Johnson all the property which I possess 
both real & Personal to be equally divided ammongst them 
when Nathan arives to the age of twenty one years old to be 
paid each their proportionable part of said personal estate 
when married at the discretion of my Executrix should she 
conceive the same necessary & not otherwise- Lastly I 
constitute and appoint my dearly Beloved wife Delila 
Johnson my sole Executrix to this my last will and testament 
and I do hereby disallow evoke and disannul all and every 
other former testament and wills by me in any way before 
named will and bequeathed ratifying this and no other to be 
my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
fourth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand 
eight hundred and seven.

William Johnson

Signed sealed published and pronounced by the said William 
Johnson as his last will & testament in the presence of us 
who in his presence and the presents of each other have 
hereunto subscribed our names.

Thomas Hylton
Francis Grimes 
Wm Thornton

Personally appeared Francis Grimes & William Thornton in 
open Court May term and made oath that they saw William 
Johnson assign the within will and that they saw Thomas 
Hylton subscribe his name as witness to the will with 
them.

Sworn to the 7th of May 1810.

Bridger Jones                      Francis Grimes
Jarvis Jackson                     William Thornton
John Rawls 

Recorded Jan. 13, 1823

Ely Kennedy  C.C.O.



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