Will of Gilbert Gay, Fayette Co. GA. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Dodd http://home.flash.net/~pdodd/index.htm ==================================================================== Will of Gilbert Gay printed from Penny's Southern Diggins' [This will is transcribed exactly as it is, no errors or omissions of punctuation were corrected.] _________________________________________________________________ Will Book A, pp 113-116, 1828-1897, Fayette Co., Ga State of Georgia} Fayette County } In the name of God Amen I Gilbert Gay of said state and county being of advanced age and Knowing that I must Shortly depart this life deem it right and proper both as respects my family and myself that I should make a dispotion of the property with which a Kind providence has blessed me do therefore make this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me. 1st Item,, I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and condition in life. My soul I trust shall return to rest with you who gave it. 2nd Item,, I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by my Executors herein after appointed as I am unwilling my executors should be delayed in their right. 3rd Item,, I desire and direct that My estate shall be equally divided into seven distributive shares (after taking from it seven hundred dollars that will be given to my Grandson Robert Rushing) to wit my sons Thomas B Gay Isaac P Gay Henry M Gay and my daughter Dicey Wood, wife of Winston Wood and the Surviving children of My deceased daughters Nancy Jackson and Sophia Phillips) also the Surviving children of my deceased daughter Levicey Foster that she had by her second husband Harrison Foster (the children by her first husband Patrick Devaun, is not included beleaving that I have done enough for them) to the first four of my children named above I will distribute my negros which will be valued by five disinterested persons and if they have more than an equal portion then they must pay in money the over pluss that is ---[right side of copy cropped]May be added to the amount that the balance of my estate may be sold for and the other three shares to be paid in money by my executors to the surviving children of my deceased Daughters Nancy Jackson and Sophia Phillips and to the Surviving children of deceased daughter Levicey Foster that she had by second husband Harrison Foster. 4th Item,, I give and bequath to my beloved wife Levicey for and during her nattural life (only) negro woman Kitty and her chile Ginny negro woman Hannah and Negro man Jim, I also give and bequath to my beloved wife so much of the household and kitchen furniture as she may choose. 5th Item,, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas B Gay my negro man Eason negro Boy Elick and negro woman Milly 6th Item,, I give and bequesth to son Isaac P Gay my negro man Abram negro girl Emily negro woman Cleo and negro man Deborah 7th Item,, I give and bequeath to my son Henry M Gay my negro man Congos and negro woman Mary and her children Dorcas Ben an Sano 8th Item,, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Dicey Wood wife on Winston Wood my negro man Walker negro man Green and negro Girl America 9th Item,, I give and bequeath to my Grandson Robert Rushing Seven hundred dollars which is all I intend for him to have 10th Item,, After the death of my beloved wife I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas B Gay negro woman Hanah negro woman Kitty and her chile Ginney and I give and bequeath to my Isaac P Gay negro Mann Jim 11th Item,, I direct that the residue of property both real and personal be immediately sold 12th Item,, I direct that my Exectors shall pay bond in Money to the Surviving children of my deceased daughter Nancy Jackson and Sophia Phillips and also to the surviving children of my deceased daughter Levicey Foster that she had by her second husband Harrison Foster such an amount as will make an equal division dividing my estate into Seven Shares after taking out seven Hundred dollars that I give to my Grandson Robert Rushing in the ninth item the children of my Deceased daughter Levicey Foster that she had by her first husband Patrick Devaun is not to have any part of my Estate beleving that I have given them enough 13th Item,, I hereby constitute and appoint my sons Thomas B Gay and Isaac P Gay executors of this my last will and testament this the 30 day of September 1852 One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty two Gilbert Gay {seal} Signed Sealed declared and published by Gilbert Gay as his last will and Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said testator at his Special instance and request of each other this 30 day of September1852 One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty Two David G L Ballard William Whitaker W W Hitts his John W x Griffin Mark