Wills: Moses T. Turner 06 May, 1865: Fayette County, Georgia Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sue Horn bhorn1@bellsouth.net ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Will of Moses T. Turner LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MOSES T. TURNER STATE OF GEORGIA FAYETTE COUNTY Item #1 Intending this will to be a final deposition of my Estate, I hereby revoke all wills heretofore made by me. Item #2 I wish my Executor, as soon as possible, after my death to pay my debts, by sale of such part of my personal estate as my wife and family can best spare. Item #3 My wish and desire is that my wife and my two youngest children reside upon the land and homestead where I now live without disposing of it until my youngest child arrives at the age of twenty one years, and keep and use all the personal property I may die possessed of (except what may be necessary to pay my debts) until the time above stated, for their support and maintenance, and upon the youngest child arriving at the age of twenty one years the whole of my property to be Equally divided among my children, the older ones accounting for advancements to them during my life time. Item #4 My will and desire is that my son Moses Turner and my son in law Eli Quick still remain upon and occupy and use the land where they live, same as they have heretofore done during my lifetime, and at my death the Title to land upon which my son Moses Turner now lives to vest in him and heirs. The land upon which my son-in-law Eli Quick now lives to revert to and become a part of my Estate and divided as the balance of my Estate. Item #5 I hereby Constitute and appoint my son Henson Turner my Executor to this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of May Eighteen hundred and sixty five. X, his Mark Moses T. C. Turner Signed and published by Moses T. Turner as his last will and Testament in our presence as witnesses hereto by his request This 6th day of May 1865. Edward Connor Richmond Dorman William Bradley Fayette County of ordinary February Term 1867 The will of Moses T. Turner being produced in open court for probate, by The Executor who has filed his petition to prove The same, Came in to open court at this regular Term of the court. Richmond Dorman, William Bradley, and Edward Connor, and being, duly sworn depose and say that they saw Moses T. Turner, sign and publish the within, as his last will and Testament while of sound but disposing mind, that they witnessed the same for him at his request and in his presence and in the presence of Each other and that the same was executed voluntarily by him on the day it purports to have been Executed. Sworn to and subscribed before (Signed), Richmond Dorman me This 7 th day of February 1867 (Signed), William Bradley Edward Connor, ordinary ordered that (Signed), Edward Connor this will be admitted to Record as satisfactorily processed in common form, and that the Executor Henson Turner have come to qualify and upon his so doing, that letters Testamentary Issue to him (Signed), Edward Connor, ordinary Recorded on page 359 February 7th 1867, Edward Connor Ex Officio Clerk C. A. (Note: "Ex Officio", Latin, "By virtue of the office".)