Fayette County GaArchives Wills.....Mary McLain November 28 1851
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Source: Fayette County, GA Will Book A, Pages 136-138
Written: November 28 1851
Recorded: May 9 1855


Fayette County, GA
Will Book A, Page 136-138
State of Georgia }  In the name of God Amen I Mary McLain of said state and 
county deem it right and proper both as respects my relations Fayette County}  
and my self that I should make a disposition of the property with which a kind 
providence has blessed me, I 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 .  Manner 
suitable to my circumstances and my condition in life, my soul I trust shall 
return to rest with God who gave it.
2nd Item.  I Desire and direct that all my just debts be paid.
3rd Item.  I Give and bequeath and devise to my neice Rachel M. Prestly three 
hundred & fifty Dollars and further I bequeath my bed and bed stead and 
furniture and her own bed and stead and furniture that I made for her and 
beauro and cow and calf and ten hogs and four sheep that she now claims and my 
loom and wheel and cards and one common size chest. 
4th Item.  I leave and bequeath to my sister Ann Pearson my large chest.
5th Item.  I leave and bequeath to my brother John McLain my fine folding table.
6th Item.  The remainder of the house hold property consisting of books beds 
and furniture I allow to be equally divided among my sisters and brother the 
part that comes to what was Elizabeth L. Reeves, deceased to be equally divided 
with Mary  Jane Reeves and Elizabeth Ann Reeves & Oliver A. Reeves they being 
children of Elizabeth L. Reeves, deceased. 
7th Item.  And further I allow the remainder of my property consisting of Land 
and one Slave named Anthony and horses and cows and all the other property not 
bequeathed in this will to be sold and the money arising from the sail to be 
equally divided among my sisters and brother with the exception following to 
wit the seventh part of the money arising from the above sale, I give and 
bequeath to my sister Linsey wife of Miles Ward for her sole and special use 
for and during her natural life free and exempt from the debts and ?atititus of 
her present husband and at her death to do with it as she pleases, and the part 
that is coming to sister Martha Moses there has to be one hundred Dollars to be 
retained out of it and given to John McLain and twenty five dollars has to be 
retained out of said Martha Moses' part and given to Ann Pearsons and the 
remainder to be (equally) given to the heirs of her body and also there has to 
be seventy five dollars retained out of the part going to Sister Duffell and 
given to Ann Pearson and the remainder to go to the heirs of her body.  And the 
part that is going to Elizabeth L. Reeves deceased I allow to be equally 
divided with Mary L. Reeves and Oliver A. Reeves and Elizabeth Ann Reeves. 
9th Item.  I hereby constitute and appoint Sister Ann Person and Allen Reeves 
Executors of this my last Will and testament this November 28th A.D. 
1851.            
                                                     Mary (her X mark) McLain
Signed Sealed delivered and published by Mary McLain as her last will and 
testament in presence of us the subscribed who subscribe our names hereto in 
presence of said testator at her special instance and request and of each other 
this 28th November A. D. 1851 
                                      John M. Pearson     L. W. Presley     
John C. Brassell
Georgia}  Before Jesse L. Blalock Ordinary in and for said county at the 
regular term of the court personally came Oliver M. Pearson and Fayette 
County}  produced before me the last will and testament of Mary McLain late of 
said county deceased and two of the witnesses of said will viz John C. Brassell 
and Larkin W. Presly which witnesses being duly sworn depose and say that they 
saw Mary McLain the testator sign seal declare and publish the instrument now 
presented as her last will and testament freely voluntarially and of her own 
will and ?????? and without any compultion or influence whatever that at the 
time of the Execution thereof said Testator was of sound and disposing mind and 
memory that deponents Signed said will and Witnessed in the presence of each 
other and of the testator and at her special instance and request.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this May the 7th 1855.
Jesse L. Blalock }                                  John C. Brassell
Ordinary}                                            Larkin W. Presly
Recorded this the 9 day of May 1855
Geo. C. King   Dept. CCO





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