Fayette County GaArchives Wills.....Moses Williams November 22 1847
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Source: Fayette County GA Probate Court
Written: November 22 1847
Recorded: June 5 1854


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Sworn to and Subscribed before me this the January 2nd 1854
J L Blalock Ordinary
Phillip Fitzgerald
A. J. Mundy
Thomas Burnside

Recorded this the 20 day of January 1854
Geo C. King Dept Clerk CO

Georgia}
Fayette County}
In the name of God amen, I Moses Williams of said state and County being of 
advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart from this life deem it 
right and proper both as respects myself and family that I should make a 
disposition of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me.  
Hereby revolking and annulling all others heretofore made by me,

Item 1st  I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian 
like manner sutable to my circumstances and condition My soul I trust shall 
return to rest with god who give it.

Item 2 "  I desire that all my just debts be paid (if I should owe any, without 
delay by my executor herein after made, as I am unwilling my creditors should 
be delayed of their rights especially as there is no necesity for delay), 

"    3 "   I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Chaney with whom I have lived 
many years in the strictest quiet and love all my property, both real and 
personal, of any discription whatever together with all my redy money and notes 
and papers of all discription during her natural life and ? her? death of said 
wife - Chaney to be disposed of as herein after dis?????,

"    4 "   I bequeath to my seven following named children all the property 
both real and personal redy money and ??? of every discription whatever which 
my said wife Caney may leave derived from.  My estate by virtue this my will be 
equally divided among or between my beloved son James H and my beloved son John 
H and my beloved Daughter Lucretia H wife of Allen Reeves and my beloved 
Daughter Elizabeth wife of Willis Kellam and my beloved Daughter Polly or Mary 
Spurlin wife of James Spurlin and beloved Daughter Sally wife of Alfred M 
Reeves and my Daughter Nancy wife of John McDonald ? Portion may fall to my six 
first named children.  I de?i? to them and their heirs but the portion which 
may fall to my Daughter Nancy I give and bequeath to her and to her children by 
her present husband and the children she may have by a future Husband (should 
she have a future Husband free from the disposition of her present Husband or 
future Husband should she have a future Husband.

"   5 "   I constitue and appoint my beloved son James H Williams Executor to 
this my last will and testament   November 22nd 1847
                                                    Moses Williams (LS)
Signed Sealed declared and published by Moses Williams as his last will and 
testament in the presence of us the subscribing witnesses who subscribed our 
names hereto in the presence said Testator and of each other this November 22nd 
1847
                                         John I. Whitaker
                                         Alfred Brown
                                         John J. Ballard

Georgia}
Fayette County}

Before me Jesse L Blalock Ordinary in and for said County personally came James 
H Williams Executor of the Last will and Testament of Moses Williams late of 
said county deceased and produced before me the last will and testament of 
Moses Williams and two of the witnesses to said Will to wit John I. Whitaker 
and Alfred Brown which witnesses being duly sworn depose and say that they saw 
Moses Williams the Testator Sign Seal declare and publish the instrument ???? 
presented as his last will and testament freely voluntarily and of his own 
accord without any compultion or influence whatever that at the time of the 
Execution of said will said Testator was of Sound and disposing Mind and memory 
that said witnesses signed said will as witnesses in the presence of the 
testator and at his special instance and request and in the presence of each 
other.
Sworn to and Subscribed in open court this June 5th 1854
Jesse L Blalock Ordinary
John I Whitaker
Alfred Brown

Recorded this the 14 day of June 1854
Geo C King Dept CCO


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