Fayette County GaArchives Wills.....Cook, Harbard May 3 1854
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Source: Court Of The Ordinary Wills, 1828-1953 (microfilm) P. 126
Written: May 3 1854

State of Georgia
Fayette County
In the name of God Amen.  I Harbard Cook of the 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 my self that I should make a disposition 
of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me and therefore make 
this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by 
me.  

Item 1st  I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by 
my executors soon after appointed as I am unwilling my executors should be 
delayed in their rights especially as there is no necessity of delay.  

Item 2  I give and bequeath and devise to my beloved wife Elizabeth with whom I 
have lived in the strictest quiet for thirty two years all my property personal 
and real her life time or if she was to die before the three youngest children 
come of age there ???? be a sufficient amount appropriated for the raising and 
tuition of said children after the death of said Elizabeth the property is to 
be equally divided between all the children with a reduction of one hundred 
dollars to Joshua A. Cook which he has had.  

Item 3th  I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth Executrix 
and my son William N. Cook executor of this my last will and testament  May 3  
1854.
Harbard Cook
Signed sealed delivered and published by Harbard Cook as his last will and 
testament in the present of us, the subscribers who subscribed and name hereto 
in the presence of said testator at is his special insistence and request and 
of each other this May 3 1854.
William Ballard
David D. Mims
Seburn  __. A. Crombie


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