Wills: William Brassell, 1860: Fayette County, GA.


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Will Book A, Pages 195-198

Georgia}
Fayette County}          June 29th 1860

In the name of God Amen
I William Brassell of said State and County feeling myself in common 
health and of sound mind and knowing the uncertainty of life and the 
certainty of death do make this my last will and testament, in the first 
place I wish to commit my soul to the creator that gave it and my body 
to be buried in common decent form, And all my worldly estate of all and 
every kinds I wish disposed of in the following manner.  I have eleven 
legal heirs, viz James M. Brassell, Sally Alford, Celia Cavender, John 
C. Brassell, Jabez M. Brassell, Delilah Moses, Martha Brassell, Phillip 
H. Brassell, Britton W. Brassell, Laodica Alford, Alsa H. Brassell.  I 
have here to fore given to Sally Alford, James M. Brassell, Celia 
Cavender & Britton W. Brassell, sufficient to be their equal 
distributive share of all my worldly estate but I will at my death that 
my executors pay to each of those five dollars more out of the affects 
of my estate and I will that my slave property be disposed of in the 
following manner, Delila Moses to have Moses and her two youngest sons 
Philip Moses Hiram Drewry Moses to have Tilda to be equally between them 
when they arrive at mature age said Tilda to be hired out by my 
executors and all the proceeds  or increase if any to be also divided 
equally between them.  Martha Brassell I will to have Isaac, John C. 
Brassell to have Madison and Alva H. Brassell to have? Beeffire?, the 
balance of my slave property I will to be de???d of by lot amongst or 
between equally all my heirs except Sally, Celia, James and Britton and 
if they cannot be equally ?????? out I wish my executor to make each lot 
of equal value by applying of the proceeds of other property.  Now after 
the foregoing distribution, I will that all my other property, lands, 
slaves, and household property except a trunnel ?Broadstrap? Begs? and 
furniture to be given to Alva H. Brassell without any charge, I wish all 
the balance sold according to Law and equally divided amongst all my 
heirs except James, Sally, Celia and Britton. And I do hereby ordain and 
appoint Thomas C. Matthews my int?? executor of this my last will and 
testament in witness of whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal the day 
above written in presence of us
                    William Jones}
                    Samuel T Rhodes?}         William Brassell (sig)
                    ????????????}