Will of William Poole 02 Dec 1846 Franklin County, Georgia In the name of God Amen - I William Poole of the State and County aforesaid calling to mind the mortality of man, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, and now being of sound and disposing mind, I do hereby make, ordain and constitute this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by me, Principly and first of all I give and commend my soul to Almighty God who Gave it; And my Body to the Earth in a decent and Christian burial, nothing doubting but at the General Resurection, I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God and as touching such worldly Estate as it has pleased God to bless me with, I do hereby dispose of the same in the following manner; 1st I wish the payment of all my just debts; 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Kiziah all my Estate both Real and personal during her natural life or widowhood, accept such property as is hereafter disposed of, and at or after her death or marriage to be divided between my children and grand children namely Sarah O Kellys children, James S. Benjamin B. Elizabeth Andersons children, Zillah, John H, George W, William J, Mary Ann, Nancy C, Elijah C, Elisha M. Peter S, and Eliza I Poole deducting from each share the several amounts before received which will appear by reference to a book of distribution kept by myself of amounts advanced by me to and for my children a charged deducting from the children of Sarah OKelly and Elizabeth Anderson the several sums previously advanced to the said Sarah and Elizabeth, 3rd I give and bequeath to my soninlaw George W Conally and his wife Martha the tract of land they now live on containing sixty acres more or less, this together with what they have before received, this is to be their full portion of my Estate, reserving to myself the title of said tract of land until a full settlement of my estate, allowing the said Conally the use and benefit of the land until a final settlement of my estate then the title to vest in the said Conally and his heirs, 4th It is my desire that my children as they come of age or marry that they receive such property as my older children has received, at a fair Valuation, and if at any time from the Increase of property it should become too expensive to the estate, I leave it discretionary with my Executors to make such distribution as may seem best for the Intrest of the Estate, by division or sale, 5th I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin B. Poole all that tract or parcel of land whereon he now lives containing one hundred and sixty acres more or less, Granted to Joel Mabry, Bouned as follows, beginning at a red oak corner, thence N 34 W 17 chs to a pine corner, thence S 65, W, 20 chs, to a post oak corner, thence N. 55 W 26 chs, to a Chesnut Corner, thence S. 55, W opposite the S.W. corner of a tract of land Granted to A Sexton, thence along the westward and northard line to the south end of the first mentioned line, thence along said line to the beginning corner, at the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, which is to be deducted from his part in a final settlement reserving to myself and estate the title of said land until a final settlement of my estate, then the right and title to vest in the said Benjamin B. Poole his heirs and assigns, still allowing the said Benjamin B. and family the use and benefit of said land until said settlement, 6th I also give and bequeath to my son George W Poole the tract or parcel of land whereon he now lives, containing Ninety Eight acres, more or less, bounded as follows, beginning at a black oak corner on the old original line of the land I now live on, thence S. E. a conditional line to a Post oak corner thence S. W. a Hickry Corner, thence South E. to the original line to a White oak corner, thence the original to the beginning corner as apart of his legacy, at the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, 7th And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Kiziah Poole and my son George W Poole my Executors to this my last will and testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of December 1846 Enterlined before assigned William Pool Signed, Sealed in presence of us } A H Ash } Thomas Bush } William Turk } ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Beth Collins ====================================================================