Will of Thomas Payne 17 Sep 1861 Franklin County, GA
	

Georgia 		In the name of God Amen 
Franklin County 	I Thomas Payne now being sick but of sound mind and 
disposing memory  ======= of property Knowing it is appointed once for 
man to die do make this my last Will and Testament ==== all others 
hertofore by me made

Item 1st  I disire after my death that my body be burried in as decent 
and Christian like manner as my circumstances will admit

Item 2d  I desire that all my just debts be paid

Item 3d  I desire that my Exucutor hereafter named to sell enough of 
my property to pay all of my just debts. and if any left to remain in the 
land wheron I now live for a home for my wife Mary and children until 
the youngest childs shall arrive a the age of twenty one years old and 
there to be sold and equally divided among my said wife Mary Payne and 
all my children each having an equal share except Alvan D. Payne.  I 
have gave him our bay horse at the price of one hundred dollars I 
desire to be deducted from his part

Item 4th  I desire that Nacy M. Payne my wife Mary Payne & my son 
Thomas Reass Payne be my executors to carry out this my will
    
In tistimony wherof I acknowledge this be by my will in ==== of 
W.J. Oliver 			        his
N.M. Payne			Thomas   +  Payne  (seal)
R.L. Watkins			        mark

	
						
Georgia 		Before me came on the 17th day of September
Franklin County	        1861 at Chambers for the purpose of proving this 
last Will and Testament of Thomas Payne the witness to said will viz 
William J. Oliver Nacy M. Payne and Robert Watkens and the will having 
been before that time brought before me for probate by Nacy M. Payne one 
of the Executors the said witnesses depose of the same that they saw said 
Thomas Payne sign and publish the same as his las will on the day 
andyear it purports to have been executed by him that they witnessed 
the same at his request in his presence andin the presence of each other 
and the same was voluntarily executed by him while he was of sound and 
disposing mind and memory ====to and subscribed before me Sept. 17th 
1861					Wm. W. Oliver
James A. Harrison			N.M. Payne
	Ordinary			R. L. Watkins


Georgia			We do solemnly swear that this writing contains the 
Franklin County		true last will of the within named Thomas Payne 
(deceased) ? so far as we know and believe and that we will well and truly 
execute the same by paying first the debts and then the legacies Contained 
in said will as for as his goods and chattles will thereunto entered and 
the law chareds us and that we willl make @ true and perfect inventory of 
all such goods and chattels so help us God. 				
N.M. Payne
				        her
				Mary Ann + Payne
				        mark
Sworn to and suscribed this 17th  September
1861 in open court
James A. Harrison Ordinary


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