Will of George Rucker 06 Sep 1810 Franklin County, GA

WILL OF GEORGE RUCKER, SR. : FOUND IN GEORGIA ARCHIVES; DRAWER 178, BOX
12; p. 81-82

State of Georgia
Franklin County

In the name of God, Amen.  I, George Rucker, Sr., of the county & State
aforesaid being in a low state of health tho having the proper exercise
of my reason & considering the mortality of my body have thought proper
to ordain & constitute this as my last will & Testament that is to say,
I do leave & bequeath my body to the dust from whence it came to be
buried in a decent Christian like manner and my spirit unto God who gave
it, hoping them to be united at the general resurection & as for the
worldly property which it has blessed God to bestow upon me, I do leave
& bequeath in the following manner, that is to say, I do leave &
bequeath to myt true and beloved wife, Catherine, all the land, negroes
& working tools which I possess & household furniture during her
widowhood; likewise all the horses, mares, cattle, sheep & hogs to be
left in her care for the use of her & the family during her widowhood. 
Likewise I do leave & bequeath to my daughter, Indy, her bed & furniture
, one side saddle & bridle, one cow & calf to be given to her when she
calls for them.  Likewise, I do leave & bequeath to my daughter, Nancy,
her bed & furniture, one side saddle & bridle and one cow & calf to be
given her when she calls for them.  Furthermore, I do leave & bequeath
to my youngest son, Simon, one young horse worth one hundred dollars,
one saddle & bridle, one cow & calf, one feather bed & furniture to be
delivered to him at the age of twenty  one.  I do leave & bequeath to my
four eldest daughters, to wit:, susannah, Elizabeth, mary & Frances,
five shillings sterling each.  Likewise, I do leave to my eldest son,
George, at the decease of or a second marriage of my wife, a part of the
land whereon I now live on the North west end beginning at a hicory & on
the north bank of Griggs Creek running thnce to a chestnut & in the for
of a branch & from thence to pine X on the old line.  I do leave to my
son, Simeon, all the rest of my land lying to the east of the aforesaid
line & in case of the decease of my wife or a second marriage, I do
leave my negroes & all my moveable property to be sold at publick sale
and equally divided amongst all my children.  Likewise, I do ordain,
constitute & appoint my wife Catherine, George Rucker, Jr. & Robert
Barnwell, my true & lawful executors to this my last will & testament. 
In witness where of I have hereunto it my hand and seal this sixth day
of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & ten. 
Joseph (X) Payn						George (X) Rucker
John Ross
Michael Hearndon

Georgia
Franklin County
Court of Ordinary November Term 1815
   Personally came into open court Michael Hearndon who being duly
sworn, say that he was a subscribing witness to the within will & that
he saw at the same time, Joseph payne & John Ross sign their names as
witnesses also at the true request of George Rucker, dcd. at which time
the said Rucker had assigned the same previously & called on them as
witnesses to the same as his last will & testament.  Sworn & subscribed
to in open court this 6th day of November 1815.
James (?) Ball, clerk				Michael Hearndon


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