Glynn County GaArchives Wills.....McLeod, John W. November 20, 1831 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Amy Hedrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003209 July 29, 2005, 2:29 am Source: Inventories & Appraisements Vol. D Pgs. 255 & 256 Written: November 20, 1831 Georgia } Glynn County } In the name o God Amen. I John W. McLeod of the County and State aforesaid being weak in Body but of sound mind and memory thanks be given unto God do make & ordain this my last will and Testament. To wit: first it is my desire that all the landed property lying in Glynn County also all plantation tools and utensils that I may dye [sic] possessed of should be sold either at public or private sale & as soon after my death as my executrix or executor hereinafter named as the case may be shall think expedient and the proceeds thereof to be applied to the payment of my just debts if not previously paid and the balance thereof of any to be appropriated to the benefit of my heirs. Secondly all my negroes are on the first day of January in each year to be let out at public hire and the proceeds of said hire to be appropriated to the raising and schooling of my children and the maintenance of my wife Eliza S. McLeod for and during the time of their minority and at the expiration of such time my said estate is to be equally divided between my children viz. James M., Sarah Ann, John Wm. & Samuel & my wife Eliza S. McLeod. My stock of cattle, hogs, horses & their increase are to remain with my wife to be used and applied to the support of herself and my children until the time of a general Division, when whatever remains of them and their increase are to be divided with the rest of my property. And I do hereby appoint my beloved wife Eliza S. McLeod my sole executrix to this my last will and testament for and during the term of my Childrens minority. Provided nevertheless that if my said wife should intermarry during said term that then and in that case her power as executrix shall cease determine[?] and be void to all intents and purposes and she shall be found to surrender into the hands of my trusty friend James Myers of the County aforesaid in which case I appoint him my sole executor the whole of my estate also all money, accounts & in as short and reasonable time after such surrender the said James Myers under the auspices of the Courts of Ordinary shall cause a just and equal distribution of my said Estate between my aforesaid children & my wife and such portion as may fall to my said wife the said James Myers shall surrender unto her, but shall have power to retain such portions as shall fall to my children and manage the same for their advantage during their minority in the manner above pointed out and shall then cause equal distribution to be made between them but at such distribution my said wife is to claim no further part than what she has already received and in no case must her husband act as guardian or trustee for any of my said children so far as relates to the property bequeathed them by this will. Ratifying this and only this to be my last will and testament and disallowing all other previous wills testaments and bequests by me in any wise made. I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this twentieth day of Novr. in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty one. John W. McLeod {LS} Signed sealed & declared in presence of Urbanus Dart, Mary Moore, Saml. L. Myers ====================== CODICIL--This Codicil is to explain to all to whom these presents shall come that the above testator Jno. W. McLeod was at the time of his marriage with his present wife embarrassed with certain debts to some considerable amount and that after his marriage and during the term of his embarrassment he the testator in order to secure to his said wife a support during life in case he should dye [sic] without discharging said debts did execute a certain deed of conveyance to one James Moore now dead of the County of Glynn in which deed the said testator conveyed all of his property to the said James Moore and the said James Moore by a certain deed of conveyance bearing date some short time after the date of the above mentioned deed did convey to William Moore & John Burnett, Jr. both of the county aforesaid as trustees & in trust for my said wife Eliza S. McLeod all of the property conveyed to him by the said testator but the said testator having lived to discharge all of said debts then due and having since had the within named children now explains the intention of said deed of conveyance to the said James Moore and from him to the said Wm. Moore & John Burnett in order that the foregoing will may according to the principals of equity and Justice be carried into effect and the said Eliza S. McLeod wife of the Testator admits the truth of this explanation and voluntarily agrees that she will carry into execution in every particular the foregoing will notwithstanding said deed of conveyance as the purpose for which they were intended have been fully realized. In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals this twentieth day of Novr. Eighteen Hundred and thirty one. John W. McLeod {LS} Eliza S. McLeod {LS} Signed Sealed & acknowledged in presence of Urbanus Dart, Mary Moore, Samuel Myers Additional Comments: For more Glynn County genealogy & history visit www.glynngen.com or the sister site at www.rootsweb.com/~gaglynn/ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/wills/mcleod355gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb