Glynn County GaArchives Wills.....WOOD, Marion (Colesberry) January 8, 1920
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Source: Glynn Co., Georgia Probate Court; Will Book H Pgs. 148-150
Written: January 8, 1920
Recorded: September 27, 1928


Georgia Glynn County

I, Marion C. Wood, of Glynn County, Georgia, of sound and disposing mind and 
memory, hereby make and declare this writing to be my last will and testament, 
hereby revoking any and all other wills heretofore made by me.

Item I:  I desire all of my just debts and funeral expenses paid as soon after 
my death as this may be done without embarrassment to my estate.

Item II:  I hereby name my daughter, Marion C. Wood, as my executrix.  She 
shall be relieved of giving bond and of making any report or return of any 
kind or character to the Court of Ordinary of Glynn County, Georgia, or to any 
other court or tribunal.  She shall not be required to make any inventory or 
appraisement of my estate except such as may be mandatory under the law.

Item III:  To my daughter Marion C., I hereby give and devise, so long as she 
may live and remain unmarried, my home place in the City of Brunswick, Glynn 
County, Georgia, facing south on Gloucester Street, extending from said street 
to the Thomas C. Wood home on the North and from Lee Street on the west to 
Gordon Street on the east, together with the furniture and furnishings 
(including books, silverware, china and glassware) therein contained, with 
remainder over, upon her marriage, or upon her death if she should not marry, 
to my son, Alfred V. Wood, if he be then in life, forever in fee simple.  But 
if my son, Alfred V. should not be in life upon the marriage of my daughter 
Marion C., or upon her death if she should not marry, then the home place 
shall be sold as hereinbefore provided, and the proceeds of such sale shall be 
divided equally, share and share alike, among my four sons, Thomas C., Alfred 
V., Ralph and Laurence, the descendants of Alfred V. and of any other deceased 
son in life at the time of such sale to take the part of their deceased 
father; but if at the time of such sale Alfred V. or any other deceased son 
should not have descendants in life, then the proceeds of such sale shall be 
divided equally, share and share alike among my sons then in life, with the 
descendants of any deceased son taking the part of their deceased father.

The sale contemplated by the terms of this Item III shall be made by my 
executrix above named, and she shall make distribution of the proceeds as 
hereinabove provided, if the event with authorizes the sale should be her 
marriage and not her death.  But if such sale should be authorized by her 
death, then the Ordinary of Glynn County, shall appoint as successors to my 
executrix two of my children or descendants of children as executors of this 
my will, and the executors so appointed shall make such sale and distribute 
the proceeds among those entitled by the terms of this Item.  In either event 
a private sale is authorized, for such consideration and upon such terms as my 
executrix or her successors may deem best.  The purchaser at any sale under 
the powers conferred by the terms of this Item shall be under no obligation 
with respect to the proceeds of such sale.

In the event of a sale of the home place under the powers conferred in this 
Item III, the furniture and furnishings thereof may either be sold and the 
proceeds distributed as the proceeds of the home place are to be distributed, 
or those entitled to such proceeds may divide the furniture and furnishings 
among themselves, as they may prefer.

Item IV:  I give and bequeath to my daughter, Marion C., absolutely, to be 
hers forever, the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars in cash, or its equivalent in 
securities that I may own at the time of my death.

Item V:  In addition to the last preceding bequest, I give and bequeath to my 
daughter Marion C., so long as she may live and remain unmarried, the sum of 
Ten Thousand Dollars in cash, or its equivalent in securities that I may own 
at the time of my death.  She shall have the right to invest and re-invest 
this bequest and the income therefrom shall be hers absolutely.  Upon the 
marriage of my daughter Marion C., or upon her death if she should not marry, 
said Ten Thousand Dollars, in whatever form the same may be at the time, shall 
become the property of my son, Alfred V., if he should be then in life; 
provided, the home place shall not have been sold previously, as authorized in 
Item VI below.  This bequest is intended to go with the ownership of the home 
place, and to provide a source of revenue for its upkeep.  And if my son 
Alfred V. should not be in life upon the marriage of my daughter Marion C., or 
upon her death if she should not marry, and if the home place shall not have 
been privately sold as authorized in Item VI below, said sum of Ten Thousand 
Dollars shall be distributed to my four sons and their descendants in the same 
manner that the proceeds of the sale of the home place shall be distributed in 
the same event, as provided in Item III above.

Item VI:  At any time after my death and before the marriage of my daughter, 
Marion C. she and my son Alfred V. shall have full power and authority to make 
a private sale of the home place for such consideration and upon such terms as 
they may deem best, and to convey to the purchaser absolute title thereto.  In 
the event of such a sale the proceeds thereof shall be divided share and share 
alike among my four sons, the descendants of any deceased son to take the part 
of their father.  The share of any deceased son who may have no child or 
children in life at the time of such sale shall be divided among my sons then 
in life, the descendants of any deceased son to take the part of their 
deceased father.  In the event of the death of my son Alfred V. before the 
marriage of my daughter Marion C., she, the said Marion C., so long as she may 
remain unmarried, shall have the same power and authority to make a sale of 
the home place conferred upon her and my son, Alfred V.  The purchaser at any 
sale made under and pursuant to the powers conferred by this Item shall be 
under no obligation with respect to the distribution of the proceeds of such 
sale.  In the event of a sale of the home place as contemplated by this item, 
that is, before the marriage of my daughter Marion C., the $10,000 left to my 
daughter Marion C. by Item V above so long as she may remain unmarried, shall 
become her property absolutely, and the furniture and furnishings of the home 
may either be sold and the proceeds distributed as provided with reference to 
the home place, or those entitled to such proceeds may divide the furniture 
and furnishings among themselves, as they may prefer.

Item VII:  I give and devise to my daughter Marion C., the lot on Glynn Isle 
in Glynn county, Georgia, which I own, the same being number 504, forever, in 
fee simple.

Item VIII:  To my oldest daughter, Irene Wood Hopkins, I give and devise 
certain real property in the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, located 
on Ponce de Leon Avenue and known as Number 448, forever, in fee simple.  The 
property referred to is the only real property which I own in the City of 
Atlanta.

Item IX:  To my daughter, Clara Wood Gould, I give and devise the land on St. 
Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, on which my cottage is located, the same 
being a lot fifty feet wide running from the Ocean to the new public road near 
the Government ditch on the west, forever, in fee simple.

Item X:  To my son, Thomas C. Wood, I give and bequeath his indebtedness to me 
which is secured by a mortgage on his home, and direct my executrix to cancel 
the note and mortgage and deliver the same to him.

Item XI:  My jewelry, wearing apparel and similar personal effects I leave to 
my executrix, to be distributed among my children.  I intend to leave a 
memorandum showing the disposition I desire made of some of these things, but 
if I should fail to do so, my executrix is to use her own judgment and 
discretion in this matter.

Item XII:  All the rest and residue of my property I give and bequeath to my 
three sons, Ralph, Alfred V. and Laurance, share and share alike.  If any of 
said three sons should predecease me leaving descendants in life at the time 
of my death, they shall be entitled to their father’s share.  If any one of 
the three sons named should predecease me leaving no descendants in life at 
the time of my death, then the part of such deceased son under this Item shall 
go to the survivor or survivors of said three sons, the descendants of any one 
of them who may be deceased to take the share of their deceased father.

Item XIII:  My executrix shall have full and absolute right to sell at private 
sale for such consideration and upon such terms as she may think best, any and 
all property, real or personal, which I may own at the time of my death, 
except the real estate specifically devised in Items VII and IX above, and the 
mortgage indebtedness bequeathed in Item X, and the home place, the sale of 
which is governed by provisions contained in Items III and VI above.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this May 10, 1928.

Marion C. Wood (Seal)


Signed, declared and published by Marion C. Wood in the presence of the 
undersigned as her last will and testament, she having signed in the presence 
of each of us and each of us signing as a witness at her instance and request 
and in her presence and in the presence of each other at Brunswick, Georgia, 
this May 10, 1928.

Saidie Ferguson
Jennie Emanuel
Millard Reese


Georgia Glynn County

I do solemnly swear that the within writing contains and is the true last will 
and testament of Marion C. Wood, deceased, late of Glynn County, Georgia, so 
far as I know or believe, and that I will well and truly execute the same in 
accordance with the laws of the State.  So Help Me God.

Marion C. Wood

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this August 6th 1928, Edwin W. Dart, 
Ordinary Glynn County, Georgia.

Recorded Sept. 27th 1928, Edwin W. Dart, Ordinary, G.C. Ga.


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