Glynn County GaArchives Wills.....Wylly, Margaret 1846 ************************************************ 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 June 4, 2005, 4:50 pm Source: Will Book Written: 1846 In the name of God, Amen. I Margaret Wylly of the Island of St. Simons, County of Glynn, and State of Georgia, widow of the late Alexander Campbell Wylly, do make, constitute, and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament, revoking all others. I resign my soul to Almighty God, in the full hope of a resurrection and remission of sins through the ??? of a redeeming Savior. Imprimus: I give an bequeath to my son Alexander William Wylly and my son-in- law James Hamilton Couper in trust for the sole use and behalf of my daughters Margaret Matilda Wylly and Harriet Louisa Wylly and not to be subject to the control, or liable for the debts, of their husbands should they marry, my negro slave Maretta and her children, who are thereafter excluded from the bequests hereinafter made of my negro slaves. Item: I give and bequeath to my son-in-law James Hamilton Couper, in trust for purpose specified in my letter to him of this date, one fifth of the negro slaves of whom I may die possessed. Item: I give and bequeath to the above named Alexander William Wylly and James Hamilton Couper in trust for my daughter Francis Anne Fraser, widow of the late Dr. William Fraser, for the sole use and behalf of herself during her natural life, and in her death to the children of her body, one fifth part of the negro slaves of whom I died possessed, less two as an equivalent for those I have already given her. Item: I give and bequeath to the said Alexander William Wylly and James Hamilton Couper, in trust for my daughter Caroline Georgia Couper, wife of James Hamilton Couper, for the sole use and behalf of herself and the children of her body after her death, and not to be subject to the debts of her husband, one fifth part of the negro slaves of whom I may die possessed, among whom shall be the following family viz. Nancy, Harriet and her children, James, and Mary and her children. Item: To the said Alexander Wylly and James Hamilton Couper, I give and bequeath in trust for the sole use and behalf of my daughter Margaret Matilda Wylly and Harriet Louisa Wylly, not to be subject to the control of, or liable for the debts of, their husbands should they marry, both to be disposed of as they may see fit by any instrument in writing in the form of a last will and testament, the remaining two fifths of the negro slaves of whom I may die possessed, one fifth to each. Item: It is my will that, with the exception of the negro slaves especially named above, my daughters Margaret Matilda Wylly and Harriet Louisa Wylly shall, after my negro slaves have been divided by my herein named executors into five equal portions, choose such tow as they may prefer. But it is my will that in the division of my said negroes, the families shall be kept as much together as is consistent with a fair and equal division. Item: To my daughters Margaret Matilda Wylly and Harriet Louisa Wylly, I give and bequeath my plantation on St. Simons Island known as the Village together with all its appurtenances of land, buildings, stock, horses, carriages, carts, boats, tools, household furniture, as there may be at the time of my decease, on condition ??? ??? that should any of my said daughters marry, her rights and interests in the said plantation and its appurtenances, shall cease in her marriage, and that the whole shall then be exclusively to the unmarried daughter. Should either of my said daughters died while unmarried, then it is my will that the whole of the said plantation and its appurtenances shall rest with the survivor, with the ??? to the said survivor to dispense of the same as any way that she may see fit, provided that she also shall die unmarried. But should both of any said daughters marry, then it is my will that the said plantation and appurtenances (page is ripped here can not read) be equally divided between my said daughters, or their families, should either of them have died leaving children. Should however my said daughters at any time wish to sell the said Village plantation, they shall be at liberty to do so, and the proceed, shall in such can be equally divided between them. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughters Margaret Matilda Wylly and Harriet Louisa Wylly, to be equally divided between them, all the rest and residue of my estate, whether real or personal of every kind and description whatever. Item: I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Alexander William Wylly and my son-in-law James Hamilton Couper to be the Executors of this my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty-Third day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty-six. Signed and sealed in the presence of us, and acknowledged to be her last Will and Testament. The word "in law' being interlined(?) before signing. James W. Armstrong Richd. L. Hodgdon John Demere, J.P. On 24 February 1850, Margaret added a codicil to sell the slaves to pay her debts before dividing them among the children. Additional Comments: Amy Hedrick OR Glynn County Genealogy & History Website OR File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/wills/wylly289gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb