Will of David Peebles, Greene, Georgia, 26 Oct 179-

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Will of David Peebles
Greene County, Georgia
Will Book 2, pages 49, 50

In the name of God, Amen - I being sick and weak in body but of sound 
and perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same and calling 
to mind the transitory thing of this live - I do make and ordain this 
to be my last will and testament viz.:

First I five and bequeath to my well beloved wife Elizabeth Peebles all 
my real and personal estate during her natural life which includes the 
plantation whereon I now live, also a Negro woman named Luce, and one 
Do (ditto or Negro woman) named Bet, one Do named Jane and Linder and 
Ester with all my stock of every kind and house furniture which she is 
to keep unmolested during life, after which it is my will and pleasure 
that the above nam'd property with all its increase shall desend to my 
two sons John Peeples and Dudley Peeples to whole to be equally divided 
by my executors between them and whereas a certain Negro girl named 
Kate is now in my possession as security for a certain debt I am bound 
for to a Miss Sarah Michel which debt Henry Peeples is to pat and 
provided he should not pay this same by the time said Sarah Michel 
becomes of age and  --- --- (torn off) shall be paid out of my Estate 
in that case the said Negro girl is to become part of my estate and to 
be appropriated and divided between my two sons John Peeples and Dudley 
Peeples as before mentioned.  

As witness my hand and seal this Twenty sixth day of October 179-

Test
Davis Grecham                                     David Peeples (his 
mark) (seal)
A. Gresham
Henry Brewer

I leave my wife Elizabeth and my two sons Nathan and David Peeples as 
my lawful Executors.

State of Georgia
Greene County

Appeared Davis and Arch'd Gesham, two of the subscribing witnesses to 
the within will and being sworn on the body Evangelist of Almighty God 
deposes that they saw David Peoples dec'd sign seal publish and declare 
this instrument of writing to be his last will and testament and to the 
best of their knowledge and belief was of sound perfect and disposing 
mind and memory at the time of this signing to the same; and further 
that they saw in their and his presence Henry Brewer sign the same as a 
concurring evidence done in the presence of the widow and (torn off) 
acknowledged the probate of the same.  This first day of January 179-

                    Wm. Phillips. RRGC
Registered          1st Jan'y 1796