Greene County GaArchives Wills.....Furlow, William September 9, 1799
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Source: Greene County Ga Probate Court
Written: September 9, 1799
Recorded: April 17, 1802

   In the name of God, amen.

I William Furlow of the State of and County of Greene being in a low and weak 
state of bodily health but of perfect sound mind and memory and calling to mind 
the uncertainty of life and that it is appointed to all once(?) to die -- do on 
this ninth day of September this year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred 
and ninety nine make constitute and appoint this to be my last will and 
Testament -- hereby revoking disannulling and declaring to be utterly void and 
of none affect all former wills bequeaths and arrangements by me made or 
appointed that is to say --

In the first place I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Furlow saddle and 
bridle to be of the same value with those her sisters formerly had.  2dly I 
give and bequeath all my stock of horses cattle hoggs furniture excepting what 
is already claimed and acquired(?) by the children separately to be equally 
divided between my wife Margaret and my two sons William and Charles but not to 
be paid(?) to nor removed during the natural life of my said wife as it is my 
wish and I do hereby will it and that all the property as it now is shall 
remain in her hands during her life excepting that part that I have bequeathed 
to my daughter Sarah.  3dly I do bequeath to my son William my negro fellow 
named Bob.  And I do likewise bequeath to my son Charles the negro Winch 
intended to be purchased by his brothers for him as they have money of mine in 
their hand, to that effect -- 4thly I do hereby direct that after the death of 
my said wife that all my real estate be sold at Public Sale to the best 
advantage and the product thereof divided in the following manner/ Viz: that my 
three daughters Mary Margaret and Sarah and I hereby give and bequeath it to 
have one hundred dollars each and the residue I give and bequeath to be equally 
divided between my five sons James John David William and Charles.

5thly  I do hereby empower my executors to convey any balance by added or 
otherwise agreeably late clauses in this my will to that effect.  And lastly I 
do hereby constitute and appoint my three sons James David William to be the 
Executors of this my last will and Testament of him the said William Furlow in 
the presence of Allan Stewart, John Harrison & Peyton Smith subscribing 
witnesses who was present and do attest the signing have executed the same.

Allan Stewart                           his
Jno Harrison                     William X Furlow
Peyton F. Smith                        marke

Georgia
Greene County         Allan Stewart & John Harrison two of the subscribers
                      evidenced to the within will come personally before me & 
made oath that they saw the within will duly executed by the said William 
Furlow & conceived him to be in proper mind & memory at the time of his signing 
the same, and that they also subscribed the same as evidenced with Peyton Smith.

        Sworn to this 17th day of April 1802

Part(?) for                      Allan Steward
                                 Jno Harrison
Tho. Carlton Clk
               Recorded this 17th day of
April 1802
                     Tho. Carlton Clk

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