Greene County GaArchives Wills.....Harris, Mathew December 12, 1810
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Source: Greene County Will Book E, P. 123-24
Written: December 12, 1810
Recorded: November 2, 1813

In the name of God, Amen I Mathew Harris of the County of Greene and State of
Georgia being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory (thanks be to
God for it) and calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it
is appointed for all men once to die; do make this my last will and Testament
(Viz) Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands
of Almighty God that first gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be
buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors.  And
with regard to such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with
in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and
form to wit.
Item I give to my Son James Harris five dollars
Item I give to my Son Nelson Harris five dollars
Item I give to my daughter Christeanna Hills five dollars
Item I give to my daughter Polly Pyron five negroes to wit one negro woman named
Selah and her Children called Cresa, Vilet, and Tobe and one other boy called
Anthony, Two feather beds and furniture and at the death of my said Daughter
Polly Pyron the said negroes and their increases as well as the two beds shall
be equally divided amongst the lawful heirs of her the said Polly Pyrons own body.
Item I give to my son Morris Harris ten negroes to wit Demus, Lewis, Peter,
Isaac, Patt, Betty, Dica, Daniel, Beck, and Agnes also my Gun, my Ox Cart also
all my stock of cattle, Horses, Hogs ect. and also all the Household and Kitchen
furniture Plantation Tools and every thing else belonging to said plantation
that is not expresly mentioned in this will.  I appoint my Son Morris Harris my
lawful Executor to this my last will and testament and to carry the same into
Execution.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th day of
December 1810.


Test Jo Watson					Mathew Harris (seal)
James K Daniel
John Wilson Jun
Wm H Boner


Georgia Greene County
Court of Ordinary November Term 1813

Personally appeared in open court Joseph Watson and James K Daniel who being
duly sworn say that they saw the within named Mathew Harris sign the within will
and heard him acknowledge the same as his last will and Testament and that they
severally believed him to be of sound and disposing mind and memory at the time
of his so doing.

Jo Watson
James K. Daniel


Sworn to and subscribed in open court 
1st Day of November 1813

Test Ebenezer Torrence clk

Recorded 2nd of November 1813

Ebenezer Torrence CCOGC

Additional Comments:

Mathew was a son of Robert Harris and Anne Fulgham of Isle of Wight
County Virginia.  Roberts' will was recorded in Isle of Wight County
Virginia in 1740.  Mathew is also mentioned in the will of his uncle
Martin Harris whose will was proved in Southampton County Virginia in
1750.



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