Georgia: Greene County:  James Luckey Will, 13 October 1843

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James Luckey Will
Georgia, Greene County
Court of Ordinary
November Term 1843
Proven upon the oaths of 
James Morro, William
Satirewhite & Joseph
Jarred, the three 
Subscribing witnefses
& ordered to record

Recorded in book A
Page 17
9th November 1843
W. L. Strain
Clk  C.O.

In the name of God, Amen
I, James Luckey, being of sound mind and disposing memory do constitute 
this to be my last will and testament and of touching my worldly 
affairs that has pleased God to indow me with.  

I leave and bequeath in the following viz

Item 1st I leav and bequath to my wife Nancy Luckey the part of land we 
now live on containg one hundred forty nine acres and one Negro man 
named Isaac he is the oldist and one negro girl named ginny, two 
horsis, and third rart(?) stock of all kinds to gather with half my 
hous and kitchen fornitor and third my farming utensials during her 
natural life or widowhood and if she marys, having my Executor is to 
have the controls of all the property that I have left her but her to 
have all the profits arising from it during naturel life and for my son 
Wm. Luckey to have the care and management of it for his Mother.

Item 2nd I leav and bequith to my Daughter Mary Norwood one Negro woman 
named hanna and her increas columbis henry Betsy and Luis with all 
hearafter I lieve this property to be hirs and her bodly heirs and not 
to be subject to pay any of Mr. Norwood's debts.

Item 3rd I leve and bequeth to my son William Luckey the settlement of 
land I got from Greer and Champion and at his Mothers death to have the 
land left her with the land I got from Coldwall he is to have the rest 
of the property left to his Mother, Except Ginny she is to go to my 
Daughter Nancy Fears and her increas.  I lieve to my son Wm. Luckey 
three negro men Rubin Ick and gerry with all the other property not 
willd to his sister, this property I lieve to him and his hairs for his 
and their seport but not to be subject to pay his debts.

Item 4th I lieve and bequeth to my Daughter Nancy Fears and her bodly 
hairs the land I got from Fairs, two negro women Hoviah and winny with 
winnys increas.  This property I lieve for the seport of my Daughter 
Nancy Fears and her bodly hairs it is not to be subject to pay Mr. 
Fears debts or any other ??, this property is to remain with hir and 
hir bodly hairs.

And I do hereby appoint my son Wm. Luckey to be my lawfull Executor of 
this my last will and testament.  I lieve him with the power to protect 
this property for their use whome it is left to

I do hereby acknoledge this to be my last will and Testament in witnefs 
whereoff I have set my hand and seal this October 13 day 1843

                                        James Luckey  (seal)

William Sattorwhite
      his
Joseph X  Jarrel
     Mark
Test. James Moore Jr(?)

Georgia Green County
Court of Ordinary
November Term 1843

Personally appeared in open court James Moore, William Satterwhite & 
Joseph Jarrell the three subscribing witnefses to the within last will 
& testament of James Luckey dec'd who being duly sworn depose & say 
that they saw the within named James Luckey sign, seal & heard him 
acknowledge the foregoing to be his true last will & testament & that 
they each believed him to be of perfect & sound mind & memory at the 
time of his signing and that they signed in each others presence and in 
the presence of the testater

Sworn to & subscribed}                James Moore
In open court}                              his 
6 Nov 1843}                        William   X   Satterwhite
W L. Train clk}                             mark

                                            His
                                    Joseph   X   Jarrell
                                            mark