Georgia:  Greene County:  Payton Smith Will, 4 Jan 1808

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     In the name of God Amen - I Payton Smith of the County of Greene 
and State of Georgia of sound mind and disposing memory do make this 
will and Testament in manner & form following that is to say

First  I Will that my lands, negro woman Billy and her increase, Stock 
of Horses, Cattle & hogs, household & Kitchen furniture is equally 
divided amongst Gilly Busford, daughter of Leonard, Leonard Busford, son 
of Mitchel, Payton Graves, Son of William, Sally Smith, daughter of 
George, and Charles Merryweather son of David.

Secondly.  My friend Nicholas Royston I leave Executor to this my last 
will & Testament

Signed, Sealed and Acknowledged this 4th day of Jany in the year of our 
Lord one thousand Eight hundred & Eight.
In presents of 
Robert Royston                                             Peyton Smith 
{Seal}

Georgia - Green County Court of Ordinary July Term 1819
     George Smith Brother of Peyton Smith, dec'd produced the last will 
and Testament of him the said Peyton dec'd & presented it for probate.  
John Martindale came into Open Court and deposed & Saith that he hath 
often seen in the lifetime hand writing subscribed to said Will and that 
Robert Royston whose name is submitted as Witness is dead and that the 
same is also his according to his belief & that he has often seen the 
hand writing of him Royston

Sworn to & Subscribed in Open Court              John Martindale
5th July 1819                          Recorded 6th July 1819
Ebenezer Torrence Clk                           Ebenezer Torrence Clk.

Greene County, Georgia, Estate Records & Wills, Vol. F 1816-1840, p. 32.


Contributed by Barbara Walker Winge  <barbarawinge@yahoo.com>