Greene County GaArchives Wills.....Bartlett Towns September 6 1809
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Source: Microfilm, Georgia Archives
Written: September 6 1809


I Bartlet Towns of the county of Greene being weak in body of sound mind & 
memory thanks be to almighty God for the same & calling to mind the mortality 
of my body knowing it is appointed ___ for man to die do make & ordain this to 
be last Will & testament.  First of all I bequeath my soul into the hand of my 
redeemer Jesus Christ through whose Merrets alone I hope for Eternal salvation 
& nothing ____________ but a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my 
Executor & whereas it has pleased God to bless me with Temporal blessings in 
this life I demise & dispose of it in manner & form following.
Item 1st I give and bequeath to my loving wife Polly Towns my negro woman 
Fanny four head of horses my wagon & ___ nine _____ head of hogs five head of 
sheep together with my household & kitchen furniture and plantation farming 
tools and my ____ of land Number One hundred & forty lying in the County of 
Randolph
Item 2d I give and bequeath to my Son Terry Towns my negro Temp & Calla to him 
& his heirs forever.
Item 3d I give & bequeath to my daughter Lucy Towns one negro Girl names 
Chancy and one negro Girl named Hannah to her and the lawful heirs of her body
Item 4th I give & bequeath to my Son Bartlet Towns one negro man named 
Ambray/Ambroy
Item 5 I give & bequeath to my Son Henry Towns one negro man named Asa
Item 6th My will & desire is that when my two Sons Bartlett & Henry Towns do 
arrive at lawful age or are married that then my negro Woman Milly and her 
increase be equally divided between them in addition to what I have before 
given in the aforesaid Items.  My will & desire further is that all the 
property that I have given to my children be held together for the education & 
maintainance of my children until they arrive at lawful age or are married 
that then they shall receive the legacy given them; and then after the 
expiration of two years my Executor will Sell all my lands that I have in the 
County of Greene & the money put to Interest and when ever any of my children 
do arrive to lawfull age or are married that then my Executor shall give him 
or her an equal part of all my money debts or Interest   Lastly I do name and 
make my loving wife Polly Towns Ex together with my loving friends Marlin 
Towns & David Hardwick Ex to this my laast will & Testament __________ of I 
have hereunto set my hand & seal this 6th day of Sepr 1809
Sealed & acknowledged				Bartley Towns [seal]
in presence of 
Richard Smith
David Crawford
Thomas Crawford Jr


____ Court of Ordy Jany Term 1810. Personally appeared in open court Thomas 
Crawford & David Crawford two of the witnesses to the within will & being duly 
sworn saith that they saw Bartley Towns sign the will will to be his last will 
& Testament at the time of signing thought him to be in his proper ______.

Sworn to in Open Court			D. Crawford
2 Jany 1810					Thomas Crawford Jr.

Henry Carleton Jr. CCO
	A true copy from the original recorded 2 Jany 1810.
				Henry Carleton Jr CCO





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