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Bennett < fred.bennett@carters.com > ==================================================================== April 2002 WILL & PROBATE OF JOEL BENNETT SENIOR Hall County, Georgia Wills Book A, pages 74-76 Dated: 12 February 1850 State of Georgia Hall County I am a descendant of Joel Bennett through Green Bennett. Anyone working on the Bennett line please contact me. Note: Look for the will of Absalom Martin, Hall County http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/hall/wills/abmartin.txt Absalom is the father of Moses Martin, husband of Delilah Bennett-Martin Will was transcribed from a copy of microfilm records, March 11, 2002. Repository at: Georgia department of archives and history 330 Capitol Avenue Atlanta, GA Microfilm: 146/68 NEGATIVE RHS 4897-8 ============================ Georgia. Probate Court (Hall County.) Wills: Book A, 1837-1867; Book R, 1868-1890 Book A-1, 1890-1907. (All in- dexed.) ============================ [Page 74] State of Georgia }In the name of God, Amen. Hall County }I Joel Bennett Sen. of the State and }County aforesaid being of advanced age but of sound mind and disposing mind and memory and knowing that I must shortly depart this life, deem it right and proper both as respects myself and family, that I should make a disposition of the property with which a kind providence has helped me. I therefore make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annul- ling all others heretofore made by me. Item 1st. I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances. My soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave it. Item 2nd. I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by my Executors herein after named as I am unwilling my creditors should be delayed of their rights as there is no necessity for delay. Item 3rd. I will and bequeath to my loving wife Elizabeth, with whom I have lived in the most affectionate man- ner about sixty-five years, part of Lot of Land number One hundred and seventeen in the Eighth District of Hall County, being all that part east of the branch running through John B. Paynes land and thence to the Flowery Branch supposed to contain one hundred acres more or less it being whereon my dwelling house now stands and at the death of my loving wife Elizabeth, I devise that the above named land and premises ensure and belong to my loving daughter Elizabeth Bennett Item 4th. I devise and bequeath to my loving son Joel Bennett Jun. the remaining balance of lot of land Number One hundred and seventeen in the Eighth District of Hall County being all that part of said Lot of Land on the west side of the branch running through John B. Paynes plantation and into the flowery and the part whereon the said Joel Bennett Jun. now lives, supposed to [Page 75] contain One Hundred and Twenty acres more or less with all the rights members and appurtenan- ces to said premises belonging or in any wise be- longing forever. Item 5th. I devise to my granddaughter Elizabeth Otwell one feather bed and furniture and one cow and calf of my stock of cattle. Item 6th. It is my will that all my personal property be sold and the proceeds of the sale equally divided among my twelve children: Israel Bennett, Elijah Bennett, Susannah Payne, Ester Brooks, Green Bennett, Henry Bennett, William Bennett, Delilah Martin, Mark Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett, Joel Bennett Jr. and Pheribee Otwell whose distributive share I will to her and the heirs of her body. Item 7th. I constitute and appoint my beloved son Joel Bennett Jr. Executor of this my last will and tes- tament. This February 12th, 1850. (his) Joel(X) Bennett Sen. (Mark) Signed, sealed and declared by Joel Bennett Sen. as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers, who subscribed our names hereunto in the presence of said Testator and of each other this 12th February 1850. James Roberts Thomas Orr John B. Payne Georgia } In Open Court before the Court of Ordinary of Hall County} said County personally came Thomas Orr and } John B. Payne, the witnesses to the within will, who being duly sworn, say that they saw Joel Bennett Sen. sign, seal and publish and declare the annexed writing as his last will and tes- tament that at the time thereof he was of sound disposing mind and memory and signed the same freely voluntarily and of his own [Page 76] accord without any influence whatever that they subscribed the same as witnesses in the pres- ence of the testator and at his request and within presence of each other and seen James Roberts do likewise. Sworn to and subscribed Thomas Orr in Open Court John B. Payne March 3rd 1851 R. A. Johnson C.C.O. State of Georgia } I Joel Bennett do solemnly Hall County } swear that this writing contains } the last will and testament of the within Joel Bennett Sen. so far as I know or believe, and that I will well and truly execute the same by, paying first the debts and then the legacies contained in said will as far as his goods and chattels will thereunto extend and the law charges me. And that I will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help me God. Sworn to and subscribed (his) in Open Court Joel (X) Bennett March 3rd 1851 (mark) R. A. Johnson C.C.O.