Georgia:  Hancock County:  Thomas Grace Will, 1 November 1806

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THOMAS GRACE
 WILL BOOK C, 1803-1816, P. 328 HANCOCK
 COUNTY, GEORGIA


 LAST WILL OF THOMAS GRACE DEC"D

 In the name of (God) Amen. I Thomas Grace of the county of
 Hancock and State of Georgia being very weak in body, but of
 sound mind and memory, and calling to mind that all men are
 born once to die do make and ordain this my last will and
 testament in manner and form folloring (sic)( that is to say)

 First of all I recommend my Sole to Almighty god who gave it
 (to) me and my body to be buried in a Decent Christian like
 manner-------

 Item, I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Salley
 grace all and singular my real and Personal estate,tho to pay
 each legatee their protion which I leave them as is hereunder
 mentioned as they come of age, and at her death all the
 Ballence of my estate to be sold and equally divided among
 the whole of my children, and she to give my three youngest
 children schooling as far as the double Rule of three-

 Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved son James Grace five
 shillings

 Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Polley
 Melson ditto

 Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Patsey
 Atkinson Ditto

 Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Betsy
 Whaley Ditto

 Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Tabitha
 Alford Ditto

 Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Joshua Grace
 Ditto

 Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Dolby Grace,
 one Good Horse saddle and Bride(Bridle) seventy five Dollars
 in cash and one cow and calf.

 Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Peggy
 Grace, one good Bedstead and furniture, one cow and calf, and
 one two year old heifer, one pewter dish and six Pewter
 plates, one Spinning wheel and two smoothing irons, one iron
 pot, one trunk, and three head of sheep-----

 Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Thomas Grace
 two Hundred dollars in Cash.

 Item, I give and bequeath unto my two beloved sons Silas
 Grace and Jeptha Grace, one horse saddle and bridle apiece,
 and all and singular the tract of land whereon I now live,
 containing two hundred acres and they the said Silas and
 Jeptha to jointly maintain their Brother Grace during his
 lifetime-------------

 Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Comfort
 Grace one good bed bedstead and furniture, one cown and calf,
 one two year old heifer, one perter dish six perter plates
 one spinning wheel, two moothing irons, one iron pot ,three
 head of sheep------

 Item, I nominate and appoint my beloved wife Salley Grace and
 my beloved son in law, Agrippa Atkinson, sole executors of
 this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have
 hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the first day of
 Movember one thousand eight hundred and six.

 Signed, Sealed and
 Acknowledged in Presence of
 Signed
 Hard Hawkins
 Thomas Grace (Seal)
 Allen Pope

 Terrell Barkdale