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LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JOHN GRIGGS
4 May 1825
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In the name of God Amen, 
I, John Griggs of the County of Hancock & State of 
Georgia being weak in body but of sound & perfect 
mind & memory blessed be Almighty God for the same 
do make and publish this my last will and testament 
in manner & form following (that is to say):                                                                                                                                                                                                              

1st. I bequeath that all of my just debts be first paid-                                                                                                                                                                                

2nd. I give & gequeath unto my son, Asbury Griggs & Mrs. 
Linnah Griggs, wife of Wm. Griggs, dec'd, three notes of 
hand given by Israel Palmer being date the 26 Dec. 1823 
and one of them made payable the 1st. day of January 1825 
for four hundred dollars, also one other made payable the 
1st. of January 1826 for four hundred dollars, also one 
other & the last note of the three mentioned made payable 
the 1st. January 1827 for three hundred dollars, to be equally 
divided between them, the said Asbury Griggs & Linnah Griggs 
as aforesaid unto them & theirs forever. I do also give & 
bequeath unto my son, Asbury Griggs two beds & furniture 
which is at this time in the possession of Linnah Griggs 
whenever he may call for them.                                                                                                                                 

3rd. I give & bequeath unto Green Berry Griggs, son of 
my son, William Griggs, dec'd. my horse to him & his heirs forever.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

4th. I give & bequeath my best wishes unto all my unnamed children.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

5th. And lastly, I give & bequeath unto my son, Asbury 
Griggs all the rest, residue, & remainder of my personal 
& real estate of every kind & nature whatsoever to him & 
his heirs forever. And I do hereby appoint my son, Asbury 
Griggs & Green Berry Griggs my sole executors of this my 
last will & testament, hereby revoking all other wills by 
me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & 
seal this fourth day of May 1825.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

John Griggs (seal)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Signed, sealed in the presence of us, 
Duke Hamilton, Lewis B. Barnes, Bryan Griggs