Hancock County GaArchives Wills..... Lockhart, Jesse  March 24 1851
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Source: Taylor Co Deed Bk A Pg. 373
Written: March 24 1851
Recorded: September 17 1853

Hancock Co.  March 1851
Jessie Lockhart - last will and testament

I, Jessie Lockhart, of said County [Hancock]
being of sound and disposing mind & memory &
desirous of disposing of my property and estate
in such a manner as I concern will be beneficial
to my children do make and declaim the following
as my last will and testament.

I direct that any just debts that I may owe be
paid from money in hand or from sales of property
herein directed to be  made and in the event that
my death shall occur when a crop shall be on the
land, I direct that it be perfected.

I direct that all the real estate whereof I may
be seized by sold at some convenient time or
times as the qualified Executors shall determine
and on such terms and in such manner whether by
public or private sale as they may deem expedient
and to this and I authorize the Executors hereof
and such as qualify an ? to sell said real estate
and make titles thereto.

I also direct the sale of all my perishable
property not herein otherwise disposed of by
public sale and on reasonable credit. The
proceeds of said sales deducting the expenses
thereof to be equally divided between my sons,
Richard and Robert. 

If my son, Robert, shall have been educated and
if he shall not have been educated at my decease,
five hundred dollars of such proceeds shall be
set apart for the completion of his education and
the residue to be divided equally as aforesaid.

I give and bequeath to my son Richard, the Brass
clock, two beds, bedsteads, & the ? furniture,
and one trunk.

I give and bequeath to my son, Robert, the desk
formerly belonging to his grandfather with the
letters E R [hope I'm reading this correctly]
inscribed, my watch, two beds and bed steads,
including the tester bedstead, the usual bedding
and one trunk.

I give and bequeath to my daughter, Rebecca, a
trousseau and the Piano with two beds, bedsteads,
and the usual furniture thereof, the silver
tablespoons in use in my family, one plated
candlestick, one half of the other candlestick,
and one candle stand, two bedsteads and the usual
furniture.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Carmina ?
Dennis, negroes Lucy, Caroline, William, Toliver,
Irnea, Augustus & Joe and the increase of the
females hereafter to be born and which are now in
the possession of herself and husband on loan.
Also Anthony now in my possession and I give to
her husband, John Dennis, the note of three
hundred dollars that I hold on him.

I give and bequeath to my son Richard as Trustee
for sole and separate use of my daughter,
Aramenta, negroes old Henry, Daniel, the oldest
Elsey and Louisa with the future increase of the
females herafter to be born to hold in trust for
separate use of my daughter during her life and
on her decease given to her present child and any
future issue of my Daughter the labor and profits
of which slaves to be applied to the maintenances
of said daughtere and of her child and its
education and also of any future child.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebecca the
following slaves: Alfred, Young, Henry, Lizzy,
her child, Celia, Elbert, Irwin and Retta and her
two children, Mary Ann and Milly Ann and also an
other child named not recollected and the
increase hereafter to be born.

I give and bequeath to my son, Richard, the
following slaves: Ned, Jacob, Adam, Sims, Ransom,
Daniel, son of Amelia, Hamas and her child, Massr
?, Amelia, Sally, Betsey, Polly, Delia, child of
Amelia, Rachel, Micajah, Francis, & Elisa and
their increase hereafter to be born.

I give and bequeath to my son, Robert, the
following slaves, Shad, Bury, Nathan, Jim,
Emmanuel, Dorcas and her child Surry, Mana and
child John, Adelia, Daniel, Ivy ?(Jerry?), Ellie,
Amelia child of Delia, Minera, Harriet, Sain,
Jerry, Charity, Roburs ?,  and Martha and their
increase of said females hereafter to be born.

I direct and required that negro woman Silia
shall be well and comfortably supported during
life by my two sons and all the rest & residue of
my estate of whatsoever virtue and dis ?, I give
and bequeath to my said son a in equal proportion
and they shall pay what debts I may owe at my
decease.

I constitute my son Richard Guardian of the
person and property of my son Robert should I
depart this life before Robert shall attain full
age.

Should either of my sons die underage &
unmarried, I direct that his portion shall go to
the surviving  ? the and if either shall die
after marriage and without a child born to be
born within competent time, I direct that one
half of his portion shall be and remain the right
of his widow or such person or persons whoever he
may appoint by will or declaration in writing in
nature of a will and the other half be given to
his surviving Brother but if such son so dying
shall leave a child or one to be born to him
after death the full portion herein given him
shall he deceased vested fully and directly.  

I constitute my son Richard and my good friends
Charles Dougherty and James A. Merriwether,
Executors of this my last will and testament
hereby revoking all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my
name and set my seal this 24th March 1851.

Jesse Lockhart

Signed, sealed and delivered by the testator to
be his will in our presence have hereto
subscribed our names, Intertermations & names
before Executors.  Anthony, Henry in place of
Harry & her child & her two Children, Mary Ann
and Milly  Ann and also another child named not
recollected. [Note previously the name was
written Retta, not Harry]

T ? Hawdas?, Henry Rodgers, Nathan C. Logan ?
Lague?

Be it known that on the 2nd day of Sept 1851, I,
Jesse Lockhart, being still of sound mind and
disposing mind and memory do make the following
codicil to the foregoing will.

First, I withdraw from the bequeathed to my son,
Robert, the Negro Bury,and instead thereof I give
& bequeath to him the negro Tom, recently
purchased of the Warthen family and I give and
bequeath to my son, Richard said Negro Bury.

Secondly, I direct that the Negro Henry above
given to my son, Richard in behalf of my
daughter, Aramenta and now in Wanbenton? be sold
by the Executor of this will and the proceeds of
this sale be paid to my son, Richard as Trustee
for my said daughter, and be by him kept at
interest or invested in State Bonds or stocks to
be ? by her in the same manner and subject to the
same trust as expressed in the above bequest in
himself.

In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and
seal the date above mentioned.

Jesse Lockhart

In presence of Nath C. Lazeu

I Charles W. Durham, Ordinary for county of
Hancock certify that the foregoing five pages
contains a true copy of the last will and codicil
of Jesse Lockhart, late of said county deceased
as the will appears in Book R pg 125 and 134.
Given under my hand and seal this day, 17th Sept,
1853.

Recorded in Clerk's office of the Superior Court
of Taylor County pg 373, 374, 375.


Additional Comments:
I'm not sure why this was recorded in the Taylor Co Deed Book A. I assume some 
of the inherited land of Mr. Lockhart was in Taylor County

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