HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS - Austin Ayers Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: lrober@plantationcable.net E. Robertson Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/crawford.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm WILL BOOK PAGE 198-199-200-                                           WILL OF AUSTIN AYERS STATE OF GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY August 17th 1904 This is my last will in the name of God, Amen. First, It is my will that my beloved wife SUSAN AYERS have all of my property, both real and personal of all of every description during her natural life and after her death shall be disposed in the following manner. Second, The following lots of land be equally divided between my daughter NANCY L. BAILEY and my sons ALFRED AYERS, B. R. AYERS and the heirs of my son HIRAM AYERS, deceased in the following manner. Nos. of Lots 676, 677, 678, 686, 685, 752, 753, 763, 762, 761, 760, 829, 830 and all of lot 827 that lies North of the Tallapoosa River. containing 32 acres more or less. 829, 830 all in the first district and fourth section of Haralson County GA the above lots shall equally in fore parces or lots by the above named or a majority of them and then 1 2 3 4 and they shall put in number 1 in one envelope, then number 2 the same way, 3 the way, No. 4 the same, seal all up and in some safe place till the time of dividing which shall be after my death. They shall put these envelopes in a hat or some convenient place then they shall get some small person between eight or ten years old to draw out this envelope and the first draw shall be NANCY L BAILEY, the second to be ALFRED AYERS, THE third to be B. R. AYERS, the fourth to be the heirs of my son HIRAM AYERS. DECEASED. 2ND. That my daughter HARRIETT WORTHY have lot 839 and all of lot 828 that lies South of the Tallapoosa River containing 8 acres, more or less and all of lot that lies South of the Tallapoosa River, containing 3 more or less together with what I have heretofore given her, all in the First Dist and fourth sect. together with what I have already given her. It is my will that my daughter LUGENIE CHANDLER have lots 606, 569 in the First dist and fourth section Haralson County, Georgia. It is my will that my daughter JANE FINCHER have lots 609, 634, 635 in the first dist. and fourth section of Haralson County, Georgia. what I have deeded her. It is my will that my granddaughter NANCY JANE WORTHY have forty dollars out of my estate for being so good waiting on me when sick. It is my will that my grand daughter SUSIE AYERS have one good feather bed with under bed and two pillows, 1 bedstead and cover sufficient for one bed. It is my (will that my) grand sons ALFRED AYERS AND B. R. AYERS be my executors to wind up my estate by selling all of personal property of every description and be equally divided between all of my children except my daughter SARAH BROWN, she only to have a half share with the rest of my children. It is my will that my daughter SARAH BROWN have lots 634, 635, 592, 593 in the first dist and fourth section of Haralson County. It is my will that my executors have the right to sell my town lots in Felton, Haralson County, Georgia, at private sale or as they may think best, Numbers 17, in Block 22 in block 6. Given under my hand and seal AUSTIN AYERS Witnesses: Henry Robinson Aaron Voyles W. G. Robinson ___________________________________________________________________