HARELSON COUNTY, GA - Wills A.J. Estes Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Doris Robbins Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/harelson.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Will made by A. J. Estes Georgia Haralson County The following is will of A. J. Estes, but no record found of its probation entered to record for preservance. I Andrew J Estes of said State and County, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my and will and Testament, hereby revoking and abhielling all other by me heretofore made. I hereby direct that all my just debts be paid without unnecessary delay, by my executor, hereinafter named and appointed. I give, bequeath and devise to my wife, Millie Estes for and during her natural life certain property "to wit" Eighty three acres of land in the first district and fourth section of Haralson County, Georgia, being situated in land lots Nos. 87, 902, being full lots of 40 acres each, and three acres off the South-west corner of land lot No 888, with remainder over at her death to our children, Schrisfa, Stanton, Martha, Mary, Lawton, Dealie, Amillie, Oba, Ona, George, Lona and Lincoln, said children being born unto me by my said wife Millie Estes. I desire to say in this connection, that the reason that I am making no provision in this will for the children born unto me by my first wife Virnon Estes, is that upon our separation, I conveyed unto her, for the benefit of herself and the said children eighty acres of land, which is at this time equal in value, to that which I am now bequeathing to my beloved wife, Millie Estes and our children named above, and which said children by said Virnon Estes have enjoyed the full benefit thereof since the death of their said mother, Virnon Estes, Therefore I feel that I would not be dealing fairly with all my children and between them to bequeath in addition to what I have already conveyed unto them through their mother Virnon Estes, any part of the property which I am now bequeathing in this will. I hereby constitute and appoint John M Monroe who now resides about onehalf mile from where I now reside as sole executor of this my last will and Testament. This Dec. 14th 1915 Andrew J Estes Signed sealed and publised by Andrew J Estes as his last will and Testament, in the presence of us the undersigned, who subscribe our names hereto in the presence of said Testator after he has signed his name hereto, at his instance and request in presence of each other C. E Moore D. E. Eaves J. F. Williams H. G. Pollard "< Codicile >" Georgia, Haralson County --- Whereas, I A. J. Estes did on the 14th day of December 1915, sign seal declare and publish my last will and Testament, in the presence of D. E. Eaves J. F. Williams, and H. G. Pollard & C. E. Moore who signed said will as witnesses: And whereas, I am desirous of adding an additional bequest and devise in said will to property that I have since that date obtained. I therefore make and publish this codicile to my said last will and Testament. I give and bequeath unto my said children Abram Lincoln Estes and Lona my daughter lot of land No 901 in the first district and fourth section of Haralson County, Georgia. I desire that they have this property jointly between them, and that my Executor turn the same over to them at my death. I am giving this additional amount to the two named children over and above their shares because of their tender age and will need assistance more than the others. I hereby confirm my last will and Testament. A. J. Estes Signed sealed, declared and published by Andrew J Estes as a codicile to his last will and Testament, and as his last will and Testament in the presence of the undersigned as witnesses thereto, being called individually and specially by said A. J. Estes as witnesses to this codicil, he first signed the same in our presence and we signing as witnesses in his presence and in the presence of each other. This March 15th 1919 C. B. Stewart E. S. Griffith Walter Mathews No record found of the above will and codicle being probated, but recorded for its own preservation.