HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS -Nathan L. Goldin 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/haralson.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm WILL BOOK A, PAGE 78-79-80-81 WILL OF NATHAN L. GOLDIN STATE OF GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY In the Name of God, Amen. I, NATHAN L. GOLDIN, of said State and county, being of advanced age but of sound and disposing mind and memory deem it right and proper both as respects my self and family that I should make a disposition of the property with (which) a kind providence has blessed me. I do therefore make this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and annulling all others by me heretofore made. Item First... I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances in life. My soul I trust shall return to God who gave it as I hope for salvation through the merits and atonements of the blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Item Second....I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by my Executors hereinafter named and appointed. Item Third....I desire and direct that after my just debts are paid as aforesaid, that the remainder if any be equally divided among my lawful heirs Except such property as is hereinafter disposed of. If they cannot agree upon the division themselves the Ordinary shall divide it for them and such division shall be final. Item Fourth..... I give, bequeath and devise to my daughter Vize Susanna Miller, Samantha Thomasson and Margaret Weathington during their lives and after their death heirs of their body vize (?) To Susanna Miller one hundred and twenty seven of land acres more or less of Lot No. 99, Dist. 7, Sect3, originally Carroll now Haralson County, GA. The land upon which she now lives one hundred and fifty acres more or less of lot No. eighty seven, Dist 7, Sect 5. Originally Carroll Now Haralson County, Georgia and to Margaret Weathington, One Hundred and fifty acres more or less of lots Nos. 98 & 87 Dist 7, Sect 5, originally Carroll now Haralson County, GA. Being the land upon which she now lives. Said daughters are not to move off of said land and rent or leave it. Item Fifth. I give, bequeath and devise to my son W. A. GOLDEN one hundred and seventy two and a half acres more or less of Lot No. 89, Dist 7, Sect 5 Originally Carroll now Haralson County, GA. To my son N. L. GOLDIN, one hundred and fifty acres of land more or less of Lots 97 & 88, Dist 7, Sect. 5 Originally Carroll, now Haralson County, GA. To my son J. J. GOLDEN one hundred acres of land more or less of lots Nos. 97 & 120, Dist 7, sect 5. Originally Carroll now Haralson County, GA. And should either of the three sons die before their wives, the land as above described shall belong to his wife and children unless she shall marry again then it shall be sold and the money put out an interest for his children in good hands & each child shall receive his or her distributive share of the proceeds of said land upon arriving at the age of 21 years. Item Sixth... I hereby constitute and appoint my three sons, W. A., N. L., AND J. J. GOLDIN Executors of this my last will and testament this Nov 2nd 1886. Signed, sealed, declared and published ss: N. L. GOLDIN By Nathan L. Goldin Sr. as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the undersigned who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said testator at his special instance and request and in the presence of each other this Nov. 2nd 1886. SS: G. M. Roberts John W. Tomlinson W. A. Smith SUPPLEMENT TO WILL OF NATHAN L. GOLDIN I, N. L. GOLDIN, SR., of said State and County being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and declare this as a supplement or codicile to my last will and testament said will being dated Nov. 2nd 1886 and witnessed by G. M. Roberts, John W. Tomlinson, and W. A. Smith. Item Seventy.....I desire and will that upon the death of either of my daughters to wit Susanna Miller, Samantha Thomasson and Margaret Weathington or upon the death of either of my sons to wit W. A., N. L., JR, AND J. J. GOLDIN, that the children of said sons and daughters or son and daughters land so bequeathed to their father or mother share and share alike and that the same be appropiated to their sole use and benefit until the youngest of said children shall have arrived to the age of twenty one years and that the said land shall be sold and each child shall receive his or her distributive share of the proceeds of said land this the fifth day of January, Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Nine. Ss: N. L. Goldin, SR. Signed and declared and published by N. L. Goldin, SR, as his last will and codicile to his will and testament in the presence of us the said subscriber who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said testator at his instance and request and of each other be signed in our presence and we signed in his presence January 5th, 1889. W. P. Robinson G. T. Mcguire J. L. Posey Page 80 - Sworn statement of witnesses to will: Page 80 - Sworn statement of witnesses to cocidile Page 80 - Sworn statement of Executors to probate will, dated May 6, 1889 witnessed by S. M. Davenport, Ordinary Page 81 - Probate examined and approved July Term 1889 , J. Williams, Chairman of C(?)