HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS - Talton Holland 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 131-134 STATE OF GEORGIA WILL OF TALTON HOLLAND HARALSON COUNTY I, TALTON HOLLAND, being of advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart from this world, deem it right and proper both as to respects myself and family that I should make a disposition of the property with which a kind Providence has blessed me. I, therefore, make this my last Will and Testament hereby annulling all former wills heretofore made by me. Item First.... I desire that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner SUITABLE to my circumstances and condition. My soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave it as I hope for Eternal salvation through the Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ whose religion I have professed and as I humbly trust enjoyed for my years. Item Second...... I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid by my Executrix hereinafter named as I am unwilling my creditors should be delayed of their rights. Item Third.... I give and bequeath to the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church two acres of land on lot of Land Number One Hundred and Seventy Seven (177) in the Seventh Dist. Of originally Carroll now Haralson County on the South side of said Lot where the road forks between my present residence where J. W. Bradley now lives which said premises I give and grant to the said members of said Methodist Episcopal Church as long as the church may continue but in the event the church should be dissolved the said premises to revert to my estate. Item Fourth..... I give and bequeath to my beloved wife SUSAN HOLLAND with whom I have lived in the strictest quiet and love for many years and my beloved Children which my wife bear me the plantation on which I now reside it being on lot of land one hundred and seventy Seven (177) and lot numbers one hundred and seventy eight (178) in the Seventh District of originally Carroll, now Haralson County, Each lot containing two hundred two and one half acres more or less with the reservation of two acres mentioned in the Third Item of this will. I desire and direct that my said wife and children remain on the premises and cultivate it and raise my minor children until the youngest one attains the age of twenty one years and should my family raise anything on said farm over and above a support and tuition that the over plus be divided amongst agreeable to the labor bestowed by each one of them and when the youngest child becomes twenty one years of age that the said premises be equally divided by sale or otherwise as they may agree between themselves. Item Fifty.... Desire that my Executrix hereinafter named sell a sufficient quantity of stock such as my family can best spare to pay all my just debts and that the remainder of my stock together with all my household and kitchen furniture remaining on said plantation together with all my farming utensils for the use of said plantation and benefit of my said wife and children together with all other property whatever or whether real or personal all to be divided amongst them, my said wife and children when the youngest child becomes twenty one years of age in the same way that the land mentioned in the Fourth Item of this my will is directed to be divided Item Sixty.... I constitute and appoint my beloved wife SUSAN Executrix to this my last Will and Testament this December 9th, 1899. TALTON HOLLAND (X HIS MARK) witnesses: Lindsey Holland Wm. Barrow James H. Williams STATE OF GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY I, G. R. Hamilton, Ordinary of said County, do certify that the above and foregoing is a will and complete copy of the last Will and Testament of TALTON HOLLAND, late of said county, deceased as appears from the probate of said Will at the January term of the Court of Ordinary 1859 (*transcribers note: clearly says 1859, plus following carries date of 1859. Should it be 1899?). Given under my hand official signature G. R. Hamilton, Ordinary GEORGIA - HARALSON By the Honorable the Ordinary of said County. To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know ye that on the Tenth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousdand Eight Hundred and Fifty Nine the last will and Testament of Talton Holland of said county was Exhibited in open Court and in Common Form of law proved and admitted to Record a copy of which is hereunto annexed and administration of all and singular the goods, chattels, credits lands and tenements of said deceased was granted to Susan Holland the Executrix in and by said Will named and appointed, she having first take the [oath?] and performed all other request required by law. She is by order of said Court and virtue of these presents legally authorized to administer the goods chattels, credits, lands and tenements of said deceased according to the tenon and effect of said will and testament and according to law and she is hereby required to render a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, credits, lands and tenements of the said deceased appraised and returned to this court according to law and to render a true and correct account to the ordinary of said County of her acting and doings yearly until the administration is fully completed. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and offered my seal this 10th Day of January 1859.(*see note above) G. R. HAMILTON Copy recorded and approved Nov. 29th 1899....Thos. A. Hutcheson, Ordinary. Examined and approved January 16, 1900 J. R. Latimer, A. Mauldin, G. R. Hamilton } Com.