HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS - Sarah Melvina Posey

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WILL BOOK PAGE 84-85-86           

WILL OF SARAH MELVINA POSEY
STATE OF GEORGIA
HARALSON COUNTY
I, SARAH MELVINA POSEY, of said State and County,
being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make
this my last Will and Testament. Item First.....I
give, bequeath and devise to my son JAMES L. POSEY
the following property to wit, one hundred and
seventy acres of land lying and being in the 7th
District and 5th section of Haralson County Georgia
and described as follows. One half of lot of land
No., (131) one hundred thirty one being the home
place on which she now lives and seventy five acres
of the POSEY PLACE it being the place she bought
from ELIZABETH POSEY and all household and kitchen
furniture which I may be possessed of at my death
and all perishable property that I may then be
possessed of and all other things which I may have
at the time of my death.

Item Second....I hereby constitute and appoint my
son JAMES L. POSEY, Executor to this my last will
and testament.  In Testamony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand this 27th day of November 1883.

SARAH MELVINA POSEY

Signed and published by Sarah M. Posey as her last
Will and Testament in our presence as witnesses
thereto by her request this 27th day of November
1883.

We signing as witnesses in her presence and in the
presence of each other: W. J. Head 
               C. Munroe
                M. Edwards

STATE OF GEORGIA
HARALSON CO. 

We, W. J. Head, SR and C. Munroe do swear that we
saw the within named Sarah Melvina Posey sign and
publish the within pages as her last Will and
Testament that we subscribed the same as witnesses
thereto at the special instance and request of the
said Sarah Melvina Posey and in her presence that
the said Sarah Melvina Posey signed the same freely
and voluntarially and was at the time of such
signing of sound and disposing mind and memory.
    Signed: W. J. Head, C. Munroe

Sworn to and subscribed before me May the 6th
1890(1880?) S. M. Davenport, Ordinary

You, J. S. Edwards and Joe W. Kelley do swear that
you were each acquainted with Miles Edwards in his
lifetime that you were acquainted with his hand
writing and that the signature of the said MILES
EDWARDS as a witness to the will of Sarah Melvina
Posey is the hand writing of the said Miles Edwards
to the best of your knowledge and believe so help
you God. Ss: J. S. Edwards, Joe W. Kelley Sworn to
and subscribed before me April 7th 1890: 

ss: S. M. Davenport, Ordinary

To Jas L. Posey Greeting the will of Sarah Melvina
Posey late of said County deceased having been duly
proven and admitted to record in my office in which
you are the person named to carry out its provisions
and you said Jas. L. Posey having taken and
subscribed the Oath required by law as the Executor
thereof these are therefore to authorize you and you
are hereby authorized and required to do and perform
all the duties imposed upon you by said will and the
laws of said state. Given under my hand and seal of
office this 6th day of May 1890.  

S. M. Davenport, Ordinary


I, Jas. L. Posey, do swear that this writing
contains the true last Will of the within named
Sarah Melvina Posey, deceased, so far as I know or
believe and that I will well and truly execute the
same in accordance with the laws of this state, so
help me God: J. L. Posey

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of
May 1890.  

S. M. Davenport, Ordinary
Examined and approved July Tery 1890 and fined neatly and correctly ( ) W. F. Laseter, W. C. Waldrop, (zas?) M. Holcombe