HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS - James H. Williams

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WILL BOOK PAGE 16-17                   
WILL OF JAMES H WILLIAMS

 I James H Williams of said State and County being
of advanced age and knowing that I must shortly
depart this life deem it right and proper that I
should make a distribution of  the property with
which a kind Providence has  blessed.  

I therefore make this my last will and testament
hereby revoking all former wills made by me.

Item 1st....I resign my spirit to God who gave it.

Item 2nd...The following land which I now describe
in this will is all situated in the 7th District of
original Carroll now Haralson County.

Item 3rd... I give and bequeath to Daughter C. E.
Carmichael lot number one hundred and ninety six
containing two hundred two and one half acres more
or less. Item 4th... I give and bequeath to my
daughter Mary A. Cox lot of land number one hundred
and ninety seven containing two hundred two and one
half acres, more or less

Item 5th... I give and bequeath my son Z. T.
Williams Lot of land number one hundred and eighty
containing two and one half acres more or less.

Item 6th... I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann
Elizabeth the west half of lot number one hundred
and forty six and the east half of One hundred forty
five containing in the aggregate two hundred two and
one half acres more or less.

Item 7th.. I give and bequeath to my daughter
Josaphine all  that portion of Lot number  one
hundred and sixty eight which is situated west of
the Bowden and Buchanan Road, and the west half of
lot number one hundred and forty five containing in
the aggregate two hundred and fifty acres more or
less.

Item 8th....I give and bequeath to my son Samuel
Williams, lots of land number one hundred and three
and two hundred and sixty six containing four
hundred and five acres more or less and one gray
horse and to the said Josaphine and my wife E. C.
Williams I give all my growing crop of every
description. and all stock of hogs to them jointly
and all my farming  utensils.

Item 9th....I appoint my son Henry C. Williams sole
Executor to this my last will and testament. And if
I have any other property not enumerated in this
will, that my executor  dispose of it as he may
think best for the legatees and I desire that my
executor have this will admitted to record and that
he be required to no other return but that each
legatee receive their portion.

Signed and published by James H. Williams as his last will and testament in our presence as witnesses thereto this 18th 
day of
August 1873.                                                        
JAMES H WILLIAMS
TEST:  M. J. Holden
             Thomas J. Bryce
(includes sworn statement by witnesses):  Recorded this September  1, 1873, by David Bowling, Ordinary