HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS - Wyatt N. Williams

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WILL BOOK PAGES 55-56-57                   
WILL OF WYATT N. WILLIAMS
STATE OF GEORGIA
HARALSON COUNTY        

I, WYATT N. WILLIAMS,  of said state and county,
being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make
this my last Will and Testament.

Item 1.....I give bequeath and  devised to my wife
MARY WILLIAMS and my daughters PRISCILLA E, LOUIZA,
DELLA J. S., DELA AND MARY J. WILLIAMS the following
property, to wit, Lots of land No., 73 & 1/2 of  Lot
79, 7th Dist, 5th Sect.  Lots no. 813, 816, 890,
891, 887 & ten acres more or less of 961 lying North
of Tallapoosa River, 20th Dist., 3 Sect 683 - 1st
Dist and 4th Sect. also town lots in the town of
Buchanan said State and County, to wit, Lots No. 70,
71, 76, 77, 61, 62, 52, 53, 54, 56, 34, 35, 36,
30and 50 & 51. Known as the Brock place.  Also all
my household and kitchen furniture and all my stock 
of all kinds and plantation and mechanical tools,
also all debts due me from all  persons whatever
said sums of money or the interest on the same to be
used to pay the Tax on the above described property
and to educate said daughters and HESAKIAH WILLIAMS,
my son.  All the above real estate to remain
undivided until MARY J., BECOMES eighteen years old
and  then all the above named  property except said
sums set apart for the support and education of the
children aforesaid to be equally divided among the
said PRISCILLA E, LOUIZA, DELLA J. S.,  DELA AND
MARY J.  This bequest free from all charge or
limitation whatever, to their own proper use benefit
and behoof. The use of said property given to my
wife MARY WILLIAMS in lieu of whole dower.

Item 2....I give bequeath and devise to MARY
THOMPSON, Lots of  Land No. 819 and all of Lot No.
884 lying west of Tallapoosa Rever 20th Dist, 3rd
Sect.  Land being sold to N. E. BROWN for eight
bales of cotton and he holds my bond for titles.  If
said BROWN should pay to the said MARY THOMPSON said
purchase money, in cotton then said MARY THOMPSON is
to make to said BROWN A title to said land, and on
failure to pay said cotton, said BROWN is to pay
rent on said land to said MARY THOMPSON, my
daughter/

Item 3rd...I give bequeath and devise to my sons
MANSEL, WILLIAM M. & JONATHAN WILLIAMS   and my
daughter JANE BURNS,  lot of  land No. 14 - 7th
Dist, 5th Sect. Also one steam engine and saw mill.

Item 4...I give bequeath and devise to my son WYATT
WILLIAMS  lots of land Nos. 759, 832 - 1st dist.,
4th Sect. said County. Said land to be held in trust
by the said WYATT for his legally begotten heirs.

Item 6....I give bequeath and devise to my daughter
ALDORA SIMPSON and the heirs of her body, lots of
land No. 880- 1st Dist., 4th Sect. and forty acres
of Lot No. 146- 7th Dist, 5th Sect. all the land
described in the above and forgoing lies in Haralson
County, Georgia (Note:  Item 6 to be read after the
one below)

Item 5.... I give bequeath and devise to my sons
BERRY WILLIAMS AND HESAKIAH WILLIAMS, Lots of land
No. 171 and one half of lot No. 170 7th Dist., 5th
Sect. and the mill and gin and all appurtenances
these unto belonging, except the use of  said mill
and gin to grind  and give for the use of said mill
and gin to grind and gin for the persons named in
the first item of this my will to be free.

Item 7...I hereby constitute and appoint my son
WILLIAM M WILLIAMS Executor of this my last Will and
Testament this the 23rd day of DECEMBER 1884.       

W. N. WILLIAMS
Witnesses:  T. J. Loveless
                       
A. J. Stewart (X his mark)
                        
H. C. Head
(Sworn statement of witnesses)( January 31, 1885, Miles Edwards, Ordinary)
(Probated February 2, 1885, Miles Edwards, Ordinary