HARRIS COUNTY, GA - William Hopkins 1873

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Last Will & Testament of William HOPKINS

Will Book 2, Page 262, Harris County, Georgia	

State of Georgia)
County of Harris)  
I,  William Hopkins, deeming it right and propper that
I should make a disposition of the property with which
a kind providence has blessed me, do make this my last
will and testament, revoking all others heretofore
made by me

Item 1st: I desire and direct that my body be buried
in a decent and Christian like manner suited to my
circumstances in life

Item 2nd: I direct that all of my just debts be paid
by my executor hereinafter named.

Item 3rd: I devise and bequeath to my beloved son,
Powettan L. Hopkins, eight hundred dollars to be
retained by him out of my estate.

Item 4th: I give and bequeath to my beloved son, James
C. Hopkins, five hundred and fifty dollars.

Item 5th: I give and bequeath to my beloved grand son
Wm. T. Hopkins, son of Powettan L. Hopkins, fifty
dollars and my besdstead and bed and bedding

Item 6th: I give and bequeath to my beloved Grandson,
William S. Hopkins, son of Milton Hopkins, decd, one
hundred dollars, and I direct and desire that my son,
Powettan L. Hopkins, keep it in charge until my Grand
Son Milton S. becomes of age and in case Milton S.
should die before he arrives to the age of twenty one
years I desire the one hundred dollars be paid over to
my Grand Son William T. Hopkins, the son of Powettan
L. Hopkins.

Item 7th: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter,
Lubenia Hattox, three hundred and fifty dollars.

Item 8th: I give and bequeath fo my beloved daughter,
Atlanta  Cornett, wife of Moses Cornett, two hundred
dollars.

Item 9th: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter,
Volisha A. Jenkins, wife of Lewis Jenkins, five
hundred dollars.

Item 10th: I give and bequeath to my beloved Grand
Children, the heirs of my daughter Parthena Hadley
decd, namely, William Hadley, Thomas P. Hadley & Edey
Hadley, fifty dollars apiece.

Item 11th: Should my estate from any cause be so
exhausted that [all] of the legacies given above
cannot be paid in full, then and in that event I
direct that my sons, Powettan L. Hopkins and James C.
Hopkins, mentioned in Items 3rd and 4th of this my
will, be first paid in full. Those mentioned in the
remainder items to be paid in pro ratta. of what
remains, if any

Item 12th: I constitute and appoint my beloved son
Powettan L. Hopkins, executor of this my last will and
testament this November 8th 1873


Wm. Hopkins (seal)

Signed, sealed, delivered and published by Wm. Hopkins
as his last will and testament in the presents of us
the subscribed, who subscribed our names hereto in the
presents of the testator at his special instance and
request and of each other.
			November 8th 1873		
H. Carmichael
							
M.H. Spence	
							
J.C. Reid




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Last Will and Testament of Wm. Hopkins

Georgia	)	
Harris County)	Court of Ordinary March Term  1875
Personally appeared before me, J.F.C. Williams,
Ordinary in and for said County, P.L. Hopkins,
constituted and appointed Extr. of the last will and
testament of Wm. Hopkins, decd, and produced said will
for probate, and also personally appeared H.
Carmichael,  one of the subscribing witnesses to said
will who on oath says, that he signed said will as one
of the subscribing witnesses at the instance and
request of the testator and that he saw M.H. Spence
and J.C. Reid, the other subscribing witnesses, sign
said will in the presence of the testator at his
request and tht said testator signed said will as his
last will and testament in the presence of all the
subscribing witnesses.  Deponeth further saith that
said testator at the time of signing said will was of
sound disposing mind and memory and that he signed the
same of his own free will and accord without any
compulsion or undue influence  whatever.

	Sworn and subscribed before me   )
	March 1st 1875		      )		
H. Carmichael

		J.F.C. Williams
			Ord'y

I do solemnly swear that this writing contains the
true last will and testatment of the within named Wm.
Hopkins,decd, as 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.

	Sworn  to and subscribed before me )
		March 1st 1875		)	P.L. Hopkins
		J.F.C. Williams		)
		Ord'y



   
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