Will of Jesse Kimbrough 22 Oct 1851 Harris County, GA

The Will of Jesse S. Kimbrough
Harris County, Georgia, Will Book 2, page 166
(This is transcribed exactly as it appears in the will book.)

Georgia
Harris County

The last will and testament of Jesse S. Kimbroug [sic] made this 
22nd day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 
fifty one being feeble in body but sound in mind

1.  I will my Soul to Almighty God who gave it.

2.  I will that all my just debts first be paid my body after death that 
my body shall be decently buried.

3.  I will that all my just debts first be paid.

4.  I will that Martha and her two children and Amanda woman be sold for 
the benefit of my wife and children mine

5.  I will that my lands estate and all of my Negroes to my beloved wife 
and her children and mine to wit Virginia Thomas H Jesse Frances Kimbrough 
her children & mind [sic] & all of the stock of all kinds also all my 
plantation tools also all of my house hold and kitchen furniture to be 
all kept to gether, all all of her children and mine raised and kept 
together.

I give to my beloved Frances A. Kimbrough my new carriage and my daughter 
Virginia my watch and I give Thomas H. Kimbrough my son my buggey.  I 
give to my son Jesse F. Kimbrough my riffle gun.

I further will that should my beloved wife Frances A. marry after my 
deceased [sic] I will her four hundred acres of land including the 
buildings and an equal share with my children of all my other property 
with the exception of the [one word - illegible] of my lands which said 
to be equally [one word - illegible] with his children.  Last of all I 
will that my bro Henry C. Kimbrough as my Executor.  
Sealed and signed in the presence of us
Thomas P. Par(k ?)
Wm (I ?) McGehee
James ___ JP

Jesse S. Kimbrough {seal}

Georgia
Harris County

Personally came in to open court at the regular November Term of the 
court of ordinary James (Cox ?) after being duly sworn sayeth that he 
was present and saw Jesse Kimbrough sign the within as his last will 
and testament & that he saw Wm (I?) McGehee & Thomas P. Par(k?) 
witnesseth the same together with him self in the presence of each other 
and the said Jesse was of sound disposing mind and memory at the time 
of signing the same.
Sworn and subscribed in open court this 3rd day of Nov 1851

James Cox
Wm Johnson CCO

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