Harris County GaArchives Wills.....Seaborn Jones Whatley  June 20 1881
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Written:  June 20 1881
Recorded:  November 1890


HARRIS COUNTY COURT OF ORDINARY MINUTES March Term 1886, p. 79 
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SEABORN J. WHATLEY DECEASED 
State of Georgia County of Harris 
I Seaborn J. Whatley of said State and county make this my last Will and  
Testament.  I have paid to my three children to wit:  Elizabeth Young, William  
H. Whatley and Sarah J. Partridge Thirty Six hundred dollars each in money and  
property.  Now what I intend and direct is that my Son James L. Whatley and my  
two Daughters Catherine S. Clark and Laura C. Jones be made equal with the  
three first named children and by reference to the receipt of each one which is  
my possession if can be ascertained how much each have received and I direct my  
executor hereinafter named to pay to each one of my three last named children  
to wit:  James L. Whatley, Catherine S. Clark and Laura C. Jones the amount  
sufficient to make them equal with the said Elizabeth Young, William H. Whatley  
and Sarah J. Partridge, if I should be possessed of that amount and if not then  
what I have to be equally devided between my three children Catherine S. Clark,  
Laura C. Jones and James L. Whatley, and in the event my estate should be [...]  
over that amount the surplus after all are made equal to be devided with all  
sharing alike in said surplus.  Item Second, I hereby appoint my son James L.  
Whatley my Executor to execute this my last will and Testament. 
Seaborn J. Whatley 
We the undersigned signed this the last will and testament of Seaborn J.  
Whatley at his special instance and request, in his presence and in the  
presence of each other and believe him of sound mind June 20th 1881. 
C. H. Cook 
Wm. I. Hudson 
A. F. Copeland 
 
HARRIS COUNTY COURT OF ORDINARY MINUTES February Term 1887, p. 245 
Whereas J. L. Whatley Executor of Seaborn J. Whatley, deceased having made  
application for leave to sell the land belonging to the Estate of said deceased  
and due and legal notice of said application having been once a week for four  
weeks in the HAMILTON JOURNAL a public gazette in this State and no objection  
being made, and it appearing that said land, one wild and uncultivated land,  
lying in the county of Upson, a county other than that of the administration. 
It is therefore ordered by the Court that J. L. Whatley Executor as aforesaid  
be and he is hereby authorized to sell at public or private Sale the following  
discribed land belonging to the Estate of said S. J. Whatley deceased to wit.   
One fraction lot Number (271) Containing fifty acres more or less in the 15th  
District of Upson County, Georgia, also one lot of land Number (260) two  
hundred & Sixty in the 15th District of Upson County kGeorgia. 
Given under my hand and Seal of office Feby 7th 1887 
J. F. Williams Ordinary 
 
HARRIS COUNTY COURT OF ORDINARY MINUTES November Term 1890, p. 381 
Georgia, Harris County 
To the Ordinary of said county 
The petition of James L. Whatley Executor of the last will and testament of  
Seaborn J. Whatley late of said County, deceased, showeth that he has fully  
administered the Estate of said deceased in accordance with said will and has  
made a fair and honest distribution of said Estate as will appear by references  
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Additional Comments:
On my visit to Harris County, I did not copy to the end of the record, so do  
not have the entire transcript.

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