Hart County GaArchives Wills.....CHAPMAN, ELIJAH March 4, 1890 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: BARRY CHAPMAN brchap@bellsouth.net September 4, 2007, 3:33 pm Source: Probate Court Of Hart County, Georgia Written: March 4, 1890 Recorded: January 20, 1894 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF HART In the name of God Amen. I, Elijah Chapman, of said State and County being of advanced age, but of sound mind and memory knowing that I must shortly depart this life, decree it right and proper both as respects my family and myself that I should make a disposition of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me. I do therefore make this my last will and testament hereby revoking and anulling all others heretofore made. Item 1st. I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and christian manner suitable to my circumstances and condition in life; my soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave it as I hope for salvation through the merits and atonemnts of the blessed lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Item the second. I desire and direct that my just debts be paid without delay. Item 3d. I give, bequeath and devise to my beloved wife, Matilda C. Chapman, for and suring her natural life or widowhood one hundred and fifty acres of land being the place whereon I now live including all the improvements so as not to require the sale of the remainder of the lands. Also one half interest of my one half interest in the Heard Mill tact of land togeter with all the machinery and appurtenances then belonging being one fourth interest of said tract of land wherein John E. Chapman now lives in Elbert County, Georgia. Also, one sixth interest of the money notes and accounts I may be possessed of at my death, and all my personal property I may possess of at the time of my death; and I hereby authorize her to give off any of the same to my children that she may desire keeping an account of the same as to exchange any of the personal that may be of interest to my estate. At my wife's death, all of the property named in this item to be sold by my executors and the proceeds equally divided among my children, to wit: D.O. Chapman, J.E. Chapman, Mary Taylor, wife of J.C. Taylor, , Lucy V. Parker, wife of Edgar A. Parker, and the children of W.D. Chapman, deceased, making five distributive shares. Item 4. The remainder of my property I desire and direct to be sold by my executors and the proceeds to be equally divided between my son D.O. Chapman and my son John E. Chapman and my daughter Mary Taylor, wife of J.C.Taylor, and my daughter, Lucy V.Parker, wife of Edgar A. Parker, and the children of my son W.D. Chapman, deceased making five distributive shares. Item 5. I hereby constitute and appoint my son D.O. Chapman, and my son John E. Chapman, my executors of this my last will and testament this March 4, 1894 (sic). his ELIJAH "x" CHAPMAN mark Signed, sealed and declared by Elijah Chapman as his last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses who subscribed or names in the presence of each other and in the presence of testator and at his reqest this March 4, 1890(sic). C.L. SCOTT JOHN PECK I. F. MYERS GEORGIA HART COUNTY I, John Peck, do swear that I, as well as C.L. Scott and I.F. Myers, saw the within paper signed by Elijah Chapman as his last will and testament that we subscribed our names as witnesses thereto at the special instance and request of the said Elijah Chapman and in his presence as did also C.L. Scott and I.F. Myers. The said Elijah Chapman signed the same freely and voluntarily and was at the time of such signing of sound and disposing mind and memory. Sworn to and subcribed before me Dec 4th, 1894(3)?> > S/ JOHN PECK > F.C. STEPHENSON ordy (Ordinary?) Georgia Hart County I, D.O. Chapman and J.E. Chapman do swear that this wiriting contains the true last will and testament of the within named Elijah Chapman, deceased, so far as we know or believe, and that we will well and truly execute the same in accordance with the laws of this state, so help us God. Sworn to and subscribed before me, Dec 4, 1893. > D.O. CHAPMAN > J.E. CHAPMAN F. C. STEPHENSON ordy Recorded January 20, 1894 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/hart/wills/chapman617gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb