Heard County GaArchives Wills.....J H Daniel   January 1 1898
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Source: Heard County, Ga Will Records
Written: January 1 1898
Recorded: January 2 1899

State of Georgia, County of Heard
Last Will and Testament of  J.H. Daniel Sr. of said County.

Item 1st.  I,  J.H. Daniel Sr. being of sound and disposing mind and memory do 
make this my Last Will and Testament.

Item 2nd.  I wish my executor as soon as possible after my death to pay my 
debts.

Item 3rd.  To my son, J.W. Daniel, the house and lot I now occupy and known as 
my present residence containing two acres more or less and bounded on the 
North by street leading from the Saul place to the Franklin Bridge on the 
Chattahoochee River to the street leading from the Courthouse square in said 
County south via J.M. Buttrell's ?? place south by lot of Frank S. Loftin and 
west by lands of  J.W. Daniel; This place is in the town of Franklin, I give 
and bequeath.

Item 4th.   I Will all the residue of my estate except that portion that I 
have this day made deeds to to my two daughters Josie Hendrick and Hellen 
Hendrick, of whatsoever kind it may consist whether real or personal property 
or money notes or accounts or anything else, to my said son J.W. Daniel.

Item 5th.  I bequeath nothing in this Will to the heirs of my son J.H. Daniel, 
dec'd for the reason I consider that during his lifetime I gave to him 
sufficient property, money and effects as would amount in value to one fourth 
of my estate.

Item 6th.  I bequeath nothing in this Will to either of my two daughters Josie 
Hendrick and Hellen Hendrick for the reason I heretofore given to each of them 
and their husbands A.G. Hendrick and Hugh L. Hendrick respectively sufficient
property, money and effects that which I have this day conveyed to each of 
them by deed as would amount in value to one fourth of my estate, each one 
getting one fourth.

Item 7th.  I hereby appoint my son J.W. Daniel executor to this my last Will 
and Testament and relieve him from making any appraisement of my estate and 
from making annual returns to the Court of Ordinary and he is empowered and 
hereby authorized to compromise or settle any and all claims against my estate 
in such manner as he may think best without any order from said Court of 
Ordinary and for this purpose he is empowered to sell anyof my property real 
or personal at private or public sale as he thinks best without any order from 
the Court of Ordinary and to make deeds and ? to the same.  In testimony 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the first day of January 
1898.  J.H. Daniel

Signed and published by J.H. Daniel Sr. as his Last Will and Testament in our 
presence and witnesses thereto by his request we signing as witnesses in his 
presence and he signing in our presence this January 1, 1898.  
H.A. Tompkins,  L.L. Bevis,  J.W. Cook,  J.W.Powers

Filed in Office 2 January 1899.  Robt G. Crain, Ordinary

Georgia, Heard County
We,  J.W. Cook,  J.W. Powers do swear that we as well as H.A. Tompkins and 
L.L. Bevis saw the within named J.H. Daniel Sr. sign and publish the within 
paper as his Last Will and Testament that we subcribed the same as witnesses 
thereto at the special instance and rquest of the said J.H. Daniel Sr. and in 
his presence as did also H.A. Tompkins and L.L. Bevis, that the said J.H 
Daniel signed the same freely and voluntarily and was at the time of such 
signing of sound and disposing mind and memory.  Sworn to and subscribed 
before me Jan'y 2, 1899.  J.W. Powers,  J.W. Cook.

Georgia, Heard County
I,  J.W. Daniel, do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true Last 
Will of the within named J.H. Daniel Sr., deceased so far as I know or believe 
and that I will and truly execute the same in accordance with the laws of this 
State so help me God.  J.W. Daniel
Sworn to and subscribed before me Jan'y 2, 1899.  Robt. G. Crain, Ordinary.
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Additional Comments:
NOTES: This appears to be the last will and testament of Jeptha H. Daniel,
from census and cemetery records of Heard Co. Georgia.

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