Will of Jane Killen 15 Jun 1831 Houston County, GA In the name of God Amen, I Jane Killen of the State of North Carolina and County of Johnston being of Sound and perfect mind & memory and blessed bi (sic) God, do this fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1831, make & publish this my last will & testament in this manner following that is to say first I give & bequeath to my daughter Harriet C. Peacock all the money coming to me from brother William Miller estate except six dollars, also my bed & bedcloths, consisting of three pair of blankets, three pair of sheets, three pair of pillow slips, three bed quilts, and one coverlet also my chest & trunk with what they contain and my wearing apparel 2nd I give to my son Robert Killen one dollar 3rd I give to my son Samuel Miller Killen one dollar 4th I give to my son John Killen one dollar 5th I give to my son William Killen one dollar 6th I give to my son James Killen one dollar 7th I give to my son McNeil Killen one dollar And I hereby make & ordain my son Lewis Peacock Executor of this my last will & testament, in witness whereof I the said Jane Killen have to this my last will & testament set my hand & seal the day & year above written Jane Killen (Seal) Signed sealed published and declared by Jane Killen the testator as her last will & testament in the presence of us who were present at the signing & sealing thereof John Peacock A. B. Peacock Georgia, Houston County Before Simon Bateman & Ephraim Krudrick of the Inferior Court for said County personally came John Peacock who being duly sworn on oath says that he saw Jane Killen, sign, seal & publish the within writing as her last will & testament that she then was of sound mind & memory that she did it without compulsion, and that this deponent also saw Asa B. Peacock sign the same as a witness. Sworn to & subscribed this 2nd October 1832 John Peacock Simon Bateman J.I.C. Ephr Krudrick J. I. C. Houston County, GA Will Book A Page 77 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Gilstrap Mann http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006555 ====================================================================