JACKSON COUNTY, GA - WILL   William Castleberry  1812

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WILLIAM CASTLEBERRY, Book A, page 51

"Georgia Jackson County, November 15th 1812
In the name of God Amen, I William Castleberry being
weak in body but in my perfect senses & understanding
do make this my last will & testament 

Item 1st  I give & bequeath to my loving wife Lucretia
Castleberry all my estate real & personal without any
reserve whatsoever to have & to hold during her life of
Widowhood but if she marries she shall inherit none of
the aforesaid estate but shall be equally divided
between my five youngest children  But if she & her
husband should she marry will appraise the property &
pay unto those children their proportionable parts in
money they may keep the property but if not the
executors of this my last will & testament shall take
the property to be applied to the most useful purpose
of those children required in witness whereof I set my
hand & seal this fifteenth of November in the year of
our lord eighteen hundred & twelve, signed sealed &
acknowledged in presence of
Test
Odian Castleberry
Elijah Robey
Mark Castleberry

(on right side)
William (his mark) Castleberry (Seal)
Lucretia Castleberry (her Mark) (Seal)"

(probate witnesses - Odian Castleberry 12 May 1813 and Elijah Robey 5 July 1813)