JACKSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS   Jesse Harris

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JESSE HARRIS, Book A, page 125

"In the name of God Amen
I Jesse Harris of the State of Georgia & County of
Jackson being of sound mind & perfect memory, blessed
be god for the same do this twenty second day of March
eighteen hundred & twenty nine make & publish this my
last will & testament in manner & form following  first
of all I give my soul into the hands of almighty God,
who gave it in hopes of a joyful resurrection at the
last - where soul & body shall meet.  my body after my
decease I order to be buried in a decent & Christian
like manner & as touching such worldly estate wherewith
it has pleased God to bless mw with in this life I give
devise & dispose of the same in the following manner &
form

1st I make ordain & Constitute my trusty & beloved wife
Viney Harris my executrix & my beloved friend Barnabas
Barron my executor of this my last will & testament
untill the first of my sons Shall arrive at the age of
twenty one years & then I wish him appointed in the
room of Barnabas Barrow

2nd I leave & bequeath to beloved wife Viney all my
lands, horses, hogs & Cattle with houshold & kitchen
furniture & every article by me possessed during her
natural life or widowhood.  my Sons each as they arrive
to the age of twenty one years are to receive from the
estate a horse saddle & bridle worth twenty five
Dollars each  daughters when Married to receive a
common qualitied cow & Calf & a common feather bed &
furniture.  In case my wife Viney should marry all my
property to be sold & equally divided amongst my eight
children & wife  Should She die equally amongst my
children in case my wife Should attempt to waste or
destroy my property I would wish my executor to take
the property out of her hands & sell it agreeable to
Law & divide agreeable as before Stated  my children
are to be raised & supported from my estate & not to
pay for their raising after they become of age  

And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul all
and every other former testament wills ! legacies &
bequeathed ratifying & confirming this & no other to be
my last will & testament.  

In witness whereof I the said Jesse Harris have
hereunto Set my hand & seal the day & date heretofore
mentioned, signed sealed delivered acknowledged in
presence of us
M.A. Brooks
Moses Venson
Walton Harris

(on right side)
Jesse Harris (Seal)"

(probate 4 May 1829)