JACKSON COUNTY, GA - WILL   William Wood 1856

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WILLIAM M. WOOD, Book A, page 399

"State of Georgia
Jackson County

John R. Hancock William M. Duke & Eldridge
Whitehead Were present Last Thursday Night
about one oclock in Evening 5 September Inst
1856 in the year of our Lord Eighteen
Hundred & fifty six at the Residence of
William M. Wood before his Death of the
aforesaid County about Twelve hours before
his Death in perfect possession of his
Mental faculties he called upon us to
Remember & take notice of what he Was about
to say that it had been his Intention to
make his Will in Writing & Dispose of his
property some time before but as it was not
convenient for him to do so at the time he
had ? it Since he now wished us to
understand that his Will & Desire Was that
my Wife Elizabeth Wood to Remain on the
place I now Reside & that my Son James
William to have the place I now Reside and
take care of his Mother - untill he becomes
of age & that my Executor to keep all my
property together with Exception of Enough
to be sold off to pay all my Debts and
Remainder to Remain on the place untill! my
youngest Child becomes of age & then to be
sold off and Equally Distrabution among all
of them after all the Ballance of My heirs
has Much of my Property to Make them Equal
with my son James William who has my Place &
that my Executor to Employ an Overseer &
build a house on my Plantation to attend to
my business & that he Requested & Desired
farther James Wood to see that his wishes &
Desires in this Regard should be fully
carried into Effect immediately after which
he Died this 9th September 1856
John R. Hancock
William M. Duke
E. Whitehead"

(probate 9 Sept 1856)