Will of John Collier 30 Dec 1824 Jasper County, GA

From: Jasper County, Georgia Will Book 7, pages 22-24:

Ordinary Office Jasper County
Georgia
Jasper County
In the name of God amen, I John Collier of the county and state aforesaid,
being advanced in years, and life being uncertain, think it proper to make
this my last will and Testament.

1st.  I give unto my wife Leah Collier a negro boy named Calomane, a negro
man named Gilbert, one _?_ hundred and fifty dollars to purchase her a
horse, one cow and calf and any property that belonged to her at the time
of our intermarrying-

2nd.  I lend unto my wife Leah Collier, the house wherein I now live, with
the plantation & a sufficent quantity of the kitchen or cooking utensils, a
negro man named Harry, a negro woman named Caroline, a negro girl named
Rachel and a negro boy named Isaac two horses, the stock of cattle & that
opeas?? said cast?? the stock of hogs, the household furniture, or as much
thereof as might be supposed to be sufficient for house keeping, with my
present crop of corn & wheat and bacon or so long as my four children, to
wit, Thomas W. Collier, William L. Collier, Martha Collier, and Benjamin F.
Collier, or either of them should continue to live with my said wife; or
the whole of them should marry, or my said wife should continue to live
with them, on the said plantation & in case my wife should continue to live
a widow, in case of failure of my wife on her part, and the four children
on their part, or in case of death of my wife as mentioned above, thus it
is my will that this section be null and void, and the property named in
this section, be divided amongst my children, as will be pointed?? out in
an after section-

3rd.  I give unto my four children namely Thomas W. Collier, William L.
Collier, Martha Collier, & Benjamin F. Collier One hundred and ten dollars,
and them an equal share of  the balance of my estate, in case my estate
should pay a note that I was security for my son Charly P. Collier for
forty five dollars or thereabouts, given to John Hill of Montecello, should
it not be the case, I give unto my son Charly P. Collier forty dollars and
an equal share of the balance of my estate-

4th.  The balance of my estate after paying my just debts and the property
mentioned in the suans?? sections, when that section should become null and
void, be equally divided between my eight children, to wit Jack Collier,
Vines Collier, Robert Collier, Charly P. Collier, Thomas W. Collier,
William L. Collier, Martha Collier and Benjamin F. Collier, it is further
my desire, that if my daughter Martha Collier should marry before a
division should take place that she receive a negro girl, named Zimlay, to
be valued and that amount taken out of her legacy-

5th.  I do hereby appoint my wife Laeh Collier, Thomas W. Collier & William
L. Collier as Ecers. and Ecors. To this my last will and testament.   In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 30th
day of December 1824.  Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of
	Stokely Morgan		John Collier (seal)
	William Evans
	Henry Burdett

Georgia
Jasper County
Court of Ordinary March Term 1825
Personally came unto open court Stokely Morgan and Henry Burdett, two of
the subscribing witnesses to the within will, who being duly sworn dofage??
and say that they were present and saw John Collier sign and seal the
within will & acknowledge that it was his last will and testament, and that
he was at that time of sound and dyporasy? mind and memory, and they
further say that they saw William Evans sign with themselves- Sworn to 
Teacky? er?th? in open court 7th March 1825.
			Stokley Morgan
			Henry Burdett

P. C. Gibson, C.C.O.
Regestered 30th April 1825
P. C. Gibson. CCO

Note: Inventory of estate recorded in Will Book 7, pages 24-29, with estate
appraised at $4837.00

Will transcribed by Ellis Bateman (ebateman@mindspring.com) 23 Oct 1998.

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