Jasper County GaArchives Wills.....Moffatt, Thomas  October 14, 1819
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Source: Jasper Co., Ga Wills
Written: October 14, 1819
Recorded: August 20, 1822

Last Will and Testament of Thomas Moffattt

Ordinary Office - Jasper County

	

In the name of God amen.

I Thomas Moffatt of the state of Georgia and County of Jasper being in health 
of body and mind but 

calling to remembrance that it is appointed once for all men to die do make and 
ordain this my last will 

and testament In the manner and form following hereby revokin all other.

First of all I give my soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried in a 
Christian like manner

at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but that it will be raised 
at the resurection &

as to the property wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with I dispose of 
in the following manner.  

Item 1st 

I bind unto my beloved wife Abigail Moffatt in case she should survive me one

negro woman named Patt and one bed and furniture during her natural life or 
widowhood

and that she be maintained by my three sons James, Nathan and Jacob Moffatt

and that she have her choice to live with which of my sons she chooses.

Item 2

 I give and bequeath unto my son James Moffatt all that Lot of land number one 
Hundred

and thirty nine in the thirteenth district formerly Baldwin now Jasper county 
which lies south west

of a line which runs as follows beginning at a post oak corner on a line on a 
line which runs as follows between said lot and lot number one Hundred and 
forty running a marked line to a black oak from there

to a Hickory thence to a white oak near the head of a branch thence down the 
meanders of a branch to where it crosses the line between said lot and lot 
number one Hundred and thirty Eight. 

 Item 3  

I give and bequeath unto my son Jacob Moffatt all the balance of my lot of land 
number one Hundred and thirty nine including the plantation together with all 
the improvements thereon

Item 4  

I give and bequeath unto my son Nathan Moffatt all that tract of land whereon 
he now lives it being

one half lot number one hundred & fifty in the thirteenth district formerly

Baldwin now Jasper County together with the improvements thereon

Item 5th  

It is my desire that after my just debts are paid that the balance of my Estate 
not already given away should be equally divided among all my children (to wit) 
Peggy Jackson Jencey Hunter Betsey Boyington

Thomas Moffatt and Nathan Moffatt and after the death of my wife abigail 
Moffatt that part

of my Estate which was lent to her to be equally divided among all my children 
aforesaid.  Lastly

I constitute and appoint my son James Moffatt and my son in law Nathan Jackson 
my Executors to execute this my last will and testament in where of I hereunto 
set my hand and seal

this 14th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & 
nineteen.



 Thomas Moffatt @@

Attest  Thomas Rivers

 John Rivers

Thomas Rivers Jun

Georgia         Personally in open court Thomas 

Jasper County  

 Rivers & John Rivers two of the subscribing witnesses to this will

and after being duly sworn saith that they saw Thomas Moffatt sign seal publish 
and deliver this instrument of writing to contain his true last will and 
testament and at the time of his doing he was of a

sound disposing mind and memory and further that they saw Thomas Rivers 
subscribe to the same as a concurring witness thereto  sworn to in open court 
this first day of May 1820

 John Rivers  @@

Thomas Rivers @@

Recorded 20th August 1820

 Robert Robey CCO

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