Jasper County GaArchives Wills.....Williams, Zachariah January 15, 1849
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Source: Jasper County Will Book
Written: January 15, 1849
Recorded: February 1, 1849

Georgia, Jasper county February 1st 1849
I Zachariah Williams of the county and state aforesaid. being in common health 
and of a sound disposing mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will 
and testament. 
Item 1st It is my will that all my just debts be paid.'
Item 2nd I give and bequeath unto my wife Margarett Williams during life and 
in the event of her having a child, the property given to be at her disposal, 
the following property to wit, one half of the tract of land on which I now 
live including the house the line to run northwest and southeast, commencing 
at the creek and running to the road, one negro man named Martin, one negro 
girl named Martha, one gray mare, and black colt, two cows and calves and a 
sufficiency of hogs, sheep, plantation tools and cooking utensils for the use 
of her family, one years provisions of meat, wheat, corn and fodder, one yoke 
of oxen and cart and bed, bed stead & furniture, one walnut table, one pine 
table, one side board, four sitting chairs, the crookery knives and forks five 
dogs & smoothing trous on hand, together with all the articles of household 
furniture she had at the time of our marriage; and at the death of my wife in 
the event of her having no child. the negro & land portion of the estate with 
all the increase to be considered a portion of my estate and to be equally 
divided among the legatees of the same as herinafter stated, the remainder of 
her estate to be at her own disposal.
item 3rd I give and bequeath unto my son in law John S. Irby the proceeds of 
my tract of land in Butts County, now in his possession at Seven hundred and 
fifty dollars, one note of hand on said Irby for Seventy Seven Dollars dated 
ninth February 1844 one feather bed heretofore given at Fifteen dollars and 
when my other children to wit John Williams and Nancy Williams and the child 
or children of my daughter Elizabeth H. Hartsfield, shall have had the same 
amount the accounting for what they have had. The remainder of my estate (not 
disposed of) to be equally divided amongst my children to wit Martha R. Irby, 
John Williams & Nancy Williams and the child or children of my daughter 
Elizabeth H. Hartsfield. 
Item 4th I give unto John Williams Two negros Alsie (sp) and Amos already in 
his possession at five hundred dollars. 
Item 5th I give unto my son in law James M. Williams one excution on John C. 
Gibson, already in his possession at five hundred dollars.
Item 6th I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Sarah A. Hartsfield, 
daughter of Meadleton & Elizabeth Hartsfield and to such other children of my 
daughter as may hereafter be born. My tract of land lying near Concord M__ting 
House containing one hundred & twenty five acres at five hundred dollars and 
four hundred dollars in cash to bear interest from 1st day of January 1846, 
one curtain bedstead bed & furniture to be taken as an offset against what I 
have given John Williams & Nancy Williams and a sufficiency of my estate to 
making her equal in a final division with my three children. & it is further 
my will and desire that the above legacy in land and other property to be 
selected by my excutor with the advise of friends be kept together for the 
sole and separate use support and maintainance of my daughter Elizabeth during 
life and her child or children, but in no way whatever to be considered the 
property of Meadleton Hartsfield or in any manner whatever subject to his 
control or liable for his contracts & it is further my wish and desire that 
James M. Williams act as trustee in carrying out my intention for the sole and 
separate use support and maintainance of my daughter and the benefit of her 
child or children. 
Item 7th It is my will that in the event of the death of my daughter Elizabeth 
H. Hartsfield leaving no child, that her child portion of my estate be divided 
equally amongst the children of my son John Williams. 
Item 8th It is my will that that portion of my tract of land, not disposed of 
on which I now live be taken by James M. Williams at valueation
Item 9th It is my wish and desire that my negro property not disposed of be 
sold to the highest of my children and that David and Hannah be sold together. 
the remainder of my estate not disposed to be sold on a credit of twelve 
months. 
Item 10th I do hereby appoint and ordain James M. Williams executor to this my 
last will and testament. In testamony where of I have hereunto set my hand and 
sea. Zach Williams (seal)
signed sealed and declared in presense of
Fleming Jordan
Samuel A. Flournoy
Wm Maxey
January 15, 1849
Codicil to the forgoing will. 
Item 1st I give and bequeath to my wife Margarett Williams, the new clock now 
in the house signed sealed and declared in the presence of Benjamin persons 
and Riley S. Fears
Zachariah Williams.

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