JEFFERSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS - Pool  Hall

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This  Is  the  will  of  my  ggggggggrandfather - Pool
Hall dated  May  26, 1800  &  Probated  July  22, 1800. 
 
 
Will  Of  Pool  Hall   
 
In  the  Name  Of God  Amen , 
I , Pool  Hall  of  the  State  of  Georgia  and  of
Jefferson  County , Georgia , being  very  sick  of  body
, but  of  perfect  will  and  memory , thanks  be  given
to  Almighty  God , calling  to  mind  the  mortality  of
my  body  and  knowing  that  it  is  appointed for  men
to  die do  make  and  ordain this  my  last  will  and
testament ..... that  is  to  say  principally  and
first  of  all  I  reccend  my  Soul  into  the  hands
of  Almighty  God that  gave  it  and  my  body  I
reccend  to  the  Earth  to  be  buried  in  Decent
Christian  Burial at  the  discrisionof  my  Executors
nothing  douping  but  general  resurrection I  shall
receive  the same  by  the  mighty  power  of  God and
as  touching  such  worldly  estate witneisith  it  hath 
pleased  God  to  bless  me  with  this  life  I demose
and  dispose  of  it  following  matter  and  form :
First  I  give  and  bequeath  to  Susanna  My  Dearly
Beloved  wife  one  negro  named  Frank. Two  negro
women  one  named  Ester  and  the  other  named .......
And  as  for  my  two  daughters Nancy  Stanly and
Zelphy  Hall  I  give  unto  them
............................................. five
shillings  ..................... Poll  with  all  and
singular my  land ..............  and  all  my  household
furniture  horses cattle  and  hogs  freely  to  be
possesed an  injoyed  by  her  as  long  she  liveth  and
after  her  decease  my  son  James  to  have  the
aforesaid  negro Frank  likewise  the  negro  wench
named  ......... to  be  given  to  my  two  sons  Joseph
Hall  and  Reddin  Hall with  her  increase  to  be
equally  divided  between  them  likewise  it  is  my
desire  that  after  my  wife  decease her  feather  bed 
to  be  given  unto  my  son  Joseph  Hall and  James
likewise  constitute  make  and  ordain  my  Dearly
Beloved  wife Excutrix  and  my  son  James  Executor  of
this  my  last  will   and  testament and  I  utterly
dis_____ all  and  every other  former  statements  will
legatees bequests  rattifying and  confirming  this  and 
no  other  to  be  my  last  will  and  testament. In
witness  there  of  I  have  herewith  set  my  hand  and
seal the  twenty sixth day  of  May  and  in  the  year
one  thousand eigth  hundred and  in  the  twenty fourth 
year  of  America's  Independence . Signed  sealed  and
declared by  the  POOL  HALL  

Will  made  May  26, 1800 , Winesses  were  Michael
Fields , Enaias  Fountains , and  James Hall . 

Will probated  July  22, 1800 , Witnesses  were  Michael 
Fields and  James  Hall 

Land Lottery  of  ?????????? 83rd GMD --(Georgia Military
District ) Dempsey Hall ,  Sr.  Revolutionary  Soldier  2
draws Dempsey  Hall , Jr. Single  man Mrs.  Ann  Hall
widow of  Revolutinary Soldier 2  draws

Submitted  By  Janette  M. Niemiec LPN