Jefferson County  Georgia Will George Franklin Hudson

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Will of George Franklin Hudson, Jefferson Co, GA 
Copy from Georgia Archives, microfilm 22-17, Jefferson County Georgia
 Wills, pages 171, 172, dated January 10, 1906.

George Franklin Hudson -- Will and Probate Records

Jefferson County )
State of Georgia )
I, GEORGE F. HUDSON of said state & County being of sound
mind & memory do make this my last will & testament.

Item First: I give to my wife AMELIA E. HUDSON the sum of
three hundred dollars also all my household & Kitchen
furniture this gift to her is in lieu of a twelve months
support.

Item Second: I direct that my executors without the order of
any court sell my tract of land situate in the 79 Dist of
said county Known as the Brassell Place containing about 675
acres said sale to be according to the usual method of
administrators sale & to be at such time & such terms as my
executors may deem for the best interest of my estate. I
direct my executors also to collect all notes accounts or
other money belonging to me as soon after my death as may be
reasonable & practible

Item Third: When my executors have received the proceeds of
the sale of my land & have made collections as before
directed & have paid to my wife the three hundred dollars as
given to her in the first item of my will & have paid all
debts against my estate & expenses of administration then I
direct that they make distribution of the balance of said
money as given & directed in the next or fourth item of this
my will.

Item Fourth: I give to my sons JOHN T. HUDSON, PETER F.
HUDSON, CHARLES C. HUDSON, & R FERMON HUDSON, & to my
daughters LIZZIE ABBOTT, CORNELIA A. HOWELL, & FANNIE B.
HUDSON each the sum of five Hundred dollars & to my daughter
SUSIE ORR & to my son JAMES W. HUDSON & ALBERT F. HUDSON &
to my daughter MARY C. HOLCOMB the sum of three hundred
dollars & to my two grandchildren GEORGE F. HUDSON, son of
ALBERT F. HUDSON, & G. F. HOWELL, son of CORNELIA E. HOWELL,
each the sum of one hundred dollars in the event that the
balance of money or other property in the hands of my
executors after making the payment directed & contemplated
in the first & third of items of my will should be
insufficient to pay all the gifts or legacies given in this
fourth item in full, then all the gifts or legacies in this
fourth item shall abate prorata.

Item Fifth: If after making distribution as before directed
there still remains a balance of money or other property in
the hands of my executors then I will & direct that all the
rest & residue of said money & all other property belonging
to me or to my Estate be equally divided share & share alike
between my eleven children all of whom are named in the
fourth item of this my will.

Item Sixth: I hereby appoint T. J. Orr & Peter J. Hudson
executors of this my will in witness whereof I have hereto
set my hand this 10th day of January 1906. 

/s/ Geo. F. Hudson

Signed & Sealed & published by George F. Hudson as his last
will & Testament in the presence of the undersigned who
subscribe our name hereto as witness at the instance &
request of said testator & in his presence & in the presence
of each other. Jan 10, 1906

/s/ J. C. Little
W. P. Lowry
B. P. Ramsey


George Franklin HUDSON was the youngest son of ELIJAH HUDSON
b. 1769 VA d. 1843 Jefferson County, GA and his 2nd wife
SARAH FONTAINE b. 1780 NC d. 02 Nov 1821 GA. George was 83
years old when he died 28 Aug 1907 in Hudsonia (now Grange),
Jefferson County, GA. He is buried next to his first wife
Mrs. Sarah Ann Cain Hudson at PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY, Highway 88E, Avera, Jefferson County, GA.

Hudsonia, Georgia is now the community of Grange in
Jefferson County on Highway 88 E. Apparently Hudsonia was
pretty much destroyed during General Sherman's march to the
sea during the War Of Northern Aggression.


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