Jefferson County  Georgia Will - B.F. Hudson

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Transcribed by: Mrs. Pamela D. Hudson  redbird@accessatc.net 

Will of B. F. HUDSON
Dated: 24 Jan 1898
Jefferson County, Georgia Wills, page 155 and 156

State of Georgia )
Jefferson County ) In the name of God, Amen.

I, B. F. HUDSON, of said State and County being of advanced
age and knowing that I must sortly depart this life, deem it
right and proper both as respects my family and myself, that
I should make a disposition of the property with which a
kind Providence has blessed me do therefore make this my
Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all others
heretofore made by me.

Item First: I desire and direct that my body be buried in a
decent and Christian-like manner, suitable to my
circumstances in life.

Item Second: I desire and direct that all my just debts be
paid without delay by my Executrix hereinafter appointed as
I am unwilling my creditors should be delayed in their
right.

Item Third: I give and bequeath and devise to MRS. MARY
WARREN HUDSON the wife of my beloved son T. R. HUDSON, who
has been uniformly tender, considerate, and loving in her
treatment to me, one-half of my livery stable business
situated at Nos. 518 and 520 Poplar Street and one-half of
al the horses, carriages, buggies, harnesses, corn, oats,
hay and one-half of all accounted debts due me choses (sic)
of action and one-half of all my property both real and
personal wherever found.

Item Fourth: I give, bequeath, and desire to my beloved
grandchild JOHN FRANKLIN HUDSON, the son of my son THOMAS
HUDSON, and daughter MARY WARREN HUDSON, one-half interest
in all of the above mentioned property and of all the other
property both real and personal that I may own at the time
of my death. In as much as the said JOHN FRANKLIN HUDSON is
now a Minor I especially direct and impower my daughter MARY
WARREN to hold all the one-half interest of the said JOHN
FRANKLIN HUDSON in Trust for the said JOHN FRANKLIN HUDSON
with full power in her to sell any portion or all of said
property whenever in her judgement it shall seem advisable
and to reinvest the proceeds thereof as she shall deem best
without the order or consent of any Court.

Item Fifth: I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved
daughter MARY WARREN HUDSON the Executrix of this my Last
Will and Testament and especially desire and direct that she
shall not be required to make and file with the Ordinary of
said County any bond as said Executrix nor shall she be
required at any time to make any returns to any Court
whatever, but she shall have full power to execute this my
Last Will without any bond or returns or order from any
Court.

/s/ B. F. HUDSON (Seal)

Signed, Sealed, Declared, and Published by B. F. HUDSON as
his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us the
subscribers who subscribed our names thereto in the presence
of said Testator at his special instance and request he
signing in our presence and we signing in the presence of
each other this 24th day of January 1898. 

/s/ Mrs. E. J. Wiley
A. P. Johnson
Minter Wimberly


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