Will of James Frost, Johnson Co. GA

Submitted by Gail E. Frost  gefrost@mindspring.com

WILL OF JAMES FROST

Upon hearing of the petition of Samuel M. Price for the probate in solemn
form of the paper propounded by him as the last Will and Testament of
James Frost late of said County deceased and for its admission to record
as such and it appearing that Margeann Waller, Thomas Frost, John Frost,
Callie Edge, Mary Jane Waller, Louisa Clark, Benett Frost, William Frost,
Annie Price and George Frost the heirs at law of said deceased had legal
notice of said application and the time of hearing and have failed to
show any legal and sufficient cause why said paper should not be proven
and admitted to record as the last Will and Testament of said decds.

It is therefore ordered and adjudged this said Will ----shall be admitted
to record in solemn form as the last Will and Testament of James Frost
late of said County deceased and that Letters of Testamentary issue to 
S. M. Price its -------named Executor this November 3, 1890.

J. M. Hightower,
Ordinary

State of Georgia
Johnson County	I, James Frost of said State and County being of sound and
disposing mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament.

Item 1.		I desire that my body be buried in a decent and
Christian like manner suitable to my circumstance in life.

Item 2.		I will and direct that all my just debts I may be
owing at the time of my death be paid by my Executor hereinafter after
named as soon as practicable.

Item 3	I will and direct that in consideration of the bequest hereinafter
made to my son George Frost and to my daughter Annie Price the wife of
Samuel M. Price they shall maintain and support during her life time my
beloved wife Celia Frost.

Item 4		I give and bequeath to each of my following named six
children to wit:  Margyann Waller wife of William Waller, Five dollars,
Thomas Frost, Five dollars, John Frost, Five Dollars, Cally Edge, wife of
David Edge, Five Dollars, Jane Waller, wife of Robert Waller, Five
Dollars and Louisa Clark, wife of Andrew Clark, Five Dollars.

Item 5		I give and bequeath to my son Benette Frost, fifty acres
of land on the south side of my plantation to which fifty I have already
executed title to him several years ago.

Item 6	I give and bequeath to my son William Frost, fifty acres of land
to be cut off on the southeast corner of my plantation.

Item 7		I give and bequeath to my daughter Annie Price, wife of
Samuel M. Price, one hundred and thirty two and one-half acres of land on
the north side of my plantation and one half of all the personal property
of which I may die possessed of.  

Item 8  	I give and bequeath to my son George Frost one hundred and
thirty two and one-half acres of land on the south side of my plantation
and the other half of all the personal property of which I may die
possessed of. 	This division of said personal property between my two
children named in Item 7 and 8 shall be made according to valuation. 

Item 9		I hereby constitute and appoint S. M. Price Executor of
this my last Will And Testament this the 13th day of June 1889.
                                                              his
							James  X   Frost
			    			              Mark

Signed declared and published by James Frost as his last Will and
Testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our names
hereto in presence of said testator at his instance and request and of
each other.  He signing in our presence and we signing in his presence.

							W. A. Dukes
							W. M. Price
M. Waller


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