JONES  COUNTY  GA  WILL OF BILLINGSLEA, JAMES - 1829


	LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JAMES BILLINGSLEA

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JONES COUNTY, GEORGIA
RECORD OF WILLS TRANSCRIBED FROM BOOK A 1809-1815, BOOK B 1815-1825, BOOK C 
1826-1856, pages 183 and 184 [Originally in Book C]
Office of the Probate Judge of Jones County, Georgia


Georgia
Jones County

In the name of God amen.

I James Billingslea being weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind and 
memory but calling to my recollection  that it is appointed for all men to 
die, do make and constitute this to be my last will and testament.

Item 1st. It is my will and desire that my Exr. Exrs. [sic] hereinafter after 
[sic] mentioned shall pay off all my just and equitable debts if there should 
be any as soon as convenient.

Item 2nd. It is my will that my wife Elizabeth Billingslea and all my 
children have a equal share in all my property both real and personaly [sic] 
to a Court at the time of a division.

Item 3rd. It is my wish and my will that all my property be kept together on 
a farm and and worked as though I was alive until the first child becomes of 
age, or should my wife Elizabeth Billingslea wish to have her share at any 
time, it is my wish that all my property be appraised by proper appraisers 
and for her to take of her proper part, or when any of my children becomes of 
age they shall draw their equal share by appraisement and in all cases the 
balance that is not Legally taken off I wish to be throwed together as common 
stock until the next child becomes of age, and so on until all my property is 
legally disposed of by appraisement.

Item 4th. Should any of my negroes become ungovernable and will not be 
controlled I wish my Executors to sell him or them, and if necessary to 
supply their places with another or others. 

And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint Elixabeth Billingslea my wife and 
Jonathan Parrish my Executors to Execute this my last will and testament 
hereby recalling all others heretofore made by me.

March 19th, 1829              James Billingslea (Seal)
                              
Signed sealed and published in presence of
                              Saml. Lowther
                              Travis A. D. Weaver
                              Tho. Hamilton

Georgia
Jones County

In Open Court personally came Samuel Lowther Travis A. D. Weaver and Thomas 
Hamilton, who being duly Sworn say that they saw James Billingslea sign Seal 
and publish the foregoing and within as his last will and testament and that 
they signed the same as witnesses in his presence and that he was of sound 
and disposing mind and memory.

                              Saml. Lowther
                              Travis A. D. Weaver
                              Thos. Hamilton

Test. Charles Macarthy Clk.



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