Jones County  Georgia Deed

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Last Will and Testament of George Broach 
Probate Court Records of Jones County, Georgia
Pages 321 & 322 


George Broach's Will.

In the name of God Amen, I, GEORGE BROACH of the State of
Georgia and County of Jones considering the uncertainty
of this mortal life, and being of sound mind and memory,
do make and publish this my last will and testament in
manner and form following:

Item 1st.  It is my will and desire after my death that
my body should be decently interred.

Item 2nd.  I give and demise to my beloved wife Rachel
Broach all my lands lying and being in the eighth
district originally Baldwin now Jones County containing
Eight Hundred and thirty-seven acres more of less and
bounded by the land of Alexander J. Hunt & Spencer Owen
on the west, Boze Kitchens & John Daniel on the south,
Joshua Harris, __Richardson, Sarah Townsend and William
Moreland on the East, Sterling W. Smith and John King on
the north.

Item 3rd.  I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife
Rachel Broach, all my Negroes (to wit) Caroline and her
two children, Peter a boy & Francis a girl, Milley and
her two children, Essex a boy & An a girl, Mary and her
child, Harriet and their increase, and all the household
and kitchen furniture & stock of every kind, all the
corn, fodder and provisions of every description.  All
the farming utensils and everything that belongs to the
plantation at my death.

Item 4th.  I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife
Rachel Broach all my distributive share of my Father's
estate who resides now in the State of North Carolina in
the County of Persons that may be coming to me at his
death.

Item 5th.  It is my will and desire that my beloved wife
Rachel Broach shall have full power to dispose of a part
or all of the above described property in any manner that
she may think proper and to enjoy it in any way she may
think fit during her natural life and after her death, I
wish it equally divided between my beloved children
Robert Broach, John Broach, Hamilton Broach, Mary Ann
Broach & Calvin Broach.

Item 6th.  I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter
Martha Morris One Hundred dollars to be paid out of my
estate after the death of my beloved wife, Rachel Broach
as her distributive share of my Estate.

Item 7th.  I hereby appoint my beloved wife Rachel Broach
and beloved son Robert Broach my sole Executrix and
Executor to this my last will and testament hereby
revoking all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 18th day of November in the year of Lord One
Thousand and Eight Hundred and Forty-One.
						
						/s/ George Broach, LS

Signed, Sealed published and declared by the above named
George Broach to be his last will and testament in
presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses in presence of the testator.

						Lavinia Griffin
						Ambrose A. Williams
						William Moreland

Georgia, Jones County

Court of Ordinary adjourned term September the 9th
Eighteen Hundred and Forty-four.

In open court personally appeared William Moreland one of
the Subscribing witnesses to the within instrument of
writing who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he
saw George Broach deceased sign the same, seal publish
and declare the within to be and contain his true last
will and testament and that he was of sound and disposing
mind and memory at the time of executing the same, that
he done it freely and of his own accord, and that
deponent subscribed the same as a witness at his request
in his presence and in the presence of each other and saw
Lavinia Griffin and Ambrose A. Williams subscribed the
same as witnesses also.  Sworn to and acknowledged in
open court this 9th September 1844.

					Willliam Moreland

Charles Macarthy, Clk