JONES COUNTY  GA  Will  Castleberry, Richard 1815

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Will of Richard Castleberry, 1815, Jones Co. GA      

WILL OF RICHARD CASTLEBERRY,
Will Book A (1808-1850), Jones Co., GA   

In the name of God, amen.  I, Richard Castleberry of Jones County and State 
of Georgia, being weak in Body, but of perfect mind (and) memory do make this 
my Last Will and Testament in the following manner and form that is to say, 
First and principally of all I recommend my Soul unto the hands of the 
Almighty God who gave it and my body unto the earth from Whence it was taken 
to be buried in a decent and Christian manner at the discretion of my 
Executors, nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again by the mighty 
power of God, and as touching such worldly estate that God has blessed me 
with in my lifetime I dispose of the same in the following manner.

First  I give unto my well beloved wife Anny Castleberry my land whereon I 
now live, half of lot No. 59 and one fourth of No. 60 in the ninth district 
when drawn in the County of Baldwin, now Jones.  And further I give my well 
beloved wife four negroe men and two wenches, that is to say, Adam and Toney 
and Essex and Aleck, Nancy and Alice.  I give my well beloved wife all my 
household and kitchen furniture, and all Stock consisting of hogs, horses, 
Cattle and sheep.  I give the above property to my wife Anny during her 
lifetime or widowhood.
Second I give and bequeath to my son Asa Castleberry one negro man named 
Essick.
Third I give and bequeath to my son Edward Castleberry one negro woman named 
Alce and Rhoda her child.
Fourth I give and bequeath to my son Aaron Castleberry one negro man named 
Aleck and one small boy named Sampson.
Fifth I give and bequeath to my son Job Castleberry one negro woman named 
Nancy and her two youngest children Landon and Seaborn.
Sixth I give and bequeath to my son Isaac Castleberry one negro man named 
Adam and a boy named Jacob.
Seventh I give and bequeath to my son in law Charlton Thompson one negro man 
named Toney and a negro girl named Cherry.
Eighth I give and bequeath to my son Richard Castleberry's heirs fifty 
dollars to be paid out of my effects when my Executor has a sale and collects 
that much money.
Ninth I give and bequeath to my son David Castleberry the aforesaid land 
whereon I now live.  I give the above named property to my heirs after the 
death of my wife Anny Castleberry.  I wish my two sons Aaron Castleberry and 
David Castleberry to be my sole Executors of this my last will and testament 
and the said Executors to see all my Just debts be paid out of the first and 
readiest money, goods and chattel.  I constitute my Executors to allowance my 
wife any such a portion of my Stock as she can live plentifully as I think I 
have got more than she can take care of.

I ordain this my last will and testament, rejecting all former wills and 
testaments, or legacies by me in any wise made heretofore, and acknowledging 
this only to be my last will and testament.  In witness whereof I do hereunto 
set my hand and Seal this fourteenth day of March 1814.

Signed, sealed and published and declared to be my last will and testament in 
presence of these witnesses,           Richard Castleberry  (L.S.)
Test.:  Richard Harris
           John Allen
           Wm. Allen

Personally appeared in Open Court William Allen and Richard Harris two of the 
Subscribing Witnesses to the within will who being duly Sworn deposeth and 
Saith that they saw Richard Castleberry execute the within will, and that it 
is the true and last will and testament of the said deceased, that John Allen 
was a subscribing witness to the same.
  Sworn in Open Court this 6th day of February 1815.
Absalom Carter  Clk.           William Allen        Richard Harris
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