JONES  COUNTY  GA  WILL OF GIBSON, SARAH - 1864

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SARAH GIBSON

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JONES COUNTY, GEORGIA, WILL RECORD E 1865-1914, pages 58-60.


State of Georgia
Jones County

     I Sarah A. Gibson a citizen of Said State and County do hereby publish 
and declare the following instrument of writing as my last will and 
Testament.
Item 1st
     I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary S. Chiles a negro woman named 
Josephine and her three children Dallas Ella and Ned, and the future increase 
of said female Slave Josephine - my carriage and my interest or share in the 
land upon which I now reside - and the plantation connected therewith - also 
one fourth of all notes - accounts and money belonging to me and which I may 
die possessed of - Said described and mentioned property I give and bequeath 
unto my said daughter as her Sole and separate Estate, and for her Sole and 
Separate use free from the contracts liabilities or obligations of any 
husband she may ever have - and to have control possess and use of said 
property - together with its increase rents issues and profits for and during 
her natural lifetime and after her death to go too her children - but should 
my said daughter die without leaving a child or children or the issue of 
such, then all of said property with its increase to go to and be equally 
divided among her whole Brothers.
Item 2nd
     I give and bequeath of the balance of my property real personal and 
mixed, not disposed of by the first item of this my will unto my three sons - 
Samuel L.Chiles John R. Chiles and Joseph Chiles to be equally divided 
between them share & share alike - and request that my buggy remain on the 
place for the use and enjoyment of all my said Sons.
Item 3rd
     I nominate and appoint my friend Reichard H. Hutchings and my Son Samuel 
L.Chiles my Exectors to this my last will and Testament.
     In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this the 6th day 
of June, 1864.
                                        Sarah A. Gibson (Seal)
Signed Sealed published
and declared by Sarah A.
Gibson as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in 
her presence at her request and in the presence of each other have subscribed 
our names as witnesses thereto.
                                       James G. Barnes
                                       W. A. Juhan
                                       Richd. W. Bonner

Georgia
Jones County          Ordinary Court January 7th 1867
     Before me Roland T. Ross Ordinary in and for said county personally came 
James G. Barnes Wm. A. Juhan and Richard W. Bonner the subscribing witnesses 
to the within instrument of writing who after being examined in open court 
touching the same deposeth and saith that they saw Sarah Gibson the Testatrix 
sign seal publish and declare the same to be her true last will and testament 
that she was at the time of executing the same of Sound and disposing mind 
and memory and in our Judgment capable therein to make a valid will - that 
she did the same freely and without the appearance of any compulsion that we 
were called on by her to Sign as witnesses and that we did Sign the same as 
witnesses, in her presence and in the presence of each othre - and the 
contensts of the Said instrument was known to her.
Sworn to & subscribed before           James G. Barnes
me Jany. 7th 1867                      W. A. Juhan
Roland T. Ross Ordinary                Reichard W. Bonner

     I do solemnly Swear that this writing contains the true last will and 
testament of the within named Sarah A. Gibson so far as I know or believe - 
and that I will well and truely execute the same in accordance with the laws 
of this State - So help me God Jany. 7th 1867.
Roland T. Ross, Ordinary               Samuel L. Chiles

Recorded January 9th, 1867
Roland T. Ross, Ordinary

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