Jones-Cherokee County GaArchives Wills.....Dennis Bradley November 28 1843
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Source: Jones County Will Book
Written: November 28 1843
Recorded: May 17 1844


DENNIS BRADLEY WILL

In the name of God Amen.

I Dennis Bradley of the County of Jones and State of Georgia 
being in feeble health but of sound mind and memory have called 
to mind that it is alloted to all flesh once to die to make 
Constitute and ordain this my last will and testament.

In the first place I recommend my Spirit to God the Creator of 
the Universe who gave it. My body to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my Executrix. Now touching my worldly matters its
my desire that all my just debts should be paid by my Executrix 
herein after named.

Secondly, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary all my 
estate both real and personal during her natural life or her 
widowhood. But if she Should marry She Shall be intitled to a 
childs part only of my estate and a division shall take place 
as soon as practicable between her and my five children (to wit) 
Elizabeth, Susanna, John, Mary and Joseph giving to each an 
equal share. But should she remain single she shall be 
entitled to the use and management of my estate until her 
death and no division take place of any part of my property 
without her consent and not then without that division is 
equal among all the children. Should my wife remain unmarried 
it is my desire at her death that the whole of my estate shall 
be equally divided among my children My estate consist chiefly 
of the following property (to wit) my undivided part of the lands 
belonging to the Estate of my late father-in-law Drury Hodges 
deed who has lately died and a division of his lands has not yet 
taken place. They consist in the plantation in Jones County 
where he died Containing Five hundred eighty seven and a half 
acres more or less and a lot some where in Cherokee I believe 
contains one hundred and Sixty acres my part of these lands being 
(1/3) one third. A written agreement has been entered into between 
the widow Susanna Hodges, Jesse Chambless and myself for the 
purpose of dividing that estate among ourselves. We being the only 
heirs to his Estate. Should my disolution take place before that 
division is completed I do authorize and require my Executrix to 
complete it according to the terms of that agreement. Also three 
negroes, Tony a man about twenty two years of age and Sary a girl 
eighteen and her increase and Dick a boy about fourteen years of 
age all my stock of every description, household and kitchen 
furniture, the plantation tools of every description and all other 
property which may belong to me. My Executrix is authorized to 
dispose of all crops or rents which may come to her hands from 
time to time and to sell anything else belonging to my estate, 
land and negroes excepted, should it so happen that the 
situation of my wife and children may at any time require the sale 
of either lands or negroes my Executrix must apply to the Court of 
Ordinary and show to the Court neccessity of such sale and obtain 
for the sale of such property before she shall be able legally to 
dispose of the same. I constitute and appoint my beloved wife 
Mary Executrix to this my last will and testament. Nov. 28, 1843.

Dennis Bradley

Signed sealed declared and published by Dennis Bradley as his last 
will and Testament in presence of us the Subscribers who 
Subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said Testator and 
of each other this 28th November 1843.

Bailey Bell
Samuel Gray
G.G. Gunn
Jesse J. Maddox
J.G. Martin


Georgia 
Jones County

In Chambers April 2nd 1844.

And now in Vacation before us Charles Hutchings and James Gray 
two of the Justices of the Inferior Court in person came 
Bailey Bell, Samuel Gray, Green G. Gunn, Jesse J. Maddox and 
Jas G. Martin Subscribing Witnesses to the within instrument 
of writing and being duly sworn deposeth and Saith that they 
said Dennis Bradley the testator signed published and declare 
the within instrument to be and contain his last will and 
testament and that testator was of sound and disposing mind 
and memory at the time of executing the same and that deponents 
subscribed the same as witnesses at his request in his presence 
and in the presence of each other. Sworn to and Subscribed 
Before us this second day of April 1844.

Charles Hutchings J.I.C.                Bailey Bell
James Gray J.I.C                        Samuel Gray
G.G. Gunn
Jesse Maddox
J.G. Martin
     
Recorded May 17th, 1844. 
 

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