Jones County GaArchives Wills.....Susannah Hodges March 2 1844
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Source: Jones County Will Book
Written: March 2 1844


SUSANNAH HODGES WILL

In the name of God Amen.

I Susannah Hodges of the County of Jones, and State of Georgia, 
being very old but sound mind and disposing memory do make 
constitute and Ordain this my last will and testament.

In the first place I recommend my Soul to God who gave it, 
My body to be decently buried at the discretion of my 
Executor herein after named. Now as touching my worldly 
matters, it is my desire that all my just debts should be paid.

Secondly, I give and bequeath to my Grandson Samuel M. Hodges 
One hundred one and a quarter Acres of land more or less it 
being the North West half of the lot of land I now live upon 
commencing at a corner at the middle of the South West line 
set up at the division of the adjoining lot between the Estate 
of Dennis Bradley Deed, and Samuel M. Hodges from thence along 
the original line to Ephraim Sanders corner thence along the 
line between said lot and Booker Russell Purkins plantation 
to the North corner of said lot then along the line between the 
said lot and the Ridley place half the distance of said line 
when a corner shall be made and then in a Straight line 
through the middle of the aforesaid lot of land to the beginning 
corner dividing it into two equal parts of one hundred one and 
a quarter Acres each the above bounded land I give and bequeath 
to the aforesaid Samuel M. his heirs and Assigns forever. I do 
further give and bequeath to my aforesaid grandson Samuel M. 
Hodges my negro woman Jinny Forty one or two years of age.

Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my two grand daughters 
Elizabeth and Susannah Bradley the other half of the lot of 
Land whereon I now live containing one hundred one and a quarter 
acres more or less and the Ridley place adjoining containing 
one hundred and Eighty Acres more or less. Also I give 
and bequeath to them my two negroes (to wit) David a man about 
fifty years old and Peggy a woman about the same age which shall 
be for their mutual interest to them their heirs and assigns 
forever.

Fourthly, It is my desire that my House and kitchen furniture 
all my stock of every kind, all my working tools of every 
description, and every else which I may die possessed of not 
herein before pointed out to be equally divided among my 
three grand children before pointed out (to wit) Samuel M. 
Hodges to have one third part Elizabeth and Susannah Bradley 
to have the other two thirds.

I constitute and appoint my Grandson Samuel M. Hodges my 
Executor to this my last will & testament this 2nd day of 
March 1844.

Susannah Hodges

Signed, Sealed delivered and published by Susannah Hodges as 
her last will and testament in presence of us the Subscribers 
who subscribed our names hereto in presence of said testatrix 
and of each other, this the 2nd day of March 1844.

Bailey Bell
Jesse Glawson
James Gammage
James Dorsette

Georgia
Jones County

In chambers July 27th 1846.

And now in Vacation before us Peyton T. Pitts, Herndon 
Patterson and William S. Lightfoot three of the Justices 
of the Inferior Court of Said County in person came 
Bailey Bell, James Gammage & James Dorsette, three of the 
subscribing witnesses to the within Instrument of writing 
and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that they saw 
Susannah Hodge the Testatrix sign and publish and declare 
the within instrument to be and contain her last will and 
testament and that testatrix was of sound and disposing 
mind and memory at the time of Executing the same and 
deponents subscribed the same as Witnesses together with 
Jesse Glawson at her request and in her presence and in 
the presence of each other Sworn to and subscribed before 
us this the 27th day of July 1846.

W.S. Lightfoot J.I.C.                Bailey Bell
Peyton J. Pitts J.I.C.               James Gammage
Hearndon Patterson J.I.C.            James Dorsette


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