JONES COUNTY, GA - WILLS - Wynn, Green 1820

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Transcribed by Willisa Franklin from copy in her possession Monday, 5 January 2004:

Green Wynn's Will

In the name of God Amen.  I Green Wynn of the county of
Jones and the state of Georgia being weak in body but of
sound & perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God
for the same, do make and publish this my last will and
testament in manner & form following, to wit, first of all
I recommend myself unto the hands of almighty God that give
it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in
decent Christian burial hopeing that at the resurrection of
the just to be received at the right hand of God to dwell
with all the happy anthems above.

2nd  I bequeath unto my son in law John Low four negroes
Ron and his three children, viz, Nancy, Lily and Mark.
Also two hundred dollars to be raised out of my estate.

3d  I bequeath unto my son Richmond Williamson Wynn one lot
of land which he now lives on also one negro woman named
Charlotte & her two children Chany? & Simon

4th  I bequeath unto my son Lewis Wynn one square of land
whereon David Wright now lives an lying in Jasper County
and one wench named Anarchy.

5th  I bequeath unto my son Hartwell Wynn one negro wench
named Lily and two thousand dollars to be raised out of my
estate

6th  I bequeath unto my son John Wynn one negro wench named
Lizy also fifteen hundred dollars also one bed & furniture
& twenty dollars

7th  I bequeath unto my son William Wynn one negro wench
named Critty and fifteen hundred one bed & furniture &
twenty dollars

8th  I bequeath unto my son Thomas Wynn all that piece of
land lying on the west side of my premises designated by
the public road which after my wifes death ten acres of
land taken of lot number one hundred & twenty one and the
houses I now occupy which together with the orchard taken
of one hundred & twenty two shall belong to my son Thomas
also one negro woman named Vine one bed & furniture and
twenty dollars

9th  After the debts that I am now security for my son
Lewis Wynn is paid off, if any surplus of the note book
accounts, three negroes Frank, Jany & Rachel, three horses,
seven head of cattle two beds & furniture, one four wheel
carriage, one bureau, one clock, one dozen silver spoons,
the surplus if any shall be paid back to my son Lewis
Wynn's heirs.

10th  I bequeath unto my grandchild Burwell Wynn son of
Lewis Wynn one negro boy named Ned

11th  I bequeath unto my beloved wife Hannah Wynn all the
residue of my property for her to enjoy during her life
after my wifes death to be equally divided among my lawful
heirs as above.  Also I appoint Richmond Williamson Wynn &
Wm Wynn my sole executors to this my last will & testament
by me made in witnefs my hand seal this 26th 1820

attest   Binajah (Benajah?) Birdsong                                         
            Peter Reid
            Robert Lafsiter (Lassiter)

Green Wynn   [seal]

Georgia         }
Jones County}     Clerk of Ordinary May term 1820
Then came Robert Lafsiter, Peter Reid & Binajah Birdsong
unto court who being duly sworn say they were present and
saw Green Wynn sign seal & prove unto the foregoing to be
his last will & testament and that he was in his perfect
mind & senses, and that he requested them to witnefs the
same, and they signed the same as witnefses in his presence
& the presence of each other.

Sworn & subscribed      }
before me in open court}  
                           
Binajah Birdsong
1st May 1820                }                             
Peter Reid
Robert Lafsiter

s.  James Smith, c.c.o.  }