Will of Jesse Joiner, 1827, Laurens Co. GA

USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE:  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced 
in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or
persons.  Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must
obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative
of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of
this consent.

The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the
file permanently for free access.

Submitted by:  Helen Sharpe  Turn1104@aol.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Will of Jesse Joiner
Laurens County, Georgia
Dated, 27 Aug 1827
Proved Jan 1837

In the name of Gold Amen, I Jesse Joiner of the county of Laurens, State of 
Georgia being weak in body but  of sound mind sence and memory and 
understanding do make and ordain this my last will and testament in form and 
manner following to wit:   I give my Soul to Almighty god that gave it to me 
and my body to be buryed at the discresions of my executors here after 
mentioned in my will and desire is that all my just debts and funeral charges 
be first paid and then all the rest of my estate to be disposed of in form 
and maner following (Item)  I give and bequeath to my dear and well beloved 
wife Rebecca Joiner all the goods and chattels lands and tenaments and stock 
of kinds that she was ceased and possessed with at the time we were married 
and half the increase of the said stock and one fourth  part of the crop I 
have made this year  (Item)   I give and bequeath to my sons Benett Joiner 
Davis Joiner and my daughter Zilla Wells one lot of land in third District    
Muscogee County  lot Number seventy to be equally divided between themselves 
and their heirs for ever.  Also to my son Bennett Joiner one feather bed and 
furniture and one half of my shop tools and the other half of my shop tools 
and own feather bed he has now in possession to my son Davis Joiner and to my 
daughter Zillah Wells two feather beds and furniture to her and her heirs 
forever lawfull begotton of her body and all the remainder part of my estate 
both in door and out doors and stock of all kinds that I am possessed with 
and what money in hand and ??tes.to be equally divided between my three 
children   Benett Joiner, Davis Joiner and Zillah Wells to them and their 
heirs forever and if my Daughter Zillah Wells should die without an heir her 
part of my estate to return back to my sons Benet and Davis Joiners to they 
and their heirs forever and I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons 
Benet Joiner and Davis Joiner my Executors to this my last will and testament 
in witnesseth where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this the twenty 
seventh day of August 1827

Signed Jesse Joiner
Test  Burrell (B his mark) McLendon  
Stephen (his mark) Woolf
Mahala (her mark) Joiner


Georgia
Laurens County Court of ordinary January 1837
The within will of Jesse Joiner was produced in open court and proved by the 
oaths of Stephen Woolf & Burrell McLendon and ordered to be recorded.

Transcribed by Helen Sharpe on 20 October 1999.
e-mail:  Turn1104@aol.com