Laurens County  Georgia Will of Adam Jones

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WILL OF ADAM JONES
LAURENS COUNTY, GEORGIA 
BOOK___PAGES 122-125


In the name of God, Amen, I Adam Jones of the County
of Laurens and State of Georgia being weak in body but
of sound mind and memory and knowing the uncertainty
of life so make this my LW&T.

In the 1st place I recommend my soul to that all good
and just god who gave it to me and commit my body to
the earth to be buried in a decent Christian like
manner.

Secondly, I desire all my just debts may be paid and
that my executors do take out such part and so much of
my personal estate as they think can best be spared to
my family and discharge my debts.

Thirdly I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Serisey
Jones the plantation which I now reside together with
all the rest of the lands I possess during her natural
life, likewise a negro woman slave named Sal during
her natural life and likewise one twelveth part of my
personal estate during her life and after her death I
give and bequeath the said plantation and all the rest
of the lands I possess and the said negro woman Sal
and the one twelvth part of any personal estate to my
sons Seaborn E. Jones and John Jones, to them and
their heirs forever. 

Nevertheless, if my wife should be alive at the time
my son Seaborn becomes 16 years of age then he shall
have the privilege of working and cultivating one
third part of my plantation and all the rest of the
lands I possess for his own use and if my wife should
be alive at the time my son John shall become age 16
shall have the privilege of working and cultivating
one third part of my plantation and all the rest of
the lands I possess for his own use. 

But if my wife Serisey Jones should marry at any time
then my plantation together with all the rest of the
land I possess is to be entirely for use of my two
sons, Seaborn E. and John Jones.

4th I give and bequeath to my son Seaborn E. Jones one
negro man slave named Sam to him and his heirs forever
but if my son Seaborn should die before lawful age of
twenty one years of age and have issue unlawfully
begotten of his body then I give and bequeath all I
have given to my son Seaborn to my son, John Jones.

5th same as paragraph above except insert opposite
names. (and slave Jack)

6th I give and bequeath to my daughter Ellenor Ann one
negro woman slave named Maria and all her future
increase to her and her heirs forever.

7th I give and bequeath to my daughter Holly Ann one
negro girl named Judy and all her future increase to
her and her heirs forever. And to my daughter Laura
Ann I give and bequeath one negro slave girl named
Patience and all her future increase to her and her
heirs forever.

8th It is my desire that the Executors do sell my
negro man slave Maddun to the best advantage and the
money arising from the sale of said negro they buy a
negro in the place of Maddun for the use of the family
and for raising the children till the youngest child
comes of age.

9th It is my will and desire that my daughter Delia
Ann, Susan, Margaret and Queen Ann have the following
negros to be divided between them. Pen, Will and the
negro to be bought in the place of Maddun and if Sal
has another child after this, that child also but Pen
and Will are to remain in the family till the youngest
child becomes of age and then the division of said
negros is to take place and not before.

10th I give to my daughters Delia Ann, Susan,
Margaret, Queen Ann, Ellenor Ann, Holly Ann and Laura
Ann to each and every one of them a feather bed, bed
stead, and furniture and one trunk or chest.

11th I give to my daughters Jane Parramore and Liddy
Crawford to each and every one of them 2 cows and 2
calves and nothing more are they to have from my
estate.

12th All the rest and balance of my property and
estate which is not heretofore disposed of I give and
bequeath to my children to be equally divided among
them at the time the youngest child becomes of age.
That is Delia Ann, Susan, Margaret, Queen Ann, Ellenor
Ann, Holly Ann, Laura Ann, Seaborn E. and John all to
have each and every one of them an equal part. Lastly
I nominate and appoint my true, trusty and faithful
friends, Benjamin Adams and Peter Adams Executors of
this my LW&T and hearby revolking all and every other
will which I may have made.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
25th day of November in the year of Christ one
thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. Signed,
sealed and in presence of the interlineation of the
words together with all the rest, land, property and
the rest of the lands I possess were made before
signing.
  Adam Jones


            Test: J. Blackshear
            Samuel Yopp
            M.G O'Neal                                                           
Ga. Laurens County, Court of Ordinary, March term 1829
Joseph Blackshear, Samuel Yopp and Mastin G. O'Neal
came into open court and being duly sworn saith that
they saw Adam Jones sign seal publish and pronounce
the within as his LW&T and that he was of sound and
disposing mind at the time and that they assign the
same as witnessess.

            Attest Thomas Moore Clerk
            Recorded February 3rd 1830

Typed from a copy sent from Laurens County GA. By Rose Parks
            
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