Macon Co. GA - Will of John Calvin Bryan From: Meredith Clapper Georgia, Taylor County last will and testament of John Calvin Bryan of the county of Macon and State of Georgia. I, John Calvin Bryan, of the County of Macon and State of Georgia, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all others, by me heretofore made. Item 1st I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent & Christian-like manner, suitable to my circumstances & condition in life. Item 2nd I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without unneccessary delay, by my executor hereinafter named and appointed. Item 3rd It is my will that my wife, Emma J. Bryan shall have the use of my homestead home, & farm, and all the benefits and proceeds therefrom, and all the proceeds and benefits of all the stock, grain and other produce, or other personal property of which I may die possessed. All the produce, chattels or other personal property of which my estate shall consist at the time of my death shall be under the full control and devoted to the use and maintenance of my wife, Emma J. Bryan, for her use and disposition solely during the term of her natural life. She has the power created by this will, to all any and all property of which I die possessed, and to invest the same in real estate to be held by her for division among our children at her Emma J. Bryan's death. All monies, notes, mortgages, all papers of value, and all other personal property, including bank stock of any kind, and all real estate, left by me at my demise, shall be under the full control and disposition of my wife, and the proceeds therefrom shall be used by her to support hereself and our minor children, until they reach majority & also for the support of our unmarried daughters, so long as they remain unmarried. The amount allowed said daughters and minor children for support shall be governed by the judgment of my wife and in accordance with the amount of income from said property, left under her control for her use during her lifetime. Item 4th After the death of my wife, Emma J. Bryan, all the property, real and personal, after the settlement and payment of all cost of her last sickness and the expense attendent thereto, and furneral expenses, shall be equally divided among our seven children, or their natural heirs. The share of each of our daughters shall then be under her full control, and used by her for the benefit of herself and her own children, born of her body, and it shall not be subject to the debts of anyone, except of herself and her own children. No husband that either of daughters now have, or may ever have, shall have any use, benefit or control of any part of my estate left to my daughter at the time of my death, subject to this will and if either of our daughters die without children born of her own body, or without bequeathing such part of my estate that she may have to one or more of my descendents then such part of my estate as she may have inherited, left by her at her death, shall be returned to my estate and be equally divided among my remaining heirs. If either of my sons die without leaving wife, children or a will giving such part of their share of my estate as they may have left to one or more of my descendents, such part of his share, or any property resulting therefrom, shall be returned to my estate, and be equally divided among my remaining heirs. It is my earnest wish that there be no bickerings or contentions among my heirs over the disposition of my hard earned property which I have accumulated for their especial benefit. I hereby constitute and appoint my wife, Emma J. Bryan, and my two sons Thomas Jackson Bryan and C. C. Bryan executors of this my last will and testament, and I expressly confer upon them power, as such, to administer my estate, excusing them from giving any bond, or making any returns to the Ordinary, and I expressly confer upon them the full authority and power to sell any part of my estate, not hereinbefore specially divised at public or private sale, with or without notice, or as they may deem best & without any order of any court, making good and sufficient conveyance to the purchase and holding the proceeds of said sale to the same uses & trust as herein before declared in the several items of this my will. I further hereby expressly confer upon them the authority and power to borrow money for the use of the said estate, in any instance whre they may think it necessary and proper, and to secure the same by lien, mortgage, security deed, or ___ deed or other form of secuirty to or upon any part of my estate, not hereinbefore especially devised; this they may do without the order of any court. This twenty seventh day of November 1911 John Calvin Bryan Signed, sealed and published and declared by John Calvin Bryan, as his last will and testament, in the presence of us, the undersigned, who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said testator, after he had signed his name thereto, and at his especial instance and request, and in the presence of each other. This 27th day of November 1911. T. W. Pool J. N. Whatley R. A. 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