SAM P. POWER, SR, Will, 1905, Madison County, 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. http://www.rootsweb/~usgenweb/ Submitted by Anne C. Booth - abooth@ktc.com 27 Dec 2000 ***************************************************************** LDS film # 0351750 Will Records 1897-1922 page 132 Madison County, Georgia Will of Sam P. Power, Sr.......7th day of March 1905 Georgia; Madison County: The last Will and Testament of Sam P. Power, Sr. I Samuel P. Power, Sr. of State and County aforesaid being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this me last will and testament. Item1st ...If my wife M. A. Power should be the longest liver It is my will that my executors herein after named shall keep my estate together and manage and direct it according to their own judgment as may be best for the interest of the estate. My beloved wife is to have a life estate in all my property both real and personal and my said executors are hereby directed to pay over to her all of the rents and profits accruing to my estate during her lifetime Item 2nd ....At the death of my beloved wife it is my will that my executors sell all my property both real and personal at public sale provided that by consent of all the legatees any part of or all of my property may be disposed of at private sale. Item 3rd... I give and bequeath to the effect at the death of my wife as aforesaid my entire estate to the following children and Grand Children to wit. To Daisy Power and Clyde Power Children of my son B. D. Power jointly one share to Martha Power, Mary Power, Clifford Power, Gussie Power and Nellie Power children of my son W. H. Power jointly One share. To my son J. O. Power one share. To my daughter Lorena wife of W. W. Power one share. To my son Sam P. Power, Jr. One share, and to my son M. C. Power one Share. Item 4th.... It is my will and I so direct that if at the time of the distribution of my estate any one of my children named in the preceding item of this my will should be indebted to my estate that said indebtedness must be paid before distribution or deducted from their respective shares at the time of the distribution of my estate and I further will and direct that any indebtedness to my estate upon the part of my son B. D. Power or my son W. H. Power at the time of the distribution of my estate shall in like manner be accounted for and settled or deducted from the distributive shares of their respective children named in the third item of my will. And in the event that the mother of the said children of B. D. Power or the mother of said children of W. H. Power should be indebted to my estate a like account and settlement shall be made before or at the time my estate is distributed. Item 5th ....It is my will and I do give and bequeath in the event of either of Daisy or Clyde Powers death before the distribution of my estate the entire one share to the one then living and it is my will and I do give and bequeath in like manner and under like conditions the entire one share of my estate at the time of its distribution to the surviving children of my son W. H. Power. Item 6th... It is my will and & direct my executors in the event I should live longer than my beloved wife to proceed to administer and wind up my estate as soon as practicable after my death Item 7th.. I do hereby nominate and appoint my sons Sam P. Power, Jr. and M. C. Power Executors of this my last will and testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand this 7th Day of March 1905 S. P. Power Sr Witnessed by J. C. Martin, A. P. Stevens, W. E. Whetted (No date of probate given )