MERIWETHER COUNTY, GA - WILLS  Joshua Brook

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Meriwether County, Ga 

I, Joshua Brook of said State and County, 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.

First I desire and direct that my body be buried by
the side of my first wife.

Second I desire that all my debts be paid without
delay.

Third I desire and direct that my Executors
hereinafter named, shall as early as practicable,
sell at public sale, all of my property (and without
being put to the trouble and expense of getting an
order from the Court of Ordinary) both real and
personal.

Fourth I desire and direct that after my estate is
sold that the proceeds of such sale and all other
effects I may have be equally divided among my wife
Harriet Brook and the following married children to-
wit: James H. Brook, Martha T. Montgomery, William
P. Brook, Charles S. Brook, Leander F. Brook, Joshua
L. Brook, Leonora Todd, Rufus D. Brook, Caroline V.
Carden and in the event either one of said children
should die before I do, leaving child or children,
such child or children shall take in lieu of their
deceased parent.

Fifth I desire and direct that any and all advances
heretofore made, or that may be hereafter made to
any of my said children by me shall be accounted for
by each of said children so having received any such
advance; And any note I now hold or may hold at the
time of my death against any of my children shall be
accounted as so much advanced without regard to the
date of said note.

Sixth To the children of my deceased daughters -
Susan Woodroof and Sarah C. Allison, I leave nothing
but good will, having already done all for them that
I am able or willing to do.

Seventh I desire and direct that the amount coming
to my wife Harriet shall be managed and controlled
by my son-in-law, W.R. Todd, and used for the
benefit of my said wife, and whatever amount or part
not used for her benefit shall at her death be
equally divided between my children as mentioned in
Item Fourth of this my Will.

I hereby constitute and appoint my two sons - James
H. Brook and Leander F. Brook Executors of this my
last Will and Testament. This the 20th day of
October 1886.

Joshua Brook

Signed, sealed, published and declared by Joshua
Brook as his last Will and Testament in the presence
of us the subscribers who subscribe our names hereto
in the presence of said Testator (at his instance
and request), and of each other, he signing in our
presence and we signing in his presence.

R.F. Hall
W.J. Barnes
R.D. Adair

Georgia
Meriwether County

Ordinary’s Office
January Term 1895

Personally appeared before me, R.F. Hall who on oath
says he saw the within named Joshua Brook sign and
publish the within paper as his last Will and
Testament: that he subscribed the same as witness
thereto at the special instance and request of the
said Joshua Brook and in his presence, as did also
W.J. Barnes and R.D. Adair: that the said Joshua
Brook signed the same freely and voluntarily and was
at the time of such signing of sound and disposing
mind and memory.

R.F. Hall

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of January 1895

A.J. Hinton, Ordinary

Upon the foregoing affidavit of R.F. Hall one of the
subscribing witnesses to the within Will of Joshua
Brook, dec’d.

It is ordered by the Court that the said Will be
admitted to record as satisfactorily proven in
Common form; and it is further ordered that Letters
Testamentary issue to James H. Brook and Leander F.
Brook the Executors named in said Will, upon their
taking and subscribing the oath required by law.

This 7th day of January 1895.

A.J. Hinton, Ordinary