Will of Henry Harris 28 Nov 1858 Meriwether County, GA

Meriwether Co., GA, Will Book A, pp. 272-275


Georgia
Meriwether County

In the name of God amen.  I Henry Harris of the State and County 
aforesaid impressed with the great uncertainty of life and the importance 
of arranging both our temporal and spiritual interests with reference to 
that final summons which sooner or later awaits all the living being of 
sound mind and disposing memory do hereby make publish and declare the 
following disposition of my Estate.

First     I desire all my just liabilities to be discharged.

Secondly     I hereby ratify and confirm the dis-position of such property 
as I have heretofore made to my dear children and their lineal descendants.

Thirdly     I hereby give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Harris 
the following property together with all the natural increase proceeds 
and profits, arising there from to wit.  Ke(s?)iah David and his wife Lucy 
and their children Jerre Augustus, Laura, Rich, Sophronia, Letty and an 
infant.  Also ($2000) two thousand dollars in cash, my household and 
kitchen furniture, Carriage and horses, and one sixth part of such crops 
as my be on hand or growing at the time of my decease.

Fourthly     I also will and desire to loan my beloved wife, during her 
natural life  the following property to wit. Shadrac, Harry Washington 
Alfred Mariann and her children Warner [?] and his wife Mary and Rainy, 
also one sixth part of my stock farm implements together with the house 
and lot whereon I now reside with the track of land adjoining containing 
two hundred and eighty acres more or less.

Fifthly     I also will and desire that the property loaned my dear wife 
during her life as des-ignated in the fourth item of this instrument 
shall at her death revert to my estate and be equally divided between 
my five dear children to wit. Benjamin T, Samuel W, Henry R, and William 
T. Harris and Mary Ann Sasnett share and share alike.

Sixthly     I also will and bequeath to each of my herein named 
grandchildren (the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth Hall late 
of the State of Louisiana  to wit. Dixon, William, Bolling, Francis 
[Frances ?] and Emmet each the sum of ($1200) twelve hundred dollars.

Seventhly     I also will and bequeath to my son Benjamin T. Harris the 
sum of four thousand dollars to be held by him as a trust fund for the 
benefit and use of my two little grandson to wit. Benjamin & Wilmot Hall 
sons of my deceased daughter Elizabeth Hall, and I wish to provide that 
in the event of the death of either of my grandson before reaching their 
majority the said trustee shall pay over the entire sum to the surviving 
brother (Benjamin or Wilmot as the case may be)

Eighthly     I give and bequeath to my daughters Nancy Slaton of the 
State of Alabama the sum of $2000 two thousand dollars and to each of 
the following children of my said daughter Nancy Slaton to wit. Mary, 
Henry, William, Rebecca, Martha and Caroline one thousand dollars.

Ninthly     I further give and bequeath unto my said daughter Nancy 
Slaton the sum of one thousand dollars to be held by her in trust for 
the use and benefit of her three grand children (the children of her 
deceased daughter Sarah Frances Smith.)

Tenth     I request and desire my Executors her in after appointed to 
pay off the specific legacies herein made so soon as the interest of the 
estate will authorize and the rights of the respective legatees shall be
a full satisfaction of all claims they may have had on my estate, and a 
complete discharge of my Executors from all legal liability on account 
thereof.

Eleventh     The entire remainder of my Estate both real and personal 
consisting of lands, Negroes, stock, plantation implements, crops, money, 
notes and accounts, I hereby give and bequeath equally to my five 
children to wit Benjamin T. Samuel W. Henry R. and William T. Harris and 
Mary Ann Sasnett share and share alike.

12th     I hereby nominate and appoint my dear sons Benjamin T. and 
Henry R. Harris my legal and exclusive Executors conferring upon them 
full discretion as to the manner in which my Estate shall be closed 
(up ?) with the request that particular reference be had for the health 
and comfort of my aged servants and in the dis-tribution of my Negroes 
there be no separation of husband from wife nor of young children from 
parents.

Lastly     Revoking all other wills and testaments I hereby declare this 
to be my last and only will and testament.  In testimony where of I 
hereunto affix my seal and subscribe my name this 28th day of November 
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred & fifty eight.  In the presence of

W. S. Lawson                                 s/  Henry Harris {seal}
G. G. Howard
Jno A. Simonton


Georgia
Meriwether County

Meriwether Court of Ordinary
January Term 1859

The within last will and testament of Henry Harris having been proven 
at this regular term in open court upon the (oaths ?) of William S. Lawson  
Greenbury G. Howard and John (A ? H ?) Simonton   Ordered that the same 
be admitted to record 10th Jan-uary 1859.

D. C. Gresham  O. M. C.


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