Will of Tabitha J. Prather, Meriwether CO. GA.

From: Meredith Clapper <meredithclapper@earthlink.net>


Georgia, Meriwether County:  In the name of God-Amen.
I, Tabitha J. Prather, being now afflicted, but of sound mind and
memory, knowing that I must shortly depart this life, deem it
right and proper, both as respects family and myself, that I
should make a disposition of the property, with which a kind
providence has blessed me.  I do therefore make this my last will
and testament.

1st:  I give to my brother, Richard Prather, to have during his
natural life, sixty-eight acres and a half, more or less, being
of lot No. 144; and at his death, be divided equally among my
brothers & sisters, or their heirs.  Also my bed clothes to
brother Richard, and it is also my will, that said property go
immediately into possession of the said Richard Prather, and that
William Sims shall keep said land until a lease that he has on
it, for five years, given May 28th 1888.  Witness my hand and
seal.  This May 28th 1888.          T. J. Prather
In presence of:
J. G. Sims
J. C. Sims
B. T. Morelan, JP

Meriwether County, State of Georgia:  January 3rd 1894
In the fear of God, in whom I trust for mercy & salvation, I,
Tabitha Jane Prather, being still alive & in sound mind & memory,
but sorely afflicted, and fearing that I will not get well of my
sickness, desire to add the following condition to my last Will
and Testament, which is on the opposite page--it is my will, that
should my brother Richard die before my sister Mary, that my
property be not sold till Mary's death, but to remain in Mary's
possession, and the proceeds of the same to go to her support
till her death, then to be divided among my brothers and sisters
& their heirs;  Also should Mary die before Richard, the same
conditions to be carried out in Richard's favor.
Also the deed I & Mary will make W. H. Sims, to eighteen & one
half acres of land for building us a tenant house shall stand.
Signed & sealed in                   Tabitha J. Prather
presence of
A. J. Folds
W. H. Sims
C. F. Humphries
         NP Ex officio JP

State of Georgia, Meriwether County:  In the court of Ordinary of
said County, Personally appeared in open court W. H. Sims and J.
C. Sims, who being duly sworn deposes and say, on oath that they
are two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument
of writing, dated May 28th 1888 and January 3rd 1894, that they,
as well as A. J. Folds, C. F. Humphries, J. L. Sims & B. T.
Moreland, saw the within named Tabitha J. Prather, sign, seal and
publish said instrument of writing as her last Will and Testament
& Codicil:  That they subscribed the same as witnesses thereto,
at the special instance and request of the said Tabitha J.
Prather, and in her presence, as did also the said above named
witnesses, and that the said Tabitha J. Prather, signed the same
freely & voluntarily, and was at the time of signing said
instrument of sound and disposing mind and memory.
Sworn to & subscribed before me the 7th day of      W. H. Sims 
Sept. 1896                                          J. C. Sims
A. J. Hinton, Ordinary

The foregoing petition having been read and considered, and it
appearing to the court that the last Will and Testament & Codicil
of Tabitha J. Prather late of said County, Georgia, dec'd,
presented to the Court by W. H. Sims, for Probate in common form,
was duly proven in open court, upon the testimony of W. H. Sims &
J. C. Sims, two of the subscribing witnesses to same.
It is ordered that said Will & Codicil be and the same is hereby
admitted to record as satisfactorily proven in common form this
7th day of Sept 1896.
                                            A. J. Hinton, 
                                                 Ordinary

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