Monroe COUNTY, GA - Wills Nancy McKee

Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
Archives by:  jline@alltel.net  Joe Lineberger
Joe Lineberger, Director
Huxford Genealogical Society

http://www.huxford.com


Table of Contents page: 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/upson.htm
Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm


State of Georgia
Monroe County   In the name of God Amen.

I, Nancy McKee of the County and State aforesaid being of
advanced age and knowing that I must shortly die, and being
of sound mind do make and ordain this my last will and
testament.

Item 1st.  I will my body to the dust in decent burial, and
My soul to God who gave it.

2nd.  I give and bequeath to my beloved nephew James M.
Hawze the sum of two hundred dollars.

3 Item.  I give and bequeath to my beloved Brother Green
Duke the sum of two hundred dollars.

4 Item.  I give and bequeath to my beloved Nephew John E.
Duke the sum of two hundred dollars.

5 Item.  I give and bequeath to my beloved Nephew William G.
Duke the sum of two hundred dollars.

6th Item.  I give and bequeath to my beloved Nephew Thomas
D. Duke the sum of one hundred dollars.

7th item.  I give and bequeath to my Niece Elizabeth
Bloodworth, my Niece Nancy Amanda Burt and my Nephew
Wellington Duke all the remainder of goods; after the
payment of the above legacies named in the second Item, and
in the third Item, the fourth Item, the fifth Item, and the
6th Item, all the property I have where ever or of whatever.
I will it to be equally divided between Elizabeth
Bloodworth, Nancy Amanda Burt and Wellington Duke.

Signed Sealed & declared by Nancy McKee to be her last will
and testament this 18th of September in the year of our Lord
l848 in our presence by the testator and we have signed the
sale in her presence and at her request and in the presence
of each other.

                         his                                     her
Andrs. Burt     John H.   +   Dumas                      Nancy   +   McKee
                         mark                                    mark

Item 8th.   I hereby constitute and appoint my Nephew John
E. Duke Executor of this my last will and testament this
18th of September in the year of our Lord 1848.

Signed in the presence of us by the testator and we have
signed the same in her presence and in the presence of each
other.

                         his                                     her
Andrs. Burt     John H.   +   Dumas                      Nancy   +   McKee (LS)
                         mark                                    mark
Georgia
Monroe County   
Personally came in open Court Anderson Burt who being duly
Sworn deposeth & saith he saw Nancy McKee sign, seal,
publish and declare this writing for her last will I &
testament that he in the presence of the testatrix & at her
request attested said will as a witness & also in the
presence of John H. Dumas & that said John H. Dumas in the
presence of the testatrix & at her request & in the presence
of the deponent attested said will as a witness that said
testatrix at the time of the execution of said will was of
disposing mind & memory & that she executed the same freely,
voluntarily & without compulsion.

Sworn to & subscribed in open court.
Septr 3, 1849                                                           An 
drs Burt