Monroe COUNTY  GA   Will Mark Ray 

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GEORGIA
Monroe County                                    

In the name of God Amen I Mark Ray of said state and
county being of advanced age and knowing that I must
shortly depart from this world, deem it right and proper
both as respects myself and my family that I should make
a disposition of the property with which a kind
providence has blessed me.  I therefore make this my last
will and testament hereby revoking and annulling all
others heretofore made by me. 

Item first     I desire that my body be decently buried
and that my soul return to God who gave it.

Item second    I desire also that a suitable and
substancial rock wall be built around the grave of myself
and my first wife to be laid in lime mortar also a brick
arch turned over each grave.

Item third     I give to my wife Nancy Ray the sum of
five dollars as her entire legacy in my estate both real
and personal.

Item fourth    I desire and direct that all my just debts
be paid without delay by my executor hereinafter named.

Item fifth     I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy
Ray on bed bedstead and furniture of her own choosing
also sixteen dollars in lieu of two cows and calves (the
rest of my childrren having had that much.)

Item sixth     I desire and direct that all my household
and kitchen furniture together with my plantation tools
blacksmith tools and stock of every description Ox waggon
and spring waggon also one still stands and barrelsall be
sold (on a credit of twelve months) and the proceeds
thereof by equally divided among my children  Viz:  The
heirs of Thomas Ray dec'd, James  (this was changed from
Thomas by C. Betsill, Dept. Clerk June 28, 1982) Ray,
Nancy Ray, Solomon Ray, Temperance Hartsfield, Naoma
Perminter, David Ray and Mary Hardaway.

Item seventh   I desire and direct that my negro fellow
Edwin and his wife Lucy be sold together and not
separated also my negro woman and her children be sold in
like manner also my negro fellow Jack be sold and the
proceeds be equally divided as directed in the sixth
item.

Item eight     I desire and direct that my whole
possession of land be sold upon a credit of one two and
three years and the money arising from the sale of said
land to be disposed as directed in the sixth and seventh
items.

Item ninth     I desire that all my property not
mentioned be sold and the proceeds divided among my heirs
as before mentioned.

Item tenth     I give and bequeath to my son David Ray my
silver lever watch provided I own said watch at the time
of my death.

Item eleventh  I constitute and appoint my friends James
Haile and Thomas Jones Executors to this my last will and
testament and that they have fifty dollars each for their
trouble this October 24th 1848.
                               Mark Ray   seal


Signed sealed declared and published by Mark Ray as his
last will and testament in the presence of us the
subscribers who subscribed our names hereto in the
presence of said Testator and of each, this October 24th
1848.
                               George his X mark Ozmer
                               Thomas B. Williams
                               George M. English
                               Bowling P. Greene


Georgia        )
Monroe County  )   

Personally came before us William S. Novsonan and David
Ogletree two of the Justices of the Inferior Court of
said County George F. Ozmer, Thomas B. Williams, George
M. English & Bowling P. Greene who being duly Sworn,
depose and say that they saw Mark Ray, Sign, Seal,
Publish and declare the foregoing well and truly execute
the same by paying first the debts & then the legacies
contained in said will as far as his goods and chattels
will thereunto extend & the laws charge one & that I will
make a tru & perfect inventory of all such goods or
chattels. So help me God

Sworn to & subscribed in                      
Mead Lesueur
open Court this 8th day of
January 1849



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