Morgan County GaArchives Wills.....Barton, William 1827
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Source: Morgan County Georgia Will Book B
Written: 1827
Recorded: September 20,

 In the name of God Amen William Barton being of sound mind & memory ordain & 
constitute this my last will & testament revolking all others.
 Item 1st: I recommend my soul to God that give it & my body to be decently 
buried by my exors.
 Item 2nd: I give to my beloved wife Lucy two negro men Yett & Stephen & $600 
in cash to be raised out of my estate by my exors.
 Item 3rd: I give to my daughter Lucy a negro woman Judy now in her possession.
 Item 4th: I give to my son Presley a negro boy Godfrey.
 Item 5th: I give to my daughter Ruth Freeman a negro woman Jiniry now in her 
possession.
 Item 6th: I give to my daughter Sarah Ammons a negro woman Fanny now in her 
possession.
 Item 7th: I give to my son Samuel a negro boy Peter & a horse worth $100, 
saddle, bridle, a bed & furniture, cow & calf.
 Item 8th: I give to my daughter Nancy Rutledge a negro woman Lotty now in her 
possession.
 Item 9th: I give to my daughter Elizabeth a negro woman Cinda, a horse worth 
$100, good saddle & bridle, a bed & furniture, & a cow & calf.
 Item 10th: I give to my daughter Eliza a negro boy Tom, a horse worth $100, 
good saddle & bridle, a bed & furniture, & a cow & calf.
 Item 11th: I give to my daughter Morning a negro girl Mariah, a horse worth 
$100, good saddle & bridle, a bed & furniture, & a cow & calf.
 Item 12th: I give to my daughter Veannah a negro boy Isaac, a horse worth 
$100, good saddle & bridle, a bed & furniture, & a cow & calf.
 Item 13th: Should any of the negroes as above named & willed to any of my 
unmarried children die before same shall come lawfully into their possession 
then it is my will & desire my executors shall pay to each & every of my 
children that may be unfortunate in losing of their negro as specified the 
full value at the time the negro may die out of the money that may arise out 
of the sale of my estate not heretofore already named.
 Item 14th: All balance of my estate I wish to be sold & the net proceeds to 
be equally divided between the whole of my children  share & share alike.
 Item 15th: I constitute & appoint Uriah E. Ammons & James Oats my lawful 
executors, 9 Sept. 1825.             /s/ William Barton.
 Witnesses: Margaret (her x) Head, Samuel Barton, Thaddeus Beall.
 Georgia, Morgan County Inferior Court sitting for Ordinary Purposes proved by 
Margaret (x) Head & Thaddeus Beall who saw Samuel Barton witness, 13 Sept. 
1827. Test: John W. Porter, C.C.O. Recorded 20 Sept. 1827, John W.Porter, 
C.C.O.

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