Wills:  Morgan County.  Will of Henry Carleton
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Georgia, Morgan County

In the name of God, Amen
    I, Henry Carleton of the State & County aforesaid, being weak in 
body, but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God for it and knowing 
that it is alotted for all men once to die, do make and ordain this to 
be my last Will and Testament and as for the good things of the world 
that it pleased God to blefs me with I wish to dispose of in the 
following manner, that is to say first of all I wish all just debts to 
be paid by my executors hereafter to be named.

1st  I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Clark Mitchell, Widow of 
William Mitchell, deceased, all my estate both real and personal except 
as is hereafter excepted, to her and her heirs forever.

2nd  I give and bequeath to my nephew Henry Carleton Cox the sum of five 
hundred dollars.

3rd  I give to my nephew Henry Carleton the sum of four hundred dollars.

4th  I give to my nephew Thomas Carleton the sum of two hundred dollars 
the above named ____ ____ to wit second, third and fourth to be part by 
my executors so soon as they can with ____ ____.

5th  I give to my little grand children to wit Mary Coxe Mitchell and 
William Henry Mitchell two hundred two and one half acres of land known 
as the fifth district of formerly Baldwin County now Morgan aforesaid 
by lot number sixty two rented to Matton? DunnLew? Of Columbia County.

6th  I give and bequeath to my little grand child William Henry Mitchell 
my shot gun and sleeve bullang?

7th  It is my will and desire that my Negroes Billy & her children 
Harriet, Mona, Pleasant & Eliza with her future increase with the boy 
Washington unto my daughter Nancy C. Mitchell and her heirs forever 
only to her and then disposed.

8th  I hereby appoint my daughter Nancy Clark Mitchell Executrix to this 
my last will and testament and James Gillespie Executor ____ and 
disannulling all former will by me made.

Signed, Sealed and proclaimed}      Henry Carleton
In presence of us this Seventh day}
Of October 1814}

Wm. Johnston}
Edwd. Williams}       Georgia Morgan County
S Cook}               Ordinaries Office 7th Nov 1814
William Askew}        Personally appeared in open court
Isham S. Fannin}      
                      William Johnston, Edwd Williams & William Askew 
subscribing witnefses to this last instrument of writing purporting to 
be the last will and testament of Henry Carleton deceased and being 
sworn saith that saw the said Henry Carleton sign seal and heard him 
proclaim to be his last will and testament and that they believe the 
said Henry Carleton was in his proper sensef.

Sworn to in open court