Will of Benoni Hansford, 1812, Morgan County, GA.

From: Meredith Clapper  http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 

His name was Benoni, not Benjamin, & he was in Morgan Co. & then moved to
Jones.

State of Georgia, Morgan County} In the name of God Amen.  I Benjamin
Hansford a citizen of the United States of America and as an inhabitant of
the county and state first above written do make ordain and declair my last
will and testament to be as follows, to wit, I give to my son Charles P.
Hansford three negroes (to wit) Celia, Ralph and Nelly.  To my daughter
Sally Harrisson a negro boy named Moses. to my son William a negro boy named
Zack. To the heirs of my daughter Elizabeth by her present husband Henry D.
Stone a negro woman named Fan and her issue. to my daughter Matilda a negro
boy named Peter to my son George I have already given three hundred dollars
in place of a negro boy named Jessee which boy I onest designed for him to
the heirs of my daughter Polly by her present husband Jno. P. Ryan. I give a
negro girl named Mary to be delivered to said heirs at the discretion of my
wife. To my son John a boy named Lewis and to my beloved wife I give during
her widowhood the balance of my negroes and the tract of land whreon I now
reside and in case she should marry my will and desire is that she retain
during her life a negro woman named Jude and the land to be vested in my son
John and the negroes to be equally divided between my children Sally,
William, the heirs of Elizabeth by her present husband Henry D. Stone,
Matilda, George, the heirs of Polly by her husband Jno. P. Ryan and John and
in the event of the death of the negroes herein before given to John before
he marry or comes of age I request my Executors to purchase one out of my
estate as nearly equal in value as can be obtained and replace in lieu of
the one so dead provided there shall no young negroes be born in the estate
to do it with and it is my express desire that my son John may at the time
of marrying or becomes of age be possessed of the negro herein bequeathed to
him.  All my property not herein otherwise disposed of to be divided at the
discretion of my wife among my children and I do nominate and appoint my
sons William and George my executors and my wife Executrix to this my said
will and testament.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 9th day of January 1812.  Signed sealed and acknowledged in the
presence of
Sterling Grimes, Not. Pub.                      Benoni Hansford
James H. Nickleson
Wm Simms
A. H. McFarlin
J. H. Stone
Jones Co., GA}  Came into court Harvey McFarlin sworn saith he was a
subscribing witness to the within will and signed the same in presence of
the other witnesses and the testator in presence of all the witnesses
acknowledge it to be his will and this deponent saith that he was of sound
mind and memory sworn to in open court this 10th day Febry 1816.
A. Carter, clk            Harvey     McFarlin
                                             mark

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