Morgan County GaArchives Will of Graves Harriss
19 October 1826
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GRAVES HARRISS

In the name of God, Amen. I, Graves Harriss of Morgan County and 
State of Georgia, do make, ordain and declare this instrument to be my last 
will and testament, revoking all former wills made by me.

First, all my debts are to be punctually paid and the legacys hereafter 
bequeathed and to be discharged as soon as conveniency will permit and 
in the manner directed.

2nd. I give and bequeath to my youngest children, that is, 
Patsy White Harris, Judith Burford Harris, Sally Ralph Harris, Samuel F. 
Harris and Charles Caswell Harris to each one of them one feather bed and 
furniture and to each of them fifty dollars to purchase them a horse and 
sixteen dollars to each of them to buy them a cow and calf and five dollars 
to Charles Caswell Harris to purchase him a trunk.

3rd. I give and bequeath to my son, Samuel F. Harris one tract of land lying in the 20th 
District of Morgan No. 28 on Honey C?_ Creek containing 101 1/4 acres.

4th. I give and bequeath to my son Charles C. Harris one 
hundred and sixty-eight acres of land, more or less, on the waters of Hard 
Labor, adjoining Sparks Walker known as the place formerly owned by Tadock 
Burnett. My reason for giving to my five children is that I have given to my 
two older children as much when they left me and to my oldest sons, I have 
given land.

5th. I give and bequeath to my six daughters (names) 
Polly W. Chandler, Betsy G. Weaver, Susannah B. Morgan, Patsy W. Harris, 
Judith B. Harris, and Sally R. Harris each of them three hundred dollars 
apiece, all of the above sums of money to be raised from the sale of my 
estate to make them all equal.

6th. My will further is that my 
negroes and my stock of every kind, my household furniture (except the above 
mentioned featherbeds) my kitchen furniture, my plantation tools, my present 
crop and the tract of land whereon I now live all be sold on a credit at the 
discretion of my executors and paying off all the above named legacys, that 
the remainder be equally divided among my ten children. My will further is 
that my old negro man, Buck, be tenderly treated the remainder of his time 
or and on account of his service to the family and lastly, I do nominate 
and appoint my two sons, Thomas O. Harris and Samuel F. Harris and my 
son-in-law, Reuben Weaver, executors to this my last will and testament. In 
witness hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of 
October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty six. 

Signed, sealed, published and delivered to be my last will and testament.

In the presence of:
Martin P. Sparks
Hugh T. Ogelby----------------------------------Graves Harriss (seal)

Jeremiah Sparks

Recorded 20 December 1826; Morgan County, GA

John W. Porter CCO