Georgia:  Morgan County:  Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Elizabeth McHugh
September 1909

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Morgan Probate Court
Record of Wills
E
Page 139 (handwritten)

Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Elizabeth McHugh
Georgia, Morgan County - Sept. 1909

I, Elizabeth McHugh, a resident of above named state and county do the 
day and year above written make this my last will and testament. I 
being of sound and disposing mind and acting upon my own free will and 
accord. After my death I desire my estate to be disposed of as 
follows, viz: 

1st I desire that all debts that are just and honest be 
paid. 

2nd I then will and bequeath and give one-fourth my estate to my 
daughter Mary P. Williams, one-fourth to my son, Edward M. McHugh, 
one-fourth to my son Bartley T. McHugh, one-fourth to children of my 
son Benjamin F. McHugh to be invested and used in a reasonable way for 
their support. 

3rd I desire that all lands that I may die possessed of 
remain unsold for one year after my death, unless Mary P. Williams, 
Edward M. McHugh, Bartley T. McHugh and Benjamin F. McHugh on behalf 
of his children unanimously agree in the meantime on some disposition 
of the land. If after one year following my death, such unanimous 
disposition has not been made I then desire my land of which I die 
possessed to be sold and the proceeds equally divided among the four 
legatees mentioned in paragraph two (2) above. (The children of 
Benjamin F. McHugh all taken together consisting one legatee and 
getting one-fourth of my estate). 

4th It is my desire that the lands 
of which I die possessed remain in the family for one generation and 
be purchased by some one or more of my children and the proceeds 
divided as above directed. Said purchase to be at a reasonable price.


5th Out of the part of my estate that I herein give to children of my
son Benjamin F. McHugh I desire that he have an equal personal support
with them. His use and support to be purely personal.


6th I desire a suitable monument be erected over my grave out of the
proceeds of my estate.

7th Lastly: I hereby nominate my son B. T. McHugh and my daughter Mary
P. Williams to be executors of this my last will and testament without
bond.

Witness my hand and seal      Elizabeth McHugh

Page 140
Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Elizabeth McHugh - continued-
  The above instrument consisting of two sheets was subscribed by 
Elizabeth McHugh, the testator, in presence of each of us, and was at 
the same time declared by her to be her last will and testament, and 
we, at her request, sign our names hereto as attesting witnesses. W. 
P. Her W. J. Moody
                                   W. P. Herren
                                   R. E. Lee

Georgia, Morgan County.
  Before me, the undersigned, Ordinary of said County, came W. P. 
Herren, whose name appears as a subscribing witness to the within 
writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Elizabeth 
McHugh. Who, on oath, says that he, together with W. J. Moody and R. 
E. Lee on the ________ day of September, 1909, subscribed the said 
will as a witness thereto, at the special instance and request of the 
said Elizabeth McHugh, the testatrix therein, and in her presence, and 
in the presence of each other. As did also the said W. J. Moody and R. 
E. Lee, after she, the said testatrix, had signed her name thereto. 
That the said Elizabeth McHugh in their presence freely and 
voluntarily signed and published the same as her last will and 
testament, and at the time of said signing and attestation, she was of 
sound and disposing mind and memory.
Sworn to and subscribed          W. P. Herren
before me this June 24, 1912.
R. L. Peacock, Ordinary       Recorded July 2, 1912.