Morgan County GaArchives Obituaries, Will of Jeremiah Sparks, 11 October 1837
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WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JERAMIAH SPARKS 
 
STATE OF GEORGIA,
 
COUNTY OF MORGAN. 
 
In the name of God, amen:
I, Jeremiah Sparks, being of sound and disposing memory, 
do make, ordain, and publish this my Last Will and Testament:

Item 1st
I wish all of my just debts paid.

Item 2nd
I will and bequeath to my son, Carter W. Sparks, at my death
five Negroes, to-wit: a man named Dick, a girl named Annie, 
a boy named Adam, and Nancy and Amelia, both girls. I farther 
give to my son, Carter W. Sparks, two more Negroes, Sall, a 
woman, and Wilson, a yellow boy, the latter being given extra 
as more than I give to my other children.

Item 3d
I will to my Daughter, Malinda Arnold, five Negroes, to-wit: 
Lend, a man; Dillcy, a woman, and her child, Mahaby; Reaney, a 
young woman, and Spency, a boy, for her use and at her death to 
be equally divided between the heirs of her boddy. (body).

Item 4th
I will to my Daughter, Milley Crane, five Negroes (to-wit): 
Rheany, a woman, Berry, a man, Sealey, a woman, Henry, a boy, 
and Easter, a woman, to have and to hold during her life and at 
her death to be equally divided between the heirs of her boddy. (body).

Item 5th
I will to my grand Children, the children of my Deceased Daughter, 
Nancy Crane, all of the Negroes, which I loaned to my Daughter, 
Nancy Crane during (stricken-“during”) in her life, to be equally 
divided between them. I farther will each of them one hundred 
dollars a peace. (apiece).

Item 6th
I will to my Grand Son, Joshua Patrick, one hundred dollars to be 
paid out of the first m oney collected.

Item 7th
I will to my grand Son, Ezekiel Partee, one hundred dollars if 
he lives to be twenty-one years old; 

Item 8th
I will all the Residue of my estate to be equally divided between 
my son, Carter W. Sparks, and my Daughters, Malinda Arnold, Milley 
Crane and the children of my Deceased Daughter, Nancy Crane, they 
drawing the moiety which there (their) Mother would be entitled to 
if in life.

Item 9th
I hereby appoint Carter W. Sparks and James B. Arnold my Executors to 
carry this my last will into execution.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal, this 11 of October 1837. 
(Signed) Jeremiah Sparks (SEAL)
Test. (These are the two witnesses):
J. (Illegible) Johnston
Elijah E. Jones (Initials indicating official position). 
I’m not at office now where we have a legal dictionary, but the 
last one is a “C”, which means either Clerk or Court.