Newton County GaArchives Wills.....Livingston, Joseph July 21, 1838
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Source: Will Book I, Page 102 Newton Court (copy Of Will)
Written: July 21, 1838
Recorded: September 25, 1838

In the name of God Amen.  I Josep Livingston of Georgia, Newton County, do 
make and declare this my last will and Testament in manner and form 
following:  First I resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping and 
believing in the resission of my sins by the merits and mediation of Jesus 
Christ, and my body I commit to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my 
executors herein after named and all my worldly estate I Give and devise as 
follows:
First I Give and d evise to my son Robert B Livingston all that lot whereon I 
now reside to have and to hold to my son R B Livingston his heirs and assigns 
forever also two Negroes a boy Ellis seventeen years of age one Girl named 
Huldy about sixteen years of age, also I Give to my son Joseph Livingston the 
sum of sixty five Dollars; and to my Daughter Elizabeth H Trimble the sum of 
sixty five dollars, also I Give to Robert B Livingston my shot gun.
All remaining property of every description whatever, with the plantation, 
stock, household and kitchen furniture is to be and remain in the peaceble 
possession of my beloved wife Elizabeth Livingston in lieu of thirds or Dower 
during her natural Life; all the remaining property at that time of every 
description is to be equally divided between the undernamed heirs or their 
heirs or assigns share and share alike after payment of all Just debts William 
Livingston James Livingston Joseph Livingston; William B. Foreman; Heirs of 
the body of My Daughter Rutha Davis; and my Daughter Elizabeth H Trimble, I 
also appoint James Livingston Joseph Livingston and Robert Livingston my 
lawful executors, hereby revoking all former wills by me made  
In witness whereof I Joseph Livingston have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 
the 21st day of July in the yera of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty eight and sixty second year of American Independence signed sealed 
published and declared by the above named Joseph Livingston to be his las will 
and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as 
witnesses in the presence of the testator.

                                    Joseph Livingston       (Sealed)

Jas. Hodge Jr.,

Jno L Graves

Hull Sims


Georgia              )          Clerks office Court
                     )          
Newton County        )          of ordinary


                Registered 25 September 1838

                            H Burge C. C. O


           State of Georgia, Newton County.

                   Ordinary's Office - ss.

I, Donald G. Stephenson, Ordinary and ex-officio Clerk of the Court of 
Ordinary of said County, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing 
copy of Last Will and Testament of Joseph Livingston as the same is of record 
in Will Book I, page 102, Newton Court of Ordinary; with the original record 
thereof, now remaining in this office, and the same is a correct transcript 
therefrom, and of the whole of such original record.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the 
Court of Ordinary, this the tenth day of May, 1957.         

Additional Comments:
This is my great-great-great-great grandfather's will.  I have been working on 
the Livingston genealogy and thought maybe some other family member might be 
interested in this will.  I also have some marriage certificates.  
I have left the spelling and punctuation in the will just as it is on the copy 
I have.

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