Will of Samuel A. King, Newton, Georgia

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Samuel A. King Will, 20 October 1876


Last Will and Testament of Samuel A. King

State of Georgia}
Newton County}        In the name of God!  Amen!! = I, Samuel A. King 
of the State & County aforesaid, being an invalid & believing that I 
may shortly depart this life, deem it right, both as respects myself & 
family, that I should make a disposition of the property with which a 
kind providence has blessed me.  Do therefore make this my last will 
and testament and hereby revoking all others heretofore made my me.

Item 1st = I desire that my body be buried in a decent & Christian-like 
manner suitable to my circumstances in life.  My soul I trust shall 
return to rest with the God who gave it.

Item 2nd = I desire & direct that my just debts be paid by my executors 
hereinafter named.

Item 3rd = I desire & direct that my executor have placed over my grave 
a granite box tombstone over my grave with suitable inscription.

Item 4th = I desire and direct that what money I have on hand be equally 
divided between my wife, Francis A, Martha L. and Augustus L. King-and 
my notes as they are collected to be equally divided as above named, 
also a life policy in the Southern Life Insurance, if ever collected, 
to be divided as the rest.  Also to divide the household and stock 
farming utensils A.C. to suit the above named wife, daughter & son.  I 
desire the heirs named not to sell the lands belonging to the estate, 
until financial matters will authorize the sale of such property & the 
proceeds equally divided between the above named heirs.

Item 5th = I desire & direct that in the event my wife Francis A., 
Martha L. or Augustus L. King shall die, then the property shall return 
to those living.

Item 6th I desire & direct that my grand child Jennie E. Daniel (only 
child of my daughter Fannie E. Daniel, deceased) when she is of lawful 
age have five hundred dollars to be held and paid to her out of my 
estate by my executors hereinafter named.

Item 7th I hereby appoint & constitute my son Augustus L. King, Executor 
of my last will & testament.

In item the 6th if my grandchild Jennie L. Daniel dies before she is of 
age the amount to be divided equally between my heirs living & named 
above.

This Oct 20 1876
                                       Samuel A. King

Signed, sealed and subscribed by Saml A. King as his last will and 
testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names hereto, as 
witnesses in the presence of said testator (at his special request) and 
of each other.

This Oct 20th 1876                     Wm. Cowen
                                      J. A. King
                                      William Thompson

Newton Court of Ordinary}
November Term 1876}

Personally appeared in open court J. A. King who being sworn deposes 
says that he saw Samuel A. King sign, seal, publish & declare the 
annexed paper as his last will and testament, while of sound, disposing 
mind & memory, that deponent subscribed the same as a witness, in 
presence of testator, at his special instance and request & in the 
presence of William Cowan & William Thompson, who also subscribed the 
same as witnesses in the presence of testator & of each other, that 
said will was executed freely & voluntarily by testator on the 20th day 
of October 1876.

Sworn to & subscribed before}
Me in open court Nov 6th 1876}         John A. King
            J.W.B.______
            Ordinary

Proven in Common form of law & admitted to record.
November Term 1876
                                      J.W.B.____
                                      Ordinary