Will of Sarah Fielder, Newton, Alabama

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Newton County, Ga Record of Wills, Book 1, 1823-1851

Georgia
Newton County
Sarah Fielder of said County knowing that all have once to
die being now of good health and sound mind and being
possessed in my own right of a Negro Becca about Sixteen
years of age and her child Nancy about two months old, do
make this my last Will and Testament so far in regards the
above named negroes and their increase only.

First, I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Sarah An
Loyall, the two above named Negroes and their increase
except the first born of the said Becca after this date.
Provided however if my daughter Sarah An Loyall should
hereafter have a child or children then the above named
Negroes and their increase as above excepted are to be
divided between my said Grandchild and her brother or
sisters or brothers and sister as herein after expressed.

Second, if the said Negro should hereafter have a child I do
give and bequeath the first one born after this date unto my
daughter Mariah Montgomery to be delivered to her so soon as
the child can be weaned from its Mother.

Thirdly, my desire & will is that said Negroes and their
increase with the exception of the next born of the said
Becca be divided between the children if more than ? of my
said daughter Sarah An Loyall in the manner following to
wit, When any of the said children arrive at the age of
twenty one years or marry than there shall be an equal
division of said Negroes unto as many different lots as
there are children of said Negro said daughter, Sarah An
then living and the one who is then twenty one years of age
or marrys shall receive from my executor such equal portion
or shear (share) as it may be entitled to, the remaining
part or parts shall then be continued in the possession of
my executor until the next child of my said daughter Sarah
An arrives at the age of twenty one years or marrys at which
time my desire is that there should be an other equal
division of the Negroes retained from the first lot given
off in the same manner as before and that said child shall
receive its portion and so continue dividing the said
Negroes equally until the youngest child of my said daughter
arrives at the age of twenty one years or marrys.  Which
said child shall then receive the residue of said Negroes.

Fourth, I do hereby nominate and appoint my worthy friend
and son in law John Loyall to be my executor of this my last
Will and Testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this fourth day of May 1830.

In Presence of							
Sarah Fielder (LS)(her mark)

Reuben Phillips						
Seth P. ?
John Loyall


Georgia
Newton County

Personally appeared in open court John Loyall and Seth P. ?
who after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that they
deponents saw Sarah An Fielder sign, seal, publish and
declare the within writing to be and contain her last Will
and Testament.  That at the time thereof she was of sound
disposing mind and memory, and that she did it freely
without compulsion to the best of the knowledge of
deponents, and that deponents signed the same as subscribing
Witnesses and saw Reuben Phillips do so likewise.

Sworn to & subscribed
In Open Court 3rd January 1831			John Loyall
							Seth P. ?

L. Hopkins Clk, CO

Registered 3rd January 1831
L. Hopkins, Clk, CO