Georgia: Oglethorpe County: Last Will & Testament of George Bailey 23 September 1819 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Barbara Walker Winge Barbarawinge@yahoo.com ==================================================================== In the name of God Amen I George Bailey being weak of body but of sound disposing mind & memory do make this my last will & testament in manner & from following First I recommend my Soul to God that gave it me and my body to be decently buried at the discrission of my friends Secondly-- I will that all my just debts be paid Item 2nd I give and bequeath unto my daughter Dydney Leveritt the one half of all the Lands that I may be possessed of at my death Item 3rd I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sydney Leveritt Eighteen dollars in cash at my death Item 4th I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren Feby Bailey Peggy Dozer Bailey George Reed Bailey Polly Ann Bailey and Josiah Bailey the other half of my lands to be equally divided among them at my death and to be in the care of Russell Bailey till they Severally becomd of age to receive their parts Item 5th I consider I have previously given my daughter Susannah Jennings now Susannah Huddleston her full proportionable part of my Land Item 6 I give & bequeath unto my grand daughter Eliza Bailey one feather Bed & furniture of good quality Item 7th My will is that my daughter Sydney Leveritt have the one third part of all the Ballance of my property at my death Item 8th My will is that the one other part of the Ballance of my property be equally divided among the heirs of my daughter Peggy Bailey that is the heirs of her body Peby Bailey, Peggy Dozer Bailey George Reed Bailey Polly Ann Bailey & Foniah Bailey & to be in the care of Russell Bailey til they severally become of age to receive their parts Item 9th My will is that the other one third part of all the Ballance of my property shall be in the care of my daughter Susannah Huddleston during her natural life and then be equally divided among the lawful heirs of her body Lastly I nominate & appoint constitute ordain and appoint Robert Leveritt George Huddleston & Russell Bailey Executors to this my last will & testament revoking all former wills made by me In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this 23rd day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen - interlined before signing Test George (his X mark) Bailey (Seal) Thomas Green John Boswell Absolum Leveritt Sate of Georgia Oglethrope County )) November Term Court of Ordinary 1820 Personally appeared in open court Thomas Green & John Boswell and after being duly sworn say that they saw the within named George Bailey Sign Seal publish & declare the within instrument of writing to be his last will & testament and at the time of his So doing he was of Sound mind and memory to the best of their Knowledge or belief So help us God Thomas Green John Boswell Sworn to & Subscribed in open court at the above Term and ordered to be Recorded Mathew Rainey C.C.O. Georgia Oglethrope County )) I do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of this last will & Testament & probated of the same of George Bailey decd as recorded in my office Given under my hand & seal of office as officer this 13th day of July 1832 William H. Smith C.C.O. (Submitted by Barbara Walker Winge, barbarawinge@yahoo.com) Please note that Susannah Jennings, widow of Miles Jennings, and wife of George Huddleston, married in Oglethrope County 08 Jul 1818, was the daughter of George Bailey. Sydney Bailey married Robert Leverett, 15 Dec 1815, Oglethrope County, GA Peggy Bailey married Russell Bailey, 01 Jan 1803, Oglethrope County, GA