Georgia: Oglethorpe County: Last Will & Testament of John Bell 7 January 1840 ==================================================================== 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: Linda Murray lhmurray@bellsouth.net ==================================================================== Oglethorpe County, Georgia - Will Book C Will of JOHN BELL - Dated January 7, 1840 - Recorded January 13, 1849 To wife Mary, house, $75, her stock by contract To sons John A. Bell, James Bell, Jesse Bell, Sylvanus Bell To daughters Rebecca Sewell, Elizabeth Sewell, Nancy Cramer, Patsy Whitlock, deceased Adm - John A. Bell, sons-in-law Joseph Cramer, William (J) Sewell Codicil - November 24, 1844 To wife, Mary, 100 acres of land and provisions To son John, 100 acres adjoining the 100 acres given in original will To son-in-law Joseph Cramer, $50 for kind attention $75 as half left to children of daughter Patsy Whitlock to be paid to son James Bell as agent for Polly Rachels, to be managed by him; the other Half $75 to be paid to grand daughter Eliza Whitlock, and she to come in as equal share with my children, including Negroes purchased by me of the estate of Jesse Bell, deceased. Codicil - November 8, 1848 300 acres back to John A. Bell, he to pay back to the estate $350