Will: John Williams Black, 1874 Will Book E, part 1 (1863-1886), p. 79-80 Oglethorpe County, Georgia Georgia Archives-drawer 46, box 11 page 79 State of Georgia } I John W Black being of said state and Oglethorpe County } county being of advanced age but of sound and disposing mind and memory do therefore make this my last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling all others by me heretofore made First I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and condition in life Secondly I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid by my Executor herein after named and appointed Thirdly. I give bequeath and devise to my beloved wife Elizabeth all my estate lands personal property notes accounts of every kind for and during her natural life with the exception of five hundred dollars as willed in next item (4th) of this my will Fourthly. I give and bequeath to two children of my son John W Black decd Five hundred dollars to be equally divided between them each having two hundred and fifty dollars a piece said five hundred dollars is to be paid over to a guardian or trustee of said children to have the interest to me until they become of age and if both of them die without issue their share is to convert to my estate and if any of my children die without issue their share is to convert to my estate Fifthly. It is my will after the death of my wife that all my estate be equally divided amongst my children share and share alike that are then living and children of such as are dead to take the portion of their deceased parents the two children of my son John W Black decd to take the share of their father Sixthly. I hereby constitute and appoint my sons W F Black and Stephen Black Executors of this my last will and testament this the nineteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and seventy four J. W. Black Signed sealed published and declared by John W Black as his last will and testament in the presence of us the undersigned who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said testator at his special instance and request and in the presence of each other this the nineteenth day of March 1874 Obadiah Stevens W T Daster G W Whitehead page 80 Sevently I hereby appoint and constitute my son Stephen Black as trustee for my two grand children herein before mentioned State of Georgia } Personally appeared in open Court Oglethorpe County } Geo W Whitehead one of the subscribing witnesses to the within will who after being duly sworn desposeth [sic] and saith [sic] that he saw John W Black seal publish and declare this writing to be his last will and testament. That at the time thereof he was of sound disposing mind and memory and that he did it freely and without compulsion and that they saw each other also sign the same as witnesses to the best of his knowledge so help you God G W Whitehead Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 6th day of July 1874 T A Gilhum Ordinary Georgia } Oglethorpe County } Court of Ordinary July Term 1874. The last will and testament of J W Black being produced in Open Court and proven in common form by G W Whitehead one of the subscribing witnesses It is ordered that said Will be admitted to probate and record T A Gilhum Ordinary Filed in office ordered to probate record 6th July 1874 T A Gilhum Ordinary Recorded July 9th 1874 T A Gilhum Ordinary + Ex officio C. C. O. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by Michael M. Black, mmblack@valdosta.edu April 7, 2002 ***********************************************************************