Will: Mary Ann (Williams) Black, 1868
Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Will Book E, part 1 (1863-1886), p. 38-39
Georgia Archives-drawer 46, box 11


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State of Georgia   }  I Mary Ann Black being of sound
Oglethorpe County  }  and disposing mind and memory
do make, publish and declare this
to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoking
all other wills by me before made.

Item 1st   I give and bequeath unto Charles Filmore Sanders
son of William J. Sanders my bed that I now
sleep on and the furniture with it and one small
chest known as my sugar chest, and one small
round trunk.

Item 2nd   I give and bequeath unto Eliza Eberhart a colored
woman (that formerly belonged to me) all my wear-
ing clothes, bandboxes and baskets and one small
oven, one stone jar, one small boiler and all my
earthenware - this I do for actual service she has
rendered to me - besides other considerations.

Item 3rd   I give and bequeath unto my son James S. Black
all the balance of my estate ready money real or
personal or mixed of what ever kind.

Item 4th   I appoint my worthy friend Johnson F. Cunningham
executor of this my last Will and Testament.
In testimony where of, I have hereunto set my hand
and seal.  July 24th 1868.
		                her
			Mary Ann X  Black   [seal]
  		   	       mark
Signed, Sealed and declared }
in presence of and in the   }
presence of each other this }
July 24th 1868.		    }
	Gabriel Watson	    }
	J. G. Olive	    }
	J. F. Cunningham    }



State of Georgia   }  Personally appeared in Open Court
Oglethorpe County  }  Gabriel Watson + J Gibson Olive
		      who were witnesses to the within
will, after being duly sworn depose + say that they
saw Mary Ann Black sign, seal, publish + declare
with within to be her last Will + Testament, that at
the time thereof she was of sound and disposing
mind + memory and that she did it freely without
compulsion + that they witnessed the same in the


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presence of the Testator at her special request + instance
and in the presence of each other.  So help us God.
Sworn to + Subscribed in Open  }
Court this 5th December 1870   }      J. G. Olive
			       }      G. Watson

Georgia		    }   Court of Ordinary
Oglethorpe County   }   December Term 1870.

The within last Will + Testament of Mary A. Black
deceased of said county having been duly presented
by the witnesses signing the above oath, the same
having been duly proven in common form of law in
Open Court at this Regular Term of the Court upon
the oaths of Gabriel Watson + J. Gibson Olive the
subscribing witnesses to said last Will + Testament
the third one not doing so as he was named as
executor.
	Ordered,
		That said Will be admitted to
Record.      This 5th December 1870 -




Filed in Office 5th	}   Recorded this 6th day of
Decr 1870.		}   January 1871 -
  F. J. Robinson	}   	F J Robinson /s/
        Ordinary O. C.	}   	   Ordinary + Ex off Clk.


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