Will: Thomas Black, 1799 Will Book A, pp. 101-102 Oglethorpe County, Georgia Georgia Archives- drawer 46, box 10 page 101 101) Oglethorpe County ==================================================== In the name of God Amen - I Thomas Black of the county of Oglethorpe and State of Georgia being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, + knowing it is appointed for man once to die, do make this my last will and testament. Viz: first I give and resign my soul to God who gave it, + my body to the earth to be buri -ed in a Christian like manner, -- and as to what worldly substance it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and bequeath in the following man -ner Viz: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife - Mary a desent [sic] maintainance [sic], together with her bed + furniture, her chicken + befat(?) furniture with dur -ing her natural life, or if any thing in the family should prove disagreeable, by an adition [sic] thereto- she is to have a separate maintainance [sic] --- Next I give + bequeath to my three youngest sons Viz John Black Thomas J Black + James Black all + every part + parsal [sic] of my plantation with all the appertenances [sic] thereto belonging with all my stock of cows sheep + hogs to them + their heirs + assigns for ever; they the said John Thomas + James paying the under mentioned legacies, + first of all they are to pay all my just debts, + discharge my funeral expenses, + to pay Lemuel and William Black, + Mary Brewer one year after my decease - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - page 102 Ordinary's Office (102 ====================================================== to Lemuel Black thirty dollars, to William Black thir -ty dollars; and to Mary Brewer thirty dollars; as a small consideration out of my small estate; + I give + bequeath to my daughter Agness all the horse creatures that are called; or now goes by the name of hers, a bed + furniture, + her whom in the house, with a comfortable maintainance [sic] during her single life --- I likewise give and bequeath to my three sons John, Thomas, + James all my empliments [sic] for husbandry, + farming, + likewise all my carpenters + shop tools ----- I likewise constitute John Black Thomas Black + James Black to be my Exers ordaining this and no other to be my last will + testament, disannulling all other wills + testaments afore made by me, in testamony [sic] hereof I have herein -to set my hand + seal this 24th day of April 1799 Signed, sealed + } Schedule I give {Thomas Black [seal] delivered in presents [sic] of } + bequeath to my { Wm Bailey } daughter above what is Matthew Hobson } mentioned above to be paid to her James Bailey } one year after my decease Signed by me Thomas Black Recorded February the 3d day 1801 Matw Rainey /s/ C.C.O.O.C. ************************************************************************ 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 March 16, 2002 ***********************************************************************