Will of William A. Cunningham, 1886, Oglethorpe. Co. GA Submitted by: Wayne D. Tiller Will Book E: Part 1 1863-1886 Page 183 The Will of William A. Cunningham State of Georgia, Oglethorpe County -- I William A Cunningham of said County, do make publish and declare this my last will & testament. 1st I desire that all my just debts be paid. 2nd I will that my daughter Carrie B shall have the organ now in use in my house. 3rd I will that my daughter Susan V shall first have out of my Estate three Hundred dollars. 4th It is my will and desire that my property, after deducting the above bequests, shall be kept together and managed for the maintainance and support of my wife Henrietta D - during her life. 5th I will that my daughters Susan V & Carrie B shall remain with my wife and receive a support out of my Estate while they remain unmarried, or until the death of my wife. 6th It is my will and desire that my son James R. Cunningham shall have the full management and control of my Estate, and that he shall have for his services all that can be made out of its management above a support for my wife and two daughters as before stated. 7th It is my will and desire that at the death of my wife that what is left of my estate shall be equally divided between my children Wm J J, Sarah D Graham, Mary A E Gunter, Henrietta E J Banks, Susan V, James R and Carrie B. 8th I will that he be, and I do hereby appoint my son James Robert Cunningham as Executor of this my last Will & testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this 3rd day January 1886 his W A + Cunningham (LG) mark Signed sealed declared and published by Wm A Cunningham as his last will and testament in the presence of the undersigned who at his special request subscribed our names hereto as witnesses in his presence and in the presence of each other. signed Geo B Lumpkin signed G A Stewart Signed W B Hopper The last will of William A Cunningham was presented in open court at this the 1st Monday in February 1886 and proven on solemn form of law upon the oaths of Geo B Lumpkin, G A Stewart and W B Hopper the three subscribing witnesses to the same, who on oath say that they saw the Testator sign, seal & declare this same as his last will that he was of sound mind & memory, that he executed the same freely & without compulsion. Geo B Lumpkin W B Hopper G A Stewart Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court February 1st 1886 Thos D Gilham Ordinary Ordered that the same be admitted to record as proven in solemn form. Thos D Gilham Ordinary Recorded February 4th 1886 Thos D Gilham Ex off Clk C O ==================================================================== 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 the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Wayne D. Tiller ====================================================================