Will of Frances Jouett Davenport 24 Jul 1820 Oglethorpe County, GA I Frances Davenport of the county of Oglethorpe & state of Georgia being of sound mind & memory, thanks be to god for the same, calling to mind the frailty of all flesh, & that it is appointed for all flesh to die, I do make and constitute this my last will & testament in manner & form following (to wit) 1st My disire is that Mealy Riley Julyann Sarahann & Martha to be Equally divided between five of my Grandchildren (to wit) Richard Roseberys son John, Jesse Hewells son John, Jouett Davenports daughter Mary Frances, Jesse Davenports daughter Mary Frances & John Pass daughter Frances, which several childrens parts I wish to be given of when they become of age or marry ---- My desire is that my son Jesse, shall have the tract of land I now live on provided he moves to this state, if not to be divided equally among them all. My desire is that my son Jesse have one featherbead and furniture---- I wish the balance of my household & ketehin Furniture to be equally divided ---my wish is that the above named negroes shall be hired out untill the children becomes of age ---my wish & desire is that Hezekiah Larkin and Jouett Davenport be my executors & I do hereby appoint nomenate and constitute the said Hezekiah Larkin & Jouett Davenport my true & lawfull Executors to this my last will & testament to carry the same into full effect In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 24th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hund and twenty --- her Frances + Davenport Mark Test Wm Glenn } Wm Glenn Senr } N. Johnson } State of Georgia } appeared in open Court Wm. Glenn Oglethorpe County} Junr & Wm. Glenn Senr witnesses to the within will and after being sworn say that they saw the within named Frances Davenport sign seal publish & declare the within instrument of writing to be her last will & testament & at the time of her (???) she was of sound mind & memory to the best of our knowledge & belief so help us God -- } Wm Glenn Sworn to & subsribed in open Court } Wm Glenn Senr March term 1822 MaRainey C.C.O. Recorded March 6th 1822 MaRainey C.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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Beth Collins ====================================================================