Will of William Embrey, Oglethorpe CO. GA
                                      
Submitted by Wayne D. Tiller <wtiller@attglobal.net>

                                      
     The Will of William Embrey
     
     Georgia, Oglethorpe County -- In the name of God Amen. I William
     Embrey of the county & state aforesaid being afflicted in body and
     now in the seventieth year of my age, but of sound & disposing mind
     and memory, thanks be to God for the same, and knowing it is
     appointed for all men to die do mak make, publish & declare this to
     be my last Will & Testament revoking & disannulling all former
     Wills by me made.
     First I recommend my Soul to God who gave it in hopes of its
     gracious acceptance by him & my body I resign to the Earth to be
     buried in a decent Christian like manner & as toutching such
     worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with I dispose of
     in the following manner & form (to wit.
     Item. I lend unto my beloved wife Frances Embrey during her natural
     life or widowhood five hundred dollars, one bed bedstead and
     furniture and on cow and calf and in case she should marry the
     above named money and property to be equally divided among my
     children or if she should not marry, to be divided as aforesaid at
     her heath all that is left after her support which money is to be
     raised out of the sale of property herein after named.
     Item. I give unto my Daughter Nancy one negro boy Jerry, one
     feather bed, bedstead & furniture cow & calf & saddle & bridle that
     she has at this time, one pine chest & pine table and as much
     earthenware and kitchen furniture as my other children that is
     named has had, I give it to her forever.
     Item. I give to my daughter Biddy one one negro girl Harriet, one
     feather bed, bedstead and furniture, cow & calf (and saddle &
     bridle which she has at this time) one pine table and pine chest
     and as much earthenware and kitchen furniture as my former children
     have had. I give it to her forever. And it is understood that the
     above named property that I have left to my two daughters Nancy &
     Biddy is to make them equal with my children that has left me.
     My will and desire is that all my land shall be sold and all my
     other proerty that is not willed away (except my negroes) which
     together with the money arising from the sale of my property (after
     reserving five hundred dollars as aforesaid for the support of my
     wife) I want equally divided between all of my children (to wit,
     John M Embrey, Thomas Embrey, Nancy Embrey, Joel Embrey, Susannah
     Johnson, Juley Griffith and Biddy Embrey and I do hereby constitute
     & appoint my son Joel Embrey & my son in law Isaac Johnson
     executors to this my last will & testament and I do hereby further
     appoint the said Joel & Isaac trustees for my wife to act as agents
     for her and to see that she is taken care of and to take care of
     the money & property left her and to be used to the most
     advantagious manner & my wish & desire is that my executors and
     they are required to take from each of my children a refunding bond
     (provided the five hundred dollars should not be sufficient to
     maintain my wife her life time or widowhood) conditioned that each
     will refund their proportionable part to aid in her support when
     called on by the executors and be it understood that my executors
     are to apply the money left to my wife solely to her use or the
     interest arising therefrom and if there should be any of the money
     or property left at her death or should she marry then the same is
     to be equally divided among my above named children. In witness
     where of I have hereunto llet my hand & seal this 24th day of July
     1829.
     Signed, sealed & acknowledged ------ William Embrey (Seal)
     in the persence of
     
     Jos. Embrey
     Anderson McLeroy
     Britan Stamps
     
     Georgia, Oglethorpe County -- Personally came into open court
     Briton Stamps & Anderson McLeroy two subscribing witnesses to the
     within will and being duly sworn deposeth & saith that they saw Wm
     Embrey Sign, Seal, publish & declare the within to be his last will
     & testament and at the time thereof he was of sound & disposing
     mind & memory & that they also saw Joseph Embrey subscribe the same
     as a witness.
     sworn to in open court
     Briton Stamps
     Anderson McLeroy
     
     Recorded 16th September 1829. Wm H Smith CCR

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