Will of John Glenn 28 Feb 1828 Oglethorpe County, GA

Will of John Glenn, Senior
Oglethorpe County, Georgia
February 28, 1828; Proved September 1, 1828;
Recorded September 4, 1828
Will Book C, Page 51f.
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State of Georgia
Oglethorpe County

I, John GLENN Senior of the said State and County Considering the
uncertainty of my mortal life and being of sound mind and memory blessed be
Almighty god for the same, do make and publish this my last will and 
Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) first: I give 
and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary GLENN all that tract of land
whereon I now live with the appurtenances thereunto belonging lying and
being in the County and State aforesaid adjoining Edward POE and others, 
also five Negroes. Namely one Negroe boy named ANTHONY and four other 
Negroes of her own choice of my Estate and Two good horses to have and to 
hold during her Natural life or widowhood and after her marriage or death 
to revert to my Estate, also it is my will that after my two Daughters, 
namely Mary B. GLENN and Martha Jane GLENN which has not received any part 
of Estate is made equal with those of my children which has received a 
part of my Estate that my said wife Mary GLENN have all the house hold and
kitchen furniture at her disposal to use and give of to her children as she
thinks best and as many of the horned cattle, hogs and sheap, plantation 
tools of as may be deemed sufficient and comfortable support for her as 
above mentioned to be judged by her and my other Executors and also one 
years production of the ____ of Oren HART.

Secondly, it is my will that after my just debts is paid that all the
balance or remaining part of my property be equally divided between all 
my children either by sale or otherwise.

Thirdly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Mary GLENN and my two
sons William GLENN and Thomas M. GLENN my lawful Executors in witness 
whereof I have herewith set my hand and affix my seal this Eighteenth day 
of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty 
Eight.

John GLENN, Senr. (seal)
Sealed, Signed in the present of us.
Hughes ROBERTS
Martin TILLER
Wm. DAVENPORT

Georgia
Oglethorpe County
September Term 1828
Personally appeared in Open Court, Hughes ROBERTS and Martin
TILLER, two of the subscribing witnesses to the within Will and after being
duly sworn deposeth and saith that they saw the within named John GLENN 
Senr. Sign and Seal publish and declare the within instrument to be his 
last Will & Testament and at the time of his so doing he was of sound
mind and memory to the best of our knowledge and belief so help us God.

This 1st September 1828
Sworn to & Subscribed in Open Court
Hughes ROBERTS
Isaac HARDEMAN, DCCO
Martin TILLER

Recorded 4th September 1828

Isaac HARDEMAN DCCO


Transcribed by: Gordon Thornton
GordonT@iol10.com


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