Georgia:  Oglethorpe County: Last Will & Testament of John Kidd
23 December 1833

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Will of John Kidd
Will Book D pages 11 & 12
Oglethorpe County, Ga.  


( page 11 )

State of Georgia Oglethorpe County
Georgia                       In the name of God Amen
Oglethorpe County  ]          I John Kidd of the County &
State Aforesaid being of Sound mind & memory do make
& Constitute this to be my last will & testament viz.  Having 
heretofore given to my Sons George & Richard Kidd and to
my Daughters Sarah Clements & Zelpha Colquitt & Mary 
Robertson a part of my property I do not at this time think
Proper to Will them anymore myself but shall leave it with my
Wife as she may think fit here after.  I have also given to my 
Daughter Elizabeth Clements something but not so much as to
The items of my children above named & therefore I now give
To my wife whom I dearly love Two negroes ( as follows ) a
Yellow boy about thirteen years of age named Green and a black girl
About ten years of age named Ann for her to give to my said daughter
Elizabeth Clements at any time she may choose to do so or to make 
Any other disposition of the said two negroes she may choose to do 
(that is she may not give them to her at all unless she chooses to do so.

To my son James Kidd who is now living with me I give the tract of 
Land I purchased of Andrew Turner adjoining the tract I now live on and
Adjoining William Smith & others containing one hundred & fifty acres
More or less.  Also a negro man named Caleb a negro boy called Glenn
About seven years of age the above land and Two negroes my son James
Is to take into his possession on the 21st day of December Eighteen 
hundred Thirty four.

The balance of my property & estate both real & personal of all & every                                            
description I give entirely & in total to my dearly beloved wife 
forever to have & do as she pleases with .  In witness whereof I have 
unto set my Hand & affixed my seal this 23rd day of Dec' in the year of 
our Lord Eighteen Hundred & Thirty Three.		John Kidd   (seal)

( page 12 )

Ordinary Office March Term  1834

Signed  Sealed & Acknowledged
In presence
Robert Freeman
William Ogilive
Henry Jordan

Georgia 	            		                   ]	Personally appeared
		Oglethorpe County   ]    	in open Court Robert
Freeman, Wm. Ogilive & Henry Jordan witnesses to the within Will


And after being duly sworn deposed & saith that they seen John Kidd
Sign  Seal Publish & Declare this writing to be his last Will &
Testament that at the time thereof he was of sound deposing mind 
& memory & that he did it freely without compulsion to the best
of our knowledge so help you God.

Sworn to & Ordered to be			Robert Freeman
Recorded -March Term			William Ogilive
1834    William H. Smith Clk.		Henry Jordan

Recorded  4th March   1834
		William H. Smith CCO