Will of Noah Lacey - Oglethorpe Co. GA

Submitted by Wayne Tiller <wtiller@attglobal.net> 
     

                             Will of Noah Lacey
                                      
     The Will of Noah Lacey from Will Book C Oglethorpe County, Georgia
     
     In the name of God Amen. I Noah Lacey of the County of Oglethorpe
     and State of Georgia being in good health, and sound disposing mind
     & memory, Knowing the mortality of man, and that God has appointed
     once for all men to die do make & ordain this my last will &
     Testament.
     first, I resign my soul to God who gave it, and my body to the
     earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors.
     Item 1st. My will is that my beloved wife Mary Lacey should have
     one feather bed & furniture and bedstead during her natural life
     and that the residue of my goods and chattle, personal and
     perishable property together with all other effects which I may be
     in possession of at my death, be sold and the money arising from
     said sale, with all I may have on hand, or that may be owing to me,
     be put on interest, and that my Executors do annually furnish &
     allow my said wife Mary according to her situation in the decline
     of life what they shall judge sufficient and liberal support, out
     of the income arising from said money.
     Item 2nd. My will is that after the death of my wife Mary, that the
     bed & furniture before named and bedstead be sold, & the money
     arising there from, together with the remainder of the money before
     mentioned, be equally divided as follows, to wit. between Elizabeth
     Banks, Judith Wise, Sally Law, Polly Wise and my grand daughter the
     oldest daughter of Patsey Freeman, Francis Smith, Magladen Mathew,
     Jane Tiller, and to my grand daughter Patsey Goolsby daughter of
     Jaol Goolsby, and to be theirs & their kin.
     Item 3rd. My will is that my three sons Stephen Lacey, William
     Lacey, and John Lacey have the property & money which I have
     hertofore put in their possession and do now confirm, to each of
     them by will as their full and proportionable parts of my Estate
     and no more -
     And I do hereby appoint and constitute & ordain my friends John
     Thornton, John Patman & Aaron Wilkes my lawful Exeutors to this my
     last will & Testament to carry the same into effect. In witness
     whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal. Signed, Sealed
     published & declare this twenty eight of February in the year of
     our Lord one thousand eight & twenty four. Noah Lacey (Seal)
     Test
     Thomas Duke
     John M Sims
     Clark Taylor Jr.
     
     Georgia Oglethorpe County. Personally appeared Clark Taylor Jr. &
     John M Sims two of the subcribing witnesses to the within will &
     being duly sworn saith that they saw the within named Noah Lacey
     dec. Sign, Seal, publish and declare this writing to be his last
     will & Testament & at the time of his so doing he was of sound mind
     & memory to the best of our knowledge & belief so help us God.
     John M Sims
     Clark Taylor Jr.
     Subscribed & Sworn to before
     me the 4th of September 1826
     Mat Rainey CCO
     Recorded 13 September 1826
     Wm B Rainey DCCO

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