Will of Stephen Potts, Oglethorpe CO. GA. Submitted by: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 Stephen Potts Oglethorpe County State of Georgia In the name of God, amen. I, Stephen Potts, of the county & state aforesaid being old & infirm in body, but of a sound & disposing mind & memory, do make & ordain this my last will and testament (revoking all others heretofore made). In manner & form following- 1st Item. I give & bequeath to my son James Potts a negro woman Milley & her child Lucy with all their increase both of the above negroes being now in his possession also my negro boy Primos. 2nd Item. I lend to my daughter Margret McWhorter one negro woman Doll & her two children Lucy & Tom, with all her future Increase & at my said Daughters death the said negros with their increase to be equally divided between the heirs of her body. 3rd Item. I give to my son Stephen Potts the old tract of land I now live on, including a small part of the opposite tract of land which I design for my son Henry (to wit) all the land that lies north of the main branch which runs through the plantation together with all the benefits thereon. Also thirty acres which I bought of Joseph Lumpkins Sen. Adjoining my old tract likewise three negroes namely Ned, Bob & henry. 4th Item. I give & bequeath to my son, Henry Potts, the tract of land adjoining the one I now live on that I bought of John Dickey except the small part as before desposed to my son Stephen together with all the benefits thereon, together with three Dick, Sawney & Nancy also two cows. 5th Item. I give to my grand daughter Nancy Foster one negro boy named Sterling. 6th Item. I give to my grand daughter Jenney Foster one negro girl named Janney. 7th Item. I lend to my daughter Jane Potts three negroes namely Hanah & her child Ben & Jacob during her natural life & at her death to be equally divided between the heirs of her body. 8th Item. It is my will & desire that twelve hundred acres of my Oconee lands be equally divided between my three sons, James, Stephen & Henry Potts. 9th Item. I will the balance of the above tract of land if any to my grandson Stephen Potts son of James Potts. 10th Item. I give to my grandson Hugh McWhorter one negro girl named Amey & her increase. 11th Item. It is my will & desire that my old negro man Adam be by my executors put up to the highest bidder for sale but it is to be understood that only my children are to be biders & he or she that will give the most to take him & if no bid is made it is my desire that he should remain at the old place with my son Stephen Potts. 12th Item. I give to my son Stephen Potts one other negro boy named Isaac upon his paying fifty dollars to be equally divided among the rest of my children. 13th Item. I also give to my son Stephen Potts my set of blacksmith tools with one half of my farming tools also my still & vessels & likewise my cupboard which belongs to the house. 14th Item. I give the other half of my farming tools and my waggon to my son Henry Potts. 15th Item. It is my desire that my old negro woman Bett should live with either of my children that she chooses & it is my earnest request she should be well used & if through age or infirmity she should unable to gain a support, it is my will that each of my children do pay an equal part towards her support & maintanance. 16th Item. It is my will & desire that all the small articals about the house such as potts, ovens, pewter etc. be equally divided between my two sons Stephen & Henry Potts. 17th Item. It is my will & desire that after all my debts & lawfull expenses are satisfield that all money by me debts due me & everything else not heretofore devised be equally divided between James Potts, Margarett McWhorter, Stephen Potts, Henry Potts & Jane Potts. 18th Item. It is my will & desire that the negroes, money & other property which I have devised to daughter Jane Potts her lifetime & after her decease to her children be so applied to the use & benefit of my said daughter & her children as any executors herein after named may think best. Lastly I hereby constitute & appoint my three sons James Potts Stephen Potts & Henry Potts my lawfull Executors to this my last will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this twenty sixth day of January one thousand eight hundred & five. Stephen Potts seal In presence of Thos L. Bailey probate of will Geo. Moore you do solemnly sware that you saw the within named Stephen Potts Charles Smith decd sign seal publish & declare the within instrument of writing to be his last will & testament & at the time of his so doing he was of sound mind & memory to the best of your knowledge & belief. So help you God. Sworn to & subscribed in open Geo. Moore Court & ordered to be recorded Charles Smith Jany term 1813 Matt Rainey CCO Recorded Jany 29th 1813 Matt Rainey CCO ==================================================================== 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. 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