Wills: Priscilla Sanders, 20 August 1807: Oglethorpe County, Georgia 

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Last Will and Testament of Priscilla Sanders, Oglethorpe County, GA
Will Book B (1807-1826), Pg. 25.

Ordinarys Office

Georgia }
Oglethorpe County } In the name of God amen-

I Priscilla Sanders of the County & State aforesaid, being well stricken in 
years, & knowing it is appointed for all flesh to die, being of perfect mind 
& memory, tho in infirm age & first I commend my soul into the hands of God 
who gave it, & my body to the earth, to be buried in a decent & christian 
like manner, at the discretion of my Exs &c.

I do make constitute & ordain this my last will & testament, in manner 
following. Viz. First I give & bequeath unto my loving son Robert Howard, 
thirty dollars, to be paid out of my estate after my death. I do also will & 
ordain, that the balance of my estate be Equally divided between the 
following persons (to wit) Hiram Howard, John Howard, James Patterson, Thomas 
Kess(ink blot) son of William H. Howard, Abel Howard, Grover Howard, Thomas 
Chambers, William Carter & Henry Wm. Howard. It is my wish & desire that 
whatever I may have possessed of at my death be by my executors equally 
distributed among the afore mentioned legatees after deducting the following 
debts due to my estate from the legatees there in alluded to &c that is to 
say, Hiram Howard, for a horse purchased from my (can't read word) for 80 
dollars, also Abel Howard the sum of 100 dollars for some actuals-I do also 
constitute nominate & appoint my son Grover Howard & Clement Glenn my lawfull 
executors to carry this my last will & testament into full effect after my 
death, hereby revoking all other and former wills by me make, ratifying & 
confirming this my last will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand & affixed my seal this 20th day of august in the year of our Lord 
1807-

Signed Sealed & acknowed }
in presents of us } Priscilla X Sanders (Her Mark) (Seal)
Nick S. Meriwether (sig) }
George Gilmer (sig) } Georgia, Oglethorpe Nov. Term 1808 Court of Ordinary 
the within will was proved by Nick Meriwether & George Gilmer Certified by 
wis. Matthew Rainey C.C.O. (Sig)

Recorded 8th Nov. 1808 Matthew Rainey C.C.O. (Sig)

Transcribed by Laura Stotler August 11, 2001
Note: Spelling, punctuation and capitalization are transcribed as written.