Georgia:  Oglethorpe County:  Will of Sarah Owen Smith, 17 Sep 1857

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Court of Ordinary Oct. Term 1857
Book D, Page 339
FHC #0158728
Sept. 17, 1857/Oct. 1857

Georgia
Oglethorpe County In the name of God Amen. I Sarah Smith of said State
and County being of advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart
from this world deem it right and proper both as respects myself and my
family that I should make a disposition of the property with which a 
kind providence has blessed me. I therefore make this my last Will and 
Testament hereby revoking and annulling all others heretofore made by 
me.

Item first: I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent & 
Christian manner suitable to my circumstances and condition, my soul I 
trust shall return to rest with God who gave it, as I hope for eternal 
salvation through the blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ whose 
religion I have professed and as I humbly trust enjoyed for many years 
~~~

Item 2nd I wish all my just debts to be paid, and after that to give to
Martha Ann Fled(?) one hundred dollars for her attention to me. This 
must be paid out of my estate ~~~and after that I want an equal 
distribution between all of my children. I have given my son Francis M. 
Smith seven hundred dollars, after that is taken out of his share, I 
want the balance to go to his children ~~~ It is my desire the share 
that falls to my daughter Jane O. Callaway at her death to go to 
Frederick J. Hudson. My desire is that the share that falls to my son 
William H. Smith he should take and use while he lives and then go to 
his children. ~~

I nominate my son Jabez P. Smith sole Executor to this my last Will and
Testament revoking and disannulling all wills heretofore made by me. 
Witness I hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of September one 
thousand eight hundred and fifty seven.

John P. Latimer Sarah X(her mark) Smith
R.P. Arnold
Adam Smith

transcribed by Jeannie Smith Zadach DaisyZ@aol.com