Will of John Tiller 01 Sep 1829 Oglethorpe County, GA

Georgia
Oglethorpe County       In the name of God Amen.
I John Tiller Senior, of the State & County aforesaid
being of Sound mind & memory knowing that it is
appointed once for all men to die do hereby com?????
& ordain this to be my last Will and Testament quitting
all other Wills.

First of all I give & recommend my soul to Almighty God
who gave it me & my body to be buried in a Christian
like manner at the discretion of my executor herein after
named.

Second; all my just debts to be paid.

Third. I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Nancy
Tiller all my estate both real & personal which I may
die ???????? of during her natural life or widowhood.

Fourth. I give & bequeath  unto Susannah Smith Wife
of Brinkley Smith & her issue the one twelfth part of
my estate at that time, thru death or marriage of my
wife Nancy Tiller, & Elizabeth Cardin, Randal Tiller,
William Tiller, Jenny Poss, Sally Poss, Martin Tiller,
Elijah Tiller, Elisha Tiller, which is to have at the
same period of time the One Twelvth part of all the estate at
that time: An a Burwell Tillers Lawfull heirs, & John
Tillers lawfull heirs & Nancy Eascos lawfull heirs,
to have the One Twelvth part at that period
of time.

Fifth. I do hereby constitute and appoint Martin
Tiller to be my sole executor to this my Last Will
& Testament. Signed, Sealed & acknowledged in
the presence of us this Twenty first day of September
1829.

                                 John Tiller Senior

Robert Huff
Nathaniel Borum
Miles W. Goolsby
Reubin Eads
Washington Griffin


Georgia,
Oglethorpe County.     Personally came into open
Court Robert Huff, Miles W. Goolsby & Washington
Griffin & being duly sworn deposeth Saith that
they saw the within named John Tiller Senior Sign,
Seal an publish & declare the will in ???ting to be &
contain, his Last Will & Testament & at the
Time thereof he was of sound & disposing mind
& memory & that he did it fully without
compulsion.
                                 Robt. Huff

Sworn & Subscribed               Miles  W. Goolsby
in Open Court Nov.               Washington Griffin
2, 1829


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