Georgia:  Oglethorpe County: Will of Martha C. Tiller
2 November 1872
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Will of Martha C. Tiller - 1872

State of Georgia, Oglethorpe County -- We George W Whitehead, Mrs. C M 
Escoe, Calender Glenn, C A Whitehead were presant the thirty first day of 
October Eighteen hundred and Seventy two at the residence of Mrs Martha 
Tiller a widow of Sampson Tiller before and the time of her death about 
Four hours before her death in perfect possession of mental faculties she 
caled upon us to take notice what she was about to say. She wished us to 
understand that her will and desire was that Enough of her perishable 
property should be sold to finish paying for her land and all the just 
debts should be paid and the two feather beds to go with the little girls 
the bed clothing to be divided among the children. William, Francis & 
James Tiller her sons to have the heiffers as she gave to them.
This the second day of November Eighteen hundred and seventy two -
G W Whitehead
C A Whitehead
    her
C M  X  Escoe
    mark

Test C M Hammond

R R Mitchell Ordinary O.C.

State of Georgia, Oglethorpe County -- Ordinary's Office Lexington Ga. 
April 29th 1873.  In Chambers Personally appeared before me G. W. 
Whitehead, C. A. Whitehead and Mrs C. M. Escoe the three subscribing 
witnesses on the within Nuncupative Will, and after being duly sworn 
deposeth and saith that Martha Tiller who was the widow of Sampson Tiller 
deceased, in her last illness and at her place of residence in said 
County, Called upon them to take notice of what she was about to say, 
when she pronounced in our presence the within in substance of her last 
Will and Testament, and shortly thereafter departed this life without 
revoking the same. So far as we know or believe, that at the time thereof 
she was of sound mind and memory, and that she did it freely without 
compulsion, and that we submitted the same to writing within (2) two days 
after her decease, to the best of our knowledge and belief so help us 
God.
G. W. Whitehead
C. A. Whitehead
     her
C. M. X Esco
     mark
Sworn to & Subscribed
before me this 29th
day of April 1873
Witness Jno W Ham??
R R Mitchell
Ordinary O.C.