Oglethorpe County GaArchives Wills.....Susanah Tompkins March 19 1822
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Source: Oglethorpe County Will Book B, page 225
Written: March 19 1822
Recorded: April 7 1823


Oglethorpe County, Will Book B, pages 225,226

Ordinarys Office

   In the name of God amen.  I Susanah Tompkins of the county of Oglethorpe & 
State of Georgia considering the uncertainty of this mortal life & being of 
sound & perfect mind & memory blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make & 
publish this my last will & testament in manner & form following (that is to 
say) ----  first I give & bequeath unto my unto Winney Gunnels all that tract 
of land that I bought of Wm Pittard laying & in the county & State aforesaid 
adjoining Jack Meadows Senr during the time of her living single & at her death 
to be equally divided between her two children Sealy Gunnels & William Gunnels -
-  I also give & bequeath unto the said Winney Gunnels all my stock of cattle 
and hogs ---- I also give & bequeath unto the said Winney Gunnels my mare & 
plantation tools ---- I also give unto the said Winney Gunnels all my household 
& kitching furniture (except one bed & furniture) which I also give the same to 
Sarah Wright and at her death to go to Wm Wright ----- as to that tract of land 
drawn by me in the county of Henry in the State aforesaid I want it sold to pay 
all my debts and if any money is left after satisfying all demands against me 
the Est to be equally divided between my three sons, Wisernan Bridges John 
Bridges & Jonathan F. Bridges lastly as to all the Est residue & remainder of 
my personal estate of what kind & nature soever, I give I give & bequeath unto 
Winney Gunnels whom I hereby appoint sole executrix of this my last will & 
testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.  In witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand & seal this nineteenth day of March in the year of 
our lord eighteen hundred & twenty two   Signed Sealed published & declared by 
the said Susanah Tompkins to be her last will & testament in the presents of us 
who at her request & at her presents have hereunto subscribed our names as 
witnesses to the same.

	his					her
William  x  Thomas			Susanah  x  Tompkin
        mark					mark
        his
Josiah   x   Sterlings
	Mark
Wiley Carter

Georgia		   }Personally appeared Josiah Sterling of the witnesses
Oglethorpe County  }to the within named will & being duly sworn saith that he 
subscribed the said will as a witness in the presents of the testatrix & also 
saw the witnesses subscribe their names in her presence as witnesses and she 
signed sealed & declared & published the same as her will & at the time of her 
so doing she was of sound disposing mind & memory to the best of his knowledge 
& belief		
Sworn to & subscribed in open court              his
7th April 1823 at an adjornd term	 Josiah   x  Sterlings
   MaRainey C. C. O. 	                         mark


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