PAULDING COUNTY, GA - WILLS William Allgood, Sen Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jason Lee Edwards" Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/crawford.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ~ Last Will and Testament of William Allgood, Sen.~ State of Georgia Paulding County In the name of God amen I William Allgood Sen of Said 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 little property with which a kind providence has blessed I therefore make this my last will and Testament. Item 1st, I desire and direct that my body be buried in a descent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and conditions. 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 have enjoyed for forty years. Item 2nd, I desire that all of my just debts be paid. Item 3rd, After the expenses is paid I will and bequeath to my six children all of my estate both real and personal to be sold and equally divided each according to what they have had for the last twelve months my land situate in the 19th nineteenth District of now Paulding County known as lots nos 977 and 985 nine hundred and seventy seven and nine hundred and eighty five One half acres reserved which is in the Grave Yard. Personal Property consisting of all my Household Kitchen furniture and accounts all to be equally divided between John Y. Allgood, William Allgood Jr, Peter P. Allgood, Sarah H. Houge, Rebecca Matthews, and Mary W. Syth. Item 4th, I constitute and appoint my three sons John Y. Allgood, William Allgood, and Peter P. Allgood Executors to this my last will and Testament. This July the 26. 1870 William Allgood (LS) Signed sealed and delivered and Published by William Allgood as his last Will and Testament in presence of us the Subscribers who Subscribe our names hereto in the presence of said testator and of each other this July 26. 1870 E. K. Garner John (X) Harp J. B. McAdams J. H. (X) Cornett