Pickens County GaArchives Wills.....Thomas M. Johnson March 11 1879
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Source: Will
Written: March 11 1879


Will of Thomas M. Johnson

In the name of God Amen. I, Thomas M. Johnson, of the county of Pickens and 
state of Georgia, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and being 
desirous to settle my worldy affairs while I have strength so to do, do make 
and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all wills by me at 
any time heretofore made, And first I commit my soul to God who gave it, and 
my body I desire to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner and my 
worldy estate I dispose of as follows:


Item first
I give devise and bequeath unto my beloved son John J. Johnson, a part of lot 
of land Number Ninety four (94) in the thirteenth district and second section 
of said county of Pickens, commencing at the north east corner of said lot, 
and running due west the original line to where the line crosses the branch 
the second time, thence running down said branch a conditional line to the 
creek to a cluster of sycamore saplings growing around the root of a stump 
below the ford on the creek where it corners , thence running nearly east to 
the foot of the hill, thence running nearly east around the foot of the hill 
to the spring out of which the said John J. Johnson now uses water cornering 
on a white walnut tree at said spring, thence east to the mouth of a small 
stream entering into the big branch, thence running up said stream to its 
head, thence running up the ridge to a poplar tree on the original line of 
said lot, then the original line north to the commencing point. My said John 
J. Johnson having rendered me many acts of kindness.


Item second
I also give grant and devise to my beloved son Albert W. Johnson the following 
described lands to wit, a part of lot of land number ninety four (94) in the 
thirteenth district and second section of Pickens county, commencing on the 
north line which runs east and west at the branch, thence running to the 
branch to the creek, thence down the creek oposite the mouth of the second 
branch coming on the creek on the west side, thence running on said branch to 
the original west line of said lot , thence continuing up the branch into Lot 
number ninety five (95) same district and section to the head of said branch, 
thence running due west to the original west line of said lot number ninety 
five said west line running north and south, thence running north the original 
line to the north west corner of said lot of land, thence running due east to 
original line of number ninety give and ninety four to the starting point. 
This item of my will to take eddect and be valid only upon condition that the 
said Albert W. Johnson pay to my daughters Jane Boasman and Mary C. Carr fifty 
dollars each.


Item third
I devise and bequeath unto my beloved son Henry B. Johnson, for and during his 
natural life, and at his death to become the property of his daughter Altha 
Caldonia Lee, who is my granddaughter, the following described property to 
wit: A part of lots of land numbers ninety four (94) and ninety five (95) in 
the thirteenth district and second section, Pickens County, Georgia, 
commencing at John J. Johnson's spring on a while walnut tree on lot number 
ninety four (94) and running a south course a conditional line to the original 
south line of said lot running east and west, thence running west along the 
original line of said lot to the original corner of said lot, thence running 
due west along the south line of lot number ninety five (95) same district and 
section to the south west corner of said lot number ninety five thence running 
the original line of said lot due north to the center of said lot number 
ninety five that is about half way on original line north and south from south 
east and north west corner, thence due east to the head of the second branch 
mentioned in second (?) item of this will, this is the branch coming into the 
creek from the west side and down said branch to the creek, thence down the 
creek to the cluster of sycamore saplings mentioned in the first item of this 
will, thence running east to the foor of the hill, thence around the foot of 
the hill to the white walnut tree, the starting point.


Item fourth
I devise and bequeath to beloved daughter, Mecca Duncan, wife of G. B. Duncan 
and to her children which she now has, or may hereafter have free from the 
control of her present or any future husband, about fifty or sixty acres of 
lot of land number ninety four in the thirteenth district and second section 
Pickens County, it being in the south east corner of said lot, being all of 
said lot not bequeathed in this will to John J. Johnson, Albert W. Johnson and 
Henry B. Johnson. Also I bequeath to her in the same manner twenty five acres 
more or less in the south west corner of lot number ninety three (93) in same 
district and section.


Item fifth
I give and bequeath to beloved wife Harriet J. Johnson one bed and clothing, 
bed stead, one walnut table and table furniture and reasonable amount of 
cooking utensils and a reasonable or creditable support during her natural 
life or widowhood from the lands devised in this will and my Executor 
hereafter named is directed to sell any other property not named in this will 
or bequeathed herein and to pay any debts I may have and pay any surplus if 
any equally among my children.


Item sixth
I hereby constitute and appoint my sons, John J. Johnson and Albert W. Johnson 
my Executors to carry out this my last will and testament. In witness whereof 
I the said Thomas M. Johnson have to this my last will consisting of five 
leaves of paper, this being the sixth page, set my hand and seal this the 
eleventh day of March 1879.
Thomas M. Johnson {seal}

Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Thomas M. Johnson as 
his last will and Testament in presence of us as his last will and testament 
who at his request in presence of each other have subscribed our names as 
wintesses hereto.
James R. Allen
A. McHan
W. T. Day

Recorded Nov. 21 1887
E. Wood Ordinary


Additional Comments:
Thomas M. Johnson died September 25, 1887 and is buried in the Salem Baptist 
Church cemetery, Pickens Co., Georgia.

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