Will of David Bateman 13 March 1856  Pike County, GA 

Will Book C, page 155

Transcribed by Sherry Mize(sherrim@gulftel.com) and Ellis
Bateman(ebateman@mindspring.com).
		
State of Georgia
Pike County

In the name of God Amen, I Simon Bateman being of advanced life and not
knowing the time of my demise deem it just and right-to dispose of the
effects with which in kind providence has blefed (blessed) me.

Item 1.  I give my body to be buried in a decent manner suitable to my
condition in life my sprit I commend to the God who gave it in hope of  a
blefed (blessed) immortality.
	
Item 2.  I assine?? my Executors hereinafter appointed to pay all my just
debts with as little delay as possible.

Item 3.  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Bateman with whom I
have lived in great peace for the last twenty-four years one hundred acres
of lot land number one hundred and eighty-two whereon I now live in the
eighth district of originally Monroe now Pike County, fifty acres taken off
the east side and fifty acres off the west side of said lot leaving my wife
the middle hundred acres of said lot with all its members and appurtenances
and all my stock of any description after paying all my just debts.  I also
bequeath to my wife together with all my household and kitchen furniture
for her own use and benefit during her life to use and dispose of it as she
may see proper either in life or at her death.

Item 4.  I direct my Executor to make titles to Sherwood Harper for fifty
acres off of the west side of the lot of land named above.

Item 5.  I give and bequeath to my beloved nephew Simon D. Bateman fifty
acres off the east side of the lot of land described above with all its
members and appurtenances to him and his heirs forever.

Item 6.  I give, bequeath and devise to my wife Mary Bateman in addition to
my bequests in the third item above all and _____ all my affects not herein
otherwise bequeathed in the same ample manner as in the aforesaid third
item above.

Item 7.  I constitute and appoint my worthy friends John Means and William
F. Williams Executors of this my last will and testament.
	
Signed, sealed, declared and published as my last will and testament this
13th March 1856  (______ ______ assigns)
				David Bateman  (seal)

Signed, sealed and published by David Bateman as his last will and
testament in our presence and on the ______ signed?? Subscribed  the same
as witnefes (witnesses)  in the presence of the testator at his special
instance and request and in the presence of each other this 13th March 1856.
				John M. Collins
				Oliver Ozborn
				John T. Kent
				James B. Hanson
Recorded: 10th April 1856.	


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