Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Barrett, William August 24, 1872
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Source: Pike County Probate Court
Written: August 24, 1872
Recorded: October 1872

William Barrett’s Will

In the name of God Amen! I William Barrett of advanced age and of Sound mind 
and memory, and deeming it right and proper to dispose of the effects with 
which a kind Providence has blessed me do make and Ordain this my Last Will 
and Testament, hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me.

Item 1     I desire my body to be buried in a decent and Christian manner 
suitable to my condition in life. My Soul I commend to Almighty God trusting 
for Salvation through the merits of Jesus Christ whose religion I have 
professed and [ _ ]trust enjoyed for many years.

Item 2     I desire that all my just debts be paid with as little delay as 
possible.

Item 3    I give,  bequeath and devise to all my Children all my effects 
whatever and wherever both real and personal, together with all money, notes, 
bonds and other evidences of debt to be equally divided among them share and 
share alike, and if any of my children are now dead or should die before the 
distribution of my estate as aforesaid, then the share, or shares of my said 
child or children, as aforesaid to be equally divided among his, hers, or 
their children equally.

Item 4     I constitute and Hereby appoint my Sons William & Thomas Executors 
of this my Last Will and Testament and do hereby authorize and request  my 
said Executors to take, have and use all power & means that may be lawfully 
taken, have and use to execute this my Last Will and Testament as fully as I 
myself might or could do were I in  [ _ ] and personally present at doing 
thereof.
With my hand and Seal this this 24th day of August 1872
William Barrett  his mark

Signed Sealed Declared and published by William Barrett as his Last Will and 
Testament  in presence of us subscribing witnesses who Subscribed the same in 
his presence & in the presence of each other at his request this 24th August 
1872
[ ? ] B. Hanson
W. S. Stricker
W. S. Barrett

Pike Court of Ordinary
Oct. 7th 1872

The Will of William Barrett Sr. being produced in in open Court for Probate by 
the Executors who have filed their petition to prove the same and the 
witnesses to said will J. B. Hansen, W. S. Stricker & W. J. Barrett having 
subscribed the following affidavit, indorses on said will Oct. Term 1872, Pike 
Court of Ordinary, Came into Open Court at the regular term of the Court & 
being duly sworn  deposed that they saw William Barrett Sign and publish the 
within as his Last Will & Testament while of sound & disposing mind that they 
witnessed the same for him at his request and in his presence and of each 
other, and that the same was executed voluntarily on the day it purported to 
have been executed

J. B. Hanson
W. J. Stricker [?]
W. S.[?] Barrett

Sworn to in Open Court
J.[?] Harper


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