Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Couch, Betheny E.  April 12, 1877
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Source: Pike County, Georgia Probate Court
Written: April 12, 1877
Recorded: June 4, 1877

Georgia
Pike County

In the name of God Amen

I Betheny E. Couch of said State and County being of advanced age but of sound 
and disposing mind and memory, knowing that I must shortly depart this life, 
deem it right and proper both as respects my family and myself, that I should 
make a disposition of the property with which a kind Providence has blessed 
me. I do therefore make this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and 
annulling all others by me heretofore made.

1st     I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian 
like manner. My Soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave it

2nd     I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by my 
Executors George W. Strickland and John B. Mathews 

3rd     I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Francis L. W. Couch all of 
my land Ten acres off the South East corner of Lot. No. 215 in the 9th Dist. 
of said County

4th   I will and bequeath to my beloved daughter Francis L. W. Couch my sorrel 
horse, mule and all of my personal property of every kind to have and to hold 
for her own use and benefit

Betheny E. Couch


Signed, Sealed and declared and published by Betheny E. Couch as her last Will 
and Testament in the presence of us the undersigned who subscribed our  names 
hereunto in the presence of said Testator at her request and in presence of 
each other.

Edwin D. Mathews
Mary E. Clark
M. E. Cochran


Georgia
Pike County

Before me came on the 12th day of April 1877 at Chambers for the purpose of 
proving the last Will and Testament of Testament of Betheny E. Couch, one of 
the witnesses to said will viz: M. E. Cochran and the will having been brought 
before me for probate by one of the Executors to wit: George W. Strickland who 
has filed his petition for probate of the same. He the said witness depose of 
the same that he saw the said Betheny E. Couch sign and publish the same as 
her last will on the day and year therein stated, as executed by her, that he 
witnessed the same at her request, in her presence and in presence of each 
other that the same was voluntarily executed by her, while she was of sound 
and disposing mind and memory and that Edwin D. Matthews & Mary E. Clark also 
signed the will in his presence and in the presence of the said Betheny E. 
Couch
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 12th day of April 1877
M. C. Cochran
T. J. Blasingame  Ordinary

I Geo. W. Strickland do solemnly swear that the within writing contains the 
true last Will of the within named Betheny E. Couch deceased so far as I know 
or believe and that I will well and truly execute the same in accordance with 
the laws of this State. So help me God
Sworn to and subscribed before me this June 4th 1877

T. J. Blasingame   Ordinary
George W. Strickland

Recorded June 4th 1877
T. J. Blasingame   Ordinary


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