Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Cary Strickland April 12 1856 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William Russell dragonraj@comcast.net February 21, 2004, 1:56 pm Source: Pike County Probate Court Written: April 12 1856 Recorded: July 13 1863 Georgia Pike County In the name Of God Amen I Cary Strickland of county and state aforesaid being at this time of sound mind and memory but in a feeble state of health and knowing that I must die deem it proper and right - to make a disposition of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me and for that purpose make and constitute this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others previously made by me. First My will and desire is that all my just debts (if any) be paid and for that purpose such a portion of my estate be sold by my Executor and Executrix as shall be sufficient for the same said sale to be without the due formalities of law and such articles as my representative may think proper for said use and said sale to be made either publicly or privately as they may decide on. Second My will is further that all my property of every kind of which I may be possessed of at the time of my decease shall be kept together for the use of my wife and children this to be done during the natural life or widowhood of my said wife Sarah L. Strickland it being understood that the first item of this will is conferred with or in order to the better understanding of this item. I mean all that I possess(?) after taking out enough to pay my debts - as alludes to in the first item immediately after the death or marriage of my said wife Sarah L. my will and design is that all of my property of every kind which I may be possessed at the time of my decease or that may afterwards become to be part of my estate before the division of my property all of said estate of property I desire to be sold by my executor on such terms as he may think best(?) conductive to the interest of my children and all equally divided among my children except my son George and my daughter Mary in consequence of an estate coming to them - the said George and Mary from the estate of James T. Hansford and Elizabeth A. Hansford. I desire that the balance of my children shall have each as much more of my estate as the said George and Mary shall each get from the estate of the said James T. and Elizabeth A. Hansford this I do because I think it just and right - in the distribution of my property that it should be so done as for the balance of my children be make equal with them the said George and Mary. Third My will and desire is further that the portion of my estate which may be coming to my daughters shall be vested in my said daughters to wit - Mary, Nancy and Martha Jane their property to be theirs and their children and not subject to the debts of any person whatever. Fourth I appoint my wife Sarah L. Strickland Executrix and my brother Issac Strickland Executor to this my will. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this April 12th 1856. Cary Strickland Bryan Lee William Cox Jacob McLendon(?) Thomas C. Trice Codicil Georgia Pike County Whereas I Cary Strickland did on the twelfth (12) day of April Eighteen hundred and fifty six (1856) sign seal declare and publish my last will and testament in presence of Bryan Lee William Cox Jacob McLendon and Thomas C. Trice who signed the said will and testament as witness and whereas as I am desirous of making some alterations or explanations in regard to portions of said will. First I desire that if my executor and Executrix shall think it best for the interest of children they are hereby authorized to sell any portion of the property named in the Second item of (here is an inserted line above the main sentence, barely readable: my will and the _?_ _?_ _?_ among them and _?_ in regard to _?_ _?_) instead of selling all the property as herein specified there may be a division among my four daughters to wit - Sarah Elizabeth and Mary and Nancy and Martha Jane so far as relates to four of my Negroes Said Negroes to be valued by persons chosen for that purpose and each of my daughters as above named to have one Negro apiece and make them equal according the value of said Negroes. Said Negroes to belong to my daughters as described in the third item of my will. The Negroes which I desire to go to my four daughters are as follows. I wish my daughter Sarah E. to have my girl Matilda. Mary to have Clary. Nancy to have Henrietta and Martha J. to have Lizzy. If either of said Negroes should die before said division my daughter to which said Negro is assigned shall be at liberty to select another to be valued as aforesaid. I desire further in reference to the second item of my will that my daughter Sarah Elizabeth shall account to my estate the sum of three hundred and twenty seven dollars which is the amount (or nearly so) which my son George and my daughter Mary receive from the estate of James T. and Elizabeth Hansford. Second I desire an alteration of the fourth item of my will so far as relates to the person named as executor. I wish my son George W. Strickland in lieu of Issac Strickland as named in said fourth item. Signed sealed delivered in presence of this July 6th 1860. Cary Strickland J.A. Williams John Banks R.A. Cochran State of Georgia Pike County Court of Ordinary July term 1863 Personally came into court Jacob McLendon and Thomas C. Trice, who being duly sworn say they saw Cary Strickland sign and seal and heard him publish and declare the foregoing writing to contain his last will and testament at the time it purports to have been signed, that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory and signed the same freely and voluntarily in the presence of the subscribing witnesses and that the undersigned signed the same as witnesses in the presence of Testator and of each other and in the presence of the other subscribing witness. Thomas C. Trice Jacob McLendon Z. Sims Ordinary State of Georgia Pike County Court of Ordinary July Term 1863 Personally appeared in open court J.A. Williams, John Banks and R.A. Cochran who being sworn state that they saw Cary Strickland sign and seal and heard him publish and declare at the time the same bears date the foregoing writing to contain his codicil or supplement to his last will and testament and that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory at the time and did the same freely and voluntarily in the presence of us and that we signed the same as witnesses in his presence and in the presence of each other. J.A. Williams R.A. Cochran Z. Sims Ordinary Pike Court of Ordinary July Term 1863 Ordered that the will be admitted to record together with the codicil or supplement as satisfactorily proven in _?_ for me and that the Executrix Sarah L. Strickland have leave to qualify and upon so doing that Letters Testamentary issued to her. Georgia Pike County I Sarah L. Strickland do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will and codicil to will of the within named Cary Strickland deceased as far as I know or believe and that I will well and truly execute the same by paying first the debts and then the legacies contained in said will as far as his goods and chattels will thereunto extend and the law charge me and that I will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help me God. Sarah L. Strickland July Term 1863 Z. Sims Ordinary Recorded July 13th 1863 Z. Sims C.C.O. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 7.9 Kb