Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Joseph Fincher June 22 1854
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Source: Pike County Probate Court
Written: June 22 1854
Recorded: December 10 1855

State of Georgia
Pike County

I Joseph Fincher of the county and State aforesaid ordain this instrument to 
be my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills made by me.

Item 1st 
It is my desire that after my death to be decently buried.

Item 2
It is my wish and desire that if I should have any outstanding debts against 
me at the time of my decease that a sufficiency of my estate or effects be 
sold to pay up all my debts if necessary.

Item 3rd
I give bequeath and devise to my beloved wife Mary Fincher with whom I have 
lived for about thirty years and my youngest son Jonathan W. Fincher all of my 
estate both real and personal after the payment of my just debts equally share 
and share alike to be divided when he my said son Jonathan W. Fincher arrives 
at the age of twenty one years or at the marriage of my wife Mary if she 
should do so after my death my said son to receive an education out of said 
estate. 

Item 4th 
My other children towit my beloved daughter Bendy(?) T. Story, Bathia(?) Mapp 
wife of William Mapp, my beloved son Joseph T. Fincher and beloved daughter 
Louisa Cartis(?)  wife of Thomas M. Cartis(?) I give and bequeath nothing, as 
I have heretofore given each and every of my children named in this item of my 
will property equivalent to that I have given my beloved wife and son Jonathan 
W. in the third item of this my will and my will and desire is to do for each 
and all alike.

Item 5
I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Mary Fincher Executrix and my 
beloved son Joseph T. Fincher Executor of this my last will and testament this 
22nd June 1854.
Joseph Fincher


Signed sealed declared and published by Joseph Fincher as his last will and 
testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our names 
hereto in the presence of said Testator at his special instance and request 
and of each other this 22 day of June 1854
Wiley E. Mangham
William Barrett Jr.
W.P. Tyler




State of Georgia
Pike County

We Wiley E. Mangham Wm. P. Tyler and William Barrett Jr. the three subscribing 
witnesses to the within will do solemnly swear that we saw Joseph Fincher sign 
seal and heard him publish and declare this writing to be and contain his will 
and at the time thereof he was of sound disposing mind and memory that he did 
it freely without compulsion to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Wiley E. Mangham
William Barrett Jr.
W.P. Tyler

Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 2nd day of December 1855
Joseph C. Beckham  Ordinary


Georgia
Pike County

We Mary Fincher and Joseph T. Fincher do solemnly swear that this writing 
contains the true last will and testament of Joseph Fincher deceased so far as 
we know and that we 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 charges us and that we will make a 
true and proper inventory of all such goods and chattels so help us God.
Joseph T. Fincher
Mary Fincher

Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 8 December 1855 

Recorded Dec. 10th 1855

J.C. Beckham  Ordinary

 


Additional Comments:
The dates given are 1854 and 1855, but could be 1834 and 1835..

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