Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Cleveland, Wiley February 18 1859 ************************************************ 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: Bill Russell dragonraj@comcast.net August 2, 2004, 3:03 pm Source: Will Book C P.376-377 Pike County Probate Court Written: February 18 1859 Recorded: September 7 1863 Will of Wiley Cleveland State of Georgia Pike County I Wiley Cleveland of said State and County being of advanced age and 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 with do therefore make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me 1st Item I Desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner 2nd Item I give and bequeath and devise to my son Hansford Cleveland fifty acres of Land of the north side of Lot number 30 in the eight district of said county thereof it shall be a home for my three daughters Essy [?Effy] Sarah and Elizabeth so long as they wish to live there also I give and bequeath fifty acres more of said Lot for the support of my son Aaron to be disposed of at the death of said Aaron by my son Hansford as he sees proper also fifty acres of Said Lot to my four daughters namely Essy[?Effy] Nancy Sarah and Elizabeth [there is no 3rd item] 4th I give my daughter Nancy one cow or the worth of one the remainder of the stock consisting of one horse hogs and cattle to remain on the premise to be used by my son Hansford for the support of himself and Aaron Essy[?Effy] Sarah and Elizabeth 5th I give my daughter Essy[?Effy] one bed and bedding also my daughter Sarah one bed and bedding also my daughter Elizabeth one bed and bedding also my son Aaron one bed and bedding also my son Hansford one bed and bedding 6th I will at my death that this my will be admitted to record and no more expense about my estate that each one take their part as provided for in this my last will 7th I hereby constitute and appoint my son Hansford Executor of this my last will and testament this February 18th 1859 Wiley (his mark) Cleveland Signed sealed declared and published by Wiley Cleveland as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribe our names hereto in the presence of said testator at his special instance and request and of each other this February 18th 1859 A. F. F. Jones Frank Wadsworth John Wadsworth Georgia Pike County Before me came on the 7th day of Sep 1863 at a regular term of the Court of Ordinary for the purpose of proving the last will & testament of Wiley Cleveland one of the witnesses to said will viz A. F. F. Jones and the will having been brought before me for probate by the Executor Hansford Cleveland who has filed a petition for probate of the same said writing depose of the same that he saw said Wiley Cleveland sign seal and heard him publish the same as his last will on the day and the year there stated as executed by him that they witnessed the same at his request in his presence and in presence of each other that the same was Executed voluntarily by him while he was of sound and disposing mind and memory A. F. F. Jones Sworn to and Subscribed in open court Sept 7th 1863 J. Sims Ordinary Georgia Pike County I Hansford Cleveland do Solemnly that this writing contains the true last will of the within named Wiley Cleveland deceased so 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 the 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 J. Sims Ordinary H. D. Cleveland File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/pike/wills/gwl88clevelan.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb