Pike COUNTY GA Wills - John Jenkins, November 21, 1843 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Doris Caldor http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/pike/jenkins.txt Wills: Bk C 12 - 14 John Jenkins, November 21, 1843 Pike County, Georgia ***************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or person. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenweb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net This file has been contributed by Doris Irons Greer caldor@neto.com November 25, 2001 ************************************************************************************************************************** John Jenkins Will dated November 21, 1843 Pike County, Georgia Bk C 12 - 14 I John Jenkins now of the County of Pike and State of Georgia being of sound mind but feeling the uncertainty of the continuance of human life do make this my last will and Testament. Item 1st I give and bequeath unto John R. Jenkins as trustee for my beloved daughter Sally Willis, the following property to wit, one Negro girl about sixteen years of age named Lyza now in the possession of my daughter Sally Willis, a boy man named Mance, a side saddle and Bridle a feather bed, a cow and calf, a ewe and lamb & a sow and pigs: all of which are now in the possession of my said daughter Sally Willis and delivered by me in her use only, reserving title to myself in presence of Washington Jenkins and (Henry or Harry) Willis; I give all the above mentioned property to the above named trustee in trust for the use of my said daughter Sally, separately from her husband, during her natural life; But when my said daughter Sally Willis shall by the will of God depart this life, then at that time and after the termination of this entrust for life herein given to my said daughter, I give all the aforementioned property, with the increase of the Negro girls to such of the children of my said daughter Sally and may be in life to be equally divided between them according to valuation. Item 2nd Having given to my daughter Polly Winfield, a mare a side saddle and bridle, sow and pigs and a cow and calf, I give to this same trustee above named, the full owing property to wit, a Negro Girl about fifteen years of age named Kitty, also a feather bed to be set apart from the rest of my estate in trust for the use of my said daughter Polly Winfield, separately from her husband during her natural life, but when my said daughter shall depart this life; then and at that time and after the termination of the entrust for life herein given to my said daughter Polly I give the above mentioned Negro Girl MItty and her increase and said feather bed to such of the children of my said daughter Polly as my be in life to be equally divided between them according to valuation. Item 3rd I give to the same trustee aforesaid the following property (to wit) a Negro girl about seven years of age named Julia and a feather bed; both of which I have delivered to my daughter Frances Mays reserving title to myself in presence of Sophania Williams and Moses Baggers also a mare, saddle and bridle, a cow and calf a sow and pigs, which I intend to deliver into the possession of my said daughter Frances an application. I give all the property ; mentioned in this section to the said trustee in trust for the use of my said daughter Frances separately from her husband during her natural life; and when my said daughter Frances shall by the will of God depart this life then and at that time and after the termination of the entrust for life herein given to my daughter I give the above named Negro girl and her increase and all other property mentioned in this section to such children as my said daughter may have in life; to equally divided between them according to valuation. Item 4th I give to my Trustee aforesaid the following property, viz, a Negro boy about six years of age named Warren; in trust for the use of my son Jesse Jenkins during his natural life; and my said son Jesse being not of sound mind and some ailing prostration. Now if my son John R. Jenkins shall extend to him this care and provision during the life of said Jesse then at the death of Jesse the Said Negro Warren to belong to John R. Item 5th I give and bequeath to my beloved son John R. Jenkins a Negro boy named Daniel during his natural life; and after his death then to his heirs for ever. Item 6th All the rest of my estate not herein specially disposed of real as well as personal I give to my beloved wife Polly during her life and the continuance of her widowhood. And after her death; the land I now live on in the County of Pike to go to my son John R. Jenkins and his heirs forever and the rest of my estate real and personal to be equally divided according to valuations among such of my children sons and daughters as may at the death of my wife be in life save that my sons John R. and Jesse shall have more than the daughters until they get an equal amount in value to what was given to the daughters. and beside that Jesse is to have two hundred dollars additional in consequence of his infirmity above drawn in the preceding statement: But in case my wife Polly should think proper to take a second husband, then my will is that she shall then have a third of the tract of land wherever I now live in the county of Pike including the dwelling house during her natural life; also a division shall then take place of the rest of my estate; of which my wife Polly shall have a share equal to the rest of my children separately considered; bringing into the estimate all that I have given to my children in this will; and John R. to have the balance of the tract of land in Pike to go into possession at the division and after the death of my wife Polly, my son John R. to have his part of the land also, and also when a division of my estate whall take place whether at the death of my wife or her marriage then a young Negro girl such as I have given to each of my daughters is to be set apart and given to my grandson Columbus Watts in fee simple and also when said division shall take place whether at the death of my wife or her marriage then five dollars is to be set apart and given to my grandson Thomas Watts as his part of my estate. Lastly I appoint Zachariah L. Tipon (or Fipor) and my son John R. Jenkins to be executor of this my last will and testament. In testimony which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st day of November (1843) Eighteen Hundred and forty three. (Interlined before signed) Signed in presence of Josiah B. Nunnally ) John Jenkins (seal) Wiley C. Mangham ) John N. Mangham ) Georgia ) Pike County) We Wiley C. Mangham and John N. Mangham do solemnly swear that we saw John Jenkins sign, seal publish and declare this writing to be and contain his will and at the time thereof he was of sound disposing mind and memory and that he did it freely without compulsion to the best of our knowledge and that we saw Josiah E. Nunnally sign the same as witness September 20, 1847. Atest ) In open Court) Wiley E. Mangham ) John N. Mangham Jas. Epperson ____ (?J. M. 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