Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Johnson, William M. January 9, 1851
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Source: Will Book C Pike County Probate Court
Written: January 9, 1851
Recorded: May 17, 1851

State of Georgia
Pike County

In the name of God Amen this ninth day of January in the year of our Lord 
Eighteen hundred and fifty one [ ? ]

I William M. Johnson of the County and State aforesaid being infirm of body 
but of sound mind and memory do make and declare this [ _ ] writing to be and 
contain my last will & testament.

Item First   After paying all my just debts I wish the balance of my Estate  
except my lands be kept together and worked by my said wife under the 
direction of my hereafter named Executor for the purpose of educating and 
raising my Said children, my said lands here for the convenience of my 
Executor  I wish sold and the proceeds laid out in lands more convenient  to 
my herein after Executor  and this said land to be worked by my hands for the 
use of my said wife and so long as my said wife shall remain single and when 
she my said wife marries again, her right to have and use said lands and hands 
ceases and she is to receive in value a childs part of all of my Estate 
whether real or personal which is to be given to her by my said Executor.
  
Item 2nd   If my said wife remains Single as each of my said children had in 
lawful marriage with her my said wife shall marry or arrive at the age of 
twenty one years. I wish him or her to receive by valuation and allotment his 
or her equal part of all my Estate by [ _ ] my said wife as a child and the 
balance kept together and worked as aforesaid until a second child arrives at 
the age of twenty one years or marries and then he or she to receive his or 
her proportion as the first and so on to the last

Item 3rd      In case my said wife Marries I wish an equal division of my 
Estate made to each Child as he or she arrives at the age of twenty one years 
or marries as in Item Second

Item 4th     I hereby appoint my friend John F. Moreland my Executor to this 
my last Will & Testament giving and granting to my said Executor the right and 
power to sale [sp] any part of said Estate if he thinks it more for the 
interest of the Estate than to keep it or to buy anything [ _ ] for the 
estate  when it becomes for the interest of the Estate.
In witness whereof & in testimony of the same I  William M. Johnson do 
hereunto set my hand & seal this day and date first above written
William M. Johnson

In presence of
James Shipp   his mark
Abraham J. Cochran [sp]
Isaac B. Williamson


State of Georgia
Pike County

We James Shipp and Abraham J. Cochran do solemnly swear that we saw William M. 
Johnson sign seal & publish and declare this writing to be and contain his 
will that 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 Isaac B. Williamson sign the same as witness
James Shipp    his mark
Abraham J. Cochran

Attest in open court this 5th day of May 1851
Wiley E.[?] Mangham  CCO


Recorded this 17th May 1851
W. E. Mangham   CCO 




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