Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Kent, Nancy December 18, 1865
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Source: Pike County Probate Court
Written: December 18, 1865
Recorded: September 11, 1874

State of Georgia
Pike County

In the name of God Amen
I Nancy Kent 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 m, do therefore make this my last Will and 
testament hereby revoking all others here before made by me.

1st  Item     I devise and direct that my body be buried in a decent and 
Christian like manner suitable to my circumstance and condition in life. My 
Soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave it.

2nd Item      I desire and direct that all my debts be paid without delay by 
my Executors hereinafter appointed, as I am unwilling my creditors should be 
delayed in their rights, especially as there id no necessity for delay.

3rd Item     I give bequeath and devise to my Grand children Namely July Ann, 
Louvina, James P., Nancy Catherine Kent, lawful children of my son Walton P. 
Kent, all the tract or parcel of land, containing One hundred and one and one 
quarter acres more or less lying and being in the Ninth Dist. Of Pike County, 
known as the Homestead of the said Nancy Kent, with all the rights and numbers 
and appurtenances to said lot or parcel of land.

4th Item     I give bequeath and devise to my four Grand children named in 
Item 3, one gray mere and her increase, and two cows and all my household and 
kitchen furniture all of the above named property to be equally divided among 
my four grand children before mentioned except July Ann and she the said July 
Ann Kent to have one hundred dollars more than the rest and I appoint my 
trusty and worthy son Walton P. Kent trustee of the property hereby given and 
bequeathed to my four Grand children viz July Ann, Louvina, James P. and Nancy 
Catherine Kent

5th Item     I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved friend Green B. W. 
Blount executor of this my last will and testament this December 18th 1865
Nancy Kent   her mark


Signed sealed declared and published by Nancy Kent as her last will and 
testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our names 
hereto, in the presence of said Testator at her special instance and request 
and of each other this Dec 18th 1865

G. W. Strickland
M. O.[?] Strickland
Sarah L. Strickland


Ordinary’s Office Pike County Sept 4th 1870
Before me came on the 6th day of Sept. 1870 at chambers for the purpose of 
proving the Last Will & Testament of Nancy Kent the witnesses to said will by 
Geo. H. Strickland and M. O. Strickland two of the subscribing witnesses to 
said will and the will having been brought before me for probate by the 
executor Green B. W. Blount who has filed his petition for probate of the 
same. They the said witnesses depose of the same that they saw said Nancy Kent 
sign and publish the same as her last will and testament on the day and year 
then stated, as executed by her that they witnessed the same at her request in 
her presence and in the presence of each other, that the same was voluntarily 
executed by her while she was of sound and disposing mind and memory
Geo. W. Strickland
M. E. [?] Strickland

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 6th day of Sept. 1870

J. J. Harper  Ordny


Pike Court of Ordinary Oct.  term 1870
Ordered by the Court that the will of Nancy Kent be admitted to record as 
satisfactorily proven in common form and the Executor G. B. W. Blount have 
leave to qualify and upon so doing that letters Testamentary issued to him.


Pike Court of Ordinary
Oct. Term 1870

I do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will of the 
within named Nancy Kent deceased so far as I know or believe and that I will 
well and truly execute the same in accordance with the laws of this State so 
help me God.

Green B. W. Blount

Sworn to before me in open court

Oct. term 1870
J. J. Harper  Ordny

Recorded Sept 11th 1874
J. J. Harper  Ordinary



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