Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Martin, Gus October 1, 1872
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Source: Pike County Probate Court
Written: October 1, 1872
Recorded: November 12, 1873

In the name of God Amen

I Gus Martin of Pike County State of Georgia being of sound mind and memory 
and considering the uncertainty of this life, do therefore make ordain publish 
and declare this to be my last Will and Testament; that is to say First after 
all my lawful debts and burial expenses are paid the residue of my Estate I 
give bequeath and dispose of as follows to wit: To my beloved wife Lizer 
Martin and my three beloved children to wit my daughter Martha Martin my 
daughter Jane Martin and my son William Martin each to have one fourth of my 
entire Estate each to receive of his one fourth of the cash and proceeds of 
crop or other property only so fast [?] and so much as he or she shall stand 
in actual need . The balance of each one fourth to be kept out at interest  
until thus appropriated. Except my wife Lizer is to keep one cow to be 
reckoned in her one fourth and that any stock necessary to carry on the family 
business may be kept together and not to be sold so long as it is to their 
best interest to keep them together, but in case it should become necessary to 
dispose of said stock or property then the cash proceeds to be  managed and 
disposed of as the other cash and crop proceeds as mentioned above.

In witness whereof I the said Gus Martin have to this my will set my hand and 
seal this the first day of October 1872 and I hereby appoint David N.[?] 
Martin my executor of this my last will and Testament

Gus Martin    his mark

Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Gus Martin as his Last 
Will and Testament in presence of us and at his request who in presence of 
each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto

E. F. Martin
H. D. Cleveland
[ _ ] McCord


Georgia
Pike County

Before me came on the 25th day of Nov. 1872 at chambers for the purpose of 
proving the last Will and Testament of Gus Martin a person of Color the 
witness to said will viz H. D. Cleveland
And the Will having been before that time brought before me for probate and 
the executor of said Will renouncing his executorship and the said witnesses 
depose of the same that they saw said Gus Martin sign and publish the same as 
his last Will on the day and year thus stated as executed by him that they 
witnessed the same at his request in his presence & in the presence of each 
other that the same was voluntarily executed by him while he was of sound mind 
and memory

H. D. Cleveland 

Sworn to before me & in presence of J. J. Harper    Ordy
Recorded November 12th 1873

T. J. Blasingham


Additional Comments:
Gus Martin listed in 1870 Census as Agustus
His Wife, Lizer in the Will is Eliza

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