Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Pringle, Coleman S. April 13, 1850 ************************************************ 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: William Russell dragonraj@comcast.net September 20, 2006, 3:15 pm Source: Will Book C Pike County Probate Court Written: April 13, 1850 Recorded: May 16, 1850 Georgia Pike County In the name of God Amen I Coleman Pringle 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 do therefore make this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me. Item 1st I devise and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and condition in life Item 2nd I desire and direct that all my just debts be without delay by my Executors hereinafter appointed as I am unwilling that my creditors should be delayed as there is no necessity for delay Item 3rd I give bequeath and devise to my beloved wife Katurah Pringle all my property both real and personal during and for the term of her natural life subject to the payment of seven hundred Dollars each as my children to with Coleman R. Pringle, Augustus C. Pringle, Angelina L. Pringle as they arrive at the age of twenty one or upon the marriage of my daughter. My daughter Mary Covington and my son Barton S. Pringle having already received each the sum of Seven hundred Dollars. Item 4th I will that the proceeds arising from the property in the possession of my said wife Katurah be appropriated to the education and maintenance of my three first named Children and should the proceeds be more than sufficient for the purpose of the Education and Maintenance the said three Children and the maintenance of my wife it is to be consigned as part of my estate thus bequeathed Item 5th I will that at the death of my wife that the property thus bequeathed should be equally divided among my said Children herein before mentioned regarding the amounts which have been or may hereafter be paid out or received as expenses in the Third Item of this my will Item 6th I further will that my son in law Seaborn Convington and my son Barton S. Pringle and my wife Katurah Pringle be my Executors and Executrix to execute this my last will & Testament Coleman S. Pringle Signed sealed declared & published by Coleman S. Pringle as his last will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said Testator at his special instance & request and of each other this 13th April 1850 Thomas D. King Owen Arnold J. W. Willis A. G. Fambo State of Georgia Pike County We Thomas D. King Owen Arnold and [_] Willis do solemnly swear that we saw Coleman S. Pringle 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 A. G. Fambo sign the same as witness Thomas D. King Owen Arnold J. W. Willis Attest in open Court this 6th day of May 1850 Wiley E. Mangham CCO State of Georgia Pike County We Seaborn Covington and Barton S. Pringle do solemnly swear that this writing contained the true last will and Testament of Coleman S. Pringle deceased as far as we know or believe and that we will well and truly execute the same by paying first the debts then the legacies contained in said will as far as his goods & chattels will thereunto extend and the law charge me and that we will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help us God Seaborn Convington Barton S. Pringle Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 6th May 1850 Wiley E. Mangham Recorded this 16th May 1850 W. E. Mangham CCO Additional Comments: Katura Coleman is listed as Ketina Coleman in the 1850 census Famil Search site lists Katura as the daughter of William Fambrough and Pheba Robertson. Census from Ancestry lists Calvalan Coleman Female but Family Search lists as Coleman Pringle Male Katurah aslo listed as Catherine. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/pike/wills/pringle668wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.6 Kb