Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Pryor, John September 20, 1840 ************************************************ 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 6, 2006, 6:50 pm Source: Will Book C Pike County Probate Court Written: September 20, 1840 Recorded: December 4, 1848 Georgia Pike County September the 20th 1840 In the name of God Amen I John Pryor Sr. being at this time in perfect mind and memory but far advanced in age and knowing that I must die do make and Constitute this my last will and Testament. First I resign my body to the grave and my Spirit to God 2nd It is my will that there shall be a sale of all my perishable property such as stock house hold and kitchen furniture which sale I wish attended by my Executor herein after named and sold as he may think best and after all my just debts are paid out of the proceeds of said sale it is my will that the residue of money derived therefrom shall be equally divided as follows there being two children & the heirs of my daughter Elizabeth Miles, it is my will that that they shall have one sixth of the proceeds of the above named sale. It is further my will that the children of my daughter Nancy Wildon [?] shall have one sixth of the proceeds of the sale above named to be equally divided among them. It is further my will that my son William shall have one sixth part of the proceeds arising from the sale above named. It is my will that my son in Law John Coats shall have one sixth of the proceeds arising from my sale as above named, it is further my will that my Son in Law Matthew Coggin shall have one sixth part of the proceeds arising from the sale above named It is further my will that my Son John shall have one sixth of the proceeds arising from the sale above named. It is further my will that as my son in Law Wilson Coats and his wife who is my daughter Susan Coats have taken upon themselves to stay with and take care of myself and my wife in our declining years that he my son in Law Wilson Coats shall have my largest chest and largest pot and largest oven the residue of my house hold and kitchen furniture sold and disposed of as above named. It is also my will that my Son in Law Wilson Coats as aforesaid shall have all my lands together with the appurtenance thereunto belonging to use and dispose of ass he may think best after my death and the death of my wife. It is further my will that Thom. C. Trice should be Executor to this my last will and Testament In witness to all of the aforesaid will and Testament I John Pryor hereunto set my hand and affix my seal in [ _ ] the day and year above written John Pryor his mark H. T. Embry Enoch Embry R. W. Embry Georgia Pike County I Enoch Embry do solemnly swear that I saw John Pryor [ _ ] (by making his mark) 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 and without compulsion to the best of my knowledge and that I saw H. T. Embry and R. W. Embry sign the same as witness. Enoch Embry Attest in open court this 4th day of December 1848 Wiley E. Mangham CCO Georgia Pike County I Thomas C. Trice do solemnly [ swear ] that this writing contains the last true will and Testament of John Pryor Sr. deceased so far as I know or believe and that I will well and truly execute the same by paying first the debts & then the legacies contained in said will as far as his goods and chattels with thereunto extend and the Law charges me and that I will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help me God Thomas C. Trice Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 4th December 1848 Wiley C. Mangham CCO File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/pike/wills/pryor643wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb