Pike County GaArchives Wills.....David Hightower August 22 1853
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Source: Will Book C p107 PIke County Probate Court
Written: August 22 1853
Recorded: October 3 1853


Georgia
Pike County

I David Hightower of the State and County aforesaid in feeble health but of 
sound disposing (the word disposing is crossed out) mind and memory do hereby 
make and declare this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other 
wills if any in existence made by me sofar to this time.

Item 1st     It is my will and desire to favor my beloved wife _?_ Hightower 
over and above my children, consequentially I give and bequeath to her and for 
her own use and benefit my Black Match (or Watch?) horses and Close(?) 
carriage and my Mulatto servant girl Love and woman Emily, said woman Emily of 
dark complexion

Item 2nd      It is further my will and desire that after the payment of all 
debts and legal liabilities that the balance of my estate real and personal 
shall be kept together for the mutual benefit of my said wife and children 
provided my executors herein after mentioned may think it best to do so - 
leaving the matter entirely to their better judgment and discretion, my said 
wife and children each to them equally and alike in said estate and all the 
profits accumulating or arising there from. My Negroes to be divided according 
to the usual rule in such cases, and other property _?_ and equally divided, 
leaving the terms of said sale and its distribution wholly with my said 
executors.

Item 3rd     It is my desire that ________ act as my executors to execute this 
my last will and testament and I do hereby appoint them as such, giving them 
full power to do as to them shall seem most conductive to the interest of my 
said estate, my said wife and children. In testimony whereof I have hereto set 
my hand and affixed my seal this twenty second day of August in the year of 
our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty three.

David Hightower 

Allen G. Fambro
James M. Hightower
J.M. Willis


State of Georgia
Pike County

We Jas M. Willis and James M. Hightower two of the subscribing witnesses to 
the above will do solemnly swear  that we saw David Hightower sign and seal 
and hand _?_ publish and declare this writing to be and contain his will and 
at the time there of he was of sound disposing mind and memory and that he did 
it freely without compulsion to the best of our knowledge and belief and that 
we saw Allen G. Fambro sigh the same also as witness. 

James M. Hightower
James M. Willis

Sworn to  and subscribed in open court this 3rd day of October 1853.

Wiley E. Mangham Ordinary


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