Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Beverly Byram October 1849
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Source: Will Book C Pike County Probate Court
Written: October 1849
Recorded: November 6 1849


Georgia
Pike County

October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine

In the name of God Amen.

I Beverly Bryam being of sound memory and sound mind do make the following my 
last will and testament.

I commit my soul to God and my body to the  grass, and I do herein enjoin my 
executors herein after to be named,  to cause my remains to be decently buried 
and the expenses thereof paid out of the effects which may come into his hands 
after my death.
I give and bequeath to my son James Byram all the lands of which I am 
possessed it being the same whereon  I now live, to him and his lawful heirs 
also a Negro boy named George or known by the name Young George also one of my 
best horses and our sow and pigs which he shall select - also one thousand 
pounds pork or bacon as shall be found after my decease, also ten barrels of 
corn and fifteen bushels of wheat if so much remains at the time of my 
decease, and I also give jointly to my son James Byram and John Park (Parks) 
my yoke of oxen and cart.
Then it is my will that my executor herein after to be named take in charge 
all the effects which I may die possessed of to _?_ and collect all debts due 
me and to make sale of all the property both real and personal at the best 
interest of my creditors and heirs shall demand and that he first pay out of 
the funds so raised the expenses of any funeral than all my just debts as the 
law provides and it is further _?_ _?_ will that my executor herein after to 
be named do forthwith and cause to be done all and severally _?_ I have 
injured and with the least delay _?_ hereto from _?_ will immediately equally 
distribute among my other lawful heirs the remainder of whatever was in _?_ 
except such as shall be barred by claims I hold against them as shall in 
justice appear.  
I now hereby and herein appoint and constitute my beloved friend Caduman(?) 
Pope to be my lawful executor to this my last will ands testament.
B. Byram

Signed and sealed in presence of
John W. Howell
Beverly Manord(?)
Jesse  Hatcher
Oct 7

State of Georgia
Pike County

We John W. Howell(?), Alexander Irvin and Jesse Hatcher do solemnly swear that 
we saw Beverly Byram 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 without compulsion to the best of our knowledge and 
that we saw Beverly Manord sign the same as witness.

J.W. Howell
Alexander Irvin
Jesse Hatcher

Attest in open court
6th November 1849

Wiley E. Mangham C.C.O.


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