Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Betsy Adams July 11 1837
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Source: Pike County Probate Court Will Book B
Written: July 11 1837
Recorded: September 9 1837


Georgia 
Pike County

I Betsy Adams of the County and State aforesaid do make this my last will and 
testament.

Item 1st
I bequeath and devise to my son Johathan Adams and his heirs forever two Negro 
boys named Tom and Ben.

Item 2nd
I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane C. Walker the following named Negroes, 
Isaac a man, Lucy a woman, Lena  a woman, and her two youngest children Jack 
and Charles, the above named Negroes with their future increase I give to her 
and her heirs forever.

Item 3rd
I bequeath to my daughter Rebecca Mangham the following named Negroes, Linday 
a woman, Aggy a woman, Cyntha a woman, Shadrack a man, and Hampton a boy, with 
their future increase to her and heirs forever.

Item 4th
I give to the children of my son Caleb B. Adams and to such as he may 
hereafter have, the Negroes herein named, Sarah a woman, and her four children 
Mary, Sarah, Gabriel, and Moses, also Simeon a boy, which Negroes must be kept 
together until the children of said Caleb B. Adams shall become of age or 
marry and given in the following order, when either one of said children 
arrives at the age of twenty one years or marries then the one so of age or 
marrying shall receive one of said Negroes as a temporary division to proceed 
until the youngest child shall become of age, after which an equal division 
must take place.

Item 5th
I give and bequeath to my son Jefferson Adams the following named Negroes, 
Tony a man, Judy a woman, Elisha a boy, Emanuel a boy, Aaron a boy, Gilbert a 
boy, Amanda a girl, Julia a woman, Jim a man and Billy a man. The above 
Negroes with their future increase I give to him and his heirs forever.

Item 6th
I give to my daughter Rebecca Mangham all the household and kitchen furniture 
which I have with me and which I shall hereafter dispose of otherwise.

Item 7th
I give to my daughter Jane C. Walker one feather bed headstand. The other of 
my household furniture and kitchen utensils at my plantation, I wish sold and 
the money equally divided between my daughters Jane and Rebecca.

Item 8th
My will and desire is that all my property both real and personal not hereto 
fore disposed of in this will be sold and after paying all my just debts with 
the proceeds there from, the balance be divided in the following manner.
My son Caleb B. Adams must have eight hundred dollars, my son Jefferson Adams 
must have four hundred dollars and the remainder equally divided between 
Jonathan Adams, Caleb B. Adams, Jane C. Walker and Rebecca Mangham. 

Item 9th
I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son Jonathan Adams executor of 
this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills and 
testaments heretofore made by me.
Signed sealed and published and acknowledged this eleventh day of July one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty seven.

Betsy (her mark) Adams


Jepitha (?) George
Joseph H. Shivers
Archibald A. Porter(?)


Georgia 
Pike County

Court of Ordinary Sept term 1837
The last will and testament of Betsy Adams having been duly proven at this 
regular term in open court upon the oaths of Jepitha (?) George, Joseph H. 
Shivers
and Archibald A. Porter ordered that the same be admitted to record.


Georgia
Pike County

I Jonathan Adams do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last 
will of the within named Betsy Adams deceased so far as I know or believe and 
that I will well and truly execute the same by paying first the debts and then 
the legacies contained in the said will as far as her goods and chattels will 
thereunto extend and the law charge me, and that I will make a true and 
perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help me God.

Jonathan Adams


Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 4th Sept 1837

H.G. Johnson  C.C.O.

Recorded this 9th Sept 1837
H.G. Johnson


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