Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Samuel Ansley March 20 1837
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Source: Will Book B Pike County Probate Court
Written: March 20 1837
Recorded: July 6 1837



Georgia
Pike County

In the name of God Amen.
I Samuel Ansley of said State and County, being weak in body but of sound 
perfect mind and memory considering the uncertainty of this _?_ life blessed 
be Almighty God for the _?_ do make and publish this my last will and 
testament _?_ manner and form following (that is to say)

First I give and bequeath unto my dear beloved wife Mary, Negroes (viz) 
Holiday, Lizabeth, Sarah, Nanny, _?_ and their increase and all of the land on 
which _?_ _?_ three hundred and ninety five acres and after all my just debts 
are paid I give and bequeath unto my dear wife the stock of all kind and goods 
and chattels of what kind and nature so ever during her natural life of 
widowhood in case she should die or marry the property must be equally 
distributed among all the children, she an equal part with the rest.
I do also give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha Bryan and Jasper Bryan, 
one Negro girl named Mariah and her increase, the girl to be taken at her 
present value as a part of their legacies, I also give unto my daughter Mary 
Ann  Ansley a Negro girl called Amy and her increase to be taken at her 
present value as a part of her legacy when my estate is divided.

I also wish all the boys if they will be industrious and obliging to their 
mother to have a horse and saddle and in case any of the children should marry 
and stand in need of a bed and cow and calf, for them to have them and for the 
executors to keep an account of what each child received as when my estate is 
divided that they can all come to an equal distribution.

I leave  _?_ forty acres of land in the thirteenth district of Cherokee First 
Section No. 105 to be sold or equally distributed amongst all of the children, 
I do hereby appoint my dear wife with my son Jonah and Jasper Bryan executrix 
and executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former 
wills by me made, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
20th day of March 1837.

Samuel Ansley

_?_ Fryer
Henry Smith
_?_ Jordan


Georgia 
Pike County


Court of Ordinary July Term 1837

The within last will and testament of Samuel Ansley, having been duly proven 
at this regular term in open court upon the oaths of _?_ Fryer, H. Smith, and 
_?_ Jordan ordered that the same be admitted to record.


Georgia 
Pike County

We Mary Ansley, Jonah Ansley, and Jasper Bryan do solemnly swear that this 
writing contains the true last will of the within named Samuel Ansley deceased 
so far as we know or believe and that we will truly execute the same by paying 
first the debts and then the legacies contained in said will, as far as his 
goods and chattels will thereunto extend and the law charges us and that we 
will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help 
us God.

Jonah Ansley
Mary Ansley
Jasper Bryan

Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 3rd July 1837

Recorded 6th July 1837

H. Johnson C.C.O.


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