Pike County GaArchives Wills.....John L Coggin May 11 1907 ************************************************ 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: D Hill dawnlfdp@yahoo.com December 3, 2003, 12:06 am Source: Pike County, Georgia Will Book D, page 369-370 Written: May 11 1907 Pike County, Georgia Will Book D Page 369-370 Georgia Pike County} I John L. Coggin while in health and possessing a sound and disposing memory, knowing my duty to my wife and children and also knowing that it is appointed unto man to die, and that life is uncertain, and desiring now to make provision for the disposition of my earthly affects, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. Item 1st I wish my executor as soon as possible after my death to pay my debts if any. If a sale of property shall be necessary, I wish him to select for sale that which can be most advantageously used for that purpose, and I authorize him to sell the same at public or private sale as he may see fit. Item 3rd I give and bequeath to my wife Isabel Coggin, all of the lands belonging to the home place including, all impurements, house-hold & kitchen furniture & c, and containing three hundred and fifty acres of land more or less, also seventy five acres more or less known as the John J Sealey place, also a good horse and buggy, and two hundred dollars in money for one year support, and in case she should marry after my death, it is my desire that all of said property be sold and the proceeds be equally divided between her and my children. Item 3rd be it know that whereas I have and advanced to my daughter Mattie Belle Brindle the sum of one thousand dollars, it is my desire that all my property except that willed to my wife be sold, so that each of my other children be paid the sum of one thousand dollars to make them equal to Mattie Belle, and then the balance of the proceeds of sale be equally divided between all my children. Item 4th I do hereby appoint D.A. Brindle executor of this my will. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand to this the 11th day of May 1907 J L Coggin Signed sealed and published by John L Coggin as his last will in the presence of the undersigned who subscribe our names hereto as witnesses at the request & instance of said testator & in his presence & in the presence of each other this the 11th day of May 1907 Josephus Coggin John J Bottoms R J Banks Georgia Pike County} before me came Josephus Coggin and John J Bottoms named as witnesses to the within writing purporting to be J. L. Coggin's last will and being duly sworn say that they with R J Banks at the request of J.L. Coggin and in his presence and in the presence of each other did attest as witnesses the within writing as J.L. Coggin's will that the same was signed and published by J. L. Coggin in their presence as his last will, that he was, at the time of said attestation and signing by him of sound and disposing mind and memory, that he executed the within paper voluntarily J. I. Bottoms Josephus Coggin sworn to and subscribed before me this July 15th 1907 J W Means Ordinary Georgia Pike County} I do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will of the within named J.L. Coggin deceased, so far as I know or believe and that I will well and truly execute the same in accordance with the laws of this state, so help me God. D. A. Brindle sworn to and subscribed before me August 5th 1907 J W Means Ordinary This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb