Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Austin  Davis October 18 1910
************************************************
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 4, 2003, 12:33 am

Source: Pike County, Georgia Will Book D, page 419
Written: October 18 1910


Pike County, Georgia Will Book D, page 419

Georgia Pike County}  I Austin Davis of said state and county being of sound 
and mind and disposing memory do make this my last will & testament.
Item 1st    I give bequeath & devise to my beloved wife Amanda J Davis all of 
my property both real and personal and choses in action, for and during her 
life or during widowhood, should my wife marry again, I desire that my 
executor do sell all my property both real and personal and divide with all my 
children share and share and share alike my wife taking one share.
Item 2nd   If it should become necessary for my executor to sell any part of 
my property to pay any debt I owe at my death, I desire that my executor to 
sell only such real & personal property as can be sold so as to keep the 
estate as near intact as possible and that my executor sell such either 
publicly or privately as would be to the best interest of the estate.
Item 3rd    I desire to relieve my executor of making any returns after she 
shall qualify or applying for any orders to sell such of my estate as may be 
necessary to pay my debts if I have any at my death.
Item 4th    Learning that I have been made beneficiary under a will made by my 
Aunt who was the widow if Austin Davis Sr., now if any lands or money accrue 
to my estate under said will I desire that my executor manage the same in the 
name of my estate to the best of her judgement.
Item 5th   I nominate and appoint my wife, Amanda J Davis, executor of this my 
last will and testament without giving bond and making any returns or 
appraisement, after she shall qualify this Oct 18th 1910                  
Austin Davis

signed sealed and published by Austin Davis as his last will and testament in 
the presence of us the subscribers who subscribe our names, hereto in the 
presence of said testator at his instance and request and of each other, he 
signing in our presence and we in his presence.       C H Harper
                                                             R C Mathews
                                                             W M Hartley
Georgia Pike County}
Before me personally appeared W M Hartley named as a witness to the within 
writing purporting to be the last will of Austin Davis who being duly sworn, 
disposes and says that he with R C Mathews & C H Harper did on the 18th day of 
October 1910, did attest as witness the within writing in the presence of 
Austin Davis who in their presence voluntarily signed and published the same 
as his last will and that the said Austin Davis, was at the time of said 
attestation of signing of sound and disposing mind and memory. 
Sworn & signed before me Nov 7th 1910  J W Means Ordinary

I do solemnly swear that the within writing contains the true last will of the 
within named Austin Davis deceased as 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.
This 7th of Nov 1910               Amanda Davis
J W Means  Ordinary


This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/

File size: 3.6 Kb