Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Seabron Covington January 12 1860
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Source: Pike County Probate Court
Written: January 12 1860
Recorded: March 11 1863



Georgia
Pike County

In the name of God Amen.
I Seabron Covington of the State and County aforesaid being of sound mind and 
memory do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills 
made by me.

Item 1st
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Covington the following property 
(to wit) My Negro woman Milly and her four children and all future increase, 
the names of the children are as follows Ella, Lawson, Laura, and Buckley 
together with three thousand dollars in money.

Item 2nd
I leave to my wife Mary Covington my Negro man Dick and Harry and my Negro 
woman Susan and the following land. The house and lot where I now live in 
Barnesville with all the household and kitchen furniture, one hundred and 
fifty acres of lot of land number one hundred and two in the Seventh district 
originally Monroe now Pike County, also three head of horses or mules, four 
cows and yearlings of calves, twenty head of hogs, together with the wagon, 
cart, buggy, and plantation tools of so much thereof as she may select to have 
hold the property described in the Item of my will for and during her natural 
life and at her death to go to my son James Covington and his children and the 
property and money bequeathed in the first item of this my will is for the 
sole use and benefit of my wife and at all times subject to her control and 
disposition.

Item 3rd
I give and bequeath to my son James Covington and his children the following 
Negroes (to wit) John, Daniel, Warrick, Dorcas and her four children Amos, 
Andrew, Theodore, Leatha and Berry and the following land (to wit) one hundred 
and four acres of lot ninety three lot number one hundred and twenty three, 
lot number one hundred and twenty one all in the Seventh district of 
originally Monroe now Pike County and all other of my property real and 
personal including notes and money not mentioned in this my last will and 
testament to go to and belonging to my son James Covington and at his death to 
his children.

Item 4th
I hereby appoint my wife Mary Covington and my son James Covington my 
executrix and executor to this my last will and testament in writings whereof 
I have this day set my hand seal. 12th day of January 1860.
Seabron Covington

A.G. Fambro
A. Blalock
B.D. Hardaway

January Term 1963 Pike County Court of Ordinary came in open court A.G. Fambro 
and B.D. Haraway and being duly sworn dispose and say that Seabron Covington 
signed and sealed the foregoing instrument in their presence, and that they 
heard him declare the same to contain his last will and testament that he 
signed the same freely and voluntarily and that he was of sound disposing mind 
at the time they signed the same at his bequest as witness in his presence and 
in the presence of each other on the day it purports to be executed. Sworn to 
and subscribed in open court this January 12th 1863.

Allen G. Fambro
B.D. Hardaway 


Georgia
Pike County

I do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will of the 
within named Seabron Covington deceased so far as I know or believe and that 
you will well and truly execute the same by paying first the debts and then 
the legacies contained in the said will as far as his 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.

M.A. Covington

Sworn to in open court March 2nd 1863
_?_ Sims  Ordinary

Recorded March 11th 1863
_?_ Sims 


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