Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Thomas Trammel September 20 1833 ************************************************ 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: William Russell dragonraj@comcast.net December 6, 2003, 5:25 pm Source: Pike County Probate Court Written: September 20 1833 Recorded: November 1 1833 1824 Newnan Clerk of Ordinary Office In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Trammel of the state of Georgia Pike County being weak in body but of sound memory thanks be to God - but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament - as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to help me in this life. First of all I desire that all my just debts should be paid - I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife one tract of land whereon she now lives, also my house and furniture - also one Negro man named Jack - one Negro woman named Mary - one Negro boy named Nelson(?) - one Negro girl named Eily - one Negro girl named Eliza - one Negro boy named America - also one Negro man named Antony to work the ensuring year 1824 also my stock of cattle , also my stock of hogs, also one yoke of oxen, also two horses, also I desire that my son Drakeford(?) Trammel should live on the said tract of land during his lifetime and at my wifes death for the said tract of land to be sold and equally to be divided among my children. 1st I also give unto John Trammel my oldest son, one Negro boy named Lumis(?), also one Negro girl named Miley. 2nd I also give unto Drakeford(?) Trammel my son, one Negro boy named Salaam(?) 3rd I also give unto my daughter Nancy Stroud one Negro boy names Antony after this ensuing crop. 4th I also give unto daughter Milly Stroud one Negro girl named Jenny. 5th I also give unto my son Drakeford(?) Trammel one Negro man named Henry. I also _?_ _?_ _?_ the goods and chattels that _?_. I also give my daughter Nancy Stroud, one Negro woman named Phillis and her child names Charles. I also Appoint John Trammel and Fitsharris(?) Trammel my two sons to be my executors Thomas (his mark) Trammel Signed sealed in the presence of W. Silman Isaac Cooper Wiley J. Sterling This the 20th day of September 1833 Georgia Pike County Personally came Wylie J. Sterling, Isaac Cooper, and William Silman before us of the Superior court and being duly sworn sayeth that they saw Thomas Trammel make his mark and acknowledged the within will to be his last will and testament and was sworn to this the 15th October 1833 I do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will of the within named Thomas Trammel deceased so far as I know or believe that I will well and truly execute the same by paying first the debts and then the legacies contained in the said will so far as his goods and chattels will thereunto extend and that the law charge me and that I will make a true inventory of all such goods and chattels so help me God. John Trammel F.H. Trammel William Mitchels J.S.C.(?) Thomas G. _?_ On motion of Farr. H. Trammel executor of Thomas Trammel it is ordered that William Stroud, Wade White, James Dickinson, George _?_ and Philip Allen all of Clark County be appointed appraisers of said Trammel estate in Clark County also _?_ _?_, Eprhraim(?) Mills(?), W.P. Silman, Samuel Black, Isaac Cooper and _?_ Gibson be appointed to appraise the estate of Thomas Trammel deceased of Pike County. The last will and testament of Thomas Trammel deceased was exhibited in open court and duly proved by the oaths of Wiley J. Sterling, Isaac Cooper and William P. Silman (as above) three subscribing witness to the same said will was ordered to be recorded and John Trammel and Farr. H. Trammel were qualified to execute the same wherefor warrants of appointments were issued as above. H. G. Johnson C.C.O (?) Recorded 1st November 1833 This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb