Pike County GaArchives Wills.....William Brown January 13 1851 ************************************************ 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 January 17, 2004, 3:37 pm Source: Pike County Probate Court Written: January 13 1851 Recorded: March 7 1851 Georgia Pike County In the name of God Amen. I William Brown of the said state and county being of an advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart from this world, deem it right and proper both as represents myself and family, that I should make a disposition of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me. I therefore make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills heretofore made by me. Item 1st I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and condition my soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave it as I hope for eternal salvation through the blessed Lord and Savior. Item 2nd I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid by my executors hereinafter named according to the best advantage from the sale of my effects taking into consideration the next item in my said will. Item 3rd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Polly and her children all my land after my debts are paid, during her lifetime or until the youngest child shall come of age and if she should die before the youngest child comes of age the land to be kept together for their use until the youngest comes of age. I also give and bequeath to my wife all my farming utensils and all the stock of all kinds to enable her to raise her children also my household and kitchen furniture with my oxen(?) and cash there shall be no division until the youngest child comes of age. Item 4th I desire that my sorrel horse be instantly sold or traded to the best advantage and a good plow horse procured from the one half of the sale, the other half belonging to my son A. F. Brown, also that my land in Cherokee(?) be sold according to what my executors herein after appointed, and in that way that they may think best for the good of my family, also that Burnell Brown my son have deed and title to the lands that are known to be his and that should any of my children be without land, that they shall have the privilege of working a portion of the land left to my wife Polly and her children as long as they can agree. Item 5th That if my son Bowling Brown shall take up or cause to be taken up the note given by me for the hundred acres of land whereon he lives, then he is to have the title made according to his duration. Item 6th I further desire that after my youngest children are all of age that all the lands left to them shall be sold and equally divided among all my children. Item 7th I constitute and appoint my wife Polly executrix and my worthy friend Allen W. Prior executor of this my last will and testament this the 13th day of January 1851. William (his mark) Brown Signed Sealed and Published and _?_ by Wm. Brown as his last will and testament in the presence of we the subscribers who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of each other this January 16, 1851. K.H. Lyons M.D. Charles Blalock Jacob Ledbetter State of Georgia Pike County We Charles Blalock and Jacob Ledbetter do solemnly swear that we saw William Brown sign seal publish and declare this writing to be and contain his will and at the time thereof he was of sound disposing mind and memory and that he did it freely without compulsion to the best of our knowledge and that we also saw K.H. Lyons sign the same as witness. Charles Blalock Jacob Ledbetter _?_ in open court this 3rd day of March 1851 Wiley E. Mangham C.C.O. State of Georgia Pike County I Polly Brown do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will and testament of William Brown deceased so far as I know or believe and I will well and 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 me and that I will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help me God. Polly (her mark) Brown Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 3rd day of March 1851. Wiley E. Mangham C.C.O. Recorded this 7th March 1851 W.E. Mangham This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb