Georgia: Putnam County: Finnie Dismukes Will, 1 August 1834 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Gloria Kinard gkinard@sc.rr.com ==================================================================== Glenna Kinard gkinard@sc.rr.com Originally copied by Carl V. Clark ~~~~~ Georgia Putnam County (Book "B", folio 105-106) I, Finney Dismukes, knowing and feeling the uncertainty of life, do ordain this to be my last will and testament, by which I dispose of all my earthly possessions, my mind being sound and my bodily health being good. Item 1. I will that all my debts which are just be paid; after that I loan all my property of every sort of which I may be in possession at the time of my death, to my wife Julia Dismukes, for and during her life, with his condition, that she should support and take care of my two daughters, Julia and Elizabeth, until they marry, provided they should marry before her death, also my granddaughter, Sarah Hayes, and also provide further that should either of my said daughters or granddaughter marry, I should will and request that they each receive a share from my estate by loan as great as any share which I have loaned or given to any one of my other children. Item 2. It is my will and desire that my property should be equally divided among my children after the death of my wife, share and share alike, (first deducting from the share of those who have received anything, the amount thus received), according to the following instructions. In the first place I will that the following named persons should be my heirs, to-wit: John Dismukes, James Dismukes, Jesse Dismukes, William Dismukes, my sons; and Prissy Easley, Julia Dismukes, Elizabeth Dismukes, and Findassey Hightower, wife of Randal Hightower, my daughters. My sons, John, James and Jesse Dismukes to receive their share or proportions to themselves, their heirs and assigns forever. My son, William Dismukes to receive his share of the estate as a loan and as a loan only; and should be die without leaving any child or children living, born of lawful wedlock, then his share to revert back to my estate, to be equally divided among my other children or their representations, upon the same condition that they receive their share in my estate. I give to Prissey Easley, Julia Dismukes, Elizabeth Dismukes and Findassey Hightower to them, their heirs and assigns forever, their share in all my property, except the negroes, I lend to them their share of the negroes during their lives, apart from the control and management of their husbands if they should all marry and at their death they leave children living, then the negroes to be divided among their children; if they have no children living, then the property to revert back to my estate and be divided among my other children, subject to the same conditions with the share of my other children. I further will that my daughter, Julia, should receive Two Hundred Dollars above her equal share in my estate. I further will that my granddaughter Sarah Hayes should represent her mother, Sarah Hayes, and receive her proportion of my estate, upon the same terms and with the same restrictions precisely that my daughters above named received their proportions; but my said granddaughter Sarah Hayes is not to receive property under her control at any time, but the same to be held and controlled by my son James Dismukes as trustee for her to avoid any difficulty and to make my intention more clearly known, my will and desire is that should my granddaughter Sarah Hayes die without children living, the whole of her property is to revert back to my estate. Item 3. My will is that whatever money may be given to my son William as his share of the estate by loan shall be shall be invested in land or negroes that the same may be forth coming at his death, if he should die without issue. Item 4. I do hereby constitute and appoint my son James Dismukes, trustee, for my son William Dismukes and my daughter Julia who shall receive and receipt for their shares of the estate and appropriate the proceeds or income thereof to their use and support. I do hereby constitute and appoint my loving wife, Julia Dismukes, my executrix and Bushrod W. Johnston and my son James Dismukes, my executors, to carry this my last will and testament into affect, hereby revoking all others. In testimony whereof, the said Finney Dismukes hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal this first day of August, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, having made ordained published and declared this to be his last will and testament. Signed: Finney Dismukes (seal) In presence of: Daniel White William Hubert T. Johnston The within and foregoing will of Finney Dismukes was duly proven in Open Court by the subscribing witness. 1st Dec. 1834.