Taliaferro County GaArchives Wills.....Hall, Anna C. Reid November 16, 1887
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Source: Taliaferro Co., Ga Will Bk. B, Pages 178-181
Written: November 16, 1887
Recorded: December 19, 1887

Will of Ann C. Hall

Georgia
Taliaferro County
I Anna C. Hall of Said State and County being of Sound and disposing mind and 
memory, and deeming it fit and proper both as respects myself and any Little 
children do make a disposition of my worldly goods while I have strength so to 
do with which a kind providence has blessed me to make and publish this my last 
will and testament hereby revoking and annulling all other wills heretofore 
made by me.  

Item First:  I desire that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like 
manner.

Item Second:  I desire and direct that all my personal property excepting my 
household and kitchen furniture be sold by my herein after named Executor for 
the purpose of paying my just debts, and for the purpose of maintaining and 
supporting my four minor children hereinafter named out of the proceeds of said 
sale.  

Item Third:  I will devise and bequeath all of my property both real and 
personal and of whatever kind and description to be equally divided between my 
four minor children to wit: Ella Hall, Nancy Hall, Lois Hall and Thomas S. 
Hall, Share and Share alike, as soon as practicable after my youngest child 
attains the age of twenty one years.  

Item Fourth:  I will and direct that after the payment of my debts as herein 
before directed, that all of my property of what ever kind and description 
remaining be kept together for the support maintenance and education of my four 
minor children named in the third item of this my last will and testament, and 
that none of said property whatever be sold except for the maintenance support 
and education of my herein before named four minor children and that none of my 
said property be sold _____ the maintenance support and education of my four 
minor children herein before ______ unless the income of all of my aforesaid 
property prove[?] and be unsufficient for the support maintenance and education 
of my four minor children herein before mentioned.  

Item Fifth:  I hereby constitute and appoint my friend and kinsman Dr. R. G. 
Reid trustee for each and every one of my four minor children mentioned in the 
third item of this my last will and testament to control and manage all of my 
aforesaid property in accordance with and conformably to the fourth item of 
this my last will and testament.  

Item Sixth.  I will bequeath and direct that the said Dr. R. J. Reid appointed 
trustee in the foregoing item of this my last will and testament hold control 
and manage all of my aforesaid property for the sole use benefit and behoof of 
my aforementioned four minor children.  

Item Seventh.  I desire that my four minor children hereinbefore mentioned be 
kept together during their minority and that they be not separated or ______ to 
separate from their same abode and house where ever that may be unless for some 
very good reason or cause.  

Item Eight:  I desire that all of my four minor children hereinbefore mentioned 
continue to live in the house in which I now reside on the rode from 
Crawfordville to Sandy Cross at the old place known as the Corry[?] place with 
my mother Nancy Reid.  

Item Ninth:  Should my good mother Nancy Reid remove from said house or die 
before my youngest child becomes (21) twenty one years old or any other event 
interpose to cause my said children and my said mother to cease to live 
together in said home, then I desire such disposition made of my aforementioned 
children as will insure their comfort and well being such as is warranted by 
the circumstances.  

Item Tenth.  I hereby constitute and appoint my friend and brother Dr. R. G. 
Reid executor of this my last will and testament.  

Item Eleventh.  I will devise and bequeath should all of my four minor children 
hereinbefore mentioned die without any or either of them leaving a child or 
children or descendants of a child or children, all of my property remaining at 
the time of the death of the last one of my before mentioned four children to 
my brother Dr. R. J. Reid.  

In witness of all the foregoing I have set my hand and seal this the 16th day 
of November Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Seven.
Ann C. Hall (L.S.)

Signed delivered and published by Ann C. Hall as her last will and testament in 
the presence of us the Subscribing who subscribe our names hereto in the 
presence of said testator at her instance and request and of each other, She 
signing in our presence and we signing in her presence and in the presence of 
each other.  This the 16th day of November Eighteen hundred and Eighty Seven.
John N. Chapman
George H. Mitchell
Thos. C. Holden

State of Georgia
Taliaferro County
By the Court of Ordinary of said County
To all to whom these presence shall come Greeting.
Know ye that on the 5th December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and eighty seven, the last will and testament of Ann C. Hall late of 
Taliaferro county deceased was exhibited in open court and in common form of 
law presented and admitted to record, a copy of which is hereunto annexed, and 
administration of all and singular of goods chattels and credits of said 
deceased was granted to R. G. Reid the Executor in and by said will name and 
appointed, he having first taken the oath and performed all other requisites 
requited by law, he by order of said court and by virtue of these presents 
legally authorized to administer the goods, chattels of said deceased according 
to the tenor[?] and effects of the said will and testament, and according to 
law, and he is hereby required to render a true and perfect inventory of all 
and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased and appraised 
and returned to this court, according to law, and to render a true and correct 
account - to the said court – of his actings and doings yearly, and every year 
until his said administration is fully completed.  

Witness my hand as ordinary and the Seal of said Court this Fifth day of 
December Eighteen hundred and Eighty seven.
Henry H. Flynt, Ordinary
Taliaferro County
Recorded 19th day of December 1887



Additional Comments:
Anna C.(Reid) Hall was born 1855, Taliaferro Co., GA, died 1887, Taliaferro 
Co., and is buried at Crawfordville Baptist Cemetery.  She was daughter of 
William and Nancy (Jarrell) Reid.  Anna was married October 19, 1876, 
Taliaferro Co., to Thomas Stocks Hall, son of John Hall and Nancy Leverette of 
Greene Co., GA.  



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