Taliaferro County  Georgia Will Susanna (Boring) Hart

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Last Will and Testament of Susanna (Boring) Hart
Transcribed by William L. Stephenson, Jr., January 2002

Widow of Samuel Hart of Hancock County, Taliaferro
County, Georgia, Will Book A., pages 215, 216, 22nd day
of November 1830.

To all to whom these presents shall come greetings, know
ye that I, Susanna Hart, of Taliaferro County, State of
Georgia going at this time under great body complaint but
of sound mind and disposing memory and knowing it is
appointed for men to die, to make, constitute and ordain
this my last will and testament; revoking, disannulling,
and disallowing all other wills, and testaments
heretofore made whatsoever.

First, I recommend my Soul to God who gave and my body to
the Grave to be buried in a decent Christian manner at
the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named, not
doubting that I shall receive the general resurrection at
the Last day.

And as respects my worldly goods that it has pleased God
to give me, I give, demise, and dispose of the same in
the following manner: 1st. It is my will and just desire
that all by just debts be paid. 2nd. That the whole of my
estate, both real and personal, be divided equally
between the following legatees, vis: that is John Hart,
William Hart, Samuel Hart, Eli Hart, Mary Hart, Nathan
Chapman’s children, Thomas Chapman’s children, Benjamin
Chapman’s children, James Veazy’s children, the orphans
of James Hart deceased late of Illinois. It is further my
will and desire that of John Hart’s portion of the
estate, that his son Samuel shall have $10.00, and of the
distribution share that falls to Nathan Chapman’s
children, that his son Samuel W. Chapman shall have
$10.00 more than the rest of the children. 3rd. And
lastly I nominate and appoint my beloved sons, Samuel
Hart and Eli Hart my sole Executors of this my last will
and testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal. This 22nd day of November 1830.

Signed:  Susannah Hart Witnesses: William Johnson Malcolm
Johnson		of Taliaferro County, Georgia Elizabeth Jones

In open court appeared William Johnson and Malcom
Johnson, two of the subscribing witnesses, and upon oath
say that day they saw Susannah Hart sign, seal, and
publish, and declare the writing to be and contain the
last will and testament of the said Susannah Hart, and
that at that time thereof she was of sound memory and
mind and that she did it freely and without compulsion,
and also that Elizabeth Jones signed her name to same as
witness with themselves.  Sword to and subscribed in open
Court this 1st day of May 1837.

Signed :	William Johnson Malcom Johnson Recorded May 1,
1837			Quincea O’Neal, C.C.O.

Received of the executors of Samuel Hart, deceased of
Hancock County #851 - 81¼  shillings, it being a part of
my wife Elizabeth’s legacy.  Signed Nathan Chapman of
Taliaferro County, (Formerly Oglethorpe County.)

Eli Hart died in 1831.  He was mentioned in the will of
Susannah Hart and in his will he mentions his sister
Elizabeth Chapman, wife of Nathan Chapman.

Samuel Hart was the sole Executor of Susannah Hart’s Will
when she died in 1837.



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