TALIAFERRO COUNTY, GA - WILLS,  Lyle, James 1862

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(transcribed by Jim Lyle)

Will of James Lyle

In the name of God Amen

I, James Lyle of the county of Taliaferro and
State of Georgia, being of sound mind and
disposing memory and wishing to make a disposition
of my property in the event of my death different
from that which the Law would do, do therefore
make declare and publish this my last Will and
Testament, hereby revoking and annulling all other
Wills heretofore made by me.

Item 1.  It is my will and desire that all my just
debts should first be paid out of any money or
notes that I may die notified of.

Item 2nd  I will and bequeath unto my beloved
wife, Mary Jane Lyle, for and during her natural
life my plantation where on I now live and at her
death it is my will and desire that my said
plantation be equally divided among all my
children living at the time of her death and the
Representatives of my children living at the time
provided any of my children be dead at that time
leaving Representatives --- said Representatives
taking by Representation.

Item 3rd.  All the balance of my property Negroes,
money, notes, accounts, evidence of debts,
produce, growing crops, horses, mules, cattle,
hogs, household and kitchen furniture, plantation
tools, wagons, carts, pleasure carriages and all
other kind and species of property belonging to me
at the time of my death, I give to my beloved wife
Mary Jane Lyle to keep and to hold for the support
and maintenance and education of all my children
until my oldest child Mary Elizabeth Lyle shall
arrive at twenty one years of age, and then it is
my will and desire that my wife Mary Jane Lyle
shall have the sum of two thousand dollars (out of
the property mentioned in this Item) either in
money or other property as she may select, after
which I wish and so will that all the balance of
the property embraced in this the Third Item of my
Will be equally divided, share and share alike,
between my wife and all my children, living at the
time my said child Mary Elizabeth arrives at
twenty one years of age, and the Representatives
of my children living at the time if any of my
children should be dead at that time leaving
Representatives, said Representatives taking by
Representation.

Item 4th  All the property both real and personal
herein willed to my daughters is willed and
bequeathed to them free from the debts or
contracts of any husband they may marry, for their
sole and separate use, with full power during
their marriage, if they marry, to sell or will the
same.

Item 5th  I hereby nominate and appoint my beloved
wife Mary Jane Lyle, Executrix to this my Will.

The words "on my death" intertwined in the
preamble of this Will, were intertwined before the
Will was signed.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand, this
May 16, 1862.   James Lyle

Signed and published by James Lyle as his last
Will and Testament in our presence as witnesses
thereto by his request.  This May 16, 1862

George F. Bristow
Absalom Rhodes
John Rhodes Jr.