Taliaferro County GaArchives Wills.....Rebecca Towns August 20 1847
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Written: August 20 1847
Recorded: September 25 1847


Georgia, Taliaferro County

Know all men by these present that I Rebecca Towns of the County and State 
aforesaid being weak and _________of body but of sound and disposing memory 
knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death have ________ the 
disposal of such worldly goods and chattels as it hath 
_______________________________ to make ordain and establish this my last will 
and testament.

2nd: It is my will and desire that my negroes viz. Mary a woman and her 
children, Martha, Warren, Mariah, Adol___, and Alfred, and their _________ 
shall be publicly or privately, together or separately, sold as my __________ 
after named Executor may deem most advisable for the interest of my Estate, 
and comfort of the negroes and the proceeds to be equally divided between my 
daughter Lucinda Billingslea, my daughter Nancy Luckett, or their 
representatives, my grand children (the children of my dec’d. son Hockey L. 
Towns) my daughter Elizabeth O’Brian & her children solely & separately for 
their use, free from the debts or controls of her Husband Brisie O’Brian 
[Pressie Obrien], to be paid to her (the said Elizabeth) for her and their use 
by my Executor and my Daughter Mary Dewberry (the wife of John Dewberry, to be 
paid her by my Executor, and should the said John Mary Dewberry fail to call 
on my Executor within the span of five years from my death then and in that 
event her portion is to be paid to my daughter Elizabeth O’Brian, in the same 
manner and with like restrictions as to her own portion.

3rd: It is my will and desire that all the money notes and accounts that I may 
die possessing of together with the proceeds of the sale of a tract of Land 
owned by me situated in Early or Lee County, after paying just debts and 
burial expenses shall be paid to my son Thomas T. Towns by my executor in 
trust, for the sole use and benefit of his children free from the debts or 
controls of the said Thomas T. Towns other tan for the use and benefit of his 
children.  I also give and bequeath unto my said son Thomas T. Towns in Trust 
and with like restrictions for the use and benefit of his children the 
proceeds of the sale of such stock household and kitchen furniture as I die 
possessed of ___.

Then 4th: It is my will and desire that my hereinafter named Executor shall, 
and he is hereby authorized to make and execute in title to the tract of Land 
sold to, and now in possession of Abner Sturdivant so soon as the said 
Sturdivant shall pay the purchase money.  It is also my will and desire that 
no interest shall be charged on a note held by me against Francis Billingslea 
which note is for one hundred dollars for money on deposit with the said 
Billingslea.

5th: Finally and lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint Abner Darden 
Executor to this my last will and Testament.

Signed and sealed this 20th of August 1847.
Rebecca Towns

In presence of 
Malinda Jarratt
Francis A. Billingslea


Georgia
Taliaferro County			Crawfordville Saturday 25th September 
1847

Court of Ordinary September adjourned Term 1847. Present, William Evans, 
Gilbert Kent & Elisha Moore Justices.

The within last will and Testament of Rebecca Towns having been duly proven at 
this adjourned Term in open court ____ as the ______ property upon the oath of 
Francis A. Billingslea ___ of the ___________ to the same—ordered that the 
same be admitted to record.
		____ Lucina Neal Clk O.C. O.
Recorded September the 25th 1847


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