Taylor COUNTY  GA  Will -   William Underwood

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WILL OF WILLIAM UNDERWOOD. Page 54. State of Georgia, Taylor County

I, William Underwood, of said State and County, being of
advanced age, but in sound and disposing mind and memory,
knowing that I must shortly depart this life,deem it
right, both as respects of my family and myself that I
should make a disposition ofthe property which a kind
providence has blessed me. I do therefore make this my
last Will and Testiment hereby revoking all others made
by me.

First. I devisese and dine that my body be buried in a
decent and Christan like manner suitable to my
circumstances and condition in life, my soul I trust
shall return to rest with God who gave it, as I hope for
salvation through the merits and atonement of the blessed
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ..

Secondly, I give and bequeath and devise to my beloved
wife Mary Ann the lot of land known in the plan of survey
as Lot number one hundred and eighty four (184) in the 12
th Twelfth district of originally Muscogee Now Taylor
County containing two hundred and two and one half acres
more or less with all rights members and appentenances
there unto belong , free of all charges and limitations,
with full power to dispose of the same by will or
otherwise as she may deem proper and all my stock of
cattle, hogs, and sheep ; also all of my plantation and
farming tools my household abd Kitchen furniture.

Thirdly; I will and bequeath to my children five dollars
each, John Underwood, five dollars, Alice Brooks, five
dollars, Sarah Hill's children fiive dollars , Viney
Windham five dollars, Nancy MeFlaney five dollars, Mary
Thornhill five dollars.

And I do hereby appoint my grandson, Isaiah Underwood
Executor and my beloved wife Mary Ann Underwood Executrix
to this my last will and testament. this 17 th day of
August 1868. sgd. 

William
Underwood (seal)

Signed, sealed, Declared and Published by William
Underwood as his last Will and Testament in the presence
of us the undersigned who suscribed our names hereto in
the presence of said Testor at his special insistence and
request and in the presence of each other. ,

James Williamson, L.D. McMillian. John A
Childs JIC

Endorsed; Georgia, Taylor County. 

Before me in person came John A Childs, L.D. McMillan and
James Williamson wiitnesses to the within will of William
Underwood late of siad county Deced and lsaaiah Underwood
the executor of said Will having a, petition for probate
of the same. They, the said witnesses depose of the same
that they saw the said William Underwood sign and publish
the same as his last will on the day and year there
stated as executed by him; that they witnessed the same
at his request in his presence and in the presence of
each other that the same   voluntairly executed by him
while he war of sound and disposing mind and memory.

Sworn to and Subscribed before me
This 4 th Day of Janurary 1869
James d. Reese, Ordinary Sgo, @.P. McMillin, James Williamson, John A. Childs
Recorded 2nd Feburary 1869 James D. Reese Ordy.

note
(it appears that William Underwood remarried again after
the death of his wife Martha (Yelverton) Underwood on 27
May 1857 as he willed his estate to his wife Mary Ann
Underwood

Note: Michelle Taunton
William Underwood's daughter Nancy's surname was
McGlamery, not McFlanery -- she was married to Jasper F.
McGlamery. Nancy was first married to Nathan Taunton
(murdered by Robert Downing in Macon Co. in 1841) and had
a few children by him, then she married Jasper McGlamery
shortly after Nathan's death and had more children by
Jasper. Jasper, Nancy, and their family appear in Macon
Co. in the 1850 census.

Also, what is the documentation for William Underwood's
wife Martha's maiden name of Yelverton? I've also seen
her listed as a Taunton in a couple of places, and I'd
like to be able to prove or disprove this one way or the
other.
Michelle Taunton
mtaunton@mindspring.com
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