Taylor COUNTY GA Will - William Underwood File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by W.H. Bowen WHB925@aol.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/ware.htm Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Georgia Table of Contents: 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 ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============