Taylor County GaArchives Wills.....Martha A. Nelson  August 17 1893
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Written:  August 17 1893


Georgia, Taylor County. 
   I, Martha A. Nelson of said County and State being of sound and disposing 
mind and memory do make this my last will and testament. 
   Item 1st - I desire and direct that my Executor shall as soon after my death 
as convenient and proper pay to G.T.G. Nelson my son Five Dollars as his part or 
portion of my property, and that he have no other interest in my estate. 
   Item 2nd - After my death I give and bequeath to my daughter Sallie Driscol & 
her children Fifty-Six acres of land on the East side of Lot No 226 to extend 
the entire length of said Lot and to include the house I have and improvements 
thereon and also all Stock household and kitchen furniture and all other 
property not disposed of in this will that may be left at my death. 
   Item 3rd - After my death I give and bequeath to my daughter Soffia Beeland 
the balance of Lot of land No 226 lying between the line of the Fifty-Six acres 
willed to Sallie Driscol and her children and the line of G.T.G. Nelson on the 
west side of said lot subject to item (6) six of this will. 
   Item 4th - After my death, I give and bequeath to my son B.E. Nelson Sixty 
acres of Land of Lot No 225 across the North side of said Lot to the line of the 
fifty acres of G.T.G. Nelson on the west side of said lot subject to the 
conditions of Item (6) six of this will. 
   Item 5th - After my death I give and bequeath to my son F.Z. Nelson the 
balance of lot No 225 to the line of G.T.G. Nelson on the west side of said lot. 
   Item 6th - I desire and direct that F.Z. Nelson shall have the privilege of 
getting timber and fire wood for use on the place bequeathed him in his will so 
long as he may own the same. 
   Item 7th - I hereby constitute and appoint my son F.Z. Nelson Executor of 
this my last Will and testament this Aug 17th 1893. 
Martha A. Nelson 
 
   Signed declared and published by Martha A. Nelson as her last Will and 
testament in presence of us she subscribed who subscribed our names hereto in 
the presence of said testator at her request and of each other she signing in 
our presence and we signing in her presence. 
 
L.B. Lucas 
T.(?)B. Beeland 
Z. Beeland 
 
State of Georgia, Taylor County. 
   In the Court of Ordinary of said County: Personally appeared in open Court 
L.B. Lucas and T.B. Beeland who being duly sworn, depose and say on oath that 
they are two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing 
dated August 17th 1902 (should be 1893).  That they as well as Z. Beeland saw 
the within named Martha A. Nelson sign seal and publish said instrument of 
writing as her last Will & Testament:  They subscribed the same as a witness 
thereto at the special instance and request of the said Martha A. Nelson and in 
her presnece as did also the said Z. Beeland, that the said Martha A. Nelson 
signed the same freely and voluntarily, and was at the time of signing said 
instrument of sound and disposing mind and memory. 
L.B. Lucas 
T.B. Beeland 
 
   Sworn to & subscribed before me this 10th day of June 1902. 
J.E. Davant, Ordinary 
 
State of Georgia 
Taylor County 
   In the court of Ordinary of said County I, F.Z. Nelson, do solemnly swear 
that this writing contains the true last Will of the within named Martha A. 
Nelson so far as I know or believe, and that I will well and truly execute same 
in accordance with the laws of this State.  So me God. 
F.Z. Nelson 
 
   Sworn to & subscribed before me this 7th day of July 1902. 
J.E. Davant 
Ordinary 


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