Will of Elizabeth A. Cotton, Troup CO. GA

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                          Will of Elizabeth COTTON

                                      
   State of Georgia, Troup County
   
   Last Will of Elizabeth A. Cotton
   
   I Elizabeth A. Cotton, wife of William G. Cotton, of the County and
   State aforesaid, do make and ordain this as my last Will and
   Testament, as I am desirous to settle my worldly affairs while I have
   strength and mind to do so. And first I commit my soil to God who gave
   it and my body I desire to be buried as my friends may wish and my
   worldly effects I dispose of as follows:
   
   My family Bible, hymn book and (diseifluce?), together with a record
   of the Carlisle family in handwriting of may former husband Obed
   Perry, I give unto my beloved nephew Joel M. Carlisle.
   
   To my beloved husband William G. Cotton, I give and bequeath two
   mattresses, two undersheets, our checked (counterfrin?), two brown
   blankets, two quilts, two black coverlids and two pillows- it being
   the bedding used by us since our marriage.
   
   My interest in my former husbands Obed Perry's Estate, I give and
   bequeath unto my brother William W. Carlisle and my sister Martha N.
   Dewberry, to be equally divided between them also to my brother W. W.
   Carlisle, our note of hands given by him to me, dated July 3rd 1868.
   
   My Rocking chair, I give to my beloved niece Susan A. Wise.
   
   To my beloved sister Martha N. Dewberry, I give and bequeath all
   bedding, bed clothes, wearing clothes, Trunks, chests and chairs not
   already and otherwise disposed of.
   
   I do also hereby appoint and request my beloved brother William W.
   Carlisle as my Executor to execute and carry out this my last Will and
   Testament.
   
   In witness where of, I the said Elizabeth A. Cotton have to this my
   will, set my hands and seal, this 24th day of March 1874. E. A. Cotton
   
   Signed, Sealed and Delivered by the above named Elizabeth A. Cotton as
   her last Will & Testament in presence of us, who at her request in
   presence of each other have subsended our names as witnesses hereto.
   March 24th 1874
   J. S. Sapprington, W.J. Harwell, J. A. Palmer
   
   Georgia, Troup County Court, Personally came before me J. S.
   Sappington, one of the subserbing witnesses to the within paper
   writing, purporting to be last Will and Testament of E. A. Cotton
   died, who being duly sworn saith that he was present and saw Mrs. E.A.
   Cotton aforesaid, sign, seal...
   
   *Note* This is the second wife of our William G. Cotton. They married
   after 1861. He had no Will. William died in 1878 and his Estate was
   petitioned by several people of which included Pleasant Cotton and
   Caroline Slam. Portion of record follows.
   
   Troup Co GA Court Recds "Loose Files"
   Probate/administration estate- Wm G. Cotton
   It reads in part:
   
   The temporary administrator J. W. Sledge having died and the will of
   said W.G. Cotton propounded by P. G. Cotton, and covatted by Caroline
   Slam after Et Al, having been appointed by consent at the December
   adjournment Term 1878, and said estate being thereby unrepresented,
   and great loss and injury may happen to said estate unless temporary
   administration: It is ordered that J. E. Toole Clerk of the Superior
   Court, be and is herby appointed temporary administrator on the estate
   of W. G. Cotton, deceased.

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