UPSON COUNTY, GA -  WILLS  Drake, John Calvin

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State of Georgia
Upson County

I, John Calvin Drake, of said State and County, being
conscious of the uncertainty of like and being of sound
and disposing mind and memory, desire, while in life and
health, to dispose of the property with which a kind
Providence has blessed me.  Therefore I do make this my
last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling all
others by me heretofore made.

1st I desire that my body be buried in a decent and
Christian like manner.

2nd I desire that my just debts be paid as soon as
possible.

3rd I give and bequeath to my wife, Mary Ann Drake,
during her life, all of my property, real, personal, and
mixed, to be disposed of by her among our children and
grandchildren as may be deemed by her to be just and
proper.

4th I hereby constitute and appoint my said wife sole
executrix of this will & testament.  She shall have full
power to sell privately or publicly, as may by her be
considered best, any property belonging to my estate, or
that may hereafter be acquired and to convey the same.
She shall also have full power to make such compromise
settlements as may be deemed most to the interest of my
estate.  Having full confidence in the integrity of my
wife she shall not be required to give bond and security
as Executrix, nor shall she be required to make any
returns to the Ordinary or any other Court.

Signed sealed & published by John C. Drake as his last
will and testament in the presence of us who subscribe
our names hereto in the presence of the said testator at
his request and in the presence of each other - he
signing in our presence and we signing in his presence
this the 16th day of September 1889.
						
John C. Drake

J. W. F. Hightower
R. A. Mathews
B. A. Childs Jr.

CODICIL

I, John Calvin Drake, of Thomaston, Georgia, having made
my last will and testament and published the same
September 16th, 1889, hereby make, declare & publish this
codicil to the same.

1st It is my special desire and I do direct that the debt
due to my son, James A. Drake for money loaned me, on
account, amounting to about five hundred, together with
interest thereon, be the first debt paid after payment of
burial expenses.

2nd My sons, John C. Drake Jr. and Thomas F. Drake and my
son-in-law George P. Harrison who married my daughter
Mary F. Drake, now deceased, having already received a
larger portion of my estate than can be given to my other
children, my executrix is directed to give to each of
them, or to their children, the sum of only one dollar
each, and at her death it is directed that the rest of my
estate be divided equally between my other children &
grandchildren.  Namely James H. Drake, Martha F. Weaver,
Maria C. Beall, Archelaus A. Drake, Edward A. Drake,
Leona Bullard, the daughter of my deceased daughter, Ida
Bullard, and Flewellen L. Drake. Should either of the
above married children or my grandchild, Leona Bullard,
die without children, then the share of such deceased
shall be equally divided among the other survivors.

3rd As an exception to the above directed distribution of
my estate it is particularly directed that my said
Executrix shall have authority to divide our household
goods and heirlooms among our children and grandchildren
in such way as she may desire & prefer.

Signed Sealed & published by John C. Drake as a codicil
to his last will & testament in the presence of us who
subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said
testator and at his request & in the presence of each
other.  He signing in our presence & we signing in his
presence, this the 8th day of May 1894.
							
John C. Drake
Witnesses:
J. W. F. Hightower
R. A. Mathews
B. A. Childs

NOTE:
Dr. Drake's wife, Mary Ann Flewellen,
was a younger sister of Thomas Flewellen.