Upson County Georgia Will Lydia Ivy File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Walker Winge, Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/upson.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Upson County, Georgia Will Book A Georgia }} Upson County }} Know all men by these presents that I Lydia Ivey of the County and State aforesaid being of sound mind and for good causes yself becoming old do this day make this my last Will & Testament which is as follows "to wit" - 1st I give and bequeath my Soul to God who gave it. 2nd I give unto my Daughter Nancy Ivy my Bed, Bedstead and Bed Clothing and Two Hundred Dollars which money my Son Ephriam Ivy is to pay to the said Nancy Ivy fifty dollars annually until all is paid without any interest on any part though the first payment to be made within twelve months after my decease 3rd I give unto my Daughter Emily Adams, Syntha a negro Girl about four years old also Martha a Girl about five years older 4th I give unto Jonah Spivy five dollars 5th I give unto Priscilla Stanford my Daughter five dollars 6th I give unto Berryman Ivy my son five dollars 7th I give unto Ephriam Ivy my son five dollars And in addition to the foregoing Will & Testament it is my request that my Son Ephriam attend & see that the above is complied and that he pay all my Funeral expenses when it is the pleasure of God that I shall depart this life In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Y seal this second day of July Eighteen hundred & forty four Signed Sealed & delivered }} Lydia [her X mark] Ivy [L.S.] in present of }} Test. MeD Danielly }} Robert Collins }} Edmund Stewart J.P.}} Georgia }} Upson County }} Inferior Court Sitting for Ordinary purposes adjourned term 1845 The within last Will & Testament of Lydia Ivy having been duly proven at this time in open Court upon the oath of McD. Danielly Robert Collins & Edmund Stewart ordered that the same be admitted to Record Attest Wm. A. Cobb Clk C.C. 2nd June 1845 Recorded this 4th day of June 1845 Wm. A. Cobb Clk C.O. Upson County, Georgia Will Book A Contributed by Barbara Walker Winge ======================== 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. ==============