UPSON COUNTY  Wills Vining, John - 1835

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  John Vining’s Will
In the name of God Amen:

I John Vining of Upson County in the state of Georgia do hereby make and 
declare this to be my last will and testament.
I give and bequath to my wife  Elizabeth Vining, my daughter Emaline C. 
Vining, my son  William W. Vining, my daughter  Levina K. Vining, my 
son  John S.B.Vining, my daughter Epsibah P. Vining, my son  Frances  J. 
Vining and also my wife now apparently being in a state of Pregnacy should 
she live to bring forth a living child or children from  her present pregnacy, I 
wish it or them as the case may be all jointly and equally to share in the 
following property.   (viz)  Lot of land I now live on known by number one 
hundred  and eighteen (118) and lot of land one hundred seventeen (117) 
each containing  two hundred two and half acres more or less, both in the 
sixteenth district of originally Houston now Upson  and aforesaid state with 
all there appurtainonus, one lot of land in Irwin County number four hundred 
and fifty in the sixth district of said county, one lot in Aplin County known 
by number ninety six in the 5th District of said county and half of lot in 
Pulaska County known by number one hundred and twenty one in the 
twentyeth district of said county and lot in the Cherokee County known by 
lot number fifty four in the fifteenth District, third section.  I give and 
bequath also a negro woman  Sintha and her children and increase (viz) 
Julian a girl about twelve years of age, a boy Sam eight years of age, a boy 
Henry about two years of age together with all my house hold and kitchen 
and farming utentials and also all my stock of all discription (viz) Horses 
cattle hogs all to be kept together and to be managed to the best advantage 
for the benefit of the whole until my oldest daughter Emaline comes or 
arrives of age at the years of twenty one when I wish all my estate hertofore 
and what shall be here after named in my last will and testament to be laid 
off and equally divided in lots according to the number of heirs then a live 
and to be drawn  of by a lotery of said heirs excepting that my wife, 
Elizabeth whom I wish to have the prefrence of choosing the House and lot 
laid of around it (viz) the said dewling where I now live and as each child 
comes of age I wish it to have the control of the portion of the estate which 
will be kept in trust by its guardian until that period---I also wish my negro 
man John to be sold and that he have the privilege of choosing his master 
provided my executors should be of opinion such purchaser is willing to pay 
a fair price for said John, if not to be sold by the exectors to any other person 
whom they deem most advantagious to the heirs.
I also wish all my land excepting the two lots where I now live 
(Viz)numbers one hundred and eighteen and one hundred and seventeen 
both in aforsaid state and county—which I wish to remain unportion or 
undivided as hereto stated until the oldest child becomes of age—the balance 
of my land I wish all to be sold and money that they shall bring with the 
money that my negro man john shall bring to be kept out on interest for the 
benefit of the schooling of my children until there shall be a division which 
is above mentioned will do give and bequest to my above named heirs and 
there heirs and asignes for ever—I do herby nominate constitute and appoint 
my trusty friend John G. Starling, Zachariah H. Gordon, Davis H. Starling 
executors of this my last will and testamint:  In witness whereof  I have 
herento set my hand and seal this the sixth day of October in the year of our 
Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five.  Signed sealed acknowledged and 
declared by the testastor and for this last will and testament    
                                            John Vining (LS)
In out presents
E. S. Loyds
Joseph Mckindly
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