Walton County GaArchives Wills.....Milsaps, Lavina 1857
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Source: Will
Written: 1857
Recorded: September 9, 1857

Lavina Milsaps Esate, Walton County, Georgia
Microfilm Drawer 128, Box 22, Book L, page 686

                   In the name of God Amen,
I Lavina Milsaps, of Walton County, and State of Georgia being weak in body but 
of sound mind and memory, thanks to the lord for his mercy,and knowing that it 
is once appointed for all to die, to do, to make, publish and declare this to 
be my last will and testment, revoking and annulling all wills by me heretofore 
made.

Specificially and first of all, I recommend my soul to all might God
who gave it in hopes of this gracious acceptance of him and my body I resign to 
the earth to be buried in a decent manner _________ place of intermant to be 
_______________.

Secordly, my will and desire in that out of my estate all debts be paid.

Thirdly, that all monies or notes I have held with my negroes, John, whos age 
is now 20 years, Green, about 10 years, Taylor about 8 and Lucy about 3 years 
old with 120 acrees, and place whereon I formerly live and adjoining chiles 
___________, Mrs Turley, and children that is, Half to go to the heir of my 
beloved son Marvel Milsaps and the heirs of my beloved daughter Parthina 
Jackson wife of A.W. Jackson. The other half to John L. Millsaps, Parthina I. 
Millsapd, William W. Millsaps, and Merod? Mary? Millsaps. There are the 
children of my son Marvel Milsaps to whom half is to be given and to Marvel M. 
Jackson, Elizabeth R. Shepherd, wife of Simon Shepherd, Mary, Ann J. Jackson, 
and Perthina Jackson the other half of all procedes that may arise; and if any 
of my nigroes shoulddie previous to the sale the residue is to go to sale as if 
no such death might have accoured, and if any of my grandchildren of either 
side over these of Marvel Milsaps or Parthina Jackson shoudl die or more than 
one each family half shall revert to the surving may have half of my estate and 
children of Parthina Jackson thn other half.

fourthly, I will add my beds and furniture and all the household that may be to 
my daughter Parthina Jackson to be at her disposal in any mannor that she may 
think proper except my trunnel bed and steed I give to my old faithful servant 
Sucky, and may stay with any family she chosan and is not to be sold but is to 
stay with her children.

Marvel Millsaps and Abram W. M. Jackson, son-in-law executors

Will Recorded: 9 Sept 1857

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