Will of Joseph McMath 24 Aug 1824 Warren County, GA


In the Name of God Amen, I Joseph McMath of the County of Warren and 
State of Georgia being weak in body but sound in mind and memory do 
make ordain and constitute this as my last Will and Testament  (To Wit)

1st, tis my Will that all my just debts should be paid by me Executors 
out of my Estate as soon as Convenient. 2d, I give and devise to my 
beloved Wife Elizabeth McMath one Hundred acres of Land where I now 
life to be nearly square   also two Negro men Jarrard and Tom   one 
Negro woman named Poll   also all my cattle horses and hogs my Household 
and Kitchen furniture with all their increase with two Barshear ploughs 
and one Shovel plough with Iron to find them in good order to my said 
Wife her life time then to be refunded back to the said Estate of my Heirs

3d, I give and devise to my Grand Daughter Sally Barbaree five hundred 
Dollars

4th and the balance of my property and effects to be Equally Divided 
amongst my Heirs

5th and I do hereby Appoint my Wife Elizabeth McMath and William McMath 
my Son to be my Executors to this my last Will and Testament   

In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this twenty 
fourth day of August One thousand eight hundred and twenty four

In presence of Hachaliah McMath, Elijah McMath, Claburn Wall

September 5th 1825 -  Appeared in Open Court Hachaliah McMath Elijah 
McMath and Claburn Wall who being duly sworn saith that they saw Joseph 
McMath the Testator to the within Instrument of Writing sign seal 
publish and pronounce that said Instrument as his last Will and 
Testament that at the time of his so doing he was (in their Opinion) of 
sound and disposing mind and memory and that in his presence and the 
presence of each other and at the request of the Testator that all 
became Witnesses thereto

Sworn to in Open Court
Attest  Z Franklin Clk, C.O.W.C.

So help us God
Hachaliah McMath
Elijah McMath
Claburn Wall

the above Ordered to be Recorded

Recorded 6th Sep 1825
By Z Franklin Clk
Joseph McMath, #240


Warren County Will Book 1810-1829, Pages 114-115


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