Warren COUNTY  GA  Wills - Newsome, Peter

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PETER NEWSOME

In the name of God Amen.  I, Peter Newsome, of the State
of Georgia and Warren County, being very sick in body,
yet of a perfectly sound mind and memory, wishing to be
in unity with God and calling to mind the mortality of my
body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die;
I make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament.  That
is to say principally and first of all, I give and remand
my soul into the hands of Almighty God.  With God at
hand, my body I remand to the earth to be buried in a
descent and Christian burial at the discretion of my
executors.  Nothing doubting at the general resurrection
that I shall receive the same again by the mighty power
of God.  And as touching such wordly estate as has
pleased God to bless me within this life, I give, devise,
and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
First of all, I desire that my debts to be paid.
Secondly, I give and bequeath to Rhoda, my dearly beloved
wife, the following parts of my estate to have and to do
with as she may think proper for and during her lifetime
and for her support and my nine younger children.  Visa,
a colt, three head of horses, eleven head of cattle,
twenty seven head of hogs, also my cook pots, kitchen
furniture, together with all of my plantation whereon I
now live, with the plantation lying on the head of
Beechtree Creek, with all of my plantation tools, also
one Negro boy Patrick to will and be used as she may
think proper during her lifetime, then to be equally
divided among all of my children after the nine younger
ones has fifty-----part to balance against what I have
given my son Figures and also my son Ric---.  Finally, I
appoint and herein constitute my beloved wife and my
brother, John Newsome, to be executors of this my Last
Will and Testament.  Drawn and signed in the presence of
this 5th. Day of March, 1805. Witnesses: Asa Newsome
David Newsome, J P Robert Barton Signed:  Peter Newsome
Note:  Asa and David were the sons of Solomon Newsome II,
who died in 1803. Robert Barton owned lands adjoining
those of Peter.

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