Washington County GaArchives Wills.....Brooks, James January 15, 1883
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Source: Original In Probate Office, Washington Co. Ga.
Written: January 15, 1883
Recorded: March 5, 1883

Georgia
Washington County
  I James Brooks, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and 
publish the following as my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any Will 
heretofore made by me.
  Item 1. I will and direct that all my just debts be paid as soon after my 
death as it can be done.
  Item 2. I will and desire that after my death all my personal property be 
sold, and from the proceeds of such sale, there shall be paid by my Executors 
hereinafter named, to my daughter Mary Ann Ellis, Fifty Dollars, to my son 
James F. Brooks, Fifty Dollars, to my son Solomon Brooks, Fifty Dollors, to my 
son Edmond Brooks, Fifty Dollars, to my daughter, Sarah Yates, Fifty Dollors, 
to my son, Tom Brooks, Fifty Dollors. My above named sons and daughters having 
already received a sufficiency from me to make them equal to my other children.
  Item 3. I give and bequeath to my son Silas N. Brooks, my daughters Nancy 
Brooks, Amanda Brooks, Ella Brooks and Eliza Brooks, my Home place containing 
Four Hundred and seventy acres of land of which I am now possessed to be 
divided equally share and share alike.
  Item 4. I give and bequeath to my grandson Robert Brooks the tract of land 
containing Thirty nine acres and Known as the Sylvan tract. And should his 
mother Amanda Brooks survive him the said Robert Brooks, then said Sylvan tract 
of land shall revert to her.
  Item 5. I further will and direct that if any surplus remains in the hands of 
my Executors after the bequests enumerated in Item second (2) are paid, and 
surplus shall be equally divided between all my children named in this Will.
  Item 6. I nominate and appoint my friends Doct. A. Mathis and George D. 
Warthen, Executors of this my last Will and Testament.
  In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this fifteenth day 
of January 1883.
                his mark
               James Brooks
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named James Brooks as his 
last Will and testament in presence of us who at this request and in his 
presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as 
witnesses hereto.
This 15th day of January 1883
A. Martin
W._. Horton
M. Newman

Additional Comments:
Recorded in Book B
Wills page 586
and Probate recorded in Book D minutes page 531, 532

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