Wayne County GaArchives Wills.....May, James 1841
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Source: Will Book
Written: 1841

WILL OF JAMES MAY
May 1841


State of Georgia Wayne Co
In the name of God, Amen.  I, James May of Wayne County and state of Ga. afore 
said, being weak in body but of sound mind & memory and knowing that it is 
appointed for all men once to die, do make, ordain, publish and declare my last 
will and testament, in manner form following.

I bequeath my soul to God, who have it and my body to be buried in a Christian 
like manner at the direction of my Executrix & Executors hereinafter named and 
as to such worldly estate as it has pleased God to give me, I disopose of in 
the following manner to wit:

First I give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife- - Mary May, the 
plantation Called the Cottage, and all my other lands adjoining, with all the 
houses improvements furniture and plantation tools there to belonging and also 
my horses, excepting the one Called Ball, with power to sell all away of said 
horses in Case her necessities so require, also all my hogs, sheep and Cattle 
and also the following slaves (viz:)
(1) Ceaser, (2) Ben, (3) Isaac, (4) David, (5) Steck, (6) Sam, (7) Stephen, (8) 
Levi, (9) Toble, (10) Edmund, (11) Abner, (12) Nat, (13) Violet & her son, (14) 
Tom Celia, & her two Children, (15) Sarah Ann and (16) Emiline, (17) Cuddy, 18 
Eliza, 19 Priss, 20 Lucy, 21, Henry, 22 Hannah and her child 23 Eliza, being 
twenty four in number, with their increase to have and to hold all the said 
property afore mentioned for and during her natural like and so long as she ay 
remain a widow and unmarried and after her death or enter marriage, then to my 
son James Cleveland May, his heirs and assigns for ever,but in case fo the 
death of my Son said James Cleveland May, before he arrives at the age of 
twenty one years, leaving alive neither wife, child or children, then it is my 
will that all of said property should go the the Children of Theresa E. Quinn.

It is also my will and desire, that after the death or intermarriage of my said 
wife Mary May, All of th hogs, sheep and Cattle before mentioned shall be sold 
and the proceeds or as much thereof as may be sufficient appropriated to the 
education of my said son James Cleveland May, under the directions of James 
Hamilton Cooper, one of my executors.

Secondly I give devise and bequeath unto my said son James Cleveland May, Two 
tracts of land in Glynn County adjoining the Clarks Bluff tract already 
belonging to him the one Containing Three hundred (300) acres and the other two 
hundred (200) acres to him, his heirs and assigns forever, but in case of his 
death before he arrives at the age of twenty one years, leaving a live neither 
wife, child, or children, Then to the Children of the said Theresa E. Quinn.

Thirdly I give and bequeath to the children of my said daughter Theresa E 
Quinn, the following Negroes and their increase to wit:  (1) Rhody and her son 
Charles, (2) Emiline & her daughter Sallie (3) Charlolle, and her two children 
Caroline and Hannah - Harriet Milly and Dooly, being ten in number to them and 
their heirs & assigns forever

Fourthly I give to my said daughter Theresa E. Quinn for her separate use and 
benefit my saddle horse named Ball.

Fifthly I give & bequeath to Mary T Ratcliff formerly Mary T May the sum of ten 
dollars.

Sixthly It is my will & desire that all the residue of my estate real and 
personal & mixed shall be sold at the direction of my Executors and the 
proceeds thereof equally divided between y son James Cleveland May and the 
children of said Theresa E. Quinn.

Lastly I hereby Constitute, nominate, and appoint my said wife Mary May 
Executrix, and Moses S Harris and James Hamilton Cooper Executors to this my 
last will & testment hereby revoking all by me at any time here to fore made.

This day of May A. D. 1841 signed sealed and published by the Testator in our 
presence, for and as his last will & testament.
10th day of May - 1841
James May

Witnesses
Elias Fort
Joseph J Oneal
J. P. Steady

Additional Comments:
The above was transcribed from the book "Miscellany of Wayne County" by 
Margaret C Jordan [pgs 231-243].  Permission was given to put online by 
Margaret's son Jack.

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