Wayne County GaArchives Wills.....Harper, James, Sr. 1848
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Source: Will Book
Written: 1848

WILL OF JAMES HARPER SR
1848


Georgia Wayne County
To all whom these presents shall come greetings.
Be known that I James Harper, Sr of the County & Sate aforesaid, be my last 
will and testament do give & bequeath unto my wife - Mary Harper all my estate 
both real and personally that I may be procest of at my deceas during her 
lifetime or widowhood - should she marry again then for her to receive a 
childes portion and the remainder to be divided as hereinafter mentioned.

Should she remain a widdow until her death then I wish the property to be 
divided as follows.  After paying all just Clames against the Estate.

that (1) Leavina Strickland, (2) Malaceah Harper, (3) Elizabeth Drawdy, (4) 
Mary Manning, (5) James Harper Jr, (6) Charles Harper, (7) Lovicy Campbell, (8) 
Nancy E Knight, (9) Joshua Harper and (10) William Harper all receive equal 
Leegases and that Elizabeth Ann Harper and James Harper, daughter and Son of 
formerly Rebeckah Harper, of late Rebekah Manning deceased, the portion of one 
of the above mentioned heirs to be divided equally between them Two.  And to 
James Manning the lawful husband of the late Rebekah Manning one dollar as his 
potion of my estate all the female heirs to have and to holde ther potion to 
themselves and this issue.  Should any of the above mentioned heirs die without 
Issue then and in that case their potion of said estate to return bac and 
become a part of said estate and be equally divided between the remander of the 
first mentioned ten heirs - And I the said James Harper Sr do leave James C 
Drawdy and Maleciah Harper my true and lawfull Executors to this my last will 
testament.  I the said James Harper Sr do here uno set my hand & seal this the 
eight day of January in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and 
forty eight.

Signed sealed and delivered in the present of us.
James Harper

Witnesses - L W Bryan
Thomas Beckman
Abraham N Knight



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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