Georgia:  Wilkes County:  Last Will & Testament of Jacob Cain
23 February 1820

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State of Georgia    ))
Wilkes County      ))   In the name of God amen  I Jacob Cain of State & 
County aforesaid being weak and low in health but of sound mind thanks be 
to god for it  But calling to mind that it is appointed once for all men 
to die --  do make this my last Will and Testament in manner & form 
following (viz)  first I commit & commend my Soul into the hands of 
Almighty God hoping for Salvation through the merits of Jesus Christ - My 
body to be buryed in a christian like manner.

Item  -  I give & bequeath to my beloved Wife Elizabeth L. Cain the Tract 
of Lands to live on during her natural life - & then to be sold and 
equally divided between her five children - (viz)  Jacob N. L. Cain - 
Hardy W. Cain - Caroline Cain - John M. Cain - and Miriam Matilda Ann 
Cain to be possessed & enjoyed by them & their heirs for ever -

Item -   I give & bequeath to my Wife Elizabeth L. Cain a negro boy named 
Dembo & a negro woman Dilcy to her & her heirs for ever - also all my 
Household & kitchen furniture horses Cattle & Hogs to be possessed & 
injoyed by her forever -

Item -   My will & desire is that the Tract of Land lying on Little River 
State & County aforesaid on which I formerly lived be sold on a credit of 
twelve months and the money arising thee from to be applyed to the 
Education of my five Children above named.

Item -   I give & bequeath to my five Children James B. Cain - Lucy W. 
Harrison, Sarah B. Cain - Elizabeth P. Miller - and Patsy S. Shearer - a 
Tract of Land lying in Wayne County on Satilla River containing four 
hundred & ninety acres to be equally divided between them - and to be 
possessed & injoyed by them & their heirs forever -

Item -   I give & bequeath to my five younger Children Jacob N. L. Cain - 
Hardy W. Cain - Caroline Cain - John M. Cain - and Miriam M. A. Cain - 
The remaining part of my negroes - (viz) Feraby, Lankesetter, Isabella, 
Anacaid, Sandy, Nathan, Martha, Vincent, and Ansel, to be possessed & 
injoyed by them & their heir forever - The said negroes to be hired out 
until my Son Jacob N. L. Cain becomes of age or marrys - the money 
arising from the hire of said negroes to be applyed to the maintenance of 
my five younger Children and at the time my Son Jacob N. L. Cain arrives 
to the age of Twenty one years or marrys then my Will and desire is that 
the above named negroes be equally divided between Jacob N. L. Cain - 
Hardy W. Cain - Caroline Cain - John M. Cain - and Miriam M. A. Cain -

Item -   My  will & desire is that the money due me may be collected & 
may be applyed to the discharge of all my just debts -

Lastly I do hereby appoint my beloved Wife my Executrix and Uarsha A. 
Martin my Executor of this my last will & Testament disannuling & 
revoking all others heretofore made by me - in witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd of February 1820.
                                                                    
Jacob Cain  [Seal]

Signed Sealed & acknowledged
in the presence of
      Thomas S. Gilmer
      Ann L. Gilmer

Personally appeared in open Court, Thomas L. Gilmer who saith upon oath 
that he heard Jacob Cain duly acknowledge the above instrument to be his 
last will and testament, that this departed attested it at the time & 
said Ann L. Gilmer also attested that the same was done in the presence 
of the testators & that he was of sound and disposing mind & memory - -

It was ordered by the Court that Applicant recorded of the _____ due to 
the lien of
   for her ___ in this behalf ordered & Respondents in Mercy this August 
12, 1824
                                                                 Duncan 
G. Campbell &
                                                                 Garrett 
Adams
                                                                       
Attorneys for Appt.
[This latter part was very difficult to transcribe as the handwriting was 
almost a straight line]