Georgia:  Wilkes County:  Hickerson Cosby Will, 19 July 1805

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Hickerson Cosby Will 
Registered 8th Jan 1807 
I Hickerson Cosby of the County of Wilkes and State of Georgia being in a low 
state of health but of a sound and disposing mind and memory do make and 
ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit
(first word illegible) Whearas I have purchased a tract of land in the County 
of Columbia of John North and made a partial payment for the same, my will 
and desire is that my Executors shall sell my Negro woman Eve at private sale 
or otherwise as they may think proper for the purpose of making payment for 
said land and in case she should not sell for a sufficency to make payment by 
the time my bond becomes due together with what they may be able to collect 
it is my desire that my Executors shall sell such other of my property as 
they and my wife shall be of opinion can be best spared to compleat the full 
payment for the said tract of land

Item It is my will and desire that after all my just debts are paid that the 
ballance of my estate shall be kept together for the purpose of supporting my 
wife and children Never the less it is my desire that in case any of my 
children marrying that if my Wife and Executors shall be of opinion that any 
of the property can be spared from the support of my family that in that case 
my Executors may let such child or children have part of my estate as can be 
spared not exceeding what may be supposed to be their share after the death 
of my wife

Item It is my will and desire that after the death of my wife that all my 
estate both real and personal shall be equally divided between my Children 
and their Heirs

I do hearby nominate Constitute and appoint my friends John Wingfield, Robert 
Harris (this is actually Hickerson's wife's brother)and Peter B.(possibly D) 
Terrell and my son Garland Cosby Executors of this my last will and testament 
- In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 19th day of 
July 1805 
Signed Sealed & Acknowledged Hicks Cosby (Seal)
In the precence of
P d Terrell
Sanders Stallings 
Georgia
Columbia County
Sanders Stallings one of the subscribing witnesses to the (illegible) 
intrument of writing after being sworn on the Gospel of the Almighty God 
saith that he saw Hickerson Cosby in his lifetime subscribe his name to the 
written instrument as his last will and testament as a witness thereto and 
that he saw David Terrell present subscribe as a withness thereto and that 
the testator was of sound mind and disposing memory 
Sworn to Suscribe
Sanders Stallings
in Open Court this 5th Jan 1807 
A Crawford 
Clk