Georgia:  Wilkes County:  Last Will & Testament of Miles Duncan
30 August 1789

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Will of Miles Duncan copied by Rhoda Taylor Fone from microfilm at 
LDS Family History Center, Fairfield, California.

Recorded in Book D.D. fol. 250
Wilkes Co., GA

In the name of God, Amen. I, MILES DUNCAN of Wilkes County, 
State of Georgia being weak and infirm in Body but perfect in mind 
and memory Do make and Constitute this as my last will and testament. 

First I desire that the Expences attending my Death and funeral be 
Discharged also all debts of what nature soever be Duly and honestly 
paid. Then the remainder of my Estate real and personal viz. 60 Acres 
of Land situate and lying on Kettle Creek adjoining lands of John Cargel, 
John Edwards & David Duncan, a Negroe boy named Will about Seven years 
of age, a horse (now astray) if found, Eleven Head of Cattle, seven Head 
of Hogs, together with two notes of [land? or hand?] on James Ware of 
Ogegee[?] County and state afsd. For three thousand five Hundred Wt. 
of Tobacco each, also all my household furniture I give and bequeath to 
my loving wife Ann to have hold and Enjoy the same for the use and 
purpose of supporting herself and Children. I further constitute and 
appoint John Ogletree of county and state afsd to act in conjunction 
with my wife Ann as exctrs of this my Last [will] and Testament. And I 
do hereby revoke disallow and utterly (      ) all former Bequests Wills 
and Legacies by me heretofore in any wise left or made Declaring 
ratyfying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament. 

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this thirtieth Day of 
August One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eight nine.

/s/ Miles Duncan

Signed Sealed and Declared by the
Within named testator Miles Duncan to
Be his last will and testament in the presence
Of us who subscribed our names in the
Presence of sd. Testator and of each other.

/s/ David Duncan
/s/ Isaiah Phillips
/s/ Sarah (her mark) Duncan

State of Georgia, Wilkes County 
Appeared before me the eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord One 
Thousand seven hundred and ninety one David Duncan of the said County being 
one of the subscribing Witnesses to the within Will by me being duly sworn on 
the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God doth depose and say that he saw the within 
mentioned Miles Duncan the Testator sign, seal, publish and declare the within 
instrument to be his last Will and Testament and that at the time of his doing 
the same he was of sound disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of 
his knowledge and that he with Isaiah Phillips and Sarah Duncan at the Testators 
request in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribed their names 
as Witnesses to the same. 
Proved and approved [?] before me the said 18th Apr. 1792.
Edward Jones R.P.