Georgia:  Wilkes County:  James Mathews Will, 2 November 1822

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WILL OF JAMES MATHEWS 

Recorded the 23rd day of September 1828. 

State of Georgia Wilkes County (?) 1822 

I James Mathews of said County and State aforesaid now in usual health of 
Body and Strength of Mind Contemplating the Uncertainty of life - the 
Certainty of death and also the duty I Owe to my family and friends to make a 
disposition of my worldly good, which it has pleased God to bless me with, 
which now I do in the following manner. 
First I will all my just debt be first paid 

Second I will the tract of land and all the plantation I now live on, all 
the stock, horses, cows, sheep, hogs and all the household and kitchen 
furniture I have now in possession and Jenny and her child Mariah Woffren(?) 
& Cearor(?), Aggy and Daniel to my wife Rebecca to have and enjoy in her full 
possession during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided 
among my children. 

Thirdly I will to my son Abraham two Negroes Mike a man and Sidney a woman, 
one bed and furniture 

Fourthly I will to my son Jacob two Negroes Spencer and Amos and one bed and 
furniture 

Fifthly I will to my son James two Negroes Seaborn and William both boys and 
one bed and furniture 

Sixthly I will to my son Phillip two Negroes Jerry and Dudley and one bed 
and furniture 

Seventhly I will to my son Isaac Newton two Negroes Henry and Creesy(?) and 
one bed and furniture 

Eighthly I will to my sons Abraham Jacob and James in trust for my Daughters 
Mary Martha and Rebecca and their heirs the property hereafter described 
after their names or that may arise from an equal Distribution of the remains 
of my Estate, after my decease, with power to either of my sons to hire out 
said property and apply it to the Support and Maintenance of the daughter 
for whom the property is hired or may after by distribution be designated and 
also that the said trust or either of them have power to dispose of any the 
property that my Daughters or Daughter wish and also to buy out of any funds 
arising from this property, any kind of property desired by my daughters or 
either of them. 

Ninth I will to my daughter Mary the following Negroes Mary a woman and 
Caty her child and Emily a girl with all their future increase and one bed 
and furniture and one horse to the value of seventy five dollars 

Tenth I will to my daughter Martha the following Negroes Vis, Charity a 
Negro woman and her four children (and all the future increase) Harriet 
Gilbert Micajah and Martha and one bed and furniture and one Horse the same 
as my daufghter Polly 

Eleventh I will to my daughter Rebecca the following Negroes Miles a boy 
Aley (and her children and all future increase) and one bed and furniture and 
one horse the same as my other Daughters and a Side Saddle. 

Twelfth I will the Balance of my property not disposed of be equally divided 
among my children 

Thirteenth I will that my children receive out of the above fund three 
hundred dollars in cash. Excepting only those who have already received, 
which will be seen by referring to my Book 

Fourteenth I will that my Executors pay for ten years annually to the 
partners of the Fishing Creek Church or to the mission board of the Georgia 
Association five dollars for the sole purpose of Missions and also that they 
pay at the same time to the Partners or board as aforesaid five dollars to 
promote the state of education in the Baptist Ministry 

Fifteenth I will and appoint Abraham M Mathews Jacob G Mathews and James 
Mathews Executors of this my last will and testament. 

In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 
second day 
of November 1822. 
Signed in presence of 
James Armstrong 
Stovall Pool J. L. Mathews - seal 
John Llack(?) 

The words "and their heirs forever," was interlined by me at the request of 
James Mathews. James Armstrong 

The words for ten years interlined before signed 

In chambers 26th August 1828. 
Georgia 
Wilkes county 

Personally came before us James Armstrong one of the subscribing witnesses to 
the Mathews will who being duly sworn deposith and saith that he saw the 
testator James Mathews Sign and Seal the same as the last will and testament 
and at the time of his so doing he was of sound and disposing mind and 
memory, that he subscribed the same as a witness at the request of the 
testator and in his presence. 
Sworn to before us this 26th August 1828 
W. C. Allison---(?) James Armstrong 
Thomas (?) Wootten (?) ---(?) 

Georgia 
Wilkes County 

Personally appeared in Open Court Stovall Pool a subscribing Witness to the 
Mathews will who being duly sworn saith that James Mathews acknowledged in 
his presence the Mathew Instrument of Writing to be his last will and 
testament and at the time of his so doing he was of sound and disposing mind 
and memory that he subscribed the same as a witness in his presence and at 
his request and that John Llack (?) subscribed the same as a witness at the 
same time. 
Sworn to in Open Court 
September 1st 1828 Stovall Pool 
Attest 
Jno. A. Dyson ---(?) 

Recorded the 23rd day of Spetember 1828