Georgia:  Wilkes County: Administration of Estate of David Montgomery Jr., 
28 May 1796 Wilkes Co., GA

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This file was contributed by:
Wally Montgomery 
Belton, TX 
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Submitter's note: David Montgomery Jr., son of David and Elizabeth
(Scott) Montgomery, died 1796 in Wilkes County, GA. His widow, Mary
(Nash) Montgomery was appointed admrx. of his estate.

The following transcription was made from a poor copy of the original
Letter of Administration, hence, omissions and "best guesses" of wording
occur in the document.

Wilkes County, Georgia, Book QQ

(Page) 157/ Georgia

Know all men by these that we Mary Montgomery James Robertson Jesse
Partridge are held and Firmly bound unto David Terrell Register of
Probates for said County and his successor in Office in the sum of five
thousand Dollars
for the payment for the payment (sic) of which sum to the said Register
of Probates and his successors in office we bind ourselves our Heirs,
Executors
and Administrators jointly & severally firmly by these presents sealed
with our Seals and dated this 28th day of May 1796.

The Condition of the above Obligation is such that the above bound
Mary Mountgomery administrator of the Goods, Chattels & Credits of David
Mountgomery late of said County deceased, do make a true and perfect
Inventory
of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased
which have or shall come to the hands or possession of the said Mary
Mountgomery or into the hands or possession of any other person or
persons for them & the same do exhibit into the said Court of Wilkes
whereof they
shall be thereunto required and such Goods Chattels and Credits do well
and truly administer according to Law, and do make a true and just
account
of her acting and doing therein when required by the Superior Court or
Register of Probates for said County and all the rest of the Goods
(Page) 158/
Chattels and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of
the said Administrator the same being first allowed of by the said Court
shall deliver & pay to such person or persons respectively as are
entitled
to the same by law, and if it shall hereafter appear that any Last Will
and Testament was made by the said deceased, and the same be proved
before
the Court and the Executors Obtain a Certificate of the Probates thereof
and the said Mary Mountgomery do in such case if required render and
deliver
up the said Letters of Administration then this Obligation to be Void
otherwise to remain in full fource (sic) and Virtue.
Signed Seal’d and}
Acknowledged in } Mary (X) Mountgomery [seal}
The Registers Office}

Da’ Terrell R,P,W,C} James (X) Robertson [seal]

Jesse Partridge [seal]

Recorded March 21st 1798

(Submitted by Wally Montgomery, Belton, TX wmontgom@vvm.com)