Georgia: Wilkes County: Administration of Estate of David Montgomery Sr., 21 July 1791 Wilkes Co., GA ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Wally Montgomery Belton, TX wmontgom@vvm.com ==================================================================== Submitter's note: The original will is on file in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, record group 257, subgroup 2, series 2, box 3, folder #430A “David Montgomery”; Wilkes County Probate Court, Miscellaneous unbound estate records. (This will is recorded in Will Book C, Page 3). Cooper = Barrel-maker Cooper, David Montgomery 1791 In The Name of God Amen Know all Men by these presence That I David Montgomery Cooper weak in Body but Sound In Judgment Do bequath to My wife Elizabeth all my Parsonry property During her Naterl life after her Decese to be Equely Devided amoungst our children the Negros to be valued David and James Montgomery & Charles Tuggle to Draw for Milley Zack & Sall John Herd to have Nelson whosoever shall Draw the loest priste Negros shall be made Equel with those of the higest out of other property and the balance of all My other property to be equly Devided amoungst the above mentioned Children David Montgomery John Herd & James Montgomery Executors As Witness My hand and Seal this 21 Day of July 1791 Test I Do leave to Matthew Montgomery my son two pounds ten shillings Like wise to Robert Montgomery my Soning law two pounds ten shillings Robert Morrow David Mount gomry James X Roberson Wilkes County] Appeared before me Robert Morrow and James Robertson the two subscribing witnesses who by me being severally sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Al- mighty God do depose and say that they seen the the above named David Montgomery sign seal publish and declare the above instrument of writing to be his last Will and Testament and that at the time of this doing the same he was of sound dis- posing mind memory and understanding to the best of their Knowledge and that this request in his presence and in the presence of each other the subscribed their names as Witnesses to the same – Proved and approved Before me the 20th Augt. 1791 Edward Jones R.P.W.C. (Submitted by Wally Montgomery, Belton, TX wmontgom@vvm.com)