Will of Moses Potts, Wilkes County From: Meredith Clapper Wilkes County In the name of God Amen, I Moses Potts of the State of Georgia & county of Wilkes being aged and infirm of body but in perfect sences & memory doth constitute and appoint this my last will & testament that is to say I give my soul to God beseaching his acceptance and my body to the Earth to be decently entered at the discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned. Respecting my Worldly estate. Item. I give unto my four married daughters to wit- Marget Stewart and Mary Irving Jean Potts and Rebeckah Simonton ten pounds cash a piece or in property at the valu Item I give unto my two sons William and Stephen Potts four hundred and fifty acres of land on the south side of the North fork on the Oconee River in Franklin County, and in case the above four hundred and fifty acres given to William and Stephen should be lost then in that case I give them fifty pounds a piece in property of valuation. Item. I give unto my son James Potts two hundred and forty acres of land part of a six hundred & forty acre survey lying on the Middle fork of the Oconee River the balance of the six hundred & forty acre survey, I give to my five sons William Potts, Henry Potts, Moses Potts Stephen Potts, and Samuel Potts to be equally divided among them. Item. I give unto my two sons Moses Potts and Samuel Potts the tract of land whereon I now live to be equally divided between them so as for Samuel have the dwelling House. I wish the dividing line between them to run East and West then Moses can have the benefit of water. Item. It is my will and desire that my beloved wife Elizabeth Potts should have full power & possession of Samuel's part of the said tract of land with my dwelling houses, and my negroe woman Patience and all her increase and my negro boy March & George during her widdowhood and in case she never marries to her during her life and after marriage or death the said negro Patience and her increas with the children she now has and the negroe boy March to be equally divided between my four sons Henry Potts, Moses Potts, Stephen Potts, and Samuel Potts and my daughter Elizabeth Potts. Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth Potts, a feather bed & furniture a flax wheel and three cows and calves two ewes and lamb and a horse and saddle the horse to be worth fourteen pounds and as much pewter and other household furniture as any of the rest of my daughters get and ten pounds cash. Item I give to my two sons after the death or marriage of my wife, James Potts and William my negro boy Gorge so as each to have an equal right it is my wish for one to sell to the other that which suits them best. Item I give to my sons, Henry Potts, Moses Potts, and Samuel Potts the horse beasts they now claims and my son Stephen Potts, a boy horse that is called Buck. Item I give to my beloved wife Elizabeth Potts my Horse called ____ and lend her during her widdowhood my horse called Colley. And a mare called bonney face and if she never marries to her during her life. Item. I give all the balance of my stock after my just debts are paid and still and waggon except three cows and calves and two ewes and lambs to my four sons Henry Potts, Moses Potts, Stephen Potts and Samuel Potts. Item. The three cows & calves and three ewes & lambs above excepted I give to my wife, the crop and hogs to be kept together for the use of my family, the hundred pounds above mentioned given to William Potts and Stephen Potts in case their four hundred and fifty acres of land should be lost. It is to be paid in property by all the rest of my sons an equal part a piece to wit James Potts Henry Potts, Moses Potts and Samuel Potts and William Potts and Stephen Potts to loose in proportion with the rest in case their land should be lost. Item I give my four sons Henry Moses, Stephen and Samuel Potts, a feather bed and furniture a piece and the balance of the house hold and kitching furniture I give to my wife all money money due me by bond or open account is to be equally divided between all my sons James Potts Wm Potts Henry Potts Moses Potts Stephen Potts and Samuel Potts, except five pounds apiece to my three daughters Jane Potts Rebeckah Simonton and Elizabeth Potts and as much as will purchase a saddle and bridle apiece for Stephen and Samuel Potts, and Samuel Potts as soon as the crop is finished is to go to school for one year and his schooling to be paid out of the money due to my Estate. Lastly I nominate and appoint my wife Elizabeth Potts Executrix and my two sons William Potts and Henry Potts my Executors of this my last will & testament given under my hand this twentyith day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hudnred and ninety three. Signed and sealed Moses Potts seal In presence of J. Stewart, James Thomas Stehen Potts John McWhorter State of Georgia, Wilkes County personally appeared before me James Thomas and Stephen Potts two of the subscribing witnesses to the within will and being by me duly sworn on the holy evangils of almighty God deposeth and saith that they seen the within named Moses Potts signe seal publish and declare the within (or foregoing) instrument of writing to be his last will and testament and that at the time of his so doing he was of sound mind disposition and memory to the best of their knowledge, and that John Stewart and John McWhorter subscribed their names as concuring evidences to the same. Proved, approved and exhibited the 8th day of Aug 1793. David? Terrell, RPWC Letters Testamentory and warrant of appraisment granted unto Elizabeth Potts William Potts & Henry Potts and the oath of Executors duly administered to this said executors & executrix. David? Terrell Recorded the 10th day of August 1793 ==================================================================== 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 the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Meredith Clapper ====================================================================