Will of Benjamin Wilshire 17 Jun 1791  Wilkes County, GA


In the name of God Amen, I Benjamin Wilshire of the County of Wilkes 
and State of Georgia, being weak in body but of perfect mind an [sic] 
memory, thanks be given unto the almighty, calling to mind that 
mortality of my body, and knowing that its [sic] appointed for all men 
once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that 
is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul 
unto the hand of God, that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth, 
to be buried in a deasent [sic] Christian Burial, at the discretion of 
my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall 
receive the same, by the mighty power of god [sic], and as touching 
such worldly Estate whereas it has pleased God to blefs [sic] me in this, 
I give and divise [sic] and dispose in the following manner and form. --

First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Wilshere [sic], all 
the improved Land, Houses, and all privileges there to as household 
furniture; and moveables, and six Cows and Calves, and some Beef Cattle, 
and one mare and two mare Colts [sic], then and during her lifetime then 
after her decease, all the household Goods and moveable property Cattle 
and Horses, or Horse Beasts as above mentioned and their increase, 
divided Equally among my four children one that is not born is as 
follows, William Wilshire, Elizabeth Wilshire, Sarah Wilshire, Ann 
Wilshire also I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son William Wilshire 
two hundred acres of Land, which includes the Plantation and in case 
the Child that my wife bares should be a Boy he is to Receive his Equal 
part of Land that is above mentioned. I also give and bequeath, unto my 
five children already described, one not born, William Wilshire, 
Elizabeth Wilshire, Sarah Wilshire, Ann Wilshire, nine head of Cattle, 
divided among the five Children as the come of age each to have their 
equal part, and now I do Constitute make and ordain my beloved Wife 
Mary Wilshire and my beloved brother William Wilshire my Executors of 
this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby disallow [sic], revoke, 
and disable [sic] all and Every other former Testaments, legacies and 
bequests ----  Whereof as I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 
Seventeenth day of June, in the year of our lord, one thousand seven 
hundred and ninety-one, Signed Sealed and pronounced, and by the Said 
Benjamin Wilshire as his Testament and last Will, in the presence of 
us who in his presence and in presence of each other have hereunto 
Subscribed our names ---

Joseph McMath
Allen Brown                                    Benjamin Wilshire (his mark)
Joseph Dupoys (his mark)


State of Georgia, Wilkes County } Appeared before me Joseph McMath, one 
of the Subscribing Witnefses, to the within mentioned will and being by 
me duly sworn on the holy Evangalists [sic] of Almighty God, deposeth 
and saith, that he seen [sic] the within named Benj. Wilshire signe 
[sic] seal publish and declare, the within instrument of Writing to be 
his last Will and Testament, and that at the time of his so doing he was 
of sound disposition [sic] mind memory and understanding to the best of
their Knowledge and belief and that he seen Allen Brown and Joseph 
Dupoys subscribe their names as concuring [sic] evidence to the 
same. ---                                      Jos. McMath

Proved approved and Exhibited the 8th day of December 1792.
Recorded the 10th Dec 1792
January 14th 1793. Letters Testamentary and Warrent of appraisement 
granted unto Mary Wilshire, nominated Executrix of the last will and 
Benj. Wilshire, decd.
                                               Da. Terrell, R.P.W.C.

Wilkes County, GA Will Book 1792-1802, Pages 29-31


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