Wilkes County GaArchives Wills.....Luke Turner March 6 1857
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Source: photocopy from Wilkes Co., GA Estate Records
Written: March 6 1857
Recorded: March 27 1860


Transcribed by Janice B. Turner

Will of Luke Turner of Wilkes county GA



Georgia
Wilkes  County

I Luke Turner of said State and County, being of sound disposing mind and
memory do declare this to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all
other Wills by me heretofore made.

Item 1st  I will and desire that all my just debts be paid.

Item 2nd  I will and bequeath to my grandson Luke M. Turner a Negro girl
named Jane about 4 years old to be kept by my son William G. Turner in
his possession till my said grandson arrives to years of maturity.

Item 3rd    I will and bequeath to my  son Luke Turner a Negro girl named 
Cornelia which Negro girl I desire shall wait upon Mrs Mary W. Gresham and
Miss Maria Wright as long as they or either of may need her and then to
belong absolutely to my son Luke.

Item 4th  I will and bequeath that my daughter Mary E. J. Favor and my
son Luke shall be first made equal with my son William G. Turner then the
tract of land wherein I now reside to be divided between my three children
as follows to wit my son Luke Turner to have all that part of said land 
lying north of a line beginning at the creek at or near Henry Norman's line
and running west course along the fence that divides the old school house
field and the barn field to the Danielsville Road thence down said road 
south  to a little lane bending to the Rae's meeting house thence to the 
right of said church strait(sic) to the line of W. G. Turner.

My son Wm G. Turner to have that part of said land lying west of a line 
beginning on the line near the Rock Church to be run off to my son Luke 
and running south along the fence of the Gin house field and crossing the 
Lexington Road to the red oak corner of J. D. Willis's line said line to 
be so sure as to arrive at said red oak corner by varying the corner if 
necessary and that part of said red oak corner to the Powelton road at 
or near the bars leading into the new ground field lying on the right 
hand side of said Powelton Road and my daughter may to have all the 
rest of my said land embracing the Pullm(sic) tract after the said  
division of my land and my said daughter Mary and my son Luke have been 
made just equal with what my son William has received. I will and desire
that all the balance of my property of all kinds be equally divided 
between my said three children my dau to have choice in Negroes at 
valuation and also of the carriage in the same way if she wants it.

Item 5th  It is my will and desire that said division of land and other
property shall take place between my children without any sale and I hereby
appoint my three children Wm G. Turner, Luke Turner and Mary E. J. Favor
Executors and Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and I  also will
that they shall not be required to make returns to the ordinary but shall 
divide the property as above described among themselves with the special
request that my friends James D. Willis and T. T. Irvin aid my children in 
their division if necessary.

Signed sealed and subscribed in the presence of the undersigned witnesses 
who attended the same in the presence of each other and the testator this  
March 6, 1857       Luke Turner   seal
                                                  Benjamin W. Tuck
                                                  John P. Latimer
                                                  Thomas R. Willis

Georgia
Wilkes County
Court of Ordinary at Chambers March 27, 1860
Personally appeared Benjamin W. Tuck and Thomas R. Willis two of the
subscribing witnesses to the within Will and after being duly sworn 
deposit and say that they saw Luke Turner sign and seal the same which
he acknowledge as his Last Will and Testament and at the time of his 
so doing he was of disposing mind and memory that they signed the same
in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other together 
with John P. Latimore,

Subscribed and sworn to        
before me March 27, 1860                           Benjamin W. Tuck
                                                   Thomas R. Willis
                                                   G.G. Norman Ordinary 
                                                   
                                                   

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