WILKINSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS John L. Jones 1830
 
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Record of Returns, 1827-1838, Wilkinson Co., GA, Page 41

Jonas Griffin, J. P.

I JOHN L. JONES of State of Georgia and County of
Wilkinson do make and ordain this my last will and
testament in the manner and form following. I give and
bequeath to my daughters Nancy and Sarah and Satha (?),
one feather bed of furniture to each of them.  Each bed
weigh forty weight and ten dollard worth of kitchen
furniture to each one of them and two cows and calves
to each of them and one sow and pigs to each of them,
and balance of my estate I give to my wife during her
lifetime or widowhood and all my children that are
single to live with their mother while living single
free from any change and the small children to be
schooled at the descretion of their mother or the
Executor to the estate to be paid out of the net
proceeds of the estate and after the death of my wife
or marriage the whole of the estate to be equally
divided between the heirs.  I make this my last will
and testament to 15 (?) slava(?) in lieu of others
previously made.  I do appoint my wife, LUCY JONES and
my brother THOMAS JONES and WILLIAM RUTHERFORD
Executors to this my last will and testament, this 24th
Feb. 1830.


James Hatcher                      JOHN L. JONES (H.S.)
Jonathan Ridley
William Taylor


You do solemly swear that you saw JOHN L. JONES sign,
seal, publish and deliver this writing to be and
contain his last will and testament as the time there
of he was sound desposing mind memory and that he did
it without compulsion and that you saw JONATHAN RIDLEY
and WILLIAM TAYLOR sign the same as witness with
yourself to the best of your knowledge so help your
God.


Sworn in Open Court                     JAMES HATCHER
Before as this 5th July 1830
JAMES MOORING, JLC
ADAM BRANNAN, JLC
JOHN Hardie JLC            I do solemly swear that this
writing contains the true last will of the within named
John L. Jones, decd so far as I know or believe and
that I will and truly execute the same by paying first
the debts and like the legacies contain.  An the said
will as far as his goods and chattles will thereunto
extend and the law charge me and that I will make trac
+ feed inventory of all each goods and chattles.


Sworn to before me                 LUCY X JONES
This 5th July 1830                 her mark
     A. BEALL CC.