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Last Will &
Testament
Lewis
Simmons
Georgia
Wilcox Co.
In the name
of God, amen, I Lewis Simmons of said State & County being of advanced
age & knowing that I must shortly depart from this world deem it right &
proper both as respects to myself & my family that I should make a
disposition of the property with which a kind Providence has blessed me.
I therefore make this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking &
annulling all others heretofore made by me.
Item 1st
I desire &
direct that my body be buried in a decent manner suitable to my
circumstances & condition.
Item 2nd
I desire &
direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by my executors
hereinafter named as I am unwilling my creditors should be delayed of
their rights especially as there is no reason for delay.
Item 3rd
I give &
devise to my beloved wife Mary with whom I have lived in the strictest
virtue & love for thirty eight years lot of land no. two hundred & forty
six in the second Dist of Dooly County, also the north half of lot no.
eighty-one in the seventh dist. of Dooly County also lot of land no. one
hundred & fourteen in the seventh district of Dooly County, containing
in all five hundred one & one quarter acres about fifty five which are
now in cultivation with all the rights members appurtenances to said
lots of land in any wise whatever during her natural life. I also give &
bequeath to my wife in the same manner the farming utensils belonging to
said plantation of every description whatever. I also give & bequeath to
my beloved wife all my stock of any kind such as horses & mules, all of
my stock of cattle also my stock of hogs, also my stock of goats &
sheep, also one cain mill & kettle, all my household & kitchen furniture
belonging to said plantation all of which to have during her natural
life.
Item Fifth
(note: no fourth item)
I
constitute my beloved wife Mary Executor to this my last Will &
Testament.
This March
15th 1865
Lewis
Simmons (L. S.) his mark
Signed,
sealed delivered & published by Lewis Simmons as his last Will &
Testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribe our names
here in the presence of said Testator & of each other.
This March
15th 1865
W. L.
Graham
Elijah Bush
Isaac F.
Ward
J.H. Dupree
Georgia
Wilcox Co.
June term
1883
In person
came W.L. Graham one of the subscribing witnesses to the Will of Lewis
Simmons, deceased, & saith that he saw Lewis Simmons sign said Will as
his last Will & Testament & that he signed said will as a witness for
the object therein mentioned.
W. L.
Graham
Sworn to &
subscribed before me
June 11th
1883
W.M. Gibbs
Ordinary
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