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Georgia
Macon County GA
In the name
of God, Amen;
I Sallie O.
Massie do make advise and devise and publish this my last will and
Testament:
Item
I devise and bequeath to my Mother, Mrs. Lizzie Shephard and her
unmarried children during her natural life or widowhood during their
minority the House and Lot in the town of Abbeville, Wilcox County,
Georgia, now occupied by said Mrs. Shephard’s children as a home and
located at the Southwest corner of Stubbs and Church Street in said town
and containing one half acre more or less, at the death or marriage of
the said Mrs. Shephard, said house and lot shall be the property of my
sister Alice Shepherd in fee simple. Provided, however, she shall allow
the same to be used and occupied as a house for her unmarried brothers
and sisters during their minority.
Item
I give and
bequeath only to my son Henry Stewart the sum of five hundred dollars to
be paid to him by my executor upon his arriving at the age of twenty one
years. I make no further provision for him because he is well provided
for by inheritance from his father. If he shall not live to be twenty
one years of age the five hundred dollars herein bequeathed to him shall
belong to my beloved husband J.R. Massie as hereinafter set fourth.
Item
In case my
child soon hereafter be born, shall be born alive and shall live to its
maturity then one half of all the property herein before bequeathed and
devised to my said husband J.C. Massie shall belong to said child but if
said Child shall die before arriving at the age of twenty one years then
said one half of said property shall belong to my said husband. And I
hereby name and appoint my said husband, J.C. Massie Guardian for my
said child and specially stipulate that he shall be required to give
bond as such Guardian.
Item
I hereby
name constitute and appoint my beloved husband J.C. Massey executor of
this my last will and testament especially directing that he be not
required to make return of inventory or any other return of the property
herein bequeathed as devised, to any court whatever.
August 21st
1894
Mrs. Sallie
O Massie
Signed,
delivered and published by Sallie O. Massie as her last will and
testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our names
hereto in the presence of said testatrix (at her instance and request)
and of each other. She signing in our presence and we signing in her
presence.
August 21st
1894
Geo M Miles
N.W. Massie
O.J. Massie
J.C. Massie
propounder of
Last Will
and Testament of
Sallie O.
Massie
In Ordinary
Court Wilcox County Georgia
April term
1896 April 6th 1896
Appearing
to the court that at he March Term 1896 of Wilcox Superior Court the
above stated case having been appealed from this county was regularly
tried before a jury with a verdict rendered then finding the papers
purported to be the last will and testament of Sallie O. Massie,
deceased and a judgment having been rendered in accordance with the said
verdict and ordering the probate of said will. It is therefore ordered
and adjudged by this Court that said judgment be made the judgment of
this county of the said will to be admitted to probate as the last will
and testament of Sallie O. Massie deceased.
Benj. G.
Blasingame
Ordinary –
W.C. G.
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