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Last Will
and Testament
William
Hogans
State of
Georgia
Wilcox
County
In the name
of God amen, I William Hogans being of advanced but of sound and
disposing mind deem it right as regards my self and family to make a
disposition of the property with which Kind providence has blessed me
with.
Item 1st
I desire by
body buried in a decent and christianlike manner my sole to god who give
it.
Item 2nd
I want all
my just debts paid without delay by my Executors hereinafter named.
Item 3rd
I give and
bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Hogans lot of land No 207 lying in the
2th (sic) district of Originally Irwin now Wilcox County containing Four
hundred and Eighty acres more or less according to general survey and
marked lines and my stock of all kind consisting of horses hogs cattle
sheep and goats and all my household and kitchen furniture and all my
plantation tools and carpenter tools including firearms of all
description carts and wagons syrup boilers for the benefit of his self
and my minor children for and during her natural life or widowhood or
until my youngest child shall come of age and at her death or
intermarriage or when my youngest children shall come of age to be
equally divided amongst and between all of my lawful heirs except my son
Thomas J. Hogans children I don’t want them to have any of my property
as I believe he has had a full share in his lifetime.
Item 4th
I appoint
and ordain my trust worthy friend Elbert Paulk and Jonathan C. Smith my
Executors to carry out my above written will this March 14th
1883.
William
Hogans (L.S) his mark
Signed in
presents of
Jas. C.
Luke
Lawson
Smith
John F.
Luke
Georgia
Wilcox County
Personally
appeared Lawson Smith who after being duly sworn deposes and says that
the annexed will is the genuine last will and testament of William
Hogans decd late of said county that the same was executed by said
William Hogans on the 14th day of March 1883 by said William
Hogans in the presence of James C. Luke, John F. Luke and this affiant
and at the time of executing the same said Hogans published and declared
the same to be his last will and testament in the presence of us three
Witnesses named and that said Witnesses signed their names to said will
in the presence of said testator and the said testator signed the same
in the presence of said Witnesses before they signed it that at the time
of signing said William Hogans was of sound and disposing mind and
memory that said William Hogan decd resident of said county about the
day ___ (day missing) of February 1904.
Lawson
Smith
Signed
sealed and delivered in the presence of
J.M. Warren
Ordinary
Ordinary
Court Wilcox County November Term 1904.
It
appearing from the affidavit of Lawson Smith one of the subscribing
Witnesses that he instrument annexed to said affidavit is the genuine
last will and testament of William Hogans deceased late of said County
and that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory and that he
published and declared the said instrument as his last will and
testament it is ordered that the same be probated and admitted to
record.
In Open
Court November Term 1904
J.M. Warren
Ordinary
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