Transcription - Will of Chaplin Williams (1781)
Georgia In the name of God Amen - I Chaplin Williams Being Sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect mind Since and memory, praised be god, and knowing the uncertainty of human life do make this my last will and testament in manner and form follo wing Imprimus Item I give and beQueath to my loving wife Susanna all that part of my Stock of Cattle distinguished by my Brand being put on Sideways and known by her old place Stock two feather Beds and furniture one horse known by the name of Rodger and one Sorrell mare known by the name of Nancey and all my kitchen furniture, I like wise Lend to my Loveing wife one Negro woman Named Lender dure ing her Life and after her Decease She and her Increase if any to be Equally divided amongst my three Children Item I give and bequeath to my three Children Sarah, Jane, and [Chaplin crossed through] Elihu, all the Rest of my personal Estate two negroes only Excepted, to be Equally divided when they Come of age or when one of my Daughters marries, and I lend the use of my two negroes Solomon and Isaac to my three Children to be Imployed at the discretion of my Executors to their use untill the division afore said, and then I give Isaac to my Daughter Sarah and Solomon to my Daughter Jane, and my old woman Jinney I leave to her own Choice to live where She Likes without Interuption and my desire is that my three Children Sarah Jane and Elihu be Brought up and Educated at the discretion of Britton Dawson & Lud Williams whome I make ordain Constitute and appoint Sole Executors to this my Last will and Testament, nulling and disallowing all other will or wills before made by me [dark area crossed out?] as in witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal the 18th Day of June 1781 Sealed and Signed in Presence of us his Pryde Williams Chaplin Williams (Seal) Grace Rowell mark Ann (her mark) Shelton |
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