Richmond County GaArchives Wills.....May, John 1785 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cynthia Forde cfordetx@direcway.com August 18, 2005, 8:27 pm Source: Lds Microfilm Records Written: 1785 Will of John MAY Richmond County, Georgia 21 Mar 1785 In the name of God, Amen. I, John MAY, of the County of Richmond and State of Georgia, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God. Calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say principally, and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors. Nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall rceive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as concerning such worldy estate, wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form - First, I give and bequeath to my son, John MAY, air lawfully begotten, one shilling sterling. Also, I give to my son, James MAY, one shilling sterling. Also, I give to my son, Joseph MAY, one shilling sterling. Also, I give to my daughter, Sarah SUTTON, one shilling sterling. Also, I give to my daughter, Sealey ORRICK, one shilling sterling. Also, I give to my daughter, Milley HOLIDAY, one shilling sterling. Also, my negro woman, Dinah, and her daughter, ?Fran, to be free at my decease. Also, the residue of my estate, both real and personal, to be equally divided between my son, William MAY, and Jean BROOKS - which said William MAY and Jean BROOKS, I make and ordain my executors of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests, and executors by me in any way before named, willed, and bequeathed - ratifying this and confirming this, and no other, to be my last will and testament in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of March, one thousand and seven hundred and eighty five - enterlind before as ind. Sind, seal & published, pronounced and declared by me, said John MAY, as his his last will and testament in the presents John J M MAY (Seal) of us who in his preseasence, and in the preseance mark of each others have here to subscribed our names - Ambrose Jones Michael McNeill Mary Jones (Punctuation added) Additional Comments: John MAY was b. c1705 in ?Virginia, d. will written 17 Mar 1785, will proven 11 Nov 1786 in Richmond County, Georgia. His date of birth is based on the ages of his children. He m. _____. She was b. ?c1710, d. bef. 1786. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/richmond/wills/may373gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb