Schley County GaArchives Wills.....Patton, Robert March 10, 1892 ************************************************ 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: Jody Dillard [email protected] and Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 February 11, 2006, 12:45 pm Source: Schley County Wills Bk A, Pages 143-44 Written: March 10, 1892 Recorded: 1893 Record of Will Schley Court of Ordinary 1893 (page) 143 (and 144) In the name of God Amen. I Robert Patton of the County of Schley and State of Georgia, being of sound mind and memory (blessed be Almighty God for the same) do make and publish this my last will and testament. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Christain all of my personal property, after paying from the same, all of my just debts that I may owe at the time of my decease (?), to be hers forever; but if there should not be at my decease sufficient personal property to pay the aforesaid debts, then so much of my real estate; may be sold by my Executors (hereinafter appointed by me) at either public or private sale, as will raise sufficient money to pay the same. I also give and bequeath, to my beloved wife Christian all the real(?) and residue of my real estate as long as she shall remain unmarried and my widow, but on her decease or marriage the remainder thereof, I give and devise to my several children, and their heirs respectively, to be divided in Equal Shares between them. I also will and desire that my Executor appointed by me, have the right to advise, control and manage my Estate for the best interest of my family and that the said Executors shall mot be required to make annual returns of the proceeds of the said Estate to the Ordinary Court of said ccounty. I do nominate Henry R. Patton, J.L. Murray and A.H. Donnan to the Executors of this my last will and testament. This March the 10th one thousand Eight hundred and Ninety-Two. Robert Patton (L.S.) Signed, sealed and declared and published by the said Robert Patton, as and for his last will and testament, in presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. Peter Stewart Kenneth Stewart Henry Stewart Additional Comments: (Transcriber's notes by Harris Hill: The three witnesses Peter, Kenneth, and Henry Stewart were all brothers of Robert Patton's second wife, Christian. Henry R. Patton was eldest living son of Robert Patton and also eldest child of his second marriage. A(bner) H. Donnan was the husband of his eldest daughter from this marriage, Sallie Patton Donnan. J(ames) L. Murray was the husband of Mary E. Patton, Robert Patton's daughter and only living child from his first marriage to Nancy Royal.) File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/schley/wills/patton47nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb