> Troup Co. Ga Wills > A new message, "Will of John Greer," was posted by William N. Greer on > Thu, 11 Feb 1999 > > --- > NAME: William N. Greer > EMAIL: greerswest@aol.com > SURNAMES: Boyd, Greer, Haralson, Irvin, Johnson, Lesley, Mangham, McCutchin, Nolan, Peale, Ware, Wilson > DATE: Feb 11 1999 > QRYTEXT: The last Will & Testament of John GREER deceased > > I John Greer being of strong mind and memory knowing > that man is born to die and after death to judgement and > having been blessed with many years know that my time of > departure is not far distant and having been blessed with a > loving companion who has borne to me nine children and who > has been called from me by the hand of providence and > having been blessed with a small portion of this worlds goods > I feel it a duty incumbent on me to make such distribution of > the same as seems meet to me and according to my own will > and pleasure and to appoint such Guardians and such > Executors as seems meet to me to act each in their sphere and > to carry this my last will and testament into effect in all its > form, revoking all others heretofore made by me-- I do > therefore appoint Gilbert D. Greer and William D. Greer my > true and lawful Executors who is fully authorized to carry into > effects this my will and to settle the same with all my heirs & > Guardians according to the provisions of this my will-- > > First-- I commit and commend my flesh to its mother dust > from whence it came to be burried [sic] in a decent manner by > the side of my beloved wife companion and my spirit home to > God who gave it there to enjoy eternal bliss-- > > Secondly-- That immediately after my death that my > Executor proceed to execute this my will by first paying all > my just debts and collecting all that may be due me either by > note or open account thence to proceed to have all my estate > legally appraised advertized and sold at a credit of twelve > months free for all persons to bid who will comply with the > terms of sale which shall be small notes with good security, > Dave and Fillis his wife and their youngest child shall be sold > in one lot the balance of my stock of negroes shall be by the > appraisement divided into nine lots as near equal as possible > and drawn for by my heirs as follows to Thomas Greer one > lot, to Jane MANGHAM one lot, after deducting out any demand > which I now hold or may hereafter hold against James A. > Greer at the time of my death out of the one ninth part of my > estate I give and bequeath unto the offspring of Sarah Greer > wife of said James A. Greer the ballance [sic] of the aforesaid > one ninth part of my estate and I further appoint James A > Greer Guardian to said children, and his receipt for the > aforesaid share as described to my Executors shall be a > sufficient shewing [sic] for the court-- To Gilbert D Greer > one lot after deducting out the demand I hold against > Absalom IRVIN I give unto Sarah Irvin wife of Absalom Irvin > the ballance [sic] of the one ninth part of my estate and Sarah > Irvin's receipt for the same shall be a sufficient shewing [sic] > to the court-- To Thomas F NOLAN & Hannah Nolan his wife > one lot-- after deducting the amount I may hold against > William D. Greer I give to him said William D. Greer one > lot-- after deducting the amount I hold against Nathaniel H > Greer out of the one ninth part of my estate I give and > bequeath unto the offspring of Nancy Greer wife of Nathaniel > H Greer the ballance [sic] of the aforesaid one ninth part of > my estate and I further appoint Nathaniel H. Greer Guardian > of said children & his receipt for the aforesaid share as > described to my Executors shall be a sufficient shewing [sic] > for the court-- after deducting the amount I may hold against > Willis JOHNSON out of the one ninth part of my estate I give > and bequeath unto Nancy Johnson wife of Willis Johnson the > remaining portion of said ninth part of my estate and Nancy > Johnson's Receipt for the same shall be a sufficient shewing > [sic] to the court-- and the remaining parts of all my estate > both real and personal shall be sold as above described > > Acknowledged signed and sealed this the sixteenth day of > November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and > forty-- in presence of Herndon HARALSON, Henry BOYD & Wm > M McCUTCHIN. > ..........his > John x Greer > ........mark > > Inferior Court of Troup County sitting for ordinary purposes > met in chamber this 20th day of January 1843. Present their > Honors James M PEALE & Peter W LESLEY, Justices > .....The within last will and testament of John Greer late of > .....this county deceased was this day produced before the > .....above named Justices of the Inferior Court in chamber and > .....duly and lawfully proven upon the oaths of Herndon > .....Haralson, Henry Boyd & William M McCutchin the > .....subscribing witnesses to the same the same being, > .....produced by Gilbert D. Greer the surviving Executor > .....therein named -- W. WILSON C Co > > Georgia Inferior Court of Troup County sitting for ordinary > purposes March Term 1843-- Present their Honors James M > Peale, Daniel WARE, John Greer, Justices > .....The within last will and testament of John Greer late of > .....this county deceased having been produced before James > .....M Peale and Peter W Lesley two of the Justices of the > .....Inferior Court of said County on the 20th day of January in > .....the present year in vacation and then and there duly & > .....lawfully proven by the subscribing witnesses to the same. > .....It is now ordered that the same be admitted to Record this > .....being a regular term of said court-- Wiley Wilson C Co > > Recorded 9th March 1843 -- Wiley Wilson C Co > > [NOTE: The foregoing material was photocopied March 23, 1990, from the Troup County, Georgia, Will Book 1, pp 183-186.]. > > > This is an automatically-generated notice. 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