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Probate: 6 December 1762 
Volume A, pgs 88-89  
RecordID cwb060
Will Books, Colony of Georgia, RG 49-1-5, Georgia Archives
         http://content.sos.state.ga.us/u?/cw,1315  [will]
         http://content.sos.state.ga.us/u?/cwb,17   [will book]
[ St. Matthews Parish became Effingham County, GA in 1777 under the new constitution 
         http://www.effga.com/effingham-history.htm ]

In the Name of God Amen  I Andrew Moorman of the Province of Georgia and the Parish 
of St. Matthews Planter being sick & Weak in body but of a perfect mind and memory 
Blessed be god for it Knowing the frailty of all men and the Mortality of all that 
I must die am willing to Dispose of what worldly good god in mercy has bestowed on 
me which may be a means to stop adoo from arising after my demise.
  Item first and principally I Recommend my soul to god that gave it me hoping through 
the mercy of my blessed Redeamer to Receive a free pardon of all my sins and secondly 
I Recomend my body to a Christian burial at the discretion of my Executrix after 
named and all my worldly goods In manner and form following that is to say
  Item I will that my land on which I live be equally divided between my sons viz Gidean 
Moorman and Cornelas Moorman and Andrew Moorman Junr.
  Item I will and Bequeath that when my sons before named shall arrive at the age 
of Twelve years that each of them at that age shall have (by my Executrix) one young 
cow & calf branded for their own property out of my Estate 
  Item I will and bequeath my rifle gun to my Eldest Gideon Moorman and all the rest 
of my goods both Rael and Personal I will and bequeath to my loving Cataran Moorman 
to enable her Breed and Edicate my Children and to Discharge all my Just Debts and 
Legicies and do Constitute and appoint My Loving wife Catherine Moorman my sole 
Executrix of this My last will and testement and I do revoke all other wills and do 
allow of this to be my last Will and Testament as Witness My Hand & Seal this 20th 
Day of November 1761
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Tho Keesee
Townsend Robinson                  Andrew A. Moorman
Sophera Robinson                   Hand and Seal

Georgia
         By His Excellency James Wright Esquire
         Captain General and Governor in Chief
         of his Majestys said province and
         Ordinary of the same.
Personally Appeared before me Townsend Robinson one of 
the subscribing Witnesses to the Last Will and Testament of 
Andrew Moorman late of Saint Matthews Parish in the Province 
aforesaid Planter deceased and being duly sworn on the Holy 
Evangelists made Oath that He was Personally present and did 
see the Testator Sign Seal publish pronounce and declare the 
same to be and contain his Last Will and Testament and that 
he was of Sound disposing Mind and Memory to the best of his 
Knowledge and belief and that he with Thomas Keesee and Sophere 
Robinson signed his Name as Witness to the said Will at the Request and 
in the Presence of the Testator and in each others presence
        At the same time Catherine Moorman
        named Executrix Qualified as such
        before me
                 Given under my hand 
                 the 6th day of December 1762
          Recorded 8th December 1762  J. A. Wright