Will of William Freeman, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, 1824
Submitted and Transcribed by: Patricia Freeman Hardin
WILL OF WILLIAM FREEMAN
Georgia
Oglethorpe County
I William Freeman of the state & county aforsaid, being weak in body but
of sound mind & disposing memory do make this my last will & Testament.
Item 1st I give my body to the grave & my spirit to God who gave it.
2nd I give to my beloved wife Doratha Freeman the tract of land whereon I
now live containing two hundred & eighty acres adjoining Moore & others.
also one tract of land in Clark County containing two hundred & ten acres
adjoining Sheets (not sure about this name) & others. also an interest in a
tract of land in the County of Wilks whereon Francis Freeman now lives
adjoining Wm. Wooton & others. also one negro girl named Let. also other
personal property consisting in horses, cows, hogs, house hold & kitchen
furniture & all other property not herein before named or herein after
expressly willed to some other person.
3rd It is my will that out of the above named property that all of my Just
debts be first paid.
4th I give to my beloved brother John Freeman one tract of land in the 5th
District of Dooly County containing two hundred two & 1/2 acres known by No.
170.
5th I give to my beloved brother Joseph Freeman one tract of land in the
County of Gwinette Containing two hundred two & 1/2 acres in the 7th
district & known by No. 298.
6th I give to the present children of my beloved half brother Allen Freeman
one tract of land in the County of Hall containing two hundred two & ½ acres
in the 11th District known by No. 132.
Item 7th I give to my half brother Allen Freeman one dollar.
Item 8th I give to my beloved half brother George Wesly Freeman one dollar.
Item 9th Igive to my beloved brother Henry Freeman one dollar.
Item 10th I give to my beloved half brother Laban Freeman one dollar.
Item 11th I give to my beloved half sister Ailesy Orr one dollar.
Item 12th It is my will that the gifts make from the 7th to the 11th Items
in this will be paid out of the legacy left to my beloved wife.
Item 13th I leave my beloved wife Doratha Freeman executrix of this my last
will & testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
16th day of August 1824.
Wm Freeman
Signed in presence of
Jack Lumpkin
Charles Moore
Francis Moore
John Ellis
Georgia
Oglethorpe County
Personally appearred in open Court Charles Moore, Francis Moore & John Ellis
three of the subscribing witnesses to _(?)_ within will & being duly sworn
d_(?)_ & saith that they saw the within named Wm Freeman dec.d sign, seal,
publish & declare, this instrument of writing to be his last will &
testament & at the time of his so doing he was of sound mind & memory to the
best of our knowledge & belief so help us God.
Charl. Moore
Francis Moore
John Ellis
Sworn to Subscribed
In open Court Sept. of 1824
& ordered to be recorded in full
Matthew Rainey CCO
Recorded 16th Sept. 1824
Mat Rainey CCO
NOTE: The name Moore may should be Moone.
Typed by: Patricia Freeman Hardin on March 10, 1999
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