Person:Mary Fleming (4)

FROM "CENTURY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA, WILLS, 1790 - 1890" F292.C73 G32 Transcript Mary [Hassell] Fleming's Will Registered September, 8th 1835. Georgia (Columbia County) In the name of God, Amen. I, Mary Fleming of the State and County aforesaid, being weak in body but of sound and disposing memory, have thought proper to make this my last will and testament. 1st. My Will and desire is that my Executors, whom I shall hereafter name, sell all my property both real and personal (except one small negro girl named Edney which I will and bequeath unto my little Grand Daughter, Mary Agnes Fleming the daughter of son Joel Fleming). 2d. It is my Will and desire that all my lawful debts be paid and that a reserve be made of my Estate sufficient to entomb my grave and the grave of my son Laird. 3d. I Will and bequeath to my Daughter Priscilla Ramsey One Dollar. 4th. It is my Will that the remaining effects of my sale be equally divided between my four children viz. Edward Hafsel [Hassel], James Fleming, Joel Fleming and Agnefs Davis, including a debt due me from my son James for the payment of a note held [by?] William Fleming amounting to two hundred and sixty ight dollars. It being above the legacy of James Fleming 5th. It is my Will and desire should my Daughter, Agnefs Davis, at death leave no heir of her body, that her legacy return back to my sons Edward Hafsel [Hassel], James Fleming and Joel Fleming. 6th. I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved sons Edward Hafsel [Hassel] and James Fleming my Executors to carry into execution this my last Will and testament. In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 23rd. of August 1835.In presence of James Blanchard, Junior her mark SEAL Mary X Fleming Frances Blanchard UriahBlanchard Georgia (Columbia County) Uriah Blanchard one of the subscribing witnefses to the within and foregoing instrument after being duly sworn upon the holy Evangelists deposeth and says that he was personally present and saw the testatrix Mary Fleming in life sign (with her mark) seal and acknowledge the same to be her last Will and testament, that the testatrix was of sound and disposing mind and memory at the doing thereof and that himself together with Frances Blanchard and James Blanchard Junior subscribed the same as witnefses, in the presence of the testatrix and in the presence of each other. Sworn to in open Court Uriah Blanchard this 7th day of September 1835 0. Jones Clerk