Will of
Harriett Simpson Garrett
Contributed by Wanda Snyder
Walton County, GA - Return Book S -
page 178-179
In the name of God Amen: I
Harriett Garrett of the state of Georgia county of Walton and town of Social
Circle being in sound mind and memory do hereby make ordain publish and dictate
this my last will and testament thereby revoking all others made by me in
manner of following to wit
Item 1st I desire that all my
lawful debts be first paid out of my estate.
Item 2nd I give to my daughter
Nancy Ann Eckles my house and lot where I now reside with all the appurtenances
in any wise thereunto belonging. I also give to my said daughter the plce
known as the Chick farm about half a mile from town adjoining lands of D _
Gibbs and others, containing sixty acres more or less: also I give to my
sid daughter Nancy Ann my place across the _____ and apposite and wish of where
I am now living embracing my horse ___ and stables, peach and apple orchards
with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging said place containing fifteen
acres more or less. I also give to my said daughter Nancy Ann one feather
bed, bedstead and furniture the one she now claims, my cooking stone and
utensils, also my piano with the furniture attached to the same.
Item 3rd I give to my sons George
W. Garrett and James W. Garrett my plantation lying on the Alcovy river containing
three hundred acres more or less in said county of Walton adjourning lands
formerly owned by Robert Howard, J T Shiff Jasper Whitehead and others to be
equally divided between my said two sons, George W. and James W. Garrett.
Item 4th I give to my son Oliver
S. Garrett six hundred dollars lawful currency of the country to be paid to him
after my decease from the proceeds of a note which I now hold against my sons
G W Garrett and Bro. for eight hundred dollars.
Item 5th I give to my
daughters Mary Ann Hand(?) and Jane Carten(?) one hundred dollars each to be
paid to them in lawful currency of the country by my Executors hereinafter
named from the proceeds of the said note specified in the fourth (4th) item.
Item 6th I give to my sons G W
and J W Garrett equally the stock farming utencials to which was apparised at
Seven hundred and fifty seven dollars and seventy cents on the said plantation
which I have willed to my said sons G W and J W Garret: also I give to my son
in law F M Eckles the stock and other propertys which he received at valuation
amounting to three hundred and ten dollars and sixty two cents.
Item 7th I hereby appoint my son
in law F M Eckles my lawful Executor to this my last will and testament.
Harriett
Garrrett
X
(her mark)
Signed sealed and dictated by the said
Harriett Garrett as her last will and testament in the presence of us who at
the request of the said Harriett Garrett and in her presence and in the
presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses this
25th day of June A D 1844.
Bennet
Robertson
Silas
Robertson
Martha
M Robertson
Georgia
Walton County
Before me in
April court personally came Bennet Robertson and Silas Robertson two of the
subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will of Harriett Garrett desc late of
said county who being duly sworn depose and sayd that they together with Martha
M Robertson the othe rwitness saw said Testatrix sign seal publish and declare
said instrument of writing as and for her last will and testament freely and
voluntarily and without any undue influence being exercised over her at the
execution thereof and while said Testatrix was of sound and disposing mind and
memory and of sufficient testamentary capacity to make a will: that
deponents together with the said Martha M Robertson at the special instances
and request of said Testatrix signed said instrument of writing as witnesses in
the presence of said Testatrix and of each others and that said paper writing
was executed the day and year it bears date Sworn to and Subscribed
before me
Dec 7th 1875 Bennet
Robertson
Thos Giles Ordinary
Silas
Robertson