Mary Hester Hunter

On 20 Dec 1858, Mary H. George (Hunter) made a Will in Jones County, Georgia.

Sources

Will of Mary H. George, Jones County, Georgia, 20 Dec 1858. (Image of handwritten original on file)

Will of Mary H. George
Jones County, Georgia
20 Dec 1858

Georgia Jones County | In the name of God Amen. I Mary H George of the County and State aforesaid being in advanced age & knowing the certainty of Death & the uncertainty of Life & being of sound mind & memory and deeming it right to dispose of all the property with which a kind providence has blessed me I therefore make & publish this my last will & testament in manner & form following

1 First I direct that after a decent burial of my body that all my just debts together with my funeral charges are paid out of my Estate by my Executor hereinof appointed

2 I give & bequeath to My Grand Daughter Ann B George four Negroes namely Bill, Margaret, & the child Josa

3 I give & bequeath all of my house hold & kitchen furniture to my grand daughters Sarah B. Taylor & Ann B. George to be equally between them divided

4 I also give & bequeath all the residue of my property to my son Mark George & the Children of My son James George to be equally distributed into these two shares

5 I hereby Constitute & appoint John Taylor of Mannue County Executor of this my last will and testment this the twentieth day of December one thousand eight hundred & fifty Eight

Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us Mary H George {Seal}
Zechanab Thigpen
Jane Thigpen
Trenus Thigpen

(Transcribed from an image of the handwritten original by William R. Emanuel, Charlottesville, Virginia. 23 Dec 2015)