From the GA Archives, actual documents from vaults:
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State of Georgia
Crawford County
I Elizabeth Sloan of said county and state, being of sound [disposing?] mind and
memory, although of advancing age, do make and ordain the following as my last
will and testament.
Item 1
Having but a small portion of worldly effects, and being desirous to compensate
as far as in me lies Elizabeth Buzbee, a small orphan child that I raised and
that is now living with me, and who is kind and has been obedient to me, both in
health and in sickness. I give and bequeath to her, the said Elizabeth Buzbee,
four head of cattle as well as all the household furniture. [ Descriptive
sentence I can't decipher]
Item2
I nominate and approach Thomas Kennedy [the name was written into this document
by different hand] executor of this my last will and testament and that he act
as [testamentary?] guardian of the said Elizabeth Buzbee until such time as she
will be capable of managing the same for herself.
In witness of which I hereto set my hand and seal this 13th day of September
1865. [the date added in a different hand]
Elizabeth Sloan
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I also found additional court papers showing:
(1) Witnesses swearing to the authenticity of the will dated September 1865 (G.
P. Anderhouse?, J. H. Irby, N. Andrews
(2) the will accepted by the Crawford Co Court, James R Ray, Ordinary dated
October 1868
(3) Thomas Kennedy assigned the administrator of Elizabeth's estate, again by
James R Ray, Ordinary dated 1868
I assume Elizabeth died in 1865, so I don't know why it took 2-3 years for her
estate to be admitted to probate. Maybe the war......
Elizabeth was my ggg grandmother.
A big thanks goes out to Bob Sloan for submitting this information!
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