John Parish Warren County GA Will



Will of
John Parish
23 Aug 1819 Warren County, GA
Warren Co. Ga. Wills 1810-29
p. 88-89

The Last Will and Testament of John Parish decd.

I John Parish of Warren county, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, as follows. To wit.
I give to my wife Elizabeth, a Negro Woman , by the name of Ailse, to her and her heirs forever.
I give to my son Hampton Parish five dollars to him and his heirs forever.
I give to my son William Parish, five dollars, to him and his heirs forever
I give to my son Allen Parish one horse to him and his heirs forever.
I give to my son Anselim Parish, one Horse, to him and his heirs forever.
I give to my daughter Lynney (or Synney) Cooper, five dollars, to her and her heirs forever.
I give to my daughter Sally Rowe, five dollars, to her and her heirs forever.
I give to my daughter Polly James, " " " " " " " " .
I give to my daughter Dicey Smith, " " " " " " " " .
I give to my Grandson John Parish, son of Hampton Parish, fifty dollars to him and his heirs forever.
I give to my Grandson Thomas Parish, son of Hampton Parish, fifty dollars to him and his heirs forever.
I give to my Grandson John Cooper, son of Lynney Cooper, fifty dollars to him and his heirs forever.
I give to my granddaughter Elizabeth Cooper, daughter of Lynney Cooper fifty dollars, to her and her heirs forever.
I give to my grandson John Floyd Rowe, son of Sally Rowe, fifty dollars to him and his heirs forever.
I give to my Granddaughter Lucinda Rowe, dau. of " " " " " her and her heirs forever.
I give to my Grandson James James, son of Polly James, fifty dollars to him and his heirs forever.
I give to my Grandson Wiley James " " " " " " " " " " " " I give to my Grandson Wilson Parish, son of William Parish, fifty dollars to him and his heirs forever.
I give to my Granddaughter Epsey Parish, daughter of William Parish fifty dollars to her and her heirs forever.
I give the residue and remainder of my estate, to be equally divided between my wife, my two sons Allen and Anselm and my two Daughters
Elizabeth and Patsey, to them and their heirs forever. My Will is that all my Estate, both Real and Personal (except such part as I have particularly willed away, be sold by my executor. I appoint Thomas FRIEND, my Executor, as witness my hand and Seal this Twenty third day of August, Eighteen hundred and Nineteen.

John Parrish

Signed Sealed and published in presence of

Benja. Sandiford
Benjn. F. Friend
John O. Friend
Moses Gatlin

Probate of the foregoing Will in court of ordinary May Term 1823 Warren Co. Georgia.

Personnally appeared in open Court Benj. Sandiford and Moses Gatlin and being duly sworn deposeth and saith "That they saw the within named John Parish, Sign, Seal, Publish and pronounce the within Instrument of writing as his last Will and Testament and that at the time of his so doing, he was in their opion of sound and disposing mind and memory, and that in his presence and in the presence of each other, and in the presence of F. Friend and John O. Friend, whom they also sign the same and in the presence of the said Testator, and at his request they all became witnessese thereunto. Sworn and subscribed in Open Court the 5th day of May 1823.

Attest. Jno. Torrence, Clerk.

Contributed by: Judy Wright

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