1768 Will of John Emanuel
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1768 Will of John Emanuel
In the name of God amen, on the 21st day of March 1768, John Emanuel of the Parish of Saint George in the province of Georgia being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory than xxbe almighty God for all his marvel calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is ordained for all men on earth to die. I do make an ordinary last will and testament in manner and for my following that is to say is for my soul . I reccomend it into the hands of god my xxxxx and my redeemer by whatever merrits alone. I hope to be served an to have for xxxxx xxxx of all my sins and for my body I reccomend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Nothing is XXXxx Resurection, I shall xxxxx the xxx by the almighty xxxxxxxxxx I do estate where with itxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This life I give, devise and bequeath in a manner or followingxxxxxxxxx
It is my will that debts and funeral expenses be paid and discharged by my executors hereafter named,
Then I give and bequeath to my loving brother Levi Emanuel a tract of land containing 100 acres adjoining land of Andrew Hampxxx on Brier Creek and my cloak.
I give and bequeath to my loving brother Amos Emanuel a tract of one hundred and fifty acres on Rocky Comfort
I give and bequeath to my loving brother David Emanuel on suit of clothes consisting of a good jacket, breeches, shoes and stockings. a fine shirt and my saddle. Which suit he shall choose and a yearling heifer to his little son
I give and bequeath to my loving brother Asa Emanuel my watch.
I give and bequeath to my loving two sisters Elizabeth Moreland and Rebecca Walker
each the sum of five shillings,
I give and bequeath to my sister Martha Duchart the money that her husband John Duchart owes my and also my silver shoe buckles and a yearling heifer to her daughter Ruth and a black xxaceing to herself branded IE and a flower xxlues
I give and bequeath to my sister Ruth Emanuel her choice of my cows her calf and a sorrel filly of two years its brand with B crofs warys.
Then all the rest of my estate that remains after my just debts and funeral expenses are paid. That they be equally divided between my father, my brother Levi, and my sister Ruth. I do hereby appoint my father David Emanuel sole executor of this my last will ad testament. I do hereby revoke and xxxx all others former wills ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in writing.
John Emanuel
The day, year first above written. The signed, sealed, published and pronounced, by testors John Emanuel, as his last will and testament in the presence of us
David lewis
Jacob Lewis
Evan De. Lewis
Nothing is XXXxx Resurection, I shall xxxxx the xxx by the almighty xxxxxxxxxx I do estate where with itxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This life I give, devise and bequeath in a manner or followingxxxxxxxxx
It is my will that debts and funeral expenses be paid and discharged by my executors hereafter named,
Then I give and bequeath to my loving brother Levi Emanuel a tract of land containing 100 acres adjoining land of Andrew Hampxxx on Brier Creek and my cloak.
I give and bequeath to my loving brother Amos Emanuel a tract of one hundred and fifty acres on Rocky Comfort
I give and bequeath to my loving brother David Emanuel on suit of clothes consisting of a good jacket, breeches, shoes and stockings. a fine shirt and my saddle. Which suit he shall choose and a yearling heifer to his little son
I give and bequeath to my loving brother Asa Emanuel my watch.
I give and bequeath to my loving two sisters Elizabeth Moreland and Rebecca Walker
each the sum of five shillings,
I give and bequeath to my sister Martha Duchart the money that her husband John Duchart owes my and also my silver shoe buckles and a yearling heifer to her daughter Ruth and a black xxaceing to herself branded IE and a flower xxlues
I give and bequeath to my sister Ruth Emanuel her choice of my cows her calf and a sorrel filly of two years its brand with B crofs warys.
Then all the rest of my estate that remains after my just debts and funeral expenses are paid. That they be equally divided between my father, my brother Levi, and my sister Ruth. I do hereby appoint my father David Emanuel sole executor of this my last will ad testament. I do hereby revoke and xxxx all others former wills ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in writing.
John Emanuel
The day, year first above written. The signed, sealed, published and pronounced, by testors John Emanuel, as his last will and testament in the presence of us
David lewis
Jacob Lewis
Evan De. Lewis