State of Georgia}
Campbell County}
I Jas. M. Hopkins being of advanced age, but of sound &
disposing mind and memory and discretion do make and publish
and declare this my last will and testament, hereby revoking
all other will or wills by me heretofore made.
Item 1st. I desire & direct that all my just debts should
be paid, should I owe any at the time of my death, including
expenses for a decent and Christian-like burial for myself.
Item 2nd. To my niece Alice Estep who now lives with me and
has lived with me so long, I give and bequeath all of my property
both real and personal of every kind, including notes, accounts
and every species of property that I may own at time of my death
in fee simple to be used and disposed of by her as she may see
proper and without any limitation whatever.
Item 3rd. I hereby constitute and appoint my said niece Alice
Estep executrix of this my last will and testament and I suggest
to her that should she need any legal counsel or assistance
to call on C. S. Reid for same. Witness my had and seal, this
3rd day of March 1892. Jas. M. Hopkins {seal}
Signed, sealed, declared and published by Jas. M. Hopkins
as his last will and testament in the presence of us the undersigned
who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said testator
at his special instance and request, and in the presence of
each other, he the said testator signing in our presence also.
This March 3rd 1892.
R. C. Rhodes
J. T. Beckman
C. S. Reid
Campbell Court of Ordinary - June Term 1893.
The will of Jas. M. Hopkins being produced in open Court
for probate by the Executrix Alice Estep who has filed her petition
to prove the same in solemn form, and the witnesses to said
will, R. C. Rhodes, J. T. Beckman and C. S. Reid having subscribed
the following affidavit endorsed on said will June term 1893
of Campbell Court of Ordinary commits open at this regular term
of the Court R.C. Rhodes, J. T. Beckman and C. S. Reid and being
duly sworn depose and say that they saw Jas. M. Hopkins sign
and publish the within as his last will and testament while
of sound and disposing, that they witnessed the same for him
at his instance and request, and in his presence and in the
presence of each other, he signing in their presence and the
same was executed voluntarily by him on the day it purports
to have been executed.
Sworn to and subscribed}
before me in open Court} R. C. Rhodes
June 5th, 1893 } J. T. Beckman
R. C. Browns } C. S. Reid
Ordr }
Georgia }
Campbell County}
I, Alice Estep do solemnly swear that this writing contains
the true last will of the within named Jas. M . Hopkins deceased
so far as I know or believe, and that I will well and truly
execute the same on accordance with the Laws of this state.
So help me God.
Sworn to and subscribed }
before me June 6th 1893 } M. Alice Estep
R. Cummings J. P.