Will of Samuel Patton
In the name of God Amen.
I Samuel Patton of the County of Oglethorpe in
the State of Georgia,
being of sound mind and perfect memory, do make this
my last will and testament
in manner and form following, (to wit)
First I lend to my beloved
wife Mary Patton untill my youngest child comes
of age, should she continue
a widow, the land and plantation whereon I
now live, with all my
negroes, stock of every kind, household and kitchen
furniture of every kind
and plantation utensils, provided nevertheless,
should my said wife marry
before my youngest child comes of age, my
executors
herein after named, are
at liberty to continue the whole of my estate in
their hands, if they
should take proper care of my children and my estate.
And when my youngest
child comes of age I lend my said wife during her
natural life, one negro
of her own choosing, one bed and furniture, one
horse creature bridle
and saddle, one chest-the plantation whereon I now
live with a sufficient
quantity of plantation tools and at her death to
revert to my estate.
I give to my son Samuel
one negroe boy named Bob, in lieu of all and every
part of my estate.
I give to my daughter
Susannah Gore five dollars in lieu of all and every
part of my estate which
maybe left she having been already provided for.
I give to my son Solomon
the track of land in Oglethorpe County which I
had of Murphy, one bed
and furniture, one horse creature, bridle and saddle
when he shall come of
age and at the death of my beloved wife, the land
whereon I now live to
him and his heirs forever.
I give to my daughter
Rebekah one horse creature, bridle and saddle, when
she marries or comes
of age.
I give to my son Solomon,
and my four daughters, Sally, Cynthia, Elizabeth
and Rebecca at the time
my youngest children come of age, all my estate
of every kind, except
what I have before given away, and lent to my wife,
to be equally divided
between them, and at the death of my beloved wife,
what is lent to her,
to be all equally divided between them.
In my will and desire
that my executor raise from my estate the horse
creatures,
bridles and saddles disposed
of and have them as nearly equal in value
as the nature of the
case will admit.
I do hereby appoint John
Herring and Hezekiah Luckie Executors of this
my last will and Testament
hereby revoking all others heretofore made by
me made.
In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
16 day of february in
the year of our Lord 1817.
Acknowledged in presence
of Samuel Patton, seal
Test Edward Nix
Joseph Stephens his mark
Obediah Carter his mark