In the name of God Amen, I William Edwards of the county of Oglethorpe and state
     of Georgia, being sick and weak of body but of sound and disposing mind and of perfect
     memory , yet callling to mind my mortality and knowing it is appointed for all men to die,
     think fit to make this my last Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all,
     I give and recommend my soul to God who gave it, my body I recommend to the earth to
     be buried at the discretion of my Executors and as touching what worldly property it hath
     pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and dispose of the following manner and
     form.

     1st It is my will that all my just debts and funeral charges be fully paid.

     2nd. I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife, Elizabeth Edwards, my negro woman
     named Nelly during her my wifes life time and at my wifes death, said Nelly and issue, if
     any, to be equally divided among all my children and it is my will that my wife and all my children that are not yet full age or live on the land on which I now live and then be
     supported on my property both of negroes, stock , household
     furniture, plantation tools, ect; and that it shall be in the power of my executors to sell at
     any time any of the perishable property as they may think best for the benefit of my
     family.

     3rd. I will and bequeath to my son Littleberry B.Edwards the tract of land on which he
     now lives, to be his forever. It is to be accounted to him when a final division of my
     property takes place at one hundred and fifty dollars. Also one horse, one bed and
     furniture at one hundred dollars to be also deducted as above.

     4th. I will and bequeath to my daughter Susannah Lumpkin, one bed and furniture and
     when the final division takes place among all my children, that bed and furniture to
     discount in her part thirtysix dollars, also to be discounted in her part one hundred dollars which I gave her in money.

     5th. I will to my son Thomas Edwards one horse known by name of Dick, one set of smith
     tools , horse and tools to discount in his part and when the final division takes place he
     shall for his trade I have given him for horse and tools and trade two hundred and fifty
     dollars.

     6th. It is my will that my children not above named, Viz; my sons Lemuel, Seaborn,
     William and Mordecai and Gresham do live with their mother , except that my executors
     should think at a proper age to put any of them to a trade. I also do allow my daughters,
     Elizabeth, Polly, Nancy, Cinthia, Rebecca and Judith to be under the care of their mother
     untill they come of full age or may marry , if their mother does a good part by them. then
     they are be at the disposal of my executors and at the death or
     marriage of my wife, all my property then in being to be equally divided among all my children.

     But if my wife marries, she is to draw a childs part and my son William to have one
     hundred dollars left on amount of his trade.

     I appoint my sons Littleberry B.Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Lemuel Edwards and
     William Lumpkin Senr to be my excecutors of this my last Will and Testament. I do
     revoke disallow and disapprove of all former wills by me and do declare this to be my   last Will and Testament. In witness of which I set my hand and affix my seal this second day of November and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and seventeen and of the independence of the United States of America the forty  second.

     his
     William x Edwards

     mark

     Signed sealed and pronounced in preasence of:
     Alexander McEwen
     Thomas Scroggins
     Henry Brittian
     State of Georgia, Oglethorpe County, March 2nd 1818 In vacation
     present their honors
     George Hudspeth and Yelvinton Thaxton

     You, Alexander McEwen, Thomas Scroggins and Henry Brittian do solomly swear that
     you saw the within William Edwards sign, seal publish and declare the within instrument
     of writing to be of sound mind and memory to the best of your knowledge and belief, so
     help us God.

     Sworn to and subscribed in open court the above day and date filed
     until May term and
     then orderd to be recorded.
     Alexander McEwen
     Thomas Scroggins
     Henry Brittian

     Mat Rainey C.C.O. Recorded 12th May 1818