Last Will and Testament of
James Love

State of Georgia}
Campbell County}

Georgia, Campbell Co.: In the Name of God Amen. I James Love of the County and State afor Said being of Sound Mind and Memory but Knowing that it is My Last Will Testament in Manner and Form following to Wit

1st I give and bequeath My Sole to god

2nd is My Request to be buried deasent in a decient And Christian like manner

3rd as tuching My Worldly effects I give and bequeath To My beloved Son Ingraham Love one dollar

4th I give and bequeath to My beloved son John Love one dollar

5th I give and bequeath to My beloved son James Love one dollar

6th I give and bequeath to My beloved daughter Mary Brooks one dollar

7th I give and bequeath to My the illegitimate heirs of My beloved daughter Elizabeth McUne One dollar

8th I give And bequeath to My beloved Wife Elizabeth Love And My two Youngest Sons to wit Josiah Love and Joseph Crafford Love the Balance of all I Posess together with all My Interest in the -- --------------??? Stated land Lotery of gold Minds (sic) To be Equally divided among them one third to My wife Elizabeth Love and one third to My Son Josiah Perre Love and one third to My Son Joseph Crafford Love

9th I do hereby appoint Stephen James My Executor to execute? and carry out this My last Will And testament into effect in Testimony Whereof I have here unto Set My hand Seal this 26th day of May 1832 in the presence of (the words the legitimate (sic) heirs of was interlined before (Note: name illegible, scratched through) AsWisshed (?) in the 19th line of the 1st page)
s. James (his mark) Love.

Wit. Robert (his mark) Presley,
John Gilbert, JP
Wade Wright, JP

Source: GS # , Campbell Co., Ga. Minute Book A. No Brooks or Gunn indexed. Campbell Co. became Fulton Co. in 1853.

p. 17: Court of Ordinary, May Term 1834: Stephen James, Exector the Estate of James Love Dest, made a true return of all his transactions and business thereunto decld by him, the Court received the Same accordingly. 5 May 1834.

p. 45: Sep term 1835: Inferior Court of Campbell Co., Mon 7 Sep... Stephen James Executor of the Estate of James Love do pay in to the hands of the Clerk of sd Court the money which he has in his hands as Executor as aforesaid which is assetts in his hands this the 7 day of Sep 1835.

Submitted by Jan Minter