WILL OF JAS. T. ELLIS
GEORGIA,
SPALDING }
COUNTY }
I, J. T. Ellis of said State & County being of sound
and disposing mind & memory do evoke this my last will and
testament.
Item First. I give, bequeath & devise to my wife
Nancy J. Ellis during her natural life or widowhood a life
interest in all property both real & personal choses in action
notes & accounts except my interest in the William Ellis estate.
My wife to have the use & benefit of said property so will(ed) to
her during her natural life & widowhood free from debts she may
make contract. This request is made in lieu of dower.
Item Second. Upon the death of my said wife Nancy
J. Ellis, I give bequeath & devise to my daughter Emma Dupree my
home place & all of lots of said No. 65 & 66 that I own that lies
south of the S. G. & N.A. R.R. during her natural life free from
any debts or contracts that she may make. At her death the said
land is to be held in trust by my Executor for her children if
they survive her during their lives, at their death said lands to
be divided between the children of Emma Dupree’s children, that is
Emma Dupree’s grandchildren. If Emma Dupree’s children or
Grandchildren should not survive her then said property shall
revert to my estate, and be divided as herein after provided.
Item Third. Upon the death of my said wife Nancy J.
Ellis, I give bequeath & devise to my son Sam T. Ellis a life
interest in the following property free from any debts or
contracts that he may make all that part of Lots No. 63 & 64 which
I own lying south of the S. G. & N. A. R. R. At the death of the
said Sam T. Ellis said lands to go to his children in fee simple.
Item Fourth. I give bequeath & devise to my son W.
A. Ellis my undivided interest in the undivided estate of William
Ellis said interest not to be subject to his debts.
Item Fifth. Upon the death of my said wife Nancy J.
Ellis all of the remaining property not specially willed above to
be sold & the same equally divided among the following: Martha
Nunnally, Blanche Westbrook & T. Ellis Drewry together having one
interest, H. E. Ellis, R. A. Ellis, & J. R. Ellis, W. A. Ellis.
Item Sixth. I hereby constitute & appoint my son J.
R. Ellis, Executor of this my last will & testament. He is to act
& qualify without giving bond. He is authorized & empowered to
sell all property except that Specially willed that I die
possessed of at private or public sale to pay my debts if there
should be any and my funeral expenses. The said J. R. Ellis is
also hereby appointed the trustee of my said wife to act for and
manage my estate for her. He has power to sell at any time any of
the property of my estate except that specially willed for the
benefit of my wife either at public or private sale. I also
appoint the said J. R. Ellis trustee of Emma Dupree to see that
the provisions of this will is carried into effect as to her
bequest. I give to the said Executor J. R. Ellis two hundred
dollars in lieu of commissions to carry this will into effect.
This the 1st day of September 1886.
James T. Ellis
Signed declared & published by J. T. Ellis as his last will and
testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribe our
names hereunto in the presence of said Testator at his instance &
request and of each other he signing in our presence and we
signing in his presence.
Robert F. Daniel
J. P. Nichols
Wm. R. Hanleitter
GEORGIA,
SPALDING }
COUNTY }
I, J. T. Ellis of said State & County being of sound
and disposing mind memory & discretion make declare & proclaim &
declare this as a codicil to my foregoing will. I revoke the
fourth item of said will & so much of the fifth item as will and
bequeaths anything to W. A. Ellis hereby revoking all bequests to
the said W. A. Ellis. The said W. A. Ellis is not to receive any
interest or benefit from my property or under this will. I
further will & bequeath my undivided interest in the undivided
estate of William Ellis to Martha Nunnally, Blanche Westbrook & T.
E. Drewry together having one interest, H. E. Ellis, R. A. Ellis &
J. R. Ellis.
Jas.
T. Ellis
Signed, sealed declared & published by J. T. Ellis as his codicil
of my last will and testament in the presence of us the
subscribers who subscribe our names hereunto in the presence of
said Testator at his instance & request, and of each other, he
signing in our presence and we signing in his presence and in each
others. This Oct. 24th 1887.
J. C.
Little
W. M.
Thomas
E. W.
Hammond
I do solemnly swear that this county contains the true last will &
testament & codicil thereto of the within named James T. Ellis
dec’d. So far as I know or believe & that I will well & truly
execute the same in accordance with the laws of this state so help
me God.
James R. Ellis
Sworn to before me February 6th, 1888
E. W. Hammond, Ordinary S Co GA
Spalding Co., GA
Will Book B, (1881-1929) P. 61
GA Archives M/F Dr. 164, Box 63
(Transcribed by Linda K. Ellis of Gwinnett
Co., GA, Mar,1988)
