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WILL OF JEPTHA ALFORD

State of Georgia )

Carroll County )

In the name of God Amen I Jeptha Alford being at an advanced age but of sound mind & disposing memory & knowing that I must soon depart this life do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me.

Item 1st It is my will that my body be intered in a decent and Christian manner & that all my debts be paid by my Executors, immediately as there is no cause for delay.

2nd Item It is my will & desire that my beloved wife have all of my estate both real and personal after paying my debts. So long as she lives unmarried and at her death or marriage-- I order & direct that all my property both real & personal be equally divided between my two Daughters Mary Ann Driver wife of Right Driver & Jane Phillips wife of Jacob Phillips & the heirs of their Bodies.

3rd Item It is my will that my Daughter Elizabeth Richerson wife of James Richerson receive at the death of my beloved Wife Nancy Alford the Sum of five dollars in full of her distributive share of my estate both real and personal.

4th Item The reason why I have not given Richard Alford, Guthridge Alford, Thomas Alford & Julius Alford & Susan Jones wife of Thomas Jones any portion of my property is that I have heretofore given them a full share of my estate.

4th (5th) Item I hereby appoint my beloved wife Nancy Alford Executrix & Jacob Phillips Executor to Execute this my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 6th day of May 1861 --

Signed Sealed Published and declared by Jeptha Alford as his last will & Testament in our presence who have hereunto Signed our names to the Same at his Special instance & request This 6th of May 1861.

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I. R. Irwin

William M. Lyle

Kirby Lyle

Carroll Court of Ordinary November Term 1869

Came into Open Court at this regular Term of the Court William M. Lyle who being duly Sworn deposeth and saieth that he saw Jeptha Alford sign and publish the within as his last will and Testament while of Sound and disposing mind, that he witnessed the same for him at his request and in his presence and in the presence of the other two witnesses I. R. Irwin & Kirby Lyle and that he saw I. R. Irwin & Kirby Lyle sign as witnesses. That the same was executed by him on the day that it purports to have been executed.

William M. Lyle

Sworn to & Subscribed before me in open Court November Term 1869

D. B. Juhan Ordinary

Ordered that the will be admitted to Record as Satisfactorily proven in common form and that the Executrix Nancy Alford have leave to qualify and upon so doing that letters Testamentary issued to her Nov 1st 1869.

D. B. Juhan Ordinary

State of Georgia Carroll County

I do Solemnly Swear that this writing contains the true last will and testament of the within named Jeptha Alford deceased so far as I know or believe. (Document ends)