State of Georgia}In the name of God
Coffee County} Amen I Green Tanner
of said State and County being of advanced age but of sound and disposing mind & memory knowing that I must shortly depart this life, deem it right & proper both as respects my family and myself that I should make a disposition of the property which Kind providence has blessed me I do therefore make this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and anullling all others by me heretofore made.
Item 1 I desire that my body be buried in a decent & christian like manner suitable to my circumstance and station(?) in life my Soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave it as I hope for Salvation through the attonment of the blessed Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.
Item 2 I desire & direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by Executor herein after named & appointed.
Item 3 I want my negro boy London & Lucy & Elyce to stay in the ____til Eighteen hundred & seventy to. __to ___ the minor heirs, & then sold & equally divided amongst the heirs.
Item 4 I want my three children Manning(?) and Lucinda and Delila to have Two hundred dollars a piece to make them Equal with those that got land.
Item 5 I don't want the Stock cattle sold. I want them Equally divided amongst my heirs.
Item 6 I want the widow and minor heirs to have two head of work horses __as she may choose out of my stock of horses to put to her use.
Item 7 I reserve fifty head of hogs for the use of the widow & minor heirs & the balance of my hogs & horses sold & equally divided amongst the heirs.
Item 8 I want my wife & minor heirs to have all my plantation tools house hold & kitchen furnitures for their own proper use & benefits
Item 9 I hereby constitute & appoint my loving wife Guardian of the persons & property of my Said minor heirs.
Item 10 I hereby constitute & appoint my loving wife Executor of this my last will & testament this February the 3 1862
Green x Tanner
(his mark)
Signed Sealed & declared and published by Green Tanner as his last will & testament, in the presence of us the undersigned who subscribed our names hereto in presents of said Testator at his Special Instance and _____ and in the presence of each other this February the 3rd 1862
Benjamin Thomas
Tolbert Little
S. P. Nettles
Georgia}
Coffee County}Before me A M Lean ordinary of Said County, came in person Benjamin Thomas & Tolbert Little who being duly sworn depose & say Green Tanner deceased late of this county signed sealed published declared the said instrument as his last will & testament voluntarily & freely without ______ and that they signed said will as witnesses and saw S. P. Nettles sign the same as a witness also in the presence of said Green Tanner and in the precense of each other.
Sworn to & subscribed
before me this I declare
1862
AM Lean ordinary}
Benjamin x Thomas
(his mark)
Tolbert Little
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