WILL OF SARAH ALEXANDER

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WILL OF SARAH ALEXANDER
(Will Book A, pages 286-87)
MADE May 27, 1840
PROBATED October 17, 1842


In the name of God amen - I Sarah Alexander taking into consideration that it is appointed to all once to die and being in a low State of health but of a sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following: (first) I commit my Soul into the hands of God and my body I leave to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner - and my worldly property I will and dispose of as follows: Viz - (first) I will and bequeath to my youngest son Green David Alexander all the tract or parsel of land on which I now live to have and to hold said tract or parcel of land to my said son Green D. Alexander his heirs and assigns forever. Also I will and bequeath to my said son Green D. Alexander my Negroe Woman Florah and her two children Mariah and also my best bed bedstead and furniture and also my sideboard. (secondly) It is my will and desire and I do hereby will and bequeath to my grand daughter Mary Jane Lawson and her lineal descendants or to the natural heirs of her body My negro Girl Silvy and I do hereby appoint John W. Alexander and William S. Alexander the lawful agents to act for my said Granddaughter and to manage her property left to her in this my will until she becomes of full age. I also will and bequeath to my said Granddaughter Mary Ann Lawson my second best bed bedstead and furniture and said bed bedstead and furniture to be left in the care of John W. Alexander until said Granddaughter Mary J. Lawson should die in non age or before she shall have bodily heirs then and in that case the above property shall revert back and be equally divided among my lawful heirs - And if said willed Silby should die before the distribution of my property after my decease then and in that case my said Daughter Mary Jane Lawson shall have an equal part with my other heirs of all property left for an equal division. (thirdly) It is my will and desire that my two negro women Big Phely and little phebe, together with the balance of my property of whatever kind be sold by my executor herein after named, and after all my lawful debts are paid which is to be paid out of the processes thereof - to be equally divided between my three sons (Viz) John W. Alexander, William S. Alexander and Green D. Alexander. I do hereby nominate and appoint my son John W. Alexander my sole executor of this my last will and testament. In Witness I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 27th Day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty one. Sarah Alexander
her X mark
Sighed, sealed and acknowledged by the said testator as her last will and testament in presence of us who at her request in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto:
Robert Boyd
Thomas A. McBride
Saml Stephenson
Georgia: Jefferson County} In the court of ordinary September adjourned term to 17th October 1842, personally appeared in open court Robert Boyd one of the subscribing witnesses to the within and foregoing last will and testament of Mrs. Sarah Alexander deceased and being duly sworn saith that he saw the testator Sarah Alexander sign, seal and publish the same to be and contain her last will and testament and that she was of sound and disposing mind and memory at the time of publishing the same to the best of his knowledge and belief and that Thomas a. McBride and James Stephenson together with this deponent did subscribe the same as witnesses in the presence of each other and in the testatrix presence.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court October 17, 1842.
Ebenezer Bothwell, clerk


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