Last Will & Testament of Mrs Martha Kelly

Filed in office this 10 th day of March 1898

T.L. Reese

Ordy. H.C.

Recorded in Book Minutes folio 370

Georgia

Hancock County

In the name of God Amen!

I Martha Kelly being of sound and disposing mind and memory but of advanced age do make and publish this writing as my last will & testament.

1 stI desire my body decently burried in christian like manner.

2 nd      Should I owe anything I wish it promptly paid.

3 rd       I give to each of my daughters Mrs Lizzie Dickson and Mrs. Rebecca

    Dickson one hundred dollars and one feather bed.

4 th       I give to my daughter Mrs Amanda Harrison that tract of land owned by me     known as part of the Garrett Land junction of Brently subject  to a charge

    of two hundred dollars to pay the money legacies left Mrs Lizzie Dickson

   and Mrs Rebecca Dickson in the 3 rd item of this will.

5 th       I give all the rest and residual of my property of every description to my

    daughter Mrs Amanda Harrison.

6 th       I nominate my friend Rev. Binion as executor of this my will.

This Dec 29 th 1890                                                 her

Martha X Kelly

  mark

Signed sealed published and

declared by the testate as her

last will in our presence who

in her presence at her request

and in the presence of each

other signed our names & marks

1 W. F. Brinkly

2 J.W. Moore

3 R.H. Lewis

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Hancock Court of Ordinary

April Term 1898

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Petition for Probate

of Will of Martha

Kelly in Common

form

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Filed in office

this 4 th day of

April 1898

T.L. Reese

ordy. H.C.

April term 1898

Recorded in Book

Minutes No 2 foloi 144

Hunt & Merritt

Petitioners Attorney

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Georgia , Hancock County

TO Hon T. L Reese , Ordinary said County

The petition of Mrs. Amanda Harrison

shows that Mrs. Martha Kelly  late of said county, departed this

life on the  4 th   day of    March    1898, after having having made her last

Will and Testament , N.B. Binion is nominated the executor and that the

said N.B. Binion is dead.

petitioner produces said will in court , and prays that the same may be admitted to record upon the proof thereof in common form, and that letters of administration

issue to her in terms of the law and that your petitioner is one of the heirs of

Martha Kelly deceased. and your petitioner will ever pray, etc.

Amanda Harrison Petitioner.

by

Hunt & Merritt , her attorney at law

                                                  xxxxx-xxxx

Hancock Coury of Ordinary, April 4 th 1898

The foregoing petition of Amanda Harrison , heir at Law executor

for letters of administration with all annexed

of the last alledged will of Martha Kelly deceased , having

duly filed said alleged will, and the same having been supported by proper proof

J.W. Moore & W.F. Brinkly subscribing witness to the said alleged will of

Martha Kelly deceased , as shown in affidavit of probate

attached to said alleged will.  It is ordered by the Court that said will, with aforesaid affidavit, be admitted to record as having been satisfactorily

proven in common form.

T.L. Reese

Ordinary 

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Georgia

Hancock County

Before me personally appeared Jas. W. Moore and W.F. Brinkly named

as witnesses to the within writing porporing to be the last will of Martha Kelly

who being duly Sworn deposed and and says that they with A.H.Lewis did on

Dec 20th 1890 attest as witnesses the within writing in the presence of Martha

Kelly who in their  presence volentarily signed and published the same as her last will : and that the said Martha Kelly was at the time of said testation and signing

of sound and disposing mind and memory

Sworn to & subscribed before me                    J W Moore

this 4 day of April 1898

                                                                           A H Brinkly

K.L. Reese

Ordinary H.C.

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Martha Long /1816

Born : 1816 in Ga

Married : Jan 3 1838 in Hancock Co GA

Died : 4 Mar 1898

Burried :

Spouse : John A Kelly/1811

Born : 1811 in GA