1	Ordinary Office - Jasper County
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     5	In the name of God amen.
     6	I Thomas Moffett of the state of
     7	Georgia and County of Jasper being
     8	in health of body and mind but 
     9	calling to remembrance that it
    10	is appointed once for all men
    11	to die do make and ordain this
    12	my last will and testament
    13	In the manner and form following
    14	hereby revokin all other.
    15	First of all I give my soul to God
    16	who gave it and my body to be
    17	buried in a Christian like manner
    18	at the discretion of my executors
    19	nothing doubting but that it will
    20	be raised at the resurection &
    21	as to the property wherewith it has
    22	pleased God to bless me with I
    23	dispose of in the following man
    24	-ner.  Item 1st I bind unto my
    25	beloved wife Abigail Moffett in
    26	case she should survive me one
    27	negro woman named Patt and
    28	one bed and furniture during
    29	her natural life or widowhood
    30	and that she be maintained
    31	by my three sons James Nathan
    32	and Jacob Moffett
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    36	and that she have her choice to live
    37	with which of my sons she chooses.
    38	Item 2 I give and bequeath unto
    39	my son James Moffett all that
    40	Lot of land number one Hundred
    41	and thirty nine in the thirteenth
    42	district formerly Baldwin now
    43	Jasper county which lies south west
    44	of a line which runs as follows
    45	beginning at a post oak corner on
    46	a line on a line which runs as follows
    47	between said lot and lot number one
    48	Hundred and forty running a
    49	marked line to a black oak from there
    50	to a Hickory thence to a white oak
    51	near the head of a branch thence down
    52	the meanders of a branch to where it
    53	crosses the line between said lot and
    54	lot number one Hundred and
    55	thirty Eight.  Item 3  I give
    56	and bequeath unto my son Jacob
    57	Moffett all the balance of my lot of
    58	land number one Hundred and
    59	thirty nine including the plantation
    60	together with all the improvements thereon
    61	Item 4  I give and bequeath unto my
    62	son Nathan Moffatt all that tract of
    63	land whereon he now lives it being
    64	one half lot number one hundred &
    65	fifty in the thirteenth district formerly
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    69	Baldwin now Jasper County together
    70	with the improvements thereon
    71	Item 5th  It is my desire that after my just
    72	debts are paid that the balance of my Estate
    73	not already given away should be equally
    74	divided among all my children (to wit)
    75	Peggy Jackson Jencey Hunter Betsey Boyington
    76	Thomas Moffatt and Nathan Moffatt and after
    77	the death of my wife abigail Moffatt that part
    78	of my Estate which was lent to her to be equally
    79	divided among all my children aforesaid.  Lastly
    80	I constitute and appoint my son James Moffatt
    81	and my son in law Nathan Jackson my Exec
    82	utors to execute this my last will and testament
    83	in where of I hereunto set my hand and seal
    84	this 14th day of October in the year of our Lord
    85	one thousand Eight Hundred & nineteen.
    86	             
    87	                        Thomas Moffatt @@
    88	Attest  Thomas Rivers
    89	        John Rivers
    90	        Thomas Rivers Jun
    91	
    92	Georgia         Personally in open court Thomas 
    93	Jasper County   Rivers & John Rivers two of the
    94	                subscribing witnesses to this will
    95	and after being duly sworn saith that they
    96	saw Thomas Moffatt sign seal publish
    97	and deliver this instrument of writing to
    98	contain his true last will and testament
    99	and at the time of his doing he was of a
   100	sound disposing mind and memory
   101	and further that they saw Thomas Rivers
   102	subscribe to the same as a concurring
   103	witness thereto  sworn to in open court
   104	this first day of May 1820
   105	                            John Rivers  @@
   106	                            Thomas Rivers @@
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   108	Recorded 20th August 1820
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   110	                            Robert Robey CCO

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Comments:

Lines 19 and 20 are difficult to decipher.  The words "but" and "raised"
may be wrong.

The repetition in line 46 has been crossed out on the original.

In lines 75 and 76 the sons were not written (presumably by the recorder)
correctly.  There was not a son named Thomas, but there were two sons
(mentioned elsewhere in the will) named James and Jacob.  Margaret (Peggy)
was the wife of Nathan JACKSON.  Jane (Jencey) was the wife of David
HUNTER, and Elizabeth (Betsey) was the wife of Elijah BOYINGTON.