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From: Virginia Crilley <>
Subject: [GASUMTER] Joseph Jackson
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 18:12:27 -0700

Posted on: Sumter County Obituaries
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Surname: Jackson, Horn, West, Sullivan, Coward, Brown
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Printed in Sept 13, 1848 Georgia Journal (newspaper)
(I'm not connected to this family...just abstracting the newspaper)
Sumter County. In the name of God, Amen. I, Joseph Jackson, of the county
and state aforesaid, being in feeble health, but
of sound and disposing mind and memory, calling to mind the uncertainty
of life and the certainty of death, do make, publish
and declare this to be my last Will and Testament...Imprimus 1st, I give
and bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary Jackson,
my negro fellow, Jacob, Mary his wife, also Salim and his wife Dinah, a
girl called little Mary, and a boy called Squire,
Charles and Dave, a negro woman Julia, also to have her choice of four
horses out of my stock of horses, ten cows and
calves, the household and kitchen furniture to be disposed of at her pleasure,
and all the land which I may die seized of, on
the south side of Spring Creek. It is my will that she have the full, free
and entire use and occupation and control of said
negroes and lands, during her natural life, and after her death, the same
to go to my children and their heris who may then
be in life.
2nd I give and bequeath unto my beloved grandchildren Jane Brown, Mary
Brown, Sarah Brown, Richard Brown and
Mecial Brown, lot of land #199 in the 15th district of old Lee, now sumter
county, to have and to hold the same in
common, till they shall have respectfully arrived or attained the age of
21, share and share alike.
3rd I give and bequeath to my son-in-law Douglas H. Brown, $25 as a token
of my regard.
4th I hereby appoint Jesse C. Jackson, Joseph Jackson, and Thomas G. Coward,
my Executors. It is my will and desire
that all the balance of my estate be equally divided between my five children,
Jesse Jackson, Joseph Jackson, John
Jackson, Mary Ann Jackson, and Thomas Green Jackson so soon as it can be
conveniently done, guardians being
appointed for those of nonage.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal,
this the 12th day of July, 1838. (Signed) Joseph
Jackson
Made, uttered, and published, declared, signed and sealed in the presence
of Jesse R. Horne, Thos C. Sullivan, Philip
West. August 9, 1848.

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