In the name of God Amen: I Eliza Chambers
of the County of Baldwin in the State of Georgia being of sound mind and
memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life,
do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare, this to be my last Will
and Testament: That is to say.
First after all my lawful debts are paid
and discharged, the residue of as follows towit:
To my beloved children, Salatha A., Martha
J., George T., John E., William A., Nancy E. and Mary Lou Chambers, I give,
bequeath, and devise, all of my real and personal estate, to my children
mentioned, or their heirs, who may be living at the time of my decease,
to be divided equally between then, except five dollars $5.00 cts.
which I bequeath, to my granddaughter Eliza Chambers, daughter of my son
Henry M. Chambers as her full share of my estate.
Likewise I make,
constitute, and appoint, my said son George T. and my daughters Salatha
A. and Martha J. Chambers, to be executors of this my last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
In Witness whereof I
have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal the Sixteenth day
of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty four.
Eliza Chambers
The above written instrument was subscribed
by the said Eliza Chambers in our presence and acknowledged by her to each
of us and she at the time published and declared the above instrument so
subscribed to be her last will and testament and we, at the testators request,
and in her presence, have signed our names as witnesses hereto, and written
opposite our names or respective places of residence.
Test
Maurice J. Martin Baldwin, Co. Ga.
Chesley Bloodworth Baldwin Co. Ga
John Martin Baldwin Co. Ga.
Mary M. Martin Baldwin Co. Ga.
Dealphey Martin (her mark)
Filed in office May 23, 1874
Daniel B. Sanford, ordinary
Georgia, Baldwin County
Court of Ordinary for said county At Chambers
may the 23 1874.
The Will of Eliza Chambers, being produced
for probate by George T. Chambers, one of the Executors their named, who
has filed his petition to prove the same, and one of the witnesses thereto
Maurice J. Martin came into Court at Chambers this day, and being duly
sworn deposes and says that he saw Eliza Chambers sign and publish
the within as her last will and testament while of sound and disposing
mind, that he witnessed the same for here at their request and that Chesley
Bloodworth, John Martin, Mary M. Martin and Dealphey Martin also signed
said Will as witnesses in her presence and in the presence of each other,
and that the same is executed voluntarily by her on the day purported to
have been .
Maurice J. Martin
Sworn to and subscribed before me this May
the 23rd 1874
Daniel B. Sanford, ordinary
Recorded June the 6th 1874
Daniel B. Sanford, ordinary
Will Book A, page 51-52
Baldwin County Ga. Probate Court
Eileen Babb McAdams copyright 2004