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Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== The following transcribed by Rhoda Fone from photocopy of original obtained from court records of Wilkes Co.. GA. Wilkes Co., GA Will Book 11, page 352 WILL OF SUSAN WINGFIELD I Susan Wingfield revoking all wills heretofore made by me do declare this to be my last Will & Testament. Item 1st. I wish my just debts to be paid if there are any at the time of my death from such of my property as is least Valuable or Such money or note or claims as may be due me at my death. Item 2nd. The residue of my property my house & lot & furniture & everything else of every kind whatsoever real personal or mixing [?] I will & bequeath as follows to my single daughter Leonora during her natural life & at her death or marriage in either of these events whichever may happen. I wish the same to be divided as follows if she dies unmarried the whole to be Equally divided between the children of Francis G. Wingfield representing one share, the children of James N. Wingfield representing one share, the children of my deceased daughter Sarah Ann Rives representing one share, the children of Cornelia S. Golucke representing one share, the children of Thomas T. Wingfield representing one share & in the event of said Leonora's marriage then the aforesaid property to be Equally divided as above between the same persons & Leonora Wingfield herself she when married to equally with the others as a distributee & her part to be for her Sole & Separate use free from the debts, contracts & liabilities & control of the person she married or may at any time marry and whatever in said division may fall to any of my female Grand Children is to be for their Sole & Separate use free from any debts, contracts or control of any husband they or Either of them may at any time marry. I further declare as the Executors to this my last will desiring[?] them faithfully to carry out the same my Two Sons Francis G. Wingfield & Thomas T. Wingfield. Signed published & declared as the last will of Susan Wingfield 19th February 1859 in the presence of us. Wm. Ahearn /s/ Susan Wingfield Chinoth[?] Callaway William M. Reese Codicil As a Codicil to the above Will, I Will & bequeath to my daughter Leonora S. in fee simple irrespective or condition the House & lot on which I live for her Sole & Separate use not to be Subject to liabilities of any husband she may marry & with power in her to dispose of the same by deed or Will as she may please. Signed & published as the Will of Mrs. S. Wingfield in our presence & in the presence of each other. Nov. 3rd 1863 W. M. Reese Susan Wingfield Geo. Palmer O. Wingfield State of Georgia Wilkes County Having executed a Will on 19th Feb. 1859 & a Codicil to the same on 3 Nov. 1863 & now desiring to make an alteration to said will & Codicil I do declare this to be an additional Codicil to my will & codicil aforesaid. Viz. the house & lot named in said Codicil & given to my Leonora in fee simple. I will that if she dies without leaving issue Children or other immediate descendants alive at her death, then the said House & Lot to be Equally divided as set forth in my Will between my other Children & the lawful representatives of such as may be dead. Signed & published as a Codicil to the Will of Mrs. Susan Wingfield by her in our presence & the presence of each other. 16th March 1864 S. G. Pettus George Palmer Susan Wingfield M.O. Wingfield Georgia Wilkes Co. Court of Ordinary at Chambers Apr. 28, 1864 Personally appeared before me George Palmer & being duly Sworn says that he saw Susan Wingfield sign as a Codicil to her last Will the Annexed[?] paper & at the time of her so doing she was of sound & disposing mind & memory that she executed the same Voluntarily & that he signed the same as a witness in her presence at her request that Wm. M. Reese & O. Wingfield also signed in his presence & in presence of Testatrix & at her request said signing was done on the 3rd Nov. 1863 & he further deposes that on the 16th March 1864 he signed an additional Codicil to the will of said Susan Wingfield she having first signed the same in his presence & in the presence of S. G. Pettus & M. O. Wingfield who also signed the same as Witnesses in her presence that they all signed in her presence at her request & at the time of said signing she was of sound disposing mind & memory. Sworn & Subscribed before Geo. Palmer me Apr. 28th 1864 G.G. Norman, Ordy State of Georgia Wilkes County In person before me came William M. Reese & being duly sworn says he saw the within named Susan Wingfield sign the within named Will & Codicil as her last Will that he signed the same as a Witness with Chinoth[?] Callaway, William Ahearn & George Palmer & Octavia Wingfield at the request of said Susan in her presence & in the presence of each other that she was at the time of signing said will & Codicil of sound disposing mind & memory & did execute both said Will & Codicil Voluntarily. Subscribed & Sworn to Wm. Reese before me this 29 April 1864 G.G. Norman, Ordy. ===========================================================================