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A Transcript Copy of the Will of
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Priscilla Hassell Ramsay
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Priscilla was the Daughter of Solomon and
Mary Hassell.
We believe she was born in North Carolina
about 1786.
She Married James Ramsay.
They had 11 Children:
- Randolph Hassell Ramsey - b. 1804 -
m. Mary Ann Monroe Cleghorn
- Mary N. Ramsey - b. 20 Dec. 1805 -
m. Jeremiah Cartledge
- Elbert B. Ramsey - b. 1810 - m.
Sarah A. Davis
- Allen C. Ramsey - b. 9 April 1813 -
m. Antoinette A. Booth
- Salina Long Ramsey - b.15 Feb. 1811
- m. Samuel Jones
- Eliza E. Ramsey - b. 1816 - m.
George W. Lively
- Nancy Ramsey - b. ? - m. Dr.
Middleton W. Peters
- Susan Ramsey - b.? - m. James
K. Edmondson
- Adaline Ramsey - b. ? - m. John
Hazleton
- James W. H. Ramsey - b.1823 - m.
Margaret Lawson
- Priscilla A. J. Ramsey - b.22 Feb.
1829 - unmarried
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Priscilla Ramsay's Will
State of Georgia, Muscogee County -- In the
name of God Amen.
I Priscilla Ramsay of said county being advanced
in years but in Ordinary health and of sane and disposing mind and memory
and being desirous of making a disposition of my property as I may die
seized and possessed of do make ordain publish and declare this my last
will and testament in manner following that is to say
First: It is my desire that my executor hereinafter
named so serve as he thinks best for the interest of my estate shall sell
at public or private sale and upon such time as in his opinion may most
conduce (?) to the interest of my estate all of the property real or personal
of which I may die seized and possessed and also collect all such debts
as may be due me or to be due me after my death arising from any source
whatever.
Secondly: After my just debts funeral expenses
and costs of executing this will are paid I desire that my executor hereinafter
named shall receive three hundred dollars and one ninth part of the balance
of my estate. Nevertheless upon the following uses limitations and trusts
that is to say to permit my beloved daughter Eliza E. Lively to have possess
and enjoy the same for her role and separate use free from the debts and
liabilities of her present husband or any future husband she may hereinafter
have for and during the time of her natural life. And in trust further
upon the death of said Eliza E. Lively to divide said three hundred dollars
and said ninth part of the balance of my estate equally between such children
as the said Eliza E. may have surviving her at her death the child or children
of a deceased child to represent their deceased parent and take the share
he or she would have been entitled to if living at the death of said Eliza
E.
Thirdly: I give one ninth part of the aforesaid
balance of my said Estate to my son Randolph H. Ramsay.
Fourthly: I give the one ninth part of the
said balance of my said Estate to my daughter Selina Jones wife of Samuel
Jones.
Fifthly: I give one ninth part of the said
balance of my said Estate to my son Elbert B. Ramsay. One ninth part thereof
to Susan Edmondson wife of James Edmondson who is my daughter. One ninth
part thereof to Allen C. Ramsay my son. One ninth thereof to my son James
W. H. Ramsay. One ninth thereof to my daughter Nancy Peters wife of Doct
Middleton Peters. And the remaining ninth part thereof to the children
of my deceased daughter Mary Cartledge.
Sixth: Should either of my said children die
before my death the child or children of such deceased child shall take
the share of their deceased parent but should either of my aforesaid children
die before I do leaving no child or children surviving them at their death
then it is my desire that the share of such deceased child shall be equally
divided between the surviving brothers and sisters the share of said Eliza
E. Lively therein to be held by my said executor under the same (uni?)
trusts and limitations as is set forth in the second Item of this my will.
Lastly: I do appoint George W. Lively my son
in law the Executor of this my last will and testament expressly desiring
that no bond should be required of him or said Executor or as Trustee aforesaid
as I have implicit confidence that he will faithfully discharge the duties
of said trust.
Given under my hand and seal this 22 day of
November 1856. Signed Sealed published and Declared by Priscilla Ramsay
as and for her last will and testament who did the same in our presence
we sigining our names as witness thereto in her presence and in the presence
of each other the day and year aforesaid.
James K. Redd
Her Mark S.S.
Menson S. Estes
Priscilla x Ramsay
William C. Gray
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