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- Source: Copied And Passed Down In The Family.
Written: July 27, 1903
In the name of God, Amen. I Lawrence Pearson of Altamaha, Tattnall County,
Georgia, being sound in body and mind, and desirous of arranging my earthly
affairs after my death do make publish and declare this my last will and
testament. To my wife E. E. Pearson, I give and bequeath our buggy now in my
possession, and one horse, if she does not receive the horse during my
lifetime. I direct my executor to furnish her one out of the funds of my
estate. I further direct that after the above bequest all the property of
which I may die possessed shall be valued and divided among my legal heirs as
follows: my wife E. E. Pearson, my two daughters S. E. Phillips and M. C.
Griner, my son J. L. Pearson, and the children of my deceased daughter Annie
E. Roberson. The children of my deceased daughter Annie E. Roberson to share
alike what would have been their mother's distributive share in my estate, and
not per capita. The others mentioned share and share to each in as much as I
have heretofore made an advance of four hundred and fifty dollars to my
youngest son J. L. Pearson it is my wish and desire that he should be charged
with such division so as to make the amount received by any other children
equal to the amount received by him. The bequest herein made to my wife is in
lieu of dower and years supply. It is my will and desire that if she be living
at my death she shall take a child's share in my estate should she not be
living at the time of my death then this bequest to be extinct and my estate
to be divided between my children as hereinbefore directed. Having given my
son John A. Pearson a place absolutely after my death by conveyance which has
been delivered I leave him no bequest under this will. It is my request,
though this bequest is not mandatory, that he make the shares distributed to
the other children equal to the interest received by him. Such distribution to
be left to his own good judgment and sense of justice and rightly as to
valuation. I nominate and appoint my son John Ash Pearson executor of this my
will reposing special confidence in him I hereby relieve said executor from
making or filing any inventory or appraisement or schedule and I further
relieve said executor from making annual returns to any court whatsoever. I
further authorize this division of my real and personal property in kind if
desired by a majority of the legatees at interest or upon their failure to
agree to such division in kind I authorize and empower my said executor to
sell any and all property of which I may die possessed without order of court
either at public or private sale at such time and place as he may see fit
applying the proceeds as hereinbefore directed. For the purpose of carrying
out the bequest herein made to my grandchildren, the issue of my deceased
daughter Annie E. Roberson, I constitute and appoint my son John A. Pearson
testamentary Guardian for said minor children with full power to use and
expend the bequest herein made for the maintainance and education of said
minor children as he may in his good judgment think will be proper and I
hereby relieve said John A. Pearson from making returns as such Guardian for
said minor children. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed
my seal this the 27th day of July 1903 in the fear of God and in the presence
of the witnesses hereafter subscribed.
Lawrence Pearson
Witnessed by W. R. Pearson, J. S. McCullough, Jerome J. Bozeman
Additional Comments:
Lawrence Pearson, was born about 1834 in Screven Co. GA and died September 4,
1911 in Tattnall Co. GA.
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Abt 1833 - 1911 (~ 78 years)
