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Will Book 2

1824 - 1854

Page 28-29
 In the name of God amen I Charles Macey of Franklin County do make and publish this my last will & testament.  I devise and bequeath the whole of my estate both real & personal
to my wife Polly Macey during her widowhood to have & possess the same to her own use and benefit while she remains my widow.  At the expiration of the terms aforesaid that is
to say at the marriage or death of my wife Polly Macey I devise and bequeath all my real Estate above named including the salves & their increase & whatever may then remain of my
personal Estate to all my children in Equal portions to share alike.  I devise one acre of land on which the Bethel meeting house stands to the Trustees of the Baptist Church of Christ
constituted in said meeting house and to their successors forever.  But it is my will that there be no burying ground on said meeting house Lot and moreover that said house be
appropriated to no other use then that of divine service as heretofore.  Lastly I appoint my beloved wife Polly Macey Executrix and Harry J. Anderson Executor of this my last will and
testament and I appoint my wife Polly Macey Guardian of all my children alluded to above during their infancy towit Eliza Ann Macey, William M. Macey, Alexander Macey, Reuben
T. A. Macey, Silas Noel Macey and moreover I desire that no security be required of my said wife for the performance of any trust herein confided to her.  In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal on this 15th day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight.

Charles Macey

Interlined before signed 2d page & fourth
line "Ground"
Executed & published in presence of us
Geo. Blackburn
Joseph G. Roberts

Franklin County Sct February Court 1829
A writing to be the last will and testament of Charles Macey decd. was produced in Court by Polly Macey the Executrix and Harry J. Anderson the Executor
thereon named and George Blackburn and Joseph G. Roberts subscribing witnesses thereto being sworn proved that it was written and he the said Charles
Macey signed and published the said writing as his last will and testament in their presence on the 15th day of December in the year one thousand eight
hundred & twenty eight and that he was at the time of sound mind and disposing memory.  It is therefore considered by the Court that the said writing is
fully proved to be the last will & testament of said Charles Macey decd.. made and published on the 15th day of Decr. 1828 and is ordered to be recorded.
Test. A. H.


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