I Susan B. Savage by the Grace of God, Amen.
I Susan B. Savage of Athens in the County and State aforesaid
being sound in mind and body, and of dispensing memory do make
and ordain this my last will and testament, hereby revoking
all other wills heretofore made by me.
1st--I give to my son Robert A. Ware two Negro boys, one by
the name of Dover
(?) and the other by the name of Joe, the two oldest sons of
Mary Bugg.
2nd--I give to my son Nicholas Ware four hundred dollars in
money.
3rd--I give to my daughter Susan M. Epps four hundred dollars
in
money.
4th--I give to my daughter Caroline Virginia Head, now a widow,
and her daughter Susan E. Papy, formerly Susan E. Head, wife
of Matthew Papy, for their sale and separate use during life
and then to their children in fee, one undivided half and majority
of all that City lot in the City of Atlanta in Fulton County
in said State, known and distinguished in the plan of said
City as the Northern half of lots Nos. two and three, with
fourteen feet in width from the Southern half of said two
lots, two ????? running the whole length of said lots from
Prior Street to Loyd Street, added in Block twenty-four (24)
and bounded on the West by Prior Street, on the South by
the southern parts of said lots two & three, on the East
by Loyd Street, and on the North by lots one and four of
the same block twenty four (24) containing one acre more
or less bought of Phinezy(?) and Clayton of Augusta whose
bond(?) for title I now hold. My will in this item being
that the undivided half and majority that I give to my
granddaughter, Susan E. Papy, shall be vested in her husband,
Matthew Papy, as her trustee during her life, and then to
her children, share and share alike, and in like manner the
undivided half and majority, which I give to my daughter
for life is to vest in her as long as she remains a widow
and in the event of her marriage then in her husband as
her trustee during life & then to her children, share and
share alike.
5th--I give to my two daughters, Mary Ann L. Veitch and
Carolina Virginia Head all the balance of my estate of
every kind after the payment of my debts, including a
debt of fifteen hundred dollars due to my daughter, Mary
Ann L. Veitch. My will is that Mary Ann L. Veitch shall
have her half in absolute fee simple and that my daughter
Caroline Virginia Head hold her half while she remains
a widow, but should she marry, then her husband is to
hold the same as her trustee for her sale and separate
use during her natural life, & then to her children,
share and share alike.
6th--I make no provision for my son Thomas C. Ware's daughter
in consequence of the peculiar attitude of the child to
my family which I need not now explain.
7th--I nominate and appoint my son, Robert A. Ware,
executor of this my last will and testament without
bond or security.
8th--I desire my executor to sell my house and lot in
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, if not sold before my
death for the purpose of satisfying all my debts and
money bequests. And if the proceeds of the sale are
not sufficient to cover these demands, it is my desire
that my executor shall keep my Negroes hired out for
one year to make up the deficiency.
In witness whereof I have hereunto lent my hand and
seal this eleventh day of February, eighteen hundred
and sixty two.
Susan B. Savage
Signed, sealed and published as the last will and test-
ament of Susan B. Savage in the presence of us who attest
the same in her presence and in the presence of each
other:
J. W. Nicholson
J. W. Mayne
Wm. H. Dorsey
Codicil
I, Susan B. Savage, the testative(?) in the foregoing
will being desirous of changing the same do for that purpose
make this Codicil to said will. It is my wish and desire
that the House & Lot in the town of Athens, mentioned in
the 8th item of my foregoing will be not sold as therein
directed, and I give the same with all the rights ???? and
appentin???? to the same, belonging to my daughter, Mary
Ann L. Veitch in absolute fee simple.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this
the first day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty five.
Susan B. Savage
Signed Sealed & published as the last will & testament of
Susan B. Savage in our presence & who attest the same in
the presence of each other & in the presence of the testative
the day on the same purports to be executed.
Edward R. Ware
W. H. Hull
T. L. Macon (?)
Additional Comments:
Susan Carr was the daughter of Col. Thomas Carr and Frances
Bacon. She was the wife of Nicholas Ware, and 2nd, Daniel
Savage, both of Augusta. She was the sister of William A.
Carr and Selena Agnes (Carr) Few, both of Athens.
Source: Clarke County Georgia Ordinary Estate Records, Book D
1859-1885
Written: February 11, 1862
Recorded: December 6, 1869
USGenWeb Archives by: Suzanne Ackert
http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00021.html#0005182
September 13, 2008
