In the name of God Amen!! I William H. Moore of the State and County aforesaid being of sound mind and disposing memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, and being desirous of makeing such disposition of my property after death as I think shall and will be most advantageous to the interest and general welfare of my children do make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revokeing all former wills made by me.

Item 1^st

My will and desire is that after my death my body be decently Buried according to my circumstances in life and my Soul I commend to God who gave it - with the hope of eternal salvation through the merits of Jesus Christ-----

Item 2^nd

I desire that all my just and lawful debts be first paid after my death as soon as my Executor can legally do so and the Balance of my estate both real and personal I give, bequeath And dispose of as follows to wit-----

Item 3^rd

To my beloved wife Mary Moore I give and bequeath the following lands my one hundred one and a quarter acres more or less known As one half of lot number one hundred & ninety-three (193) and Also forty eight and a quarter acres more or less it being a part Of lot number one hundred & ninety four (194) and also the East half of lot number one hundred & ninety five (195) All of which lands are now owned and possessed by me also I give and bequeath to my said wife the following negro slaves To wit Sam a man about thirty years of age Amy a woman about thirty five years of age Patrick a man about twenty one years of age and Warren Washington a man about twenty four years of age. Also the following stock to wit � three choice horses or mules six head of choice cattle, thirty head of choice hogs and all my plantation tools together with horse waggon and harness Household and kitchen furniture of which I may die possessed. I also give and bequeath to my beloved wife as much of the money notes and accounts that I may have on hand at the time of my decease as may be necessary for her comfort and well being all which lands negros and other property given and bequeathed to my beloved wife, my will is that she shall have and hold the same for and during her natural life or widowhood and at the death of my wife I desire the said lands so given to her shall be equally divided between my two youngest daughters Lucinda and Mary Law Moore at its appraisement if they should so desire it and The accounting to my estate for the same in the general distribution thereof and the balance of the property given and bequeathed to my wife viz Negroes stock, plantation tools cattle household and kitchen furniture my will & desire is that it shall be sold and disposed of as I hereinafter direct-----

Item 4^th

The remainder of all my property of whatsoever kind or character I shall die possessed of (including that which I have given my beloved wife) after her death I will and desire to be divided among all my children and be held and enjoyed by them in such way and manner as I shall hereinafter direct------

Item 5^th

I give and bequeath to my son William A. Moore and my daughter Susan Davis each the one eleventh part of my estate-----

Item 6^th

I give and bequeath to my son Israel Moore in Trust the one eleventh part of my estate for the sole use benefit and behalf of his the said Israel Moores children he constituted and appointed Guardian of said children commanding them to his fathers care and protection-----.

Item 7^th

I give and bequeath to my son in law James Cottle one eleventh part of my estate for the sole use and benefit of his children by my daughter Sally Cottle now deceased-----

Item 8^th

I give and bequeath to my step son Moses Day the sum of Four hundred Dollars with the understanding that the said sum of money is to be all that he is or shall be entitled to out of my estate-----

Item 9^th

To my grandson Nathan Davis of the said county and state I give and bequeath one eleventh part of my estate to have and to hold the same in trust and for the sole use and benefit of my daughter Tabitha Davis and her children and which said eleventh part of my estate is not to be subject to the debts or liabilities in any manner whatever of Henry H. Davis the husband of my said daughter Tabitha nor his control, unless my said grandson Nathan shall deem it best for the purposes of carrying out the trust with which I have invested him and in no event shall the said Henry H. Davis sell or dispose of the same in any manner whatever-----

Item 10^th

I give and bequeath to my worthy and trusted friend Dr. John S. Hill of said County and State the one eleventh part of my estate including a certain promissory note on Tilman Reynolds made payable to Wm. A. Moore or bearer for one hundred & fifty dollars dated 9^th day of October 1852 and which said eleventh part of my estate I give and bequeath to him to be held in trust for the sole use and benefit of my daughter Elizabeth Reynolds and her children and I do hereby invest the said John S. Hill trustee as aforesaid with the power of useing and disposing of said eleventh part of my estate in whatever way he may think most conducive to the interest and comfort of my said daughter and her children and that without responsibility for the acts of the said Elizabeth in relation to the same and that after the death of said Elizabeth the said property to be equally divided among her children-----

Item 11^th

I give and bequeath to my daughter Matilda Noel also the one eleventh part of my estate to her and her children forever and it is my desire that she shall have the right and priveledge of taking in part satisfaction of the said eleventh part of my estate if she should prefer it all that tract or parcell of land known as part of lot number one hundred and fifty-three in the fifth district of said county and containing one hundred acres the same to be taken by her at its appraised value and accounted for by her at that rate in the general distributing of my estate-----

Item 12^th

To my daughter Jane Brown wife of Seaborn Brown of the county of Randolph and Martha Williams wife of Jefferson Williams I give and bequeath to them and each of them and their children the one eleventh part of my estate and I do hereby appoint the said Seaborn Brown and Jefferson Williams Guardians to the property of their respective wives & children also I give and bequeath to my daughters Lucinda and Mary Law Moore to them and each of them and their children the one eleventh part of my estate forever-----

Item 13^th

And whereas all of my children that are named have received from me a portion of my property for which I have taken their receipts at the valuation I put on said property - Now it is my will & desire that at the time of the division of my property and account shall be taken of all the advances made in may hereafter be made to any of my children that they may all have share and share alike, excepting my daughter Mary Law Moore to whom I have given a negro girl by the name of Rede now about thirteen years of age and having given said Negro girl Rede to my said daughter Mary Law Moore on account of the very great care and trouble she had in raising said Negro my will is that she my said daughter Mary Law shall not account for said Negro girl Rede but shall have said Negro girl over and above an equal share of my estate-----

Item 14^th

And whereas I hold a certain promissory note made by Henry H. Davis husband of my daughter Tabitha Davis dated August the first Eighteen Hundred and fifty and payable one day after date to Wm A. Moore or bearer for one hundred and fourteen dollars and eleven cents and for which note I gave a valuable consideration. Now it is my will and desire that if at my decease said note is still unpaid and in my possession it shall be paid over to my said named son Nathan Davis as trustee to my said daughter Tabitha Davis as part of her share or portion of my property at what said note shall then be worth calculating the interest on said note from the time it became due and payable to the time of the division of my property among the legatees-----

Item 15^th

I make constitute and appoint my son William A. Moore my sole Executor of this my last will and testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the fourteenth day of August in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & fifty four.

William (his X mark) H Moore.

Signed sealed published an declared by William H. Moore to be his last will and testament in the presence of us this 14^th day of August 1854.

Jno. S. Hill

Thornberry Boyd

Jason T. York

Georgia Troup County

Court of Ordinary September term 1855

William A. Moore the nominated executor of the last will and testament of Wm H. Moore Decd presents the said will for probate and personally appeared in open court John S. Hill and Thornberry Boyd and after being duly sworn saith that they each of them saw the testator sign seal and publish and declare the same to be his last will and testament and at the time of signing the same he was of sound and disposing mind and memory that he done so freely voluntarily and of his own accord without may undue influence what ever that they each of them signed the same and that saw Jason T. York sign the same as witneses in the presence of each other and in the presence of the testator and at his special instance and request sworn to and subscribed in open court this 3d September 1855

W. H. Sims, ordinary

Jno. S. Hill

Thornberry Boyd

Georgia Troup County

Court of ordinary September term 1855

The last will and testament of Wm. H. Moore Decd having proven in regular form it is ordered that the same be admitted to record

W. H. Sims ordy

Recorded 4^th September 1855
Wily H. Sims
ordinary