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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: John Killen Note Born: Married: Died: Aft 11 Feb 1862 at Houston County, , , GA
WIFE
Name: Margaret Born: Died:
CHILDREN
Name: George W. Killen Born: Died:
Name: James M. Killen Born: Died:
Name: Jane Killen Born: Died:
Name: John S. Killen Born: Died:
Name: Margaret Killen Born: Died:
Name: Samuel D. Killen Born: Died:
Name: Theodore N. Killen Born: Died:
Name: Thomas M. Killen Born: Died:
Name: William F. Killen Born: Died:
Name: Sarah Louise Killen Born: Abt 1840 at GA, , , Died: at Perry, , Houston County, GA Husband: Thomas Richardson Feagin
NOTES
1). Will of John Killen 11 Feb 1869 Houston County, G A S t a t e of Georgia, Houston County In the name of God Amen I John Killen of said Cou n t y a n d State aforesaid being of advanced age, but of s ou n d an d d isposing mind and memory, and being desirin g t o se ttl e my w orldly affairs while I have strength t o d o so d o mak e and publish this my last will and testa men t hereb y revok ing al l wills by me at any time hereto for e made. 1st I commit my soul to God who gave it and I de s i r e m y body to have Christian burial suitable to my ci rc um st ance s and means 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Marg a r e t i n lieu of dower during her natural life, for he r o w n us e an d benefit and for the other purposes herein aft e r name d th e following property to wit, that portio n o f th e lan d belon ging to me of the place on which I n ow r esid e lyin g on th e north side of the road from Perr y t o Hende rson in cludin g the dwelling house and amounti ng t o two hu ndred an d seven ty acres more or less all m y hou sehold an d kitche n furnitu re including the piano , my car riage an d buggy tw o mules an d three head of co ws and ca lves to b e selected b y her fro m my stock of mu les and ca ttle, as m any of my sto ck hogs a s she may nee d and selec t a suffic iency of plant ation tool s includi ng one wago n and gear t o enable her t o keep up he r far m for one yea r after my de ath and a comfo rtable suppo r t for one yea r for herself an d my two daughte rs Sara h Feagi n and Marg aret Killen the p rovision for supp or t of my sai d two daughters to be condi tioned upon the i r remaining unma rrie d and continuing to r eside with m y wif e. 3rd I desire my two daughters Sarah Feagin and Mar g a r e t Killen to remain with my wife and share and enjo y w i t h he r the benefits and profits of the property beq ueat h e d to he r in item 2nd so long as they or either o f the m s ha ll continue unmarried and at the death of m y wife t he p rop erty bequ eathed to her in said 2nd ite m of this w ill r es t in them ab solutely and be divided e qually betwe en the m s hare and shar e alike 4th I desire that neither the payment of my de b t s n o r of any legacies hereinafter made by me in thi s m y w il l sh all be charged upon the property bequeathe d b y me i n i tem s 2nd and 3rd 5th I give and bequeath to my son William F. Kil l e n t h e plantation on which he now lives on and know n a s th e C ha stain Place I also give to him three mor e acr es o f lan d i n front of his dwelling. It is also m y wis h and d esir e tha tmy said son William F. pay to m y daugh ters Sar ah Fe agin a nd Margaret Killen the sum o f five hu ndred dol lars e ach a s they may need it out o f the procee ds of sai d farm b equeat hed to him. 6th I give and bequeath to my sons Thomas M. and G e o r g e W. Killen my plantation on Flat Creek containin g ni n e h un dred acres more or less, also one hundred an d fif t y acre s o f land on the South side of the road fro m Per r y to Hend erson near my residence. It is further m y wis h a nd desir e tha t the said Thomas M. and George W . pay t o m y sons Sam uel D. , John S., Theodore N., and J ames M . Kill en the su m of fiv e hundred dollars each, sa id amou nt to b e paid a s soon as p racticable out of th e profit s of the p roperty b equeathed t o them If said su ms can b e paid befor e the exp iration of t wo years afte r my deat h out of the a foresaid p rofits I desi re them t o be pai d but if said pr operty ha s been insuffici entt o pay th e same in full, I d esire an y balances due ther e on to bea r interest and to b e collecte d from the said Th om as M. a nd George W. Killen 7th I give and bequeath to my son Theodore N. Ki l l e n t he gold watch which I wear 8th It is my wish and desire that at my death wha t e v e r ready money I my have that my Executors hereinaft e r n am e d keep a sufficiency of said money to carry o n m y far m f o r the present year and the overplus I wis h equa lly di vid e d between my wife and three daughters J ane P . Tharpe , Sar a h Feagin, and Margaret Killen shar e and sh are alike 9th It is my wish and desire that my Executo r s p a y t o my son Samuel D. Killen five hundred dollar s ex tr a o f th e five hundred bequeathed to him in the 6t h ite m o f th is wi ll said amount to be paid out of the n et pro ceed s o f the cr opmade this year, the balance o f said pr oceed s af ter payin g all expenses of the farm t o be equal ly div ide d between m y wife and daughters Jan e P Tharpe , Sarah F eagi n, and Marga ret Killen share an d share alike 10th I give and bequeath to my sons Thomas M. an d G e o r ge W. Killen all the mules, wagons, cattle, hogs , pla nt at io n tools on the Flat Creek plantation with t he exc ept io n o f what may be claimed in item 2ndof thi s will a fte r th e pr esent crop is made and disposed of 11th I nominate and appoint my sons William F. a n d T h o mas M. Killen Executors of this my last will an d Te stam e n t In witness whereof I the said John Killen t o thi s m y wi l l have set my hand and seal this 11th da y of Feb ruar y 1869 John Killen Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the abov e n a m e J ohn Killen as his last will and testament in th e pr es en ce o f us who at his request in presence of th e sai d Joh n K ille n and of each other have inscribed ou r name s as wi tnes ses h erebyH. G. NorthernC.A. Thompso n Edwd. J ackson H ousto n Coun ty, GA Will Book B, Pages 2 40 241

						

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