State of Georgia } In the name of God Amen, I Thomas S. Price
Floyd County } of the county of Floyd and state of Georgia
Being of sound and  dishasing mind and memory and being desirous to settle worldy affairs while I have strength to do, to make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all wills by me at any time heretofor maid - and first I commit my sould to the God who gave it and my body  (  ) to be buried in the family burial ground near where I now live-

And my worldly estate I dispose of as follows 1st my burriel expences to be paid out of my estate all of my just debts to be paid out of the same to it my estate 2nd I will and bequeath unto my Phereabay C. Price  (  ) prophfits and rents ariseing from my plantation and as much of the live stock as she wants for a seporte of that is not safishant she is to be well cared for out of evrything belinging to my estate - The land and houses is to remain in her portion Pheriabay C. Price during life or widowhood  - I also will her my buggy and horses and the mare called Fancy I also will and bequeath unto R. D. Price one Hundred Dollars over a full share at the division of my estate - Jane Price the daughter of William C. Price who is now living with us is to have a feather bed of her own chosing and bed clothing, and a cow and calf, and one hundred dollars in money, at the death of my wife the balance of my prperty to be equally divided between my children William John W. G.D. & R.D. Price and Joel L. Pyle my son in law, and Nancy Tomlinson that is in Texas my daughter, in witness where of I the said Thos S. Price have to this my will consisting of one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this the 24th day of May 1869. I appoint William C. Price & Joel L. Pyle my Executors.
    Thos S. Price
Signed sealed published and delivered by the above named Thos S. Price as his last will and testament in presants us who at his requests in presence of each heir subscribed our names as witness hereto   (  ?? above before signing)
Robert Batty Floyd Co., GA
E. J. Hardin Floyd Co., GA
M. R. Hardin Floyd Co., GA

Court of Ordinary
December Term 1870.
Came into open Court at this the regular term Eli J. Hardin and Milton  R. Hardin, and being duly sworn deposed that they saw Thomas S. Price sign and publish the within as his last will and testament while of sound and disposing mind - that they witnessed the same for him at his request and in his presence and of each other and  the same was executed volintarily by him and on the day it purports to have been executed.
H. J. Johnson  E.J. Hardin
Ordinary  M. R. Hardin

State of Georgia }
Floyd County  } We and each of us do solemnly swear that the writing contained the true last will and testament of the within named Thos S. Price, deceased, so far as we know and believe and that we will and truly execute the same by  paying first the debts then the legacies contained in the said will as far as his goods and  chattles will there unto extend and the law charge us - and that we will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattles - So help us God-
   W.C. Price
   Joel L. Pyle

Attest - Henry J. Johnson - Ordinary -
 Recorded Dec. 5th 1870
  H. J. Johnson
   Ordinary-

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