Nelson Powell

• General Notes
  • Venait de Virginie. le 2 juillet 1835 (copie certifiée conforme du 30 mars 1855), il reçut 490 acres de terre dans le comté d'Irwing qui lui furent donnés par George Elexcurcy gouverneur de l'Etat.
    
    Nelson Powell bought McKinnie's Washington Co land and served as Administrator of the estate of Lewis McClendon and guardian to James M. Holderness after Lewis died.
    
    
    Testament :
    
    Wilkes County, Ga Will Book
    Page 365
    
    State of Georgia
    Wilkes County
    
    In the name of God Amen, I Nelson Powell of the State of Georgia and the County of Wilkes being in a low state of health but of sound and disposing mind, thanks be to Almighty God for the same do make and ordain this as my last Will and Testament. First of all I Recommend my Soul unto the hands of Almighty God who gave it, and my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner. And __________ what worldly goods it has pleased God to bless me with I give and bequeath
    
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    in the following manner
    
    1st. It is my wish and desire that all my just debts be paid.
    
    2nd. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife NANCY POWELL to dispose of as she may think proper the following named negros that is CAESAR, TOM, and EMILY also the tract of land whereon I now reside during her natural life, and at the time of her death to be disposed of to the benefit of our herein after named children equally that is SARAHAN [SARAH ANN] POWELL, WILLIS POWELL, and TABITHA POWELL, it is also my wish and desire that my said wife shall keep all the ________ and residue of my Estate both real and personal together during her lifetime or widowhood and that my aforesaid children be raised and educated of the proceeds or income of my Estate.
    
    3rd. It is my wish and desire that if my said wife shall marry or mismanage my Estate to the injury of my aforesaid children that my Executors should take the management of my Estate both real and personal and manage it to the best advantage for my aforesaid children and that as my children may come of age there shall be an estimate made by an appraisement of my Estate and they secure then proper _________ part and if my Executors should think it best to sell any of my landed property they may do so the satisfy any lawful debt or debts.
    
    4th. I do hereby constitute and appoint my Brother BENJAMIN POWELL and my Brother-in-law JESSE WILLIAMS and my two friends JOHN H. DYSON and JOHN W. COOPER as my Executors to this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this twnety second day of February Eighteen hundred and twenty five.
    
    Test
    JOSEPH W. COOPER
    JAMES BURDETT                                                                              NELSON POWELL (seal)
    Jno. W. COOPER J.J.C.
    
    Probated March 25, 1825.

Details of Nelson's family with Nancy Williams