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Exexutor?s Sale
Oconee Lands and Georgia Rail Road Stock, FOR SALE
BY virtue of an order of the Inferior Court of the County of Putnam, when sitting as a Court of Ordinary for said County: will be sold on the First Tuesday in NOVEMBER next, within the legal hours of sale, before the Court House Door in the ton of Eatonton, in said county; all the Lands in said county belonging to the estate of John H. Bass, deceased; constituting an entire Farm, consistin go Thirteen Hundred and fifty seven Acres, more or less, lying immeciately on the Oconee River, being the palce whereon the said John H. Bass lived at the time of his death. There are on this place, about Four Hundred Acres well timbered wood land, and also bottom land sufficient, which when brought into cultivation, one half of which being already in cultivation, to raise all the grain necewaary to supply the place.
The improvements are, a comfortable dwelling house, negro houses, corn cribs, stables, gin-house, pakcing scree, & E. The place is well supplied with fine Spring water; and for healthiness, we believe cannot be excelle in Georgia. Upon the whol, it may be said to be a full average River Plantation, and is one among the best farm in the county, lying about 12 miles from Eatonton, 18 miles from Milledgeville, and equidistant from the Central Railroad and Georgia Railroad. The Plantation will be shown, with great pleasure, to any person wishing to examine ti, by one of the Executors, living thereon.
By virtue of the order aforesaid, will be sold at the same time and place, and within the legal hours of sales, Two Hundred and Twenty Shares of Georgia Railroad Stock, all pain in, also belonging to the estate of John H. Bass, deceased.
All of which property will be sold for the benefit of the legatees of said deceased. The terms made known on the day,
HAMBLIN BASS,
NATHAN BASS,
R.R. DeJARNETTE (Exr?s)
Eatonton, August 20, 1851
Will of John H. Bass
Georgia, Putnam County: Know all men that I John H. Bass being feeble in body but of sound an disposing mind and memeory do hereby make this my last will and Testament.
Article 1st: It is my will that all my Property both real and personal be equally divided between all my children and my wife Martha UJ. Bass, except my son Wilkins whose part I wish left to his children and I do hereby appoint my sons Hamlin ad Nathan Bass Trustees for the children of my son Wilkins Bass. The tract of land in the State of Alabama on which my son Wilkins now resides I leave to his children as part of their legacy to be valued at the price I paid for it.
Article 2nd: My daughter Rebecca White?s children are not included in this will as I have heretofor given them a full share in my Estate and all that I intend for them to have.
Article 3rd: My son-in-law Robert Trippe is indebted to me between three and four thousand dollars. The amount of his note is to be decuted out of his part of my Estate. I mean he is to account to my Estate for the amount of his debt due me.
Article 4th: My son-in-law Thomas G. Frazier of Alabama has been my agent to manage the Property in that State for the benefit of my son Wilkins Bass and his family. I hereby revoke his agency and as above specified I do appoint my sons Hamlinnd Nathan Bass as Trustees to manage the property there and all that is included in this will for the benefit and use of the children of my son Wilkins Bass.
Article 5th: All property either in money or otherwise heretofore given to my children is absolute and is not be included in this will.
Article 6th: I hereby appoint Hamlin Bass, Nathan Bass and R.R. De Journatte my Executors to manage my Estate and execute this my will.
Signed and sealed in presence of In Article 4th, 5th line the
Witnesses words said agency intervened
before signing.
John J. Stubbs
William A. Davis John H. Bass (L.S.)
Joel Branham
Robt. Adams November 10th, 1850
Fearing that some doubt may hereafter arise as to the true meaning of Article 1st of this my last will, I do now add this codicil: to the ffect that the living children of my son Eaton Bass be entitled to one share in the division of my estateoth real and personal.
Nov. 11th, 1850 John H. Bass (L.S.)
In the fifth line of the above codicil the word one added before signing.
Witness; John J. Stubbs, William A. Davis, Robt. Adams
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Bassett Family Association Database
Abt 1763 - 1851 (~ 88 years)