CHARLES BERRYMAN - Will & Estate

In the name of God Amen, I Charles Berryman of the State of Georgia 
and County of Madison being of sound mind and disposing memory, and 
calling to mind the uncertainty of transitory times & the certainty 
that all mankind must die, knowing that my stay upon earth is but 
short and that I must soon meet my God in an eternal world and it 
pleaseth the eternal Jehovah to call me hence.  Oh may Israels God be 
with me and with all this human family in the hour of death is my 
prayer, forever & ever. thought proper to make and ordain this my 
last will and testament. Ano first, I resign my body to its mother 
Earth from whence it came, and my immortal soul to God who gave it, 
trusting in the merits of a Crucified Redeemer for the remission of 
all my sins.  And secondly as Tuching my temporal Estate whibh it has
pleased God to bless me with, I give and bequeth in the following 
manner to wit, Item 1st I give to my beloved wife Nancy Berryman, one 
horse, saddle & bridle, and one bed & furniture, and to have the house
in which I now live and one third of the land including the house in 
which I nowlive, for and during her natural life, and at her death 
the house & lands to go to my son Charles Taber Berryman and the other
two thirds of said tract of land I give and bequeath to my said son 
Charles Taber Berryman as soon as he arrives to the age of twenty one 
years or marries.  If my said wife & 'my son Charles can agree to and 
live together is is my will they should enjoy the houses & lands 
jointly so long as they can agree to do so.
Item 2, I will all the ballance of my real estate which I now or may 
hereafter own be equally divided between my following children to wit,
Rutha T. Berryman, Frankey Pen Berryman,Wilson Penn Berryman,Nancy S. 
Berryman, Robert Washington Berryman, Betsey Caroline Berryman & Anna 
Manning Berryman, share & share.  
3rd I will the following Negroes to be equally divided between all my 
eight children above named to share & share alike in value. towit, 
Salt a woman, Dick, Joshua, Vincent, Peter, Edmond, Harriet, & Mary, 
and any other negroes that I amy have born or git before my death - 
and if any of the above negroes should die before a' division, each of
my said named children to loose alike, and if I should sell or 
purchase Lands the same to be an equal gain or loss to the said 
Children - and if any of my said children die, without lawful issue of
his or her body, then their share or part to be equally divided 
between the rest of my childrem here named.
Item 5th.  I give unto my son Maxamillian Robertson Smith the sum of 
one hundred dollars to be paid in money or property as my executors 
may see proper, If called on by said last mentioned son, but not to 
an Ex. or Adm. or Legatee of the said Maxamillian R.
Item 6th, I give to my daughter Molly Toliaferro Bragg, wife of 
George Bragg, two dollars to e paid by my executors, And to have no 
other part of my Estate.
Item 7th My will is that my executors keep my property Real & personal
together until my youngest child becomes of age, or as any of them 
comes of age or marries give them then their equal share as before 
stated.  It is also my will that my children have a good English 
education out of my estate and the profits of my Estate over & above 
a support and any money or notes    to be divided equally amongst
my firt Eight named children, and that all my estate Personal not
particularly named, and any that I may hereafter acquire be equally 
divided among my said eight children, first named, as they become
of age or Marry.  And I do hereby constitute and appoint, Benajah 
Houston of the County of Elbert - my Wife Nancy Berryman, & 
Charles Taber Berryman,my Executors - to this my last Will & Testament hereby ratify and confirming 
this and Renouncing all others, this being my only true & last will & 
testament.


In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 8th day 
of August 1827 -

A cow & calf & sow & Pig to my wife Nancy.

Charles X Berryman (seal and mark)

Signed Sealed & acknowledged before us.

Job Weston
James Edwards
T Speed
Codicil
I give and bequeath to my son Wilson P. Berryman a good horse saddle &
bridle, & suit of cloths out of my estate over above his distribution
share hertofore mentioned.
Item 2 - I will & bequeath that my wife have & keep a certain negro 
woman Sall for and during her natural life or widowhood, and then to 
go to and be divided between my said Eight children, herein before 
named together with the increas from this time,   Silvy a girl being 
born since the making of this will is to be considered in the division
of the negroes before mentioned.  Also I give & bequeath to my daughter
Rutha Toliver Berryman a certain negro girl named Harriett, over and 
above an equal share with the rest. And I do hereby constitute & 
appoint William Huston an Executor with the rest, to this my last will
& testament and codicil - In Witness whereof I have here unto set my 
hand & seal this twenty fifth day of September 1828.
Signed Sealed and acknowledged in presence of

Thomas C. Wilhite
John W. Carter
B. Houston

Codicil

Charles X Berryman  (seal and mark)
The negro girl Harriett which I gave to my dauther Rutha Tolever 
Berryman, over an above her share I do now revoke, in this that the 
negro may remain with her and keep her at full valuation as a part of 
her share, so that the other named children have an equal share of 
said negro, hereby withdrawing the said gift from her & placing the 
negro to be equally divided among the rest of my children, and let 
all my children when they come of age or marrys to have a negro at 
valuation in par of their share.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hadn & seal this 16th Nov 1830

Signed & sealed in presence of us & read in the presence of the Testator

Charles  X  Berryman (his mark and seal)

Signed & sealed in present of us and read in the presence of the Testator

Terrell Speed, William W. Griffin, Job Weston