State of Georgia )
Harris County ) I Mary Ann Davis of the State and County aforesaaid being much afflicted in boddy (sic) but Sound in mind and disposing memory do make this my last will and testament.

Item 1st I commit my Soul to God who gave it believing ____(?) the murats (sic) of Our Lord JesusChrist hoping in an immortality beyond the grave and my boddy (sic) to be decently buried by my representatives as they may think best.

Item 2d. I will and bequeath that my property be disposed of in the manner follering (sic) my Executors first paying all just debts against me.

Item 3rd. I will and bequeath until Matilda Ann Middlebrook, Elizabeth Ann Williams one hundred dollars each to be paid as sooon a convenient by my Executor

Item 4th. I will and bequeath all the remainder of my property both real and personal to my seven children Sarah Jane Smith, Roxie Benton, Sophronia Hood, William E., Charles Henry, Dora Ann and Mary Jane in the following manner to be divided equally with the following exceptions. Mary Ann and Dora Ann five hundred dollars each and Charles Henry one hundred dollars the advantage ____(?) give daughters to have theres (sic) during there natual life and then to their children.

Item 5th. I do appoint and ordain James G. Davis my executor to carry out this my last will and testament.

Signed sealed and published this 22d day of June Eighteen hundred and Fifty two in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

/s/ Mary Ann Davis (seal)

Test
George C. Benton
James Story
Pleasant B. Hall

Georgia)
Harris County) Personally appeared in open court, Pleasant B. Hall and George C. Benton who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that they are inscribing witnesses to this will and that we saw Mary Ann Davis sign the same as her last will and testament.

Sworn to and subscribed in open court this August 2nd 1852.

/s/ George C. Benton
/s/ Pleasant B. Hall

Wm. Hudson, Ordinary

Mary Ann Davis was my great great grandmother. I descend from her son, William Everett Davis and his wife, Amanda Catherine Zellner.

Betty Davis Worley