Will of T. Pressley, Cullman Co., AL

LAST WILL OF T. PRESSLEY

Filed Will Book 4, Page 95
Cullman County, Alabama

Transcribed from a copy of the original document by Nancy Pressley
(Please see notation at the bottom of this page)

Georgia, Pickens County:

I, T. Pressley of said State and County, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all others that I have made.

ITEM 1

I, desire that my body be buried in a decent and Christian manner the details of which I leave to my children.

ITEM 2

I, Will bequeath and debise (sic) all my property which is situated in Cullan (sic) County, Ala., to my three children to-wit, Rhoda Cantrell, Pat Pressley and M.T. Pressley, also desire that Emma Pressley, (or the widow of my son Sam Pressley,) have the sum of fifty Dollars.

ITEM 3

It is my will that after my death and all expenses have been paid that three children mentioned in Item 2, devide this property or sell same and then to share equally.

ITEM 4

I hereby make my son Pat Pressley Executor of this my last will and testament.

T. Pressley (L.S.)

Declared published signed and sealed by T. Pressley as his last will and testament in the presents of the undersigned as witnesses, he first signing in our presence, and we then signing in his presence and in the presence of each other.

This is the 15 day of September 1924

                                                                                     Allen E. Pettett    (L.S.)
                                                                                     J.R. Lawson         (L.S.)
                                                                                     M.W. Pitts           (L.S.)

State of Georgia, Pickens County

I, W.C. Westbrook, Ordinary and ex-Officio Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of said County, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of THE WILL OF T. PRESSLEY, deceased, late of Pickens County, Georgia, as shown in Book of Wills, page 322, records Court of Ordinary Pickens Co., Ga. with the original record thereof, now remaining in this office, and the same is a correct transcript thereof, and of the whole of such original record.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Ordinary this 20th day of February, 1929

W.O. Westbrook
Ordinary and ex-officio C.C.O.

The State of Alabama
Cullman County

I hereby certify that the foregoing was filed in this office for record June 3, 1929 at 8 o’clock A.M. and duly recorded in Vol. No. 4, page 95, I further certify that privilege tax the amount of _________

Fee $1.50 Floy B. Rehberg
Judge of Probate

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 29th day of May, 1929

Judge of Probate

Filed May 29, 1929

Judge of Probate

Recorded May 29, 1929, Vol. 4, Page 95-95,

Judge of Probate

STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY

To the Hon. Elias Whitefield, ordinary of said County:

The petition of Pat Pressley, a resident of said county and nominated executor of the last will of T. Pressley, also a resident of said County, who died on the 3rd day of November 1924, owning valuable real and personal estate in said State disposed of by said Will, amounting to the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, and which remains to be administered, respectfully showeth that said T. Pressley, died testate, that his Will is herewith presented for probate at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said County in common form; that your petitioner was named in said Will as its executor; Wherefore, your petitioner prays leave to prove said Will in common form, and, the issuing to him of letters testamentary upon his taking the oath of office.

This Nov. 5, 1924 Pat Pressley

STATE OF GEORGIA
County of Pickens

Before me came Allen E. Pettett, J.R. Lawson, and M.W. Fitts, named as a witness to the within writing, purporting to be T. Pressley’s last will and being duly sworn, saith that they
with ____ and ____ at the request of T. Pressley and in his presence and in the presence of each other, did attest as witnesses the within writing as T. Pressley’s will; that he was at the time of said attestation and signing by him of sound and disposing mind and memory; that he executed the within paper voluntarily.

                                                                                    Allen E. Pettett
                                                                                    J.R. Lawson
                                                                                    M.W. Fitts

Sworn to and subscribe before me this 5th day of November, 1924
                                                                                    Elias Whitefield
                                                                                    Ordinary

Pickens Court of Ordinary

November, Term, 1924

The above Petition of Pat Pressley nominated executor of the last alleged Will of T. Pressley, duly filed, having been supported by proper proof of Allen E. Pettett, J.R. Lawson and M.W. Fitts a witness to said Will, and that said T. Pressley died a resident of said County; that they and the other witnesses, ______and ______saw him sign and heard him publish the alleged Will as his own last Will, that they attested the same as a witness at his request, and in his presence with _____and _____so attesting also at his request; that said T. Pressley was, at the time of said signing and attestation, of sound and disposing mind and memory, and did, in the execution of said Will, act freely and voluntarily; it is ordered that the same be duly recorded, having been fully proved in common form, said letters testamentary issue to him upon his taking the oath of office.

Elias Whitefield – Ordinary

STATE OF GEORGIA, PICKENS COUNTY

I, W.O. Westbrook, Ordinary and ex-officio Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of said County, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of the proof of the last will and testament of T. Pressley, deceased, late of Pickens County, Georgia, together with the order probating same, and admitting it to record, with the oath of the Executor of said last will and testament, as shown by Minute Book “A”, Page 164, records Court of Ordinary of Pickens County, Georgia, with the original record thereof now remaining in this office, and the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of such original record.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Ordinary this 20th day of February, 1929

W.O. Westbrook
Ordinary and ex-officio C.C.O.

Note from the transcriber: This will and the accompanying documentation was located in Cullman County, Alabama. The original will and filing are located in Pickens County, GA.
T. Pressley is most certainly Taylor Pressley, the son of Ephraim Pressley and Mary Brown of Pickens and Hall Counties, Georgia.