History of Jones County, Georgia, for one hundred years, specifically 1807-1907, Part 80

Author: Williams, Carolyn White, 1898-
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: Macon, Ga., J.W. Burke Co.
Number of Pages: 1142


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To dau .: Martha McFarlin


To Laban Turk in right of his wife Lucy; Edward Exford, in right of his wife Nancy


Exrs. : wife, (not named) ; son, Aaron H. McFarlin


Wit .: Chas. P. Hansford, G. W. Hans- ford, H. D. Stone.


OLIVER, CALEB Oct. 28, 1822; Nov. 18, 1822 To mother: (not named)


To: Letty and Rebecca Pelt, daus., of Henry Pelt To: John, Hardy, and Wm. Oliver, sons of John Oliver, decd.


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Exrs .: Jesse M. Pope, John T. Pope


Wit .: Joseph Godard, Michael Rober- son. Ryas Roberson .


MORRIS, ELIZABETH


Feb. 19, 1822; Sept. 2, 1822


To son: Littleton Morris


To daus .: Mary Griffin, Polly T. Mor- ris, Kezeiah Morris, Fanny Rocah To: Henry Griffin, son of Thomas Griffin; Nancy and Richard Humph- rey, children of Robert Humphrey Exrs .: David Morgan, Thomas Morris Wit .: Robert Hicks, Taylor Morris.


WILLIS, JOEL, SR.


July 11, 1821; July 1, 1822


To wife: Sarah Willis


To sons: Horace, Anon, Thomas, Na- hem, William. Joel, Hosea


To daus .: Rhesba Hartley, Rebecca Gammon, Hannah Lamb


Exrs. : sons, William, and Anon Willis Wit .: Linsey Thornton, Sinthia Thornton, Wm. Head.


CAREY, ROBERT Sept. 11, 1822; Mar. 3, 1823


To wife: Rutha


To daus .: Nanny, Sally, Betsey


Exrs. : Robert R. Ruffin, Shadrack McGinty


Wit .: Dennis Lester, Pledger Thimp- son.


GAFFORD, STEPHEN, SR. Nov. 28, 1822; Feb. 4, 1823


To wife: Martha


To son: Grant


To chil. and gr. chil .: (not named)


Gdns .: Daniel Gafford of Ala., for James and David Gafford; Peter Northern. for Stephen and Josiah Gafford


Exrs .: son, Zachariah Gafford, Abner Davis, Dempsey Justice


Wit .: Thomas Turner, Levi Turner, Jno. M. Machin.


EDWARDS, AMBROSE Feb. 24, 1823: Mar. 3, 1823


To sons: William, John


To daus .: Sarah Lewis, Elizabeth Bowen, Charity Campbell, Nancy Lewis


To: Dianah, a slave, freedom and ten acres of land


Gdw .: son, Jno. Edwards, for Dianah Exr .: John Edwards


Wit .: Benj. Oliver, Jos. T. Dorough.


OWEN, SPENCER, SR. Sept. 21, 1822; Mar. 3, 1823 To wife: Mary


To sons: Peter, Jonathan, Purnal, Spencer, Jr.


To daus .: Sarah Sharp, Mary Bonner, Elizabeth Cooper


To gr. son : David Cooper


To: Datey Storey


Exrs .: wife, Mary Owen; son, Pural Owen


Wit .: John King. P. Phillips, Wm. H. Brown.


THOMPSON, HENRY


Feb. 22, 1823; Mar. 3, 1823


To sons: Samuel, James, John, Mar shall


To daus. : Jane Pollard, Ann Meadows, Mary Sexton, Sarah C. Brooks, Re- becca Meadows, Salatha Thompson


Exrs .: William Williams, William Harris


Wit .: Benj. Ledbetter, Thomas Porch, Samuel Ledbetter.


SMITH, JOHN C.


Mar. 9, 1823; Mar. 10, 1823


To wife : Elizabeth


To sons: Jonas Shivers. Columbus Washington Exrs .: bro., Ezekiel B. Smith, William Shivers, Sr.


Wit .: Ebeneezer H. Moore, James Tooke, James Gray.


CARSON, JOHN Feb. 23, 1823; May 5, 1823


To sons: John, Joseph Jefferson, Rob- ert


To daus .: Jane Martial, Abby Mat- thews, Polly Cox


Mentions: wife (not named)


Exrs .: bro., Adam Carson; son, John Carson


Wit .: Archelus Jarrett, Benj. R. Sear- cy, Margaret Searcy.


LEDBETTER, SAMUEL Jan. 18, 1822; May 5, 1823 To wife: Martha


To: John Ledbetter, son of Benj. Led- better


Exrs .: wife. Martha Ledbetter, Benj. Ledbetter, Silas Ledbetter


Wit .: Benj. Ledbetter, Silas Ledbet- ter, Robert Hicks.


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WHELESS, HARDY Mar. 28, 1823; July 7, 1823 To wife: Lidda


To sons: Eli, Cion, Mathew


To dau .: Mary Ross


To gr. daus .: Emily Williams, Sally


Wheless, Sally Ross, Elizabeth Bird Exr .: son-in-law, Roland Ross


Wit .: Peter Wycke. Noah Mercer, Sr., Noah Mercer, Jr.


BARRON, JOHN Mar. 15, 1823; July 15, 1823 To wife: Frankey


To sons: William. Jarrel, James, Sam- uel, Jacob, Hiram, Henry, Milton To daus .: Nancy Calloway, Polly Bel- bray To gr. dau .: Caroline Mentions : "Plad" cloak valued at $125.00 Exrs. : sons, William, and Samuel Barron Wit .: Lovell Smith, Jacob Barron, Henry Barron.


FRYER, RICHARD Of the State of S. C., Spartanburg Dist. Feb. 3, 1821; Mar 2, 1821


To wife: Rachel To sons: Jonathan, David To daus. : Nelly, Mary, Fanny Exrs. : wife, Rachel; son, Jonathan Fryer Wit .: Miles Rainwater, Wm. Young, Wm. Casey


LEDBETTER, BENJAMIN Nov. 26, 1823; Dec. 2, 1823 To scns: William, John To daus .: Martha, Ann, Sarah Exrs .: Wm. Ledbetter, Silas Ledbet- ter. Henry Ledbetter Wit .: Robt. Hicks, Thos. Porch, Silas Ledbetter.


DAVIS, WILLIAM Dec. 1, 1823; Jan 5, 1824 To sons: James G., Owen To daus .: Elizabeth Cabanise. Polly, Nanny, Eliza, Martha, and Judith McDaniel Exr .: friend, James Anthony


Wit .: James Anthony, James Huff, George Harper.


ALLEN, WILLIAM W. Dec. 24, 1823; Jan. 6, 1824


To father: Reuben Allen To bro. and sis .: (not named) Exr .: Benjamine L. Raney


Wit .: Signal Raney, Richard Morris, Susan Kelly.


BALDWIN, ROBERT


Aug. 6, 1816; Nov. 18, 1822


To wife: June


To sons : Thomas, Green, Anderson


To daus .: Sally Harris


Exrs. : wife, Jane; son, Thomas Bald- win


Wit .: Thos. Baldwin, Anderson Bald- win.


FINNEY, BENJAMIN Oct. 11, 1824; Nov. 8, 1824 To wife: Ann


To sons: Hezekiah, James, Benjamin. Henry


To daus .: Martha Lockhart, Elizabeth Calhoun, Lucy Watt, Mary Ann Finney


Exrs .: son, Hezekiah; wife, Ann, Hugh Watts


Test .: Edmund Talbot, John Sim- mons. Stephen Renfroe.


WALL, ELIZABETH Apr. 10, 1825; Nov. 8, 1824


To sons : James, David


To daus .: Elizabeth, Mary


Exr .: Noah Butts


Wit .: Israel Gamile, John Smith, Abi- gal H. Ivey.


WYCHE, PETER Oct. 15, 1823; Nov. 7, 1825 To wife: Susannah


To sons: Christopher, Alfred, Henry, Albert, John R., Peter McDorough Wyche


To daus .: Abigail P. Colbert, Milley Satterhite. Rebekah Tickner, Eliza- beth C. Oden, Franches Wyche


Exrs .: Benjamin Low, John S. Zach- ary Wit .: Leonard Burford, Geo. W. Ross, Joshua S. Calloway.


SLATTER, SOLOMON L. Nov. 1, 1824; Feb. 12, 1825 To wife: Lucy To bro .: Shadrach F. Slatter Exr. : bro., Shadrach F. Slatter Wit .: Wm. Fluellen, Samuel Cook, Wm. B. Stephens.


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BIRDSONG, BENAJAH Dec. 23, 1824; Jan. 11, 1825 To wife: Arra Ann To children : (not named) Decides that son, Lawrence Forsyth, should receive "liberal education for any profession he should choose" Exrs .: wife, Arra Ann; bro., Robert Birdsong, Geo. Clark


Wit .: Wm. Head, Eliza W. Jordan, John McClure.


SIMMONS, JOHN Dec. 1, 1825; Feb. 10, 1826


To wife: Martha To children : (not named) Exrs. : wife, Martha Simmons, Wm. Chandler


Wit .: Ben Oliver, Jno. Oliver, Sarah Oliver.


TOOLEY, WILLIAM July 30, 1825; Sept. 5, 1825


To wife: Mary To child: (not named) Exrs .: wife, Mary Tooley. Ebeneezer H. Moore Wit .: David Dawson, Tyre Freeman, William O'Neal, Risdon Moore.


BRAY, ELIZABETH Oct. 13. 1825; Dec. 24, 1825


To son: Thomas


To daus .: Abby. wife of John Saun- ders; Julian, wife of Hisediah H. Lipsey Mentions : William Bray, Hepsibeth Bray


Exrs .: son, Thos. Bray, Hisakiah H. Lipsey


Wit .: Horatio Bowen, D. T. Milling, John Dennis, Daniel McLead.


CRUTHERS, ROBERT Nov. 17, 1825; Dec. 16, 1825


To wife: Jane


To sons: George. Thomas, Andrew


To daus .: Polly Jane Cruthers, Nancy Whitesides


To gr. sons : Crypton and Robert Sims, chil. of Nancy Whitesides.


Exrs .: son, Andrew Cruthers, James Billingslea


Wit .: Thomas Linginston, Pleasant Heath, Wilson Whatley.


MIDDLEBROOKS. THOMAS Oct. 25, 1817; June 6. 1825 To wife: Anna


To sons: Thomas Jefferson, William S., James


To daus .: Betsey Willis, Nancy Willis, Polly, Hanna, Abbey, Brewnatta, Sarah, Micha


Exrs .: wife. Anna; son, William S .: son-inlaw, William Willis (son of Joel Willis ) Wit .: Daniel Hightower, J. Dunn, Stephen Satterwhite.


HAMMOCK, BENEDICT Apr. 22, 1825; Nov. 7. 1825 To wife: Sally Hammock


Wit .: Charles Bayne, Wilson Pope, Gideon Pope, Roger Mccarthy.


MANNING, LEVI Aug. 27, 1825; Nov. 9, 1825 To wife: Susannah


To chil .: Alonsa, Tithco W., Maris, Levi, Luke, Thomas


Exrs .: wife, Susannah


Wit .: Neddy Pennington. Chas. Banks, D. T. Milling.


WALKER, GEORGE Apr. 9, 1825; July 12, 1825 To wife: Sarah


To son : William Exrs. : wife, Sarah; Zachariah Booth, Jr. Wit .: Wm. Paul, John Oliver, Ben Oliver.


DRIVER, GILES, SR. June 12, 1824; Nov. 7, 1825


To sons : Julius, Giles, Jr., Berry, Bud, John, Goodredy.


To daus .: Martha Williams, Mary Sanders, Sarah Carroll, Elizabeth Gunn


Exrs .: sons. Julius and Giles Driver, Jr. Wit .: Samuel McDaniel, Geo. Stew- art, Benj. Stewart.


CHILDS, JOHN, SR. Nov. 22, 1824; June 5, 1825


To sons: M. Satterwhite, John, Thom- as M., William, Elijah, Elishe


To daus .: Phanny, Lucy, Amy. Su- saner, Patsy Mentions : Land in Elbert Co.


Exrs .: sons. M. Satterwhite Childs, Jno. Childs


Wit .: James Speir, David Satterwhite. Littleton Johnston.


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McFARLANDS, DUGAL May 1, 1825; May 1, 1826


To wife: Catherine McFarland


To sons : William, James, Duncan, Robert Thomas, Mckay, John, An- drew


To daus .: Mary McFarland, Nancy Mullins McFarland, Elizabeth Ross McFarland


To son-in-law: Samuel W. Patterson husband of Catherine McFarland


To gr. chil .: the children of Jannet Kilchrist McFarland


Mentions : Land in Dooly Co.


Exrs .: Wm. Clark, Abraham Card, Wm. McFarland


Wit .: Jno. B. McFarland, Jno. I. Mc- Farland, Duncan McFarland.


BARRON, SAMUEL


July 10, 1823; July 3. 1826 To wife: Joanna


To sons: James, Wiley. William, Ben- jamin, Jonathan, Willis, Thomas, Green, Abington, Barron


To daus .: Sarah, Nancy, Rebekah, wife of James Lockett


Exrs .: James Billingslea, Adam Car- son


Wit .: Jno. Kirk. Robt. McGough, Joel Culpepper.


BELL, SAMUEL Feb. 10, 1826; Dec. 23. 1826 To bro .: Isaac C. Bell


Mentions : Abner Forbes, Camden Co., N. C. Exr .: bro., Isaac C. Bell Wit .: Albert Wyche, Alfred Wyche.


BLOUNT, JAMES June 12, 1918; Jan. 1, 1821 To wife: Elizabeth


To sons : Edmund Sharpe, John Maule Roulac To daus .: Ann Jaculine, Lavinia To unborn infant: If a son to be nam- ed James; if a dau. Elizabeth


Mentions : wife's dec. bro., John Maule Gregorie Roulacy, Beaufort Co., N. C. Gdn .: Thomas A. Hamilton


Exrs .: Thomas A. Hamilton, Thomas Blount Wit .: Hardy Herbert, B. B. Blount. COMER, NANCY Mar. 10, 1826; May 7, 1827 To son : Anderson Comer


Exr .: Anderson Comer


Wit .: Thomas Clements, William Ay- dott.


DUCKWORTH, JOSEPH Apr. 7, 1827; May 7, 1827 To wife: Ann


To: Polly Gibson, formerly Polly· Da- vidson


George M. T. Gibson, son of William C. and Polly Gibson; Frederick H. Reaves. John T. Pearson, son of John Pearson; Patsy Hearne, for- merly Patsy Stephens; nephews, not named


Mentions : Land in Upson County Exrs .: John English, Warren Jordan Wit .: Rolly Spinks, Susanna Spinks, Green Miller.


BOWIN, CHARLES B. June 15. 1827; July 2, 1827 To wife: Susan Pratt Bowin


To chil .: Patsey Carter, Elizabeth Wimberly, Desden and George,


Wimberly, Desden and George, Mary Ann Buford, Butts Bowen


Gdn .: wife, Susan Pratt Bowin for infant dau. Mary Ann Buford, Butts Bowin


Exrs .: Joseph Day, Jonathan Parrish, Jas. D. Wilson


Wit .: Chas. P. Gordon, L. Pollard, Anna Pollard.


HELTON, SARAH May 25, 1826; Jan. 4, 1828 To sister: Rebecca Helton Wit .: Lucretia Cunningham, Robet. Cunningham.


SMITH, JOHN SR. Mar. 18, 1826; July 2, 1827 To wife: Nancy


To sons: John, Jr., Nathan, Willis, Joseph. Asa, Bassel, James, Wil- liam, Henry


To daus .: Prudy, Nancy Cook, Sarah Gammon


Exrs .: wife, Nancy; son, John; Abra- ham S. Wright


Wit .: Joseph Horsley, Moses Gunn, Jas. Satterwhite.


DAWSON, WASHINGTON N. Sept. 26, 1827; Nov. 5, 1827 To Martha F. Breedlove To neph .: Jno. W. Dawson Exr .: Nathan Breedlove


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Wit .: Lewis P. Breedlove, Thos. J. West, D. McDonald.


JORDAN, ROBERT


of South Carolina, Sumter Dist, a planter July 18, 1825; Oct. 15, 1827


To sons : John, James, Gause


To daus .: Mary, Rebecca, Jane, Sarah, Martha


Exrs .: son, John Jordan, Chas. Wil- liams, Sr., Joseph Commander, Sr. Wit .: Alfred Scarborough. Ripley Copeland, Jesse Holland.


HARRIS, RICHARD


Sept. 8, 1827; Jan. 16, 1828


To wife: Martha M. Harris


To chil .: Nancy, Frances, Decatur, Harris. Elizabeth Turner, Harris, Edwin P. Harris


Exrs .: Thos. Blount, Dr. Thomas Hamilton, John W. Gordon


Wit .: Hollinger Brown, Bennet H. Gates, David Slocumb.


HARRISON, JOSEPH Jan. 12, 1827; March 3, 1828


To wife: Charlotte


To sons: William. Robert, Wheary U. Freley, Joseph R., Lorenza D., George. To daus .: Fanny Davidson, Mary To: James Middleton


Exrs. : wife, Charlotte Harrison; sons, George and William Harrison


Wit .: James Taylor, Jno. L. Black- burn.


PARAMORE, JAMES Georgia, County of Telfair Jan. 15, 1828; Sept. 1, 1828 To wife: Sarah To sons: Mathew, Everet, Dorsey


To daus .: Lidy, Marian, Jain, Rox- anna


To gr. chil .: Betty L .. Tereson, James F., John R., chil. of Betty Sikes


Exrs .: wife, Sarah Parramore; Jos- hua McCanne


Wit .: N. Parramore, Jno. Parramore, Jas. McMullen.


COOK, SAMUEL May 21, 1828; Sept. 1, 1828 To wife: Sarah E. Cook


To son: George William, Samuel T., William W., Asa B., Andrew J. To daus .: Polly Hubert Harvey, Caro-


line C. S., Martha H.


Exrs .: wife, Sarah E. Cook; Jona- than Parish, Asa B. Cook, Andrew J. Cook Wit .: William D. Bunkley, Wm. H. Atwood, James Thweat.


WEATHERS, JENKINS D. May 31, 1828; Aug. 11, 1828 To wife: Matilda T. Weathers To sister: Amy Ellison To nephs .: Jenkins D. Weathers, Jen- kins D. Williams


To: Louisa, Cadesman and Jenkins D. Pope, relations of wife, James Bar- renis. chil.


Mentions: Interest in business firms, Justice, Williams & Co., Clinton, Ga .; Myrick, Miller & Co., Forsyth Exrs .: Appleton Justice, Samuel Low- ther


Wit .: Robert V. Hardeman, Jno. Fletcher, M. F. Miller.


HAWS, C. Baldwin County Aug. 17, 1826; Sept. 26, 1826


To wife: Dicey Haws


To: Sarah. a dau., and other children not named


Exrs .: wife, Dicey Haws, Richard Haws, Benjamin Reynolds


Wit .: Jno. L. Blackburn, N. Childers, Royal Lockett.


JOHNSON. THOMAS


Of Chatham County, Ga., a planter Aug. 5, 1823; Sept. 10, 1823 To wife: Hamutal Johnson Exrs. : Hamutal Johnson, Robert Hab- ersham, Joseph Habersham


Wit .: Wm. C. Mills, Jas. O. Andrew, Wm. Bendy.


BAURQUIN, BENEDICT


Chatham County, Ga., a planter. Apr. 1, 1818; Jan. 8, 1822 To wife: Hamutal


To nephs .: Edward Baurquin. Bene- lict Baurquin, Robert Baurquin


Exrs .: wife, Hamutal, Geo. Anderson, Thomas Jefferson


Wit .: Wm. Wilson, Dorothy Wilson.


BALLOCK, JAMES, SR. Apr. 17, 1828; Jan. 7, 1829 To wife: Eleanor Blalock To: James Grise, alias James Bla- lock, Jr.


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Exr .: James Grice, alias James Bla- lock, Jr.


Wit .: Daniel Scott, Wm. Trotter, Thos. Macomb.


JUSTICE, ELIZA H.


Nov. 26, 1828; Mar. 2, 1829


To bros .: Levi, Dempsey, Appleton


Mentions: property inherited from dec. father, Dempsey Justice; moth- er. Milly Justice; bro., Stephen Jus- tice


Exr .: bro., Appleton Justice


Wit .: Samuel Lowther. Matilda T. Weathers, Eliza J. Pope.


BILLINGSLEA, JAMES Mar. 19. 1829;


To wife: Elizabeth Billingslea


To chil .: not named


Exrs .: wife, Elizabeth Billingslea; Jonathan Parrish


Wit .: Samuel Lowther, Travis A. D. Weaver, Thos. Hamilton.


BREEDLOVE, NATHAN Feb. . 1829; July 6, 1829


To sons: Leonard P., John W., Na- than W. To daus .: Martha F .. Adaline F., Mary E., Ann McDonald


Exrs .: John Breedlove, James Lamar Wit .: Farnell Jones, Thomas J. West, Mary Ellis Lamar.


COOK, JAMES Oct. 14, 1829; Mar. 1, 1830


To wife: Martha To son: Thomas Cook Exrs .: wife, Martha Cook; son, Thom- as Cook; Thomas Thweat Wit .: Lewis Beddingfield, Willis Bed- dingfield.


CHILDS, NATHAN Sept. 4, 1828; July 6, 1829


To wife: Elizabeth


To sons: John, James Williams, John Berry, Henry To daus .: Mary, Alsey, Jane, Eliza- beth. Francis, Lucy Mentions: his lands in Appling and Pike Counties Exrs .: sons, John and John Berry Childs


Wit .: Littleton Johnson, Warren Am- brus, Thos. Johnston.


MINYARD, JOHN Aug. 8. 1829; Oct. 19, 1829


To sons: Jonathan D., James Madina, Geo. Washington


To daus: Elizabeth, Martha Ann, Ta- bitha Catherine, Lucinda


Desires: that negro woman, Rachel be kept for purpose of rearing small daughter, Lucinda Minyard


Gdns .: bro., James Minyard, Edwin Culbreath of South Carolina


Exrs .: William S. Middlebrooks, Simp- son Taylor Wit .: Martin Mellone. Alhajah Mel- lone.


DICKSON, JOHN June 11, 1829; Dec. 7. 1829 To wife: Martha


To sons : John, Barnett, Robert, Thom- as. William, Benjamin


To daus .: Sarah. Nancy, Mary


To gr. child : heirs of dau. Lucy, Mary Jane Dickson


Exrs .: Thomas Dickson, Benjamin Dickson


Wit .: John Sharp. Jacob Cobb, Elsey Sharp.


HASKINS, JOHN


Aug. 22, 1830; Sept. 6. 1830 To wife: Tobitha Haskins


To son: Harris


To daus. Tobitha Haskins, Nancy Morris, Sarah Embuson, Mary Marion, and Jane Haskins


Mentions : lands in Early. Ervin and


Carol County


Wit .: Jno. P. Calif, Holenizer Brown.


MORRIS, THOMAS Feb. 23, 1831; May 2, 1831


To wife: Ann Morris To chil .: not named Exr .: wife, Ann Morris


Wit .: Jesse Cox Jr., Asa Mizell, Dan- iel P. Pepper.


GOODWIN, SHADRACK Nov. 11. 1828; July 4, 1831


To sons: James C., Jesse A., Gideon, Ruffin


To daus .: Mary Calhoun


To son-in-law: William Barnes


To gr. sons: Hardy Oliver, Jno. Oliv- er, Wm. Oliver Exrs .: sons, James C. Goodwin. Gid- eon Goodwin Wit .: Edwin Bowen, Wm. Sturdivant, Sterling Capell.


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HESTER, ZACHARIAH


July 15, 1831; August .... , 1831


To wife: Diana


To son: William B., land in Troup County


To dau .: Mary Jones, wife of John Jones, land in Upson Co.


Exrs .: wife. Diana Hester; friend, Peter Northern


Wit .: George Duncan, Willis S. Scott, A Brannon.


EMERSON, WILLIAM Dec. 30. 1829; Sept. 6, 1830


To wife: Diana


To sons: William. Benjamin, James, Zachariah


To dau .: Betsey Tamplin


Exrs .: wife, Sarah Emerson; son, Wm. Emerson


Wit .: Francis P. Juhan, Miles Kelly.


MOUGHON, WILLIAM


July 13, 1830; Oct. 5, 1830


To wife: Helen E.


To bro .: Thomas Moughon


To dau .: Sarah Elizabeth


To half bro .: Henry Reeves of North Caroline


To neph .: Thomas Moughon, Jr.


To friend: Wm. Key, "My big shot gun"


Exrs .: wife, Helen E. Moughon; bro. Thomas Moughon; friend, John Mitchell


Wit .: James Lockett, Frances Tufts, C. B. Strong.


RICHARDSON, SARAH Apr. 15, 1830; Oct. 5, 1830


To niece: Martha Fickling of Eaton- ton


Provision: For Mrs. Wyche and her female chil.


Wit .: Horatio Bowen, Mary S. Hool- ey, Eliza Ledbetter.


MOORE, EBENEZER H. June 6. 1831; Sept. 5. 1831 To wife: Mary


To sons: Wormely, Christopher


To daus .: Martha Ann, and other daughters not named


Exrs .: wife, Mary Moore; son, Green- berry Moore Wit .: Holinger Brown, Thos. S. Humphries, P. Phillips.


WIMBERLY, LEWIS


Apr. 29, 1830; Mar. 5, 1832


To wife: Milly To sons: Lewis D., John P.


To daus .: Elizabeth Childers, Sally Mims. Mary Brantley


To heirs: of Titus Wimberly, dec'd; namely, Lewis T .. Samuel Thomas, Milly E. Wimberly. To gr. dau .: Elvira N. Pinson


Mentions: Land in Early County


Exrs .: wife. Milly Wimberly; son, Lewis D. Wimberly


Wit .: S. Feagin, Ridgeway Hogan, Henry Feagin.


KIRK, JOHN Oct. 3. 1825; April 1829 To wife: Lucy E.


To mother: Anna Kirk


To bro .: Levi Kirk


Exrs .: Lucy E. Kirk, William Kirk


Wit .: Jno. R. Crockett, Jno. Harrison, Thomas Hunt.


MATHIS, NATHANIEL Feb. 15. 1832; Aug. 6, 1832 To wife: Baze L.


To dau .: Nancy Mathis


To gr. sons: Joseph, and Allen Math- is Exr .: Alexander Oden


Wit .: Samuel Winfrey. Rowland Ross, Miles G. Lewis.


STEPHENSON, NANCY Oct. 31, 1832; Nov. 5, 1832 To son: Readin Bourden


To niece: Nancy Padrick To gr. chil .: Jane Lipsey, Frances R. Bourden, Readin Lipsey.


Grns .: Edward Wilder, Sylvenas Has- kins


Exr .: son, Readin Bourden


Wit .: Thomas Lowe, Thomas Yearty, Arthur Stephenson.


LEDBETTER, SILAS ; Nov. 5, 1832


To wife: Eliza To dau .: Mary Ann Leak Ledbetter Gdn .: bro., Henry Ledbetter


Exr .: bro., Henry Ledbetter Wit .: Wilson Pope, James R. Jones, Daniel P. Pepper.


MESSER, NOAH


Nov. 17, 1832; Dec. 10, 1832


To sons: Joseph, John B., Benjamin To dau .: Sara Ann, Polly, Rebecca Starnes, Priscilla Clark, Martha


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Exrs .: son. Joseph Messer; friend, Robt. Woodall


To gr. sons: Joshua C. Plummer, Noah M. Clarke, John Clarke


Wit .: Alfred Wyche, James Barnes, Joseph Miller.


ROBERTSON, JAMES C. Jan. 28, 1833; May ..... 1833 To wife: Elizabeth To sons: Lewis, James C. Mentions : land in Marion, Lowndes and Twiggs Counties


Exrs .: wife. Elizabeth Robertson; un- cle. Adam Robertson


Wit .: Pleasant Phillips, Robert Y. Lytle.


DENNIS, JOHN Aug. 16, 1832; Sept. 2, 1833 To wife: Charlotte To bros .: Peter, William Wit .: Levi Lee, William Baty, Henry Riley.


JONES, ELIZABETH Sept. 17, 1827; Jan. 6, 1834


To son: John Jones, land in Henry County


To gr. daus .: Elizabeth and Matilda Jones To dau-in-law: Jinny Jones To: Mrs. Mary White Exr .: son, John Jones Wit .: Jesse Newby, Jr., Adam Carson.


BARRON. JOANNAH Apr. 28, 1827; Mar. 3, 1934 To dau .: Nancy Barron Exr .: Joseph Day Wit .: Thos C. McDowell, Jno. Bridges. Adam Carson.


BLOUNT, ELIZABETH Apr. 17, 1832; Mar. 3, 1834 To son: John, Thomas Wit .: Thomas B. Slade, Mrs. Ann J. Slade.


MOORE, GREEN B. Feb. 3, 1834; Mar. 3, 1834 To mother: not named To bros .: Wormly, R .; Christopher, C. Exrs .: mother . (not named) ; bro., Wormly R. Moore Wit .: Sterling W. Lanier. T. S. Humphries, P. Phillips.


COX, JESSE, SR.


Dec. 13, 1832; May 5, 1834 To wife: Nancy


To sons: Ira. Leander, Franklin, Jesse, Sampson


To dau .: Nancy


Exrs. and Gdns .: Thos. Moughon, John W. Gordon


Wit .: Allen J. Eaton, James Wads- worth, John Farmer, Thomas W. Choats.


MILLER, GEORGE May 17, 1834; July 7, 1834


To wife: Martha


To sons: Edward, Charles, Elijah


To daus .: Nancy Adkins, Sarah Gam- mon, Susannah Johnson, Martha Mattock, Polly Starnes, Winny Mil- ler, Serena Hawkins, Alletha R. Miller


Exr .: Tilman D. Oxford


Wit .: Daniel Malone, J. W. Stokes, W. H. Geagin.


MESSER, SARAH Mar. 26, 1834; Nov. 3, 1834 To son: Benjamin


To daus .: Aletha Tabitha Cary, Sarah Ann Bethune, Honeycut


Exr .: son-in-law, Jno. A. Cary


Wit .: Thos. Moughon, R. Hutchings.


MORRIS, NATHANIEL Sept. 11, 1834; Nov. 3, 1834 To wife: Nancy


To sons : Thomas W., Richard


To dau .: Frances Morgan


Exr .: John L. Lewis


Wit .: Aaron Owen, M. A. Marshall, J. Bazemore.


MITCHELL, ROBERT M. J. Sept. 22, 1834; Oct. 7, 1834


To wife: Martha


To chil .: not named


Exrs. : sons, Geo. F. G. Michell, Ran- son Michell.


Wit .: Wm. S. Middlebrioks, John Us- sery, Jr .. James M. Middlebrooks.


REYNOLDS, BENJAMIN Sept. 27, 1833; Jan. 5, 1835 To wife: Elizabeth


To sons: John, Larkin, Robert


To gr. chil .: Mary C. Reyonlds, Lar- kin L. Reynolds


Exrs .: sons, Larkin Reynolds, John Reynolds


Wit .: Richard Haws. Wm. H. Cham- bers, Robt. Reynolds.


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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY


WATSON, TABITHA


Feb. 8, 1834; Jan. 27, 1835 To son : Jonathan Watson Exr .: bro., Travis A. D. Weaver


Wit .: Sam'l Lawther, H. F. Williams, Sam'l Fackler.


HART, WARREN


Apr. 14, 1835; Apr. 20. 1835 To wife: Gloyvinia M. Hart To son: Henry


Exrs .: Hearndon Patterson


Wit .: Jonathan Parrish, Sterling W. Smith.


MASON, GIDEON May 1, 1835; May 4, 1835


To wife: (not named)


To son : Laban


To dau. : Rebecca


To gr. son: Gideon Mason


Exr .: Sterling Lanier


Wit .: P. Philips, Joshua S. Strong, Wm. R. Porter.


WELLS, WILLIAM Apr. 5, 1835; July 27, 1835 To wife: Rhoda To chil .: (not named)


Exr .: Hollinger Brown


Wit .: William Denning, Wm. Emer- son, Levie Jordan.


WILDER, WILLIAM (Rev. Soldier) July 11, 1825; Sept. 7, 1835 To wife: Fanny


To sons: Etheldred, Joseph, Green, John W.


To daus .: Elizabeth Roberts. Lilly Simmons, Unity Wilder, Fanny Wilder, Lidia White


Exrs .: John Jenkins, Edward Wilder Wit .: Willis Wilder, Jeremiah Martin, John Martin.


FLEWELLEN, WILLIAM Aug. 20. 1833; Oct. 23, 1835 To wife: Mary


To sons: William W., James T., Mar- tha Ann, Julia Frances


Mentions : property in Monroe Co. Gdn. and Exrs .: bro., Abner H. Flew- ellen, Jas. Thweatt Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman E. T. Tay- lor T. H. Bray.


HOLLADY, JOHN, SR. Aug. 3, 1833; Nov. 2, 1835 To wife: (not named) To son : Samuel


To dau .: Elizabeth To: child of son James; child of Lithia Hollady


Exr .: Francis Ficklin


Wit .: Wm. Jones, Joseph Cox, Henry Wyche.


GORDON, NANCY


Oct. 7, 1835; Nov. 2, 1835 To sons: Nathaniel W., Richmond


To gr. son: Granville Gordon To: heirs of dec'd. son, Thomas A. Gordon


Exrs. : Nathaniel W. Gordon, Rich- mond Gordon


Wit .: Susan Gunn, Penelope Peddy, Deland Hadaway.


HARRUP, ARTHUR


Sept. 18, 1835; Sept. .... , 1836 To bro .: Thomas Harrup To sis. : Ridley Ward


To: Arthur T. Lawrence, Samuel Moore


Exrs. : John Ward, Samuel Moore Wit .: David Clark, Ann A. Kellly, Jno. Kelly.


BAZEMORE, THOMAS July 2, 1836; Feb. 6, 1837 To wife: Sarah


To sons: Reddick, Thomas Jefferson, James Marion, Turner Madison


To daus .: Winney Jackson, Polly Har- ris, Sally Ethridge, Kiddy Brook- halter


Exrs .: Thomas Jefferson Bazemore, Daniel Gunn, James Marion Baze- more


Wit .: Henry Finney, Wm. Reynolds, D. Gunn.


MULLINS, JEREMIAH Sept. 13, 1836; Feb. 6, 1837 To sons: Levi. Pleasant J.


To daus .: Phobe Burgy, Nancy Gray, Martha Gray, Elizabeth Lester


To gr. sons: Rhodolphus and Jno. Lester, chil. of dec'd. dau. Syrenah Lester


Mentions : dec'd dau. Clary Ann Her- rington


Exrs .: son, Pleasant J. Mullins, son- in-law, David Lester


Wit .: Geo. G. Miller, James Martin, Eli Justice.


BARKER, BURWELL May 23, 1836; Mar. 6, 1837


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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY


To dau: Rowan Worthington To son-in-law: Thomas H. Stead To gr. dau .: Sarah Epps Barker, dau. of Thos. L. Barker Exr .: William S. Middlebrooks Wit .: Thos. J. Middlebrooks, James W. Mitchell.




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