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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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