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HOGAN, RIDGEWAY Jan. 1, 1837; Jan. 3. 1837 To mother: not named To son : Jefferson Wit .: Dawson Philips, Levi Lockwell, S. W. Smith
COMER. JAMES (Rev. Soldier) Apr. 28, 1836; July 24, 1837 To wife: Nancy G.
To sons: William, James, Marcus, John J., Jackson, Washington To daus .: Nancy, wife of Nathaniel Renfroe; Isabell, wife of Samuel Bond; Polly, formerly the wife of James S. Newby, now wife of P. G. Rose; Caroline, wife of McCuller Springers; Harriet, wife of Spen- cer Thomas; Emeline
To gr. chil .: William, Samuel, James and Catherine Newby
Exrs .: wife. Nancy G. Comer; son, James Comer; friend, Daniel Gunn Codicil dated Mar. 17, 1837
Mentions: death of son, William, bakes change in property previous- ly willed to dec'd son Wit .: Samuel Lowther, Nathan Ren- froe, William B. Roquemore.
ADAMS, JAMES Feb. 14, 1833; Nov. 6, 1837 To wife: Elizabeth
To sons: Middleton, Madison, William, Samuel, Standmore, Larkin, Frank- lin To daus .: Sarah Richey, Mary Adams Exrs .: wife, Elizabeth Adams, Abra- ham Card
Wit .: A. M. Lowe, William Candler.
LOWTHER, SAMUEL Sept. 16, 1834; Dec. 18, 1837 Wills irregular
Wit .: W. D. Williams, Samuel, Can- non, Jr., Iverson H. Jones.
JOHNSON, WILLIAM Feb. 11, 1836; June 14, 1836 To wife: Demeris To sons: William, James, Abraham
To daus .: Elizabeth, Hester E. King Mentions : property in Macon, Ga., Habersham Co., Stocks in the Sa- vannah and Macon Banking and Railroad Co.
Wit .: Benj. Brantley, Stephen Ren- froe, Wm. Reynolds.
CHAPPELL, WYLLIE June 24, 1837; Jan. 28, 1839
To sons: William L .. Gabriel H., Wi- ley B.
To dau .: Elizabeth P. Chappell
Exrs .: son, Gabriel H. Chappell. dau. Eliz. P. Chappell
Wit .: Jos. Day, Daniel Scott, Jno. B. Heath.
JACKSON, WILKIN Nov. 22, 1838; Mar. 4, 1839 No beneficiaries named Wit .: Martin Deadwilder, Andrew Douaghey.
SPINKS, ROLLY Apr. 22, 1838; Mar. 4, 1839
To wife: Mary
To sons: Henry N., William C.
To sons-in-law; Jno. Edwards, Thom- as J. Roquemore
To chil. of dec'd. dau., Jane Living- ston
Exrs. : John Edwards, Henry S. Spinks
Wit .: John English, Benj. F. Renfroe, Rolly S. Edwards.
BRIDGES, JONATHAN F. Jan. 18, 1838; Mar. 13. 1839 To wife: Sealy
To sons: Joseph. Howell, Willis, Ben- nett, Thomas
To daus .: Sucky Ray, Winny Carter, Nancy Smith
To gr. chil .: Robert Lafayette, Su- san, Daniel Jackson, Jonathan F., Thomas, chil. of son, Daniel Bridges Exr .: son, Bennett Bridges
Wit .: Wm. Johnson, Henry Touch- stone, William M. Wimbish.
WOODALL, JOHN Feb. 14, 1839; May 6, 1839 To wife: Leah
To sons : Elisha, Lervy, William
To daus .: Silatha, wife of Jno. Whit- by; Allah, wife of Thomas Blanks; Elizabeth, wife of John Ticknor
Exrs. : son, William Woodall, John Whitby
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Wit .: James M. Gray, Wm. Blow, James Gray.
CAPEL, STERLING
June 10, 1839; June 14, 1839
To bros .: Roberson, William, Rawson, John
To sis .: Judy Key
To Emeline Groson, dau. of bro. Chas. Capel; children of bro. Thomas Ca- pel; Mrs. Ann P. Bell, Howell Peo- ples; children of Mrs. Nancy Nor- num, wid. of Chas. Nornum Exrs .: Bennett Bell, E. B. Smith, Howell Peoples Wit .: Jno. F. Comer, Wm. B. George, Wiley Franks.
COMER, ANN
Aug. 14, 1839; Sept. 2. 1839
To sons: Thos. J., John F., Milton C.
To daus .: Manry Ann Shaw; Alzada T. Kobb
To gr. dau .: Ann D. Hutchings Exr .: John F. Comer
Wit .: Jones E. Cook, Isaac R. Middle- brooks, John S. Middlebrooks.
McKAY, HUGH July 15, 1836; July 1, 1839
To wife: Sarah
To sons: Hugh Dixon, Geo. Washing- ton Franklin, Neal, Daniel, John
Exrs .: wife, Sarah; Stephen Renfroe, Abraham Johnson
Wit .: Sam'l Lowther, Chas. Hutch- ings, Richard Hutchings . Codicil dated Mar. 26, 1839 Wit .: Robert V. Hardeman, Chas. Hutchings. Wm. Brewer.
HART, ROBERT May 5, 1838; Sept. 30, 1839
To wife; Elizabeth
To sons: John, and Jesse
To daus .: Sarah, wife of Joseph Har- per; Mazy, wife of Hearndon Pat- terson; Piety, wife of James Sim- mons; Elvina Ann Etna Hart Exrs .: son, John Hart, Hearndon Pat- terson Wit .: Robet. V. Hardeman, D. N. Smith, Wm. Brewer.
EILAND, MRS. NANCY May 6, 1839; Nov. 4, 1839 To dau .: Nancy Wilson Wit .: Smilie Seabrok, Tyre Freeman, Jas. Godard.
HARPER, GEORGE Oct. 7, 1838; Dec. 9, 1839 To wife: Lydia
To sons: Micajah, George, William
To daus .: Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary D., Nancy, Lydia, Frances Mentions: John B. Heeth; Wiseman Ross, representative of Elvina, dec'd.
Exrs .: sons, Micajah Harper, Geo. R. Harper
Wit .: William Ross, Elijah Lindsey, Thos. Lindsey.
ALLEN, BOLER June 23, 1840; July 6, 1840
To wife: Mary
To mother: Elizabeth Pennington To son: Edwin H.
Exrs .: son. Edward, friends Horatio Bowen, Robert V. Hardeman
Wit .: Joseph Winship. Jesse H. Camp- bell, William Campbell.
BLOUNT, THOMAS June 19, 1840; July 6, 1840 To wife: Mary
To sons: David E., Joseph G., Ed- mund, James H.
To daus .: Mary M., Virginia
To gr. son: Thomas B., E. Slade, son of dau. Ann G. Slade Exrs .: son. David E. Blount; friend, Robt. V. Hardeman
Wit .: Wm. D. Williams, Peyton T. Pitts, Jno. F. Comer.
ROSE, SUSANNAH
Aug. 26, 1840; Oct. 17, 1840
To dau .: Lucy C. Williams To gr. chil .: Adrian T. Rose, Wormly Rose. Martha C. Rose Exr .: son-in-law. Howell F. Williams Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman. Peyton T. Pitts, Wm. Lowther.
BAYNES, JOHN June 26, 1839; Nov. 2, 1840 To wife: Sarah Exrs .: wife, Sarah Bayne; James P. Lowe Wit .: Abraham Johnson, James P. Lowe, R. F. Shrewder.
ZACHARY, JOHN S. Jan. 3, 1841; Jan. 26, 1841 To wife: Eliza To son: Abner To daus .: Mary Ann, Matilda, Eliza,
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Mary Hammon
To gr. children: heirs of dau. Emily Ross
Wit .: W. D. Zachary, Sam'l Slade, John Drewry.
McGEHEE, ROBERT
Jan. 14, 1841; Mar. 1. 1841 To wife: Elizabeth
To son: Thomas J., Robert M., John W.
To daus .: Mary, Harriet, Sarah Ann, E. W.
To gr. son : James Anthony Mellown, son of Martin and Elizur Mellown To son-in-law: Martin Mellown
Exrs .: wife, Elizabeth McGehee, son Robt. McGehee
Wit .: Ballam Peters, Robt. Gordon, Henry Gordon.
DUMAS, JEREMIAH Feb. 1, 1840; Nov. 1, 1841 To wife: Nancy
To gr. children: Edmond, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Learman, and Seany Du- mas, Nancy Harrison. Sarah Har- vey, Helen Mar Samples. Marthy Brewington, Temperance Holliday Exrs .: Alexander Oden, Edmond Du- mas
Wit .: Rowland Ross, Stephen S. Tay- lor, Thomas Simpson.
DISMUKE, GARLAND T. July 3, 1841; Mar. 7, 1842
To wife: Frances Amanda To father: James Dismuke Exr .: brother-in-law, Wilkins Stevens Wit .: James Freeman, Jesse Barnard, Robert Densler, Robert Freeman.
SLATTER, NANCY Nov. 9, 1838; Nov. 2, 1841
To sons: Hope H., Shadrack F., John J.
To daus .: Elizabeth Lowther, Nancy T. Parrish
To: Martha Bostwick, Nancy F. How- ard. Frances Ann Slatter, dau. of John J. Slatter, Nancy P. Slatter, dau. of Hope H. Slatter Exr .: John J. Slatter
Wit .: H. F. Williams, Joseph Win- ship.
BOSTICK, DAVID D. July 6, 1841; Jan. 31, 1842 To wife: Bethunia
To sons: Absolom S., David A.,
Charles A .. John A. and an un- named infant
To daus .: Ann E .. Mary M., Louise Jane
Exrs .: wife, Bethunia Bostick, Wm. Cleland, bros., Thornton and Chas. D. Bostick
Wit .: Robt. McGehee, Wm. Coulter, Balaam Peter, William Brewer
MOORE, JOHN
Jan. 6, 1840; Feb. 1, 1842
To son: Henry
To dau .: Nancy C. Moore, wife of John R. Moore
To son-in-law: John R. Moore
To gr. children: Thomas, John and Benjamin Moore, children of dau. Nancy C. Moore
Mentions : friend, John Pitts as trus- tee
Exrs. : John R. Moore, Peyton T. Pitts Wit .: Joseph Winship. Peter Clower, Howell F. Williams.
BRYANT, WILEY Dec. 5, 1839; June 6, 1842
To wife: Mary
Exrs .: wife, Mary Bryant, friend Eli- jah J. Smith Wit .: S. Lightfoot, John B. Jones, Wm. Smith.
DEADWILDER, MARTIN Oct. 5, 1842; Jan. 22, 1843 To father: not named
To bros .: Williamson Christopher Co- lumbus, William, Jesse
Trustee: David Cardin
Exrs .: David Cardin, John Lamar
Wit .: John Lamar, Mary Hill, Ann Malone.
LAMAR, JOHN Oct. 17, 1837; Jan. 2, 1843
To wife: Frances
To sons: James, Henry, John
To dau .: Sarah Jackson
To gr. children: John Hubert. Thom- as B. Lamar, Jeremiah Lamar, Phillip, Henry, Thomas, Frances and Eveline Lamar, children of dec'd. son Benjamin B. Lamar
To: "Jim" and "Agy," their freedom (Slaves)
Exrs .: sons, James Lamar, Henry G. Lamar, John Lamar
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Wit: Philip Thurmond, Samuel Pat- rick, Level Smith.
SPINKS, HENRY N.
Nov. 24, 1842; Jan. 2, 1843
To wife: Sinea
To sons: William J., Rolley R., John R., John E., James E., George W.
To daus .: Sarah Ann, Mary H., Nan- cy
Exrs .: wife, Sinea Spinks, Nephew, Rolley S. Edwards
Wit .: J. F. Gibson, William Merrit, Benjamin Merrit.
LOCKETT, JAMES
Sept. 1, 1842; Feb. 6, 1843 To wife: Hetty
To son: Solomon Humphris Lockett To: Sarah Ann Eliza, eldest dau. of Wm. Dardeu, dec'd; Ufrasa and Elizabeth, ch. of Abner Dardeu, land in Crawford; Ephriam W. Rus- sell, Sarah Lockett Booker and Amos Alsabrook Booker, ch. of Wiley Booker
Exrs .: Thos S. Humphries, Bradford T. Chapman
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, Joseph Win- ship, Horatio Bowen.
CARSON. ADAM
June 16, 1841; Feb. 22, 1843
To wife: Sarah
To sons: Wm. P., John P., David P., Thomas J., Adam, James J., Joseph J.
To son-in-law: John H. Thomas, hus. of dau., Isabel
To: Ch. of dec'd. dau., Malinda Brant- ley
Exrs .: sons, David P. Carson, Thom- as J. Carson, John P. Carson
Wit .: Wm. G. Smith. Daniel McCloud, Wm. Brewer.
WILLIAMS. HOWELL F. Nov. 18, 1842; Sept. 4, 1843 To wife: Lucy
To sons: James D .. Thomas J., Wil- liam F.
Exrs .: wife, Lucy C. Williams; bro., William D. Williams
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, Jacob B. Huggins, Alfred Drake.
CHILDS, JOHN June 2, 1843; Nov. 6, 1843 To wife: Sarah To sons: William, John F., Willis S.,
Thomas J., George M., James M., Mordecia A., Benjamin F.
To daus .: Susan Childs Clements, Elizabeth Childs Willis, Emily Childs Middlebrooks
Exrs .: son, Wm. Childs; son-in-law, Joseph A. Middlebrooks
Wit .: Wm. Alexander, Jas. Stewart, Wm. S. Middlebrooks.
ROBERTS, REUBEN (Rev. Soldier) Nov. 15, 1842; Nov. 25, 1843 To wife: Mary Ann
To sons : Luke, Reuben, William, James Henry
To daus .: Peggy Wilder, Sally Fun- derburk
To gr. ch .: Sanders and Lucinda Bur- nett
Mentions: daus .: Juda Jordan and Clary Chance
Exrs .: son, Luke Roberts; friend, Ed- ward Welder
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, Chas. R. Eaton, Benj. Clark, Codical, dated Dec. 3, 1842
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, E. C. Har- deman, B. Clark.
PIPPIN, CLAYTON
Dec. 15, 1843; Mar. .... , 1844
To wife: Martha
To daus .: Lucinda A. Davis, Nancy Pippin
Exr .: Robert Caldwell
Wit .: Wm. S. Middlebrooks, Green Pippin. Isaac Pippin.
BRADLEY, DENNIS Nov. 28, 1843; Apr. 2, 1844
To wife: Mary
To sons: John, Joseph
To daus .: Elizabeth. Susanna, Mary
Mentions : dec'd. father-in-law, Drury Hodges; mother-in-law, Susanna Hodges, Jesse Chambless
Exr .: beloved wife. Mary
Wit .: Bailey Bell, Samuel Gray, G. G. Gunn, Jesse J. Maddox, J. C. Martin.
EMMERSON, ZACHARIAH Apr. 18, 1844; June 3, 1844 To wife: Sarah
Exrs .: wife, Sarah Emerson, Stephen Renfroe Wit .: Wm. Paul. Abraham Brown, T. J. Bazemore.
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BROACH, GEORGE
Nov. 18, 1841; Sept. 9, 1844
To wife: Rachel
To sons: Robert, John Calvin
To daus .: Martha Morris, Harriet and Mary Ann Broach
Mentions: Estate of father in Per- sons Co., North Carolina
Exrs .: wife, Rachel Broach; son, Rob- ert Broach
Wit .: Lavinia Griffin. Ambrose A. Williams, William Moreland.
MOORE, BISHOP
July 18, 1844; Sept. 9, 1844
To wife: Sarah
To sons: Franklin B., Joseph H., Christian C.
Wit .: Matthew Mathews, Robert Moore, Beauford Stallworth.
CLARK. JOSHUA B. Apr. 6, 1844; Nov. 4, 1844 To wife: Lucretia
To dau .: Minerva Caroline Finney, wife of Benjamin F. Finney
To: James W. Grant
Trustee: Fielding L. Ellis
Exrs .: Fielding L. Ellis, Benj. F. Fin- ney Wit .: Jno. F. Hillyer, Sewell Eaton, J. W. Gordon.
EILAND, RUTH Aug. 14, 1844; Sept. 18. 1844 To dau .: Susan, wife of Rhode L. Smith To gr. dau .: Nancy Adaline Lee
To: Elijah Dickens, half bro. of Nan- cy Adaline Lee Wit .: David Slocumb, Stephen Slo- cumb, Jefferson E. Moore.
MORGAN, DAVID Sept. 21, 1815; Sept. 8, 1823 To wife: Fanny
To sons: Kinchen, Henry, Lenron, William. Joel To daus .: Elender, Polly Exrs. : wife, Fanny Morgan; H. M. Comer Wit .: George W. Comer, George Maddox.
USSERY, JOHN June 16, 1845; Sept. 22, 1845 To wife: Sally To son: William To daus .: Polly Isham Driver. Sally Hammock, Julia Maddox, Sophia
Maddox, Caroline Maddox
To: ch. of dec'd sons, John Ussery, Lemuel P. Ussery
Exr .: Robet V. Hardmen
Wit .: Daniel Leslie, David D. Mitch- ell, Geo. Tillman.
GREEN, ALLEN
Of the Republic of Texas, Montgom- ery Co.
Jan. .... , 1842; Mar. 31, 1845 To wife: Nancy
To daus .: Caroline A. Barnes. Eliza- beth B. Ethridge
To son: James L. Green
To gr. ch: Nancy P., Abbe E. and Edward Bowen, ch. of John C. Bow- en dec'd.
Exrs .: James L. Green, Wm. D. Eth- ridge of Georgia, Abram Walker, James Scott. Wit .: Edwards Hobbs, William D. Porter Codicil dated Mar. 5, 1844
Wit .: Edward Hobbs. John J. King.
HODGES, SUSANNAH Mar. 2, 1844; July 27, 1846 To gr. son: Samuel M. Hodges
To gr. daus .: Elizabeth and Susan- nah Bradley
Exr .: gr. son, Samuel M. Hodges
Wit .: Bailey Bell, Jesse Glawson, James Dorsett, James Gammage.
STEWART, THOMAS W. Nov. 14, 1846; Dec. 7, 1846 To wife: Polly H. Stewart
To chil .: not named, except one dau. Martha Pamelia Thompson, a crip- ple; four youngest sons, Marion Franklin, Columbus McDonough, Mithin Polk, James Day
Exrs .: wife, Polly H. Stewart, son, Larkin W. Stewart Wit .: Isaac R. Middlebrooks, Robert Woodall, Jas. Day.
MILLS, JACOB Feb. 19, 1847; July 5, 1847
To sons: Seth, Martin, John Patrick, Morgan Malberry, Robert Jacob, William Lowles, Wilson Lumpkin To daus .: Elvira Simons. Sophiah Smith, and Elmina Gdn .: James M. Reynolds, Isaac Exr .: son, Morgan Malberry Wit .: Jas. M. Reynolds, Isaac B. Ju- han. William Reynolds.
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CLOWER, STEPHEN
Mar. 11, 1847; Nov. 1, 1847
To father: Peter Clower
To bros .: Green A., Peter L.
To friends : Robert V. Hardeman, Da- vid E. Blount, Wm. D. Williams, James M. Gray
Exrs .: bros., Green A. Clower, Peter L. Clower
Wit .: Horatio Bowen, Wm. J. Horn- ady, Asbury Kingman.
KITCHENS, WILLIAM
June 18, 1846; Nov. 1. 1947
To wife: Mary
To sons: Orren, William
To daus .: Eliza, Catherine
Exrs .: sons Orren, Kitchens, William Kitchens
HUTCHINGS, ROBERT
Nov. 6. 1847; Dec. 6, 1847
To sons: Charles, Elbert, Richard H., Robert R.
To daus .: Matilda Lowe, Emily Win- ship, Ellen Singleton, Lucetta Brown
Exrs .: son, Chas. Hutchings Wit .: Thomas Moughon, James F. Brown, Benj. J. Harper.
BRANTLEY, JOSEPH July 12, 1847; Dec. 21. 1847 To wife: Dolly
To sons: Thaddeus W., Benj. M., John W., Horatio S., Robert W., Joseph H., Martin Van Buren To daus .: Martha J. Marshall, Geor- gia Ann. Helen Moes, Lucy D. Exrs .: wife, Dolly Brantley; friend, Stephen Renfroe
Wit .: S. W. Smith, Sr., Abraham Johnson, Jno. Freeny.
TYE, DANIEL Oct. 15, 1847; Dec. 6, 1847 To wife: Lurena Tye To child: not named Exr .: wife, Lurena Tye
Wit .: Elbert Hutchings. James M. Gray, S. D. Allen.
MORTON, OLIVER (Rev. Soldier) Jan. 14, 1846; Feb. 3, 1848 To wife: Malinda
To sons: Thomas H., Oliver H., Ezra D. To daus .: Amanda. Malinda
To: Eli Larg, son of wife, Malinda Morton
Exr .: son, Oliver H. Morton, James Godard
Wit .: Elizabeth A. Clark, Robert V. Hardeman, Elisha C. Griswold.
CABANISS, SARAH
Sept. 20, 1847; Mar. 6, 1848
To gr. chil .: sons of Benjamin Barron and Martha, his first wife
To gr. dau .: Sarah Louisa Moreland. dau. of Robert O. and Sarah More- land
Exr. and Trustee : friend, David Ware Wit .: Pally H. Stewart. Jos. Day, Sherwood Jones.
JONES, JAMES July 14, 1828; Sept| 2, 1828 To wife: Sarah
To child of bro., William Jones, name- ly. Nancy C. Flewellen, James R., Wiley E., Johnson H., Susan W., Rob- ert A., Elizabeth S., and William Jones, land in Crawford County To: James S. and William B. Jones; Adaline, Mary and Epthatha Bar- din Exrs .: Abner H. Flewellen, James R. Jones, Henry Crowell, James S. Jones
Wit .: Hiram Warner, James Cargil. Peyton Alford
Codicil: not date
Provides for Sam'l Bolton of Craw- ford Co., and two cousins, Sarah Jones and Caroline Cox
Wit .: H. Warner, Jas. C. Leonard, Peyton Alford.
BLOW, JOHN June 4, 1845; Feb. 1, 1848
To wife: Miryann
To sons: Benjamin Micajah. James Anderson
To daus .: Secention, Christiana, Mar- tha Louise Ann
Exr .: Richard Blow, William Blow Wit .: Bennett Bell, John Kelly, J. W. Gordon.
BENNETT, ELIZABETH Feb. 14, 1848; May 1, 1848 To son: James F. Cain
To dau .: Emily Catherine, wife of Thomas Brandon To gr. son: William A. Ward
Exrs .: son, James F. Cain. Robt. V.
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Hardeman
Wit .: Jno. S. Walker, James Green, R. W. Bonner.
MIDDLEBROOKS, WILLIAM S.
July 19, 1848; Jan. 19, 1849 To wife: Nancy
To sons: Anderson J., William P., William Green
To daus .: Elizabeth W., wife of John Jarrell; Amanda M., wife of Wm. Childs; Ann S., wife of Thomas Gordon; Abigail T., wife of Willis Childs; Susan A. and Nancy
Exrs .: Anderson J. Middlebrooks,
Exrs .: Anderson J. Middlebrooks, Wm. P. Middlebrooks, Wm. Childs Wit .: Balaam Peters, G. B. William- son, Thos. J. Middlebrooks.
TUFTS, FRANCIS
March 26, 1849; July 2, 1849
To wife: Not named
To chil .: not named
Exrs. : wife, Mary P. Tufts; sons, San- ford M. Tufts, Benjamin M. Tufts Wit .: Wm. Little, Jeremiah Miller, Andrew J. Miller.
CHAPMAN, GRACE Nov. 27, 1843; July 23, 1849
To nephews: James M. Gray, son of bro. James Gray; George and Ben- jamin F. Gray, sons of de'd bro. John Gray
To: the children of "my nephews," David Powell Perryman and James Gray Perryman Exr .: nephew, James M. Gray
Wit .: Sanford Tippet, Wm. L. Worn- un, Columbus A. Pitts.
SMITH, STERLING W., SR. Aug. 24, 1849; Sept. 3, 1849
To sons: Hartwell P., Sterling W.
To daus .: Frances C. Cronwell, Ada- line E. Smith. Margaret B. Stewart To gr. children: Thomas A. L., Au- relia Ann and Martha Bray; Au- gustus S. and Abner W. Doggett, children of dec'd dau. Catherine L. Doggett Guard .: Jesse Dogget, Sterling W. Smith
Exr .: Robt. V. Hardeman
Wit .: Horatio Bowen, Asbury King- man, J. M. Gray.
DAVIS, ABNER Of Henry Co., Georgia
May 31. 1834; June 18, 1834 To wife: Elizabeth
To son: Samuel Parrish
To dau. Elizabeth Abagail
To: Peter Northern, agent in Jones Co., Mercer Institute in Green Co., American Tract Society, and the Burman Mission, each $500.00
Mentions: Mill in Jones Co., Hotel and Mills in Thomaston, and prop- erty in Henry Co.
Desires : that son, Samuel Parrish. to be educated at Columbian College, in the City of Washington
Exrs .: wife, Elizabeth Davis, friends, Edmund Low, Jesse H. Campbell, and Andrew R. Moore, all of Henry Co.
Wit .: Wm. Beck, Caswell Purify, Hen- ly Varner.
BELL, JAMES
State of North Carolina. Pitts County Sept. 6, 1817; May 25, 1822
To bros .: William, John, Kinchen, Benjamin
To sis .: Elizabeth Adams, Tabitha Al- britton
To niece: Lydia Albritton
Exr .: Benjamin Bell
Wit .: Benj. Mayo, Lewis Hatton.
BLOW, MIRIAM Aug. 21, 1848; Sept. 7, 1849
To son: James
To daus: Christian, Martha
Exrs .: Benj. M. Blow
Wit .: Jno. M. Moore, Mary D. Moore.
FINNEY, HENRY To wife: Nancy
To sons: Benj. F., Henry D. J., and F. P. Finney
To daus .: Caroline Glover, Mary Car- son, Susan, Jane
Exrs .: F. P. Finney, Benj. F. Finney Wit .: Madison T. Bazemore. Wm. Coulter, Jacob Mills.
WILLIAMS, JOHN Oct. 10. 1844; Dec. 28, 1849 To wife: Mary
To sons: John, Henry, Thomas J., Samuel L.
To daus .: Mittissis Barnard. Nancy Manderville, aKtherine Bartlett, Elizabeth Sawyer
To gr. children: Henry L. and Martha Elizabeth Densler, Jeremiah Man-
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derville
Exrs .: sons, John, Thomas J., and Samuel L. Williams
Wit .: W. D. Ethridge, John P. Key, Jno. T. Smith
Codcil made same days of will
Wit .: W. D. Ethridge, Alfred Wyche, J. A. Ethridge.
DAVIS, HICKMAN (DIXON)
July 6. 1849; Dec. 3, 1849
To: Martha A. Ivey, wife of Bythan Ivey Exr .: Bythan Ivey
Wit .: G. E. Thigpen, Mathis White, Daniel McCloud.
JONES, JOHN
Feb. 12. 1850; Sept. 2, 1850
To wife: (not named)
To sons: David C., Nathan, Francis
To dau .: Elizabeth Towls Lee
Exrs .: David C. Jones, Nathan Jones.
VANZANT, GARROT July 3, 1850; Sept. 2, 1850
To wife: Mary
To son: Hiram Vanzant
To dau .: Sarah Cochran
To gr. children: Sarah and Thomas Vanzant
Exr .: Hiram Vanzant
Wit .: Jas. W. Reynolds, Wilkins, Gres- ham, Wm. F. Roquemore, Baldwin, Letlow.
HEALY, MICHAEL
Feb. 28, 1845; Sept. 9. 1850
To children: James Hugh, Patrick Sherwood and Martha, in New York City; Michael and Amanda Jose- phine of Georgia
To: my trusty woman, Eliza, mother of said children
To: Respected relatives, Mary Fallen, Ann Rofety and Margaret
Guard .: John Manning, New York City
Exrs .: William Moreland. Charles Mc- Carthy, Robert V. Hardeman Wit .: Columbus A. Pitts, Henry Dor-
sey, Richard W. Bonner, Robt. E. McCarthy
Codicil dated July 6, 1847 To infant: Eliza Danmore
Wit .: Richard W. Bonner, Samuel Blow, Isaac N. Johnson.
IVEY, BYTHAN
May 9, 1850; Jan. 13, 1851
To wife: Martha Ann
Exr .: bro .. Myrick Ivey
Wit .: Dorcus Barnes, Gilbert Thig- pen.
GODARD, SIMON
Aug. 2, 1842; July 7, 1851
To wife: Frances
To children: not named
Exr .: bro., James Godard
Wit .: Cary Davison, Samuel Slade, W. D. Ethridge
LOWE, JOHN
Apr. 1. 1851; July 7, 1851
To sons: William H., James P., Cader W., Michael W., John L.
To daus .: Nancy Humphries, Sarah E. Slocumb
Exr .: James P. Lowe, Michael W. Lowe
Wit .: John S. Slocumb, Moses Strip- ling, Stephen Brown, David Slo- cumb.
ROBERTS, REUBEN (Rev. Sol.) May 6. 1847; July 7, 1851 To wife: Nancy
To son: John. Luke, James Lafayette, William Jackson, Reuben
To daus .: Susan Odom, Martha Ann Thomas
Exrs .: John Roberts, Luke Roberts
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman. D. N. Smith. S. Morgan
Codicil dated July 8, 1850
Mentions death of son, William Jack- son Roberts. Property previously willed dec'd son given to seven re- maining children
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, Daniel Kin- non Beard, Washington Burnett.
WILL BOOK "C" AND "D"
MOUGHON'S, THOMAS Mar. 21, 1850; July 28, 1851 To sons: Thomas H., William S.
To daus .: Maris S. Beall, wife of Jeremiah Beall, Henrietta S. Bond,
wife of Joseph Bond
To son-in-law: Benj. H. Rutherford, husband of de'd dau. Ann, T. V. Moughon To gr. chil .: Thomas B. Rutherford,
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and Martha E. Lamar, children of dec'd dau. Ann T. V. Rutherford To: Jno. H. Rutherford, son of Benj. H. Rutherford
Exrs. : sons-in-law, Jeremiah Beall, Joseph Bond, son, William S. Moughon
Wit .: Leroy Singleton, Robert Brown, Wiley B. Pope
Codicil dated Aug. 8, 1850
To: Sarah Elizabeth William Mough- on, dau. of dec'd. bro., William Moughon, $500 to be used in pur- chasing a good piano
Wit. . Robert Brown, Leroy Singleton.
CLOWER, PETER Mar. 18, 1848; Dec. 19, 1851
To wife: Lurany
To sons: Green A., Peter L.
To daus .: Mary T. Harris, Malinda Hamilton
Exrs .: Green A. Clower, Peter L. Clower
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman. John Pitts, Ashery Kingman
Codicil dated Mar. 1, 1851
To: Nancy McCloud, and Nancy Heath in the county of Warren Requests that certain negro slaves be given good care and the families not to be separated
Wit .: Asbury Kingman, John Pitts, Richard W. Bonner.
BLANDFORDS, FRANCES July 3. 1850; Mar. 1, 1852 To gr. chil .: not named
To chil .: of dec'd husband, Clark Blandford, Jr. Exr .: Charles Hutchings
Wit .: Richard W. Bonner, Jno. Whid- ly, Henry M. Todd.
BROWN, ABRAHAM Mar. 16, 1852; April 5, 1852
To: Thaddeus M. Mcleroy, William Henry McLeroy, Abram B. Harris Exrs .: Thaddeus McLeroy, Abram B. Harris Wit .: Mathis White, Samuel B. Fin- ney. Gideon F. Braddy.
DUNCAN, EDMUND Dec. 26, 1846; May 3, 1852 To wife. Martha To step-mother: Nancy Duncan Mentions : two bros., William and Dan- iel Duncan
Exrs .: wife, Martha; bros., Clinton Davis Duncan. George Duncan Exrs .: wife, Martha; bros., Clinton Davis Duncan, George Duncan
Wit .: B. M. Simms, Chapman Cox, J. G. Bonner.
MOORE, MATTHEW
Mar. 8, 1852; May 3, 1852
To wife: Mary Moore
To sons: Chesly, Jacob, James, Wil- liam F., Thomas, Absalom, Wilburn To dau .: Nancy Moore
Exr .: son, William F. Moore
Wit .: Thos. L. Burden. L. R. Slocumb, Wm. Hudson, Joseph L. Moore.
CRUTHERS, JANE May 12. 1849; Nov. 3, 1851
To dau .: Nancy Whiteside
To gr. chil .: Robert Y. Simms, Eu- geny Cruthers
To g. gr. chil .: Jane, Louizer, Martha, Nancy and Edward Simms
Wit .: John S. Walker, B. Harman.
DAVISON. JAMES
Feb. 8, 1849; Aug. 2, 1852 To wife, Mary Davison
To son: Cary Davison
To gr. chil .: Julius, son of James C. Davidson, James C. and Mary Ann C., chil. of Cary C. Davison
Exrs .: wife. Mary; son, Cary C. Davi- son Wit .: Abner S. Zachary, Chas. L. Smith. W. D. Ethridge.
BLOUNT, HENRY W. S.
Sept. 3, 1852; Oct. 4, 1852 To cousin: David E. Blount
To: Rev. Jesse Carter, one hundred dollars to be expended for the use and benefit of the Clinton Baptist Church
Exr .: David E. Blount
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, Beauford Stallworth. M. W. Lowe.
CHILES, JOSEPH Sept. 16, 1852; Oct. 4, 1852 To: wife and chil. (not named)
To: Coruelio Graves
Exrs .: wife, Sarah A. Chiles, Jas. M. Gray, Taylor F. Gibson
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