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Wit .: Lucinda Mason, Bej. Mason, H. Bowen.
HUNT. ALEXANDER J. Feb. 1. 1848, Feb. 7, 1853 To wife: Lucinda
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To chil .: not named
Exrs .: Thomas Hunt, Jno. J. Beasley Wit .: James M. Gray, R. W. Bonner, Wm. Moreland.
PATTERSON, WILLIE
June 7, 1845; Dec. 6, 1852
To wife: Anny To sons: Hearndon, Joseph
To daus .: Malinda Turner, Penelope Moore. Frances Godard, Mary W. Patterson
To gr. chil .: Willie F. and James T. Godard, chil. of Malinda Turner
Exrs .: James Godard, Robt. V. Har- deman
Wit .: James Gray, Elbert Hutchings, Charles Hutchings
Codicil dated Jan. 13, 1849
Mentions : additional property; gives property formerly willed gr. son, James F. Godard. now dec'd, to Wil- lie T. Godard ,and Radford J. Tur- ner
Wit .: Chas. Hutchings, Elbert Hutch- ings, William Moreland.
DUNCAN, GEORGE, SR. Feb. 28, 1849; Feb. 7, 1853
To wife: Elizabeth
To sons: Jesse, Lee, James
To daus .: Mary Black, wife of John Black. Nancy, wife of Leonidus B. Gardner, Elizabeth
To: Mary Ann E. Chambliss, wife of Davis Duncan
Mentions : dec'd dau. Zelpho Cham- bliss, wife of James Chambliss
Exrs .: Lee Duncan, Davis Duncan
Wit .: Barnes M. Sunnis, George Dun- can, Jr., John W. Jones.
PITTS. JOHN June 30, 1853; Sept. 5, 1853
To wife: Lucy
To sons: Dauphin L., Ira, John M., Archibald
To daus .: Martha H., wife of David E. Blount; Ann Maria, wife of Au- relias W. Gibson; Elizabeth R., Marietta T.
Exrs .: son. Dauphin L. Pitts; son-in- law, David E. Blount
Wit .: Tomlinson Fort, Horatio Bo- wan, Robert V. Hardeman, Asbury Kingman.
ROBERTS, LUKE July 3, 1854; Jan. 10, 1855
To wife: Hixey
To sons: William, Green. Jackson, Au- gustus, John To daus. : Joannah Harris, Lydia Exrs .: son, William Robert, Green Smith, Fanny Giles Roberts
Wit .: R. V. Hardeman, Wm. D. White, Thomas L. Burden.
TODD. BENJAMIN, SR.
Sept. 10, 1853; Jan. 10, 1855 To wife: Charity
To chil .: Mary Green and chil .; Susan Buckner, and husband, Richmond Buckner, Rebecca Vincent and hus- band, Thomas Vincent; Elizabeth Buckner and husband, Reason Buck- ner; wives and chil. of John B. Todd and Benjamin A. Todd Exr .: son-in-law. Richmond Buckner Wit .: J. R. Andrews, Jonathan White, Elisha A. Middlebrooks.
GIBSON, FRANCES
Aug. 23, 1843; Feb. 5, 1855
To son: Wiley J., Taylor F.
To daus .: Nancy T. Whitfield, Eliza- beth S. Lowther
To gr. chil .: John H., Wiley H., and Virginia Josephine Gibson
To friend: Ann Lesley
Exr .: son. Taylor F. Gibson
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, Asbury Kingman, S. Tippit
Codicil dated July 18, 1846
To gr. sons; Abner F. Gibson
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, Asbury Kingman, James Ford.
DENNING, NATHAN Sept. 21, 1854; Feb. 8. 1855 To sons: John W., Calvin, Bennet W., and Geo. W. J. Denning
To daus .: Zelphia H. Barnard, Nancy J. Mizell
To gr. son: Levi J. Barnard Exr .: friend, Jeremiah Lowe
Wit .: Benj. R. Moore, Wm. B. Eth- ridge, William Denning.
ALLEN. ABRAHAM July 20, 1844; Oct. 1. 1855 To wife: Sarah Allen
To mother-in-law: Ann Roe
To sis .: Sarah Towles, Mary Cox, Elizabeth Jones To nieces and nephews: Elizabeth Wallas Jones, John Roe, Allen Roe,
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William Roe, James Roe. Elizabeth Roe; Timerly and Frances Rogers Exrs .: wife, Sarah Allen; friend, John Roe
Wit .: Henry Brown, John Jones, J. S. Walker. BRANTLEY, EDMUND
Sept. 29, 1855; Dec. 3. 1855
To wife: Rachel
To son: Franklin M.
To gr. chil .: Frances Eubanks, of the State of Mississippi
To Tabitha Jolly of Mississippi
Mentions : dec'd son, Harris Brantley
Exrs .: wife. Rachel Brantley, Peyton T. Pitts
Wit .: D. B. Stetson, J. L. Johnson, Jas. M. G. Medlock. 1
MOORE, MARY
June 22, 1854; Jan. 14, 1856
To gr. dau .: Mary Elizabeth Middle- brooks. dau. of Martha Ann Eliza- beth and Green Middlebrooks To gr. sons: Ebenezer, Silas, and Christopher Columbus Middlebrooks Exr .: Hearndon Patterson
Wit .: Wiley B. Pope, Jno. F. Smith, Jr., Lucy A. Scott.
FITZ JARRELL, BLAKE
Feb. 13. 1850; Jan. 14, 1856 To wife: Zilpha To sons: John, Thomas To daus. : Missouri Anne, wife of
Thos. Johnson; Polly, wife of Mi- chael S. Childs; Nancy. wife of Daniel Leslie; Elizabeth L., wife of John Bohannon
Mentions : dec'd dau. Lavinia
Exrs .: son, John Fitz Jarrell, Daniel Leslie
Wit .: Robert W. Hardeman, Alexan- der, Juhan. F. S. Johnson.
BROWN, ROBERT
Oct. 26, 1855; Jan. 16, 1856
To wife: Martha Ann
To sons: David P., Oscar V., James F. To daus .: Martha Louise Pepper, Mary Saluda Holt, Missouri Cox Exrs .: sons. David P. Brown, Oscar V. Brown
Wit .: Wm. S. Johnson, Wm. F. God- ard. Wm. P. Barnes.
WHITE. ELIZABETH H.
Mar. 30, 1853; May 1, 1856
To sons: Joseph C., Francis M., Thom- as C. H.
To daus .: Eunice A .. wife of Jonas H. Holland; Sarah S., wife of W. J. Bullock, Tabitha E. Cargile Mentions: dec'd son, James L. D. White
Exrs .: sons, Joseph C. White, Francis M. White
Wit .: G. H. Cornwell, Wiley Peddy, Cuthbert Reese, L. L. Reese.
BOOK "D"
SIMMONS, PIETY Dec. 6. 1855; June 9, 1856
So sons: James Warren, John Robert To daus .: Ellen Roberts. Ann Lowe, Elvira Edny Simmons Exr .: John W. Simmons
Wit .: Thos. L. Burden, Wm. J. Lip- sey, Wm. Hudson.
CARD, NANCY Apr. 14, 1856; July 7, 1856
To: William Beasley. Frances Beas- ley, Jonathan D. Maynard. Exr .: Jonathan D. Maynard Wit .: Harris Gresham G. Maddox, William J. Card. BILLINGSLEA, JAMES A.
July 17, 1855; July 7, 1856 To mother: Elizabeth Lowther To friends: Richard H. Hutchings,
James M. Gray Exrs .: Richard H. Hutchings, James M. Gray Wit .: E. G. Hutchings, S. Hitch, P. L. Clower.
MASON, BENJAMIN July 5, 1856; Aug .. 4, 1856 To wife: Lucinda Exr .: wife, Lucinda Mason Wit .: John H. Morgan. James G. Gil- bert, Isaac Hardeman.
STEWART, MARTHA B. May 20, 1856; Sept. 1, 1856 To: Joseph, Charles. James M., and William W. Wilson; Louise Gools- by, Elizabeth H. Howard, Martha L. A. Howard, W. A. Lane, John T. Lane, James O. Lane, Charity
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Ann Huggins Exr .: Chas. T. Wilson
Wit .: Elisha Wynens, John Gordon, Columbus F. Gray.
BARRON. JOHN P.
Nov. 19, 1855; Oct. 7. 1856
To mother: Sarah E. Jones
To half bro .: Francis Jones To bros .: Moses J. and Cyrus W. Exr .: Cyrus B. Barron
Wit .: S. H. Cooper, Abbington B. L. Barron. H. S. Greaves, William L. Daniel.
BERRY, SARAH
July 3, 1853; Oct. 6, 1856
To gr. chil .: William Berry Shell, Julian Frances Draughon. wife of Thomas Draughon, Sarah Ann Mar- tha Draughon, wife of William Draughon
To: Thomas S. Humphries, trustee for old infirm negro slave, Theodore. Exr .: friend, Thomas S. Humphries
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, Myrick Ivy, Jno. S. Humphries.
WILCOXSON, REASON Apr. 4, 1855; Oct. 6, 1856
To wife: Caroline
To son: Josiah Samuel Guard .: Abner Hammond of Bibb Co. for minor children (not named)
Exrs .: son, Wiley Wilcovson, Abner Hammond
Wit .: J. H. R. Washington, E. C. Green, Jno. C. Butler.
PETERS, BALAAM Dec. 15, 1856; Feb. 6, 1857 To wife: Lawsey
To mother: Ann Peters
To bros. and sis .: Nathan W. Peters, Argin Davis, wife of Wm. Davis, Holland Pitts, wife of Elihu Pitts To bros. and sis. of wife: Carrington, Isaac. Amy Laburn Pitts, Matilda Whatley, wife of Aaron Whatley, Rebecca Goggins, wife of John F. Goggins Exrs .: wife Lawsey Peters; bro .- in- law, Isaac Pitts
Wit .: Chas. L. Ridley, Wm. Childs, Thos. Beeland, John B. Childs.
DUNCAN, MARTHA Oct. 11, 1856; June 1, 1857 To bro .: Lee Crittendon Mentions : dec'd husband, Edmond Duncan
Exr .: bro., Lee Crittendon
HAMMOCK, CHARLOTTE Feb. 6, 1857; June 12. 1857 To nephews: Wm. A. Felts, Allen Wheeler and seven children, Fran- ces, Amanda, John M., William, Elizabeth Allen, H. B. and Mary. Exr .: nephew, William A. Felts
Wit .: Beauford Stallworth, Geo. W. Stripling, Thos. L. Burden.
LINDSEY, JACOB June 5, 1857; Aug. 3, 1857 To wife: Phoeba To: "my ten" children or their or- phans Exr .: son, Elias Lindsey
Wit .: Henry J. Marshall, Jesse Glaw- son, D. S. Holt.
SLOCUMB. DAVID July 31, 1857; Aug. 8, 1857 To wife: Sally
To sons: William, John S.
To daus .: Anna Summers. Martha Stripling, Mary Eliza Barfield
To gr. chil .: William J. Thompson, James M. Thompson, Jesse Sum- mers, sons of dau. Anna Slocumb Thompson Summers; Moses, David, Frances. Sarah, Janes, Anna and Mary Stripling, chil. of dec'd dau. Rebecca Slocumb Stripling; Ellen and John Stripling, chil. of dau., Martha Slocumb Stripling
Mentions: sons-in-law, Joseph Sum- mers, Moses Stripling, Aaron B. Stripling, Richard Barfield
Exrs .: sons, William Slocumb. John S. Slocumb, Richard Barfield Wit .: Thomas L. Burden, M. W. Lowe, John W. Hudson.
DUMAS, NANCY Dec. 10, 1850; Oct. 6, 1857 To gr. son: John C. Dumas Exr .: John C. Dumas Wit .: Joseph Day
CARD, ABRAHAM Feb. 3, 1853; June 24, 1858 To sons: William J., John, Leonard To daus .: Mary M., wife of William Brooks To gr. son: George Caldwell Exrs .: son, Leonard Card Wit .: Henry J. Marshall, Jos. Day, Wm. H. B. Gore.
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GEORGE, WILLIAM B. May 13. 1858; Oct. 4, 1858
To daus .: Mary Caroline, wife of Richard Rabun, Sarah Bell Taylor To gr. son: William Baker Rabun, son of Mary Caroline and Richard Rabun Exrs .: Richard W. Bonner, Isaac Hardeman
Wit .: Richard H. Hutchings, Robert H. Barron, Aurelius W. Gibson, Ab- ner H. Bowen.
POWELL, JOHN, SR. Oct. 8, 1855; Jan. 10, 1859 To sons: John, Jr., Pleasant
To daus .: Ann Bird. Caroline Sikes, Sarah Bird Exr .: William Moreland
Wit .: Stephen Renfroe, William Paul, Samuel B. Finney.
NIVINS. DANIEL Apr. 5, 1856; March 7, 1859 To sons: William A., James
To daus .: Narcissa, wife of William A. Jones; Ellen Robertson, wife of Ezekiel Robertson; Mary Ann, wife of James Goolsby
To: Sarah and Augelet Cox, daus. of Betsy Cox
To gr. sons: John D., and James R. Jones
Exr .: William Nivins
Wit .: F. S. Johnson, Sanford F. May- nard, James F. Cain. R. H. Barron.
MESSER, JOHN B. Apr. 9, 1859; May 6, 1859 To wife: Martha D. Messer
To son: Luke. my gold watch and chain
Exrs. : sons, John W. L. Messer, Fran- cis M. Messer
Wit .: James G. Barnes. Robt. Wood- all. Walter Butler
Solemn probate names chil. as: Nancy J. Buckner, wid. of Allen Buckner, Rebecca Ray, Frances M., Luke B., Daniel T. and Sarah J., Mary B., and Henrietta Messer.
GUNN. GREEN G. Oct. 30, 1852; Aug. 1, 1859 To wife: Susan B. Gunn Exr .: wife, Susan B. Gunn; son. John W. Gunn Wit .: Chas. L. Ridley, John Marsh, Thomas Gordon. Hugh Gordon, Codicil dated May 17, 1859
Son, Daniel F. Gunn, made an Execu- tor
Wit .: Chas. L. Ridley, Thomas Gor- don, Samuel Gordon.
PAUL, WILLIAM
June 19, 1857; Mar. 5, 1860
To wife: Mary
To sons: William, Jabez
To daus .: Lucy Wilder, Mary Ann, Martha, Susan
Exrs .: wife. Mary Paul; son-in-law, Isaac Scott
Wit .: Madison T. Bazemore, Samuel B. Finney, Henry H. Bayne, A. J. Stephenson.
WALKER, JOHN S.
Mar. 15, 1860; Sept. 3, 1860
To wife: Nancy
To sons: John S., F. J., James A., William J., Robert T.
To daus .: Mary E., wife of Moses Stallings, Martha Ann, Nancy A., Elerjane
Mentions: Land in Cherokee, Carrol Habersham, Picken County
Exrs .: wife, Nancy Walker; sons, Franklin J .; John S., James A., William
Wit .: Wm. M. Green, John C. Green. James T. Renfroe.
BOWEN, HORATIO
Nov. 5. 1860; Dec. 5, 1860
To wife: Mary
To sons : Dr. James H., Dr. Abner H., Thomas D,, John H.
To daus .: Sarah E.
Mentions : House and lot in Montgom- ery, Ala .; land in Mississippi
Exr .: wife, Mary Bowen Wit .: Richard H. Hutchings. F. S. Johnson, W. A. Juhan, R. W. Bon- ner
Codicil dated Nov. 16, 1860
Names: sons. Thomas O. and Abner H .. executors in conjunction with wife Mary Bowen
Wit .: W. A. Juhan, F. S. Johnson, R. W. Bonner.
HINESLY. ROBERT June 17, 1857; Feb. 4, 1861
To wife: Jane Hinesly, ten dollars To daus: Dilly Irvin, wife of John Irvin; Polly Goolsby, wife of Kirby Goolsby; Cynthia Goodwin, wife of Ruffin Goodwin
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Exrs .: Kirby Goolsby, John Irvin, Ruffin Goodwin
Wit .: R. W. Bonner, Wiley Franks, Wm. B. George, Alexander Juhan.
FELTS, WILLIAM
Mar. 10, 1861; May 6. 1861
To: John S. Felts, son of Wm. and Margaret W. Felts; Mary Simpson, wife of Joseph Simpson; Martha Felts. wife of Simeon Felts Exr .: Martha Felts
Wit .: Thos. L. Burden. Buford Stall- worth, John L. Lowe.
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM
Dec. .. . 1858; Aug. 5, 1851
To wife: Sally
To gr. chil .: Ann Reynolds, dau. of dec'd son, James M. Reynolds; Jane, William, James, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, George D. Renfroe, heirs of dec'd dau., Jane Renfroe; Sarah James, Benjamin, chil. of dec'd dau. Matilda Finney
Exrs .: son-in-law, Benj. W. Finney. William G. Davis
Wit .: John Bradley, Benjamin F. Fin- ney, James H. Finney, Henry D. Finney.
LIGHTBOURN, ELIZA B.
Oct. 8, 1861
To sister-in-law: Martha M. Sea- brooks
Exr .: Martha M. Seabrooks
Wit .: Richard W. Bonner, James Godard, Radford J. Turner.
PARRISH, JONATHAN
Mar. 31, 1857; Nov. 4. 1861 To wife: Nancy
To sis .: Polly Parrish Gentry, Eliza- beth Davis. Sally Aston
To neph .: Henry C. Parrish
To niece: Sally M. Winn, Willson Mentions : bro., Nathaniel H. Parrish Exrs .: wife, Nancy Parrish; James M. Gray, Francis S. Johnson Wit .: Horatio Bowen. Richard H. Hutchings, Alexander Juhan Codicil dated Jan. 10, 1861
Revokes Francis S. Johnson as Execu- tor
Wit .: Richard H. Hutchings, Jas. F. Barron, John P. Hunt, Roland T. Ross.
PARRISH, NANCY July 12, 1861; Nov. 4, 1861
To nieces: Mrs. Ann Holley and two children; Mrs. Ann Howard and dau. Annie Howard
To: Miss Fanny Smith, "Who now lives with me. $1,000.00"
Exr .: James M. Gray
Wit .: John W. Gordon, Wm. H. White- head. Josse C. Jolly.
PRITCHETT, ALFRED M.
June 9, 1861; Jan. 16, 1862
To wife: Drucilla
To dau .: Matilda Exrs .: wife, Drucilla Pritchett, Rich- ard H. Hutchings
Wit .: Washington Poe, Ricahrd W. Bonner, Ebenezer C. Greer.
SEABROOK, MARTHA M.
Aug. 5, 1861; Feb. 4, 1862
To gr. child: (not named)
Exr .: John A. Johnson, Floyd Co., Ga. former son-in-law
Wit .: F. S. Johnson, Sr., James H. Finney, F. S. Johnson, Jr., R. W. Bonner.
RIDLEY, JAMES B.
Mar. 16, 1861; June 3, 1862
To wife: Mary Jane
To sons : Charles L., Robert H.
Exrs .: wife, Mary Jane Ridley; fath- er. Charles L. Ridley, Sr.
Wit .: J. J. Marsh, Green Williamson, A .J. Middlebrooks, Edward Spring.
BAKER, RUTH
June 28, 1851; July 7, 1862
To dau .: Mahala Mills
To gr. daus .: Ruth and Martha Mills To: friend, Wm. Lightfoot of East Macon Exr .: Joseph G. Stiles
Wit .: Robert V. Hardeman, Geo. W. Stripling.
HOLLY, ANN P. 1862; Oct. 6, 1862
To husband: William de Forrest Holly To chil .: (not named)
Mentions: (legacy bequeathed by an uncle, Shadrack F. Slater, late of the City of New Orleans, La.
Exr .: James M. Gray
Wit .: F. S. Johnson, Sr .: James G. Barnes, James H. Bowen.
HART, ELIZABETH
Apr. 30. 1853; Nov. 5, 1862 To daus .: Mazy Patterson, wife of
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Hearndon Patterson; Piety Sim mons
Exr .: son-in-law. Hearndon Patterson Wit .: Robert V. Hardeman, Thomas Hogan, Thomas J. Hood.
TRICE, WINAFRED
Nov. 15, 1856; Mar. 2, 1863
To dau .: Lucinda Mason Exr .: Lucinda Mason Wit .: Horatio Bowen, Richard H. Hutchings, Wiley B. Pope, Jane Gilbert.
BOWEN. ABNER H. June 5, 1861; May 3, 1864 To niece: Alice Bowen, dau of Thom- as O. Bowen Exrs .: Thomas O. Bowen, James M. Gray
Wit .: F. S. Johnson, W. A. Juhan, F. S. Johnson. Jr.
BIVINS, STEPHEN Oct. 30, 1847; Oct. 5, 1863 To wife: Cealy. To sons: Franklin W., John T. To daus .: Louisa A. Furlan, Angeline R. Stubbs Exr .: sons. Franklin W. Bivins, John T. Bivins, son-in-law, James W. Stubbs
Wit .: Robt. V. Hardeman, Columbus A. Pitts, W. S. Lightfoot, F. S. Johnson.
BLOW, JAMES A. Dec. 25, 1862; Nov. 2, 1863 To sister: Martha L. A. Blow To niece: Catherine M. Blow Exrs .: Wm. Blow, Joseph R. Bulling- ton
Wit .: Martha Blow. Catherine Blow, John R. Moore.
ROBERT B. RIDLEY
Aug. 31, 1863; Nov. 2. 1863
To wife: Lucretia
To bro .: Hamilton B. Ridley
To neph .: Chas. L. Ridley
To niece: Roberta Ridley
Exr .: Hamilton B. Ridley
Wit .: L. L. Reese, A. J. Middlebrooks, B. L. Holland.
EDWARD, JOHN Ort. 1, 1863; Nov. 2, 1863
To son: Jamse M. Edwards
To daus .: Martha A. Boyle. Eliza H. Lane. Elizabeth Edwards Exr .: son, James M. Edwards; friend, Taylor Harris
Wit .: L. H. Jordan, Eli Braddy, Tay- lor Harris.
BELL, BAILEY
Apr. 26, 1861; Jan. 1, 1864 To dau .- in-law: Mary Bell
To gr. son-in-law: Gordon S. Bunkley, Montgomery Co., Ala.
To gr. daus .: Margaret A. Bell
Exr .: gr. son-in-law. Gordon S. Bunk- ley. Montgomery Co., Ala.
Wit .: James T. Renfroe, Samuel M. Hodge, Wm. H. Smith, Benjamin L. Holland, Lawrenre Hammons.
HARKINS, ROBERT P. Dec. 1863; Jan. 12. 1864
To sons: John W., Thomas J., James W.
To daus .: Mary E., Martha W. Gdn .: Chas. L. Dame Wit .: A. F. Fennell, Eli. Brady, N. S. Glover.
BOOK "E"
JARRELL, THOMAS F. Nov. 9, 1864; Dec. 5, 1864 To wife: Mary E. To chil .: (not named) Gdn .: wife, Mary F. Jarrell Exrs .: wife, Mary F. Jarrell; N. S. Glover Wit .: Henry Christian. Jas. T. R. Renfroe, Julius J. Glover.
CHOATE. THOMAS W. June 16, 1859; Mar. 1, 1865 To wife: Lydia
To daus .: Mary C. Pitts, wife of Pey- ton Taylor Pitts, Jr., Martha R. Choate
To: Christopher C. Wilkinson Exr .: David E. Blount Wit .: Aurelius W. Gibson. A. King- Man, R. H. Barron, S. G. Johnson, H. J. Gibson.
PITTS, NOEL Apr. 1864; Apr. 3, 1865 To bro .: J. M. Pitts Exr .: uncle, Peyton T. Pitts
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Wit .: R. W. Bonner, F. S. Johnson, Sr., W. A. Juhan.
WILDER, EDWARD
July 21. 1865; Sept. 5, 1865
To wife: Patsy Wilder
Exr .: John W. Chapman
Wit .: H. L. Phillips, John Roberts, F. T. Bryant, R. H. Hutchings.
WHITE, JOSEPH C. Feb. 15, 1864; Oct. 6, 1865
To wife: Adaline
To sons: Marshall C., Geo. B., Wil- liam F., Thomas J.
To daus .: Carrie E., Ada Joe
Exr. and Gdn .: wife, Adaline C. White Wit .: F. J. Alexander, Z. P. Gordon, James Dorsett, F. M. White.
JONES, SARAH D.
Jan. 22, 1855; Nov. 24, 1865
To sons: Cyrus B. Barrow, Moses J. Barrow. John P. Barrow and Fran- cis Jones
Exrs. : sons, Cyrus B. Barrow. Moses J. Barrow, John P. Barrow and Francis Jones
Wit .: Wiley B. Pope, Robt. H. Barron, H. S. Greaves.
STEWART, THOMAS Jan. 12, 1866; Aug. 1, 1886 To wife: Jane
Other heirs: Eliza Johnson, Salena Johnson, Silas Stewart, Missouris Stewart To gr. son: John Stewart Exr .: Thos. L. Burden
Wit .: E. Moore, John Baker, Jere- miah Lowe.
JOHNSON, WILLIAM Apr. 12, 1866; Aug. 1, 1866 To wife: Elizabeth To daus .: Clara J. Wood, wife of John Wood; Elizabeth A. Lightfoot, wife of William T. Lightfoot Exr .: Jeremiah Lowe Wit .: Thos. L. Burden. Wm. H. J. Wood. John Baker.
MORRISON, JAMES B. Sept. 12, 1863; Sept. 24, 1866 To sis .: Lucinda Morrison, Mary Jane Morrison Exrs .: sisters, Lucinda Morrison, Mary Jane Morrison
Wit .: O. P. Finney, Jno. P. Hunt, W. A. Juhan.
FRANKS, WILEY Nov. 15, 1865; Oct. 1, 1866
To chil .: not named ,except one dau., Susan Barnes Exrs .: R. T. Ross, son-in-law, Benja- min T. Finney
Wit .: R. H. Hutchings, Hearndon Patterson, Samuel H. Griswold.
CALDWELL, JAMES Oct. 23, 1866; Jan. 1, 1867 To wife: Martha
Exr .: Lawrence Hammons
Wit .: Frances B. Hascall. Lawrence Hammons, Thomas Pippin, John Maynard.
GIBSON, SARAH June 6, 1864; Jan. 9. 1867
To sons: Samuel L. Chiles, John R. Chiles, Joseph Chiles
To dau .: Mary S. Chiles
Exrs. : son, Samuel L. Chiles; Richard H. Hutchings
Wit .: James G. Barnes, W. A. Juhan, Richard W. Bonner.
BURDEN, THOMAS L. Jan. 14, 1867; Feb. 4, 1867 To sons: W. Henderson, Thomas Jef- ferson, Richard Ferdillas To daus .: Nancy Ann Jarrell, Sarah Jane Barfield, wife of Jno. R. Bar- field, Rhoda Caroline Burden
Exrs. : son. Wm. H. Burden. Jno. R. Barfield Wit .: Jeremiah Lowe, Wm. Slocumb, Wm. H. J. Wood.
MIDDLEBROOKS. JOHN S. Aug. 8, 1867; Sept. 2, 1867 To wife: Sophia
To nephews: David T. Middlebrooks, James Jones, Jr. Mentions: land in Wilcox County Exrs .: Samuel C. Middlebrooks Wit .: Wm. T. Mccullough, McDonald Stewart, S. C. Middlebrooks.
HUDSON, WILLIAM Apr. 16, 1867; Oct. 7, 1867 To wife: Mary B. Hudson To sons: Jno. W. Hudson, William Hudson, David B. Hudson, Benja- min Franklin Hudson. Barnwell R. Hudson
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To daus .: Matilda Lipsey, Sarah Rice, Louisa Hudson, Mary Felts
Exr .: Beloved wife, Mary B. Hudson Wit .: R. W. Bonner, M. T. Morton, A. J. Middlebrooks.
GRISWOLD. SAMUEL
June 18, 1857; Oct. 21, 1867
To wife: Louisa
To sons: Giles H.
To daus .: Lucia Johnson; Mary, wife of Daniel N. Smith; Ann Stubbs, Eliza T. Dorsey, Ellen, wife of Richard Wyatt Bonner.
To gr. chil .: Samuel H., Chas. S., Daniel P., sons of dec'd son Elisha C. Griswold
Exrs .: Giles H. Griswold, Francis S. Johnson
Wit .: Wm. H. Burden, Hastel S. Hold- ridge. Solomon Hotchkiss, Robt. V. Hardeman
1st Cod .: May 7, 1861, revokes Fran- cis S. Johnson as executor, names Ebenezer C. Grier, husband of Eliza T. Dorsey
Wit .: Chas. J. Beruff. Washington Poe. Henry G. Lamar
2nd Cod .: Aug. 3, 1865
Wit .: C. J. Roosevelt, G. C. Comer, Washington Poe.
STALLWORTH, BEAUFORD Apr. 22, 1853; July 6, 1868 To wife: Christianna
To father: Joseph Stallworth To mother: Polly Stallworth
To bro .: Thomas H. Stallworth
To sis .: Mary Moore, wife of Ephriam Moore; Margaret Juhan, wife of Stephen D. Juhan
To: sis., Catherine Blows chil., John H., Mariah W., Penina B., and Catherine Blow
Exrs. : Robert V. Hardeman, David E. Blount
Wit .: Alexander Juhan, Samuel F. Hudson. Henry D. Chapman Codicil dated Feb. 2, 1864 To: wife's niece, Kitty Hammock Name son. Thomas H. Stallworth, as executor in place of friend, Robt. V. Hardeman
Wit .: James H. Blount, Wm. H. Don- nan, O. P. Finney.
BLOW, WILLIAM Sept. 1, 1868; Nov. 2, 1868 To: wife and children (not named)
Exr .: wife (not named), son, Jno. H. Blow
Wit .: Benj. F. Finney, Bryant Balk- com. Green Roberts. R. V. Cox.
PATTERSON. HEARNDON
July 14, 1868; July 5, 1869 To wife: Mazy Patterson
To sons: William F., Henry H., Cal- vin T.
To daus .: Adaline Morton, Elizabeth J. Lowe, Elvina A. E. Bragg, Ma- linda Patterson, Narcissus P. Pat- terson. Mazy Ann Nash
Exrs .: wife, Mazy Patterson, Henry H. Patterson, Samuel T. Bragg
Wit .: Jas. F. Barron, M. T. Bazemore, James H. Blount.
GREEN, JAMES
Aug. 10, 1869; July 4. 1870
To wife: Elizabeth
To sons: William M., John C., Bene- dict H., James P., Thomas Jeffer- son
Exrs .: wife, Elizabeth Green; son. William M. Green
Wit .: Henry S. Greaves, William C. Butler. R. W. Bonner.
LONG, THOMAS J.
June 3, 1864; Mar. 6, 1871
To wife: Thursa Ann Long
To chil .: (not married)
Exr .: Taylor Harris
Wit .: Francis B. Hascall, Hiram Vanzant, Arthur Harris.
RUSSELL, BOOKER L.
June 17, 1871; Oct. 2, 1871
To wife: Elizabeth
To son: Joseph A. Russell
To gr. dau .: Mary Jarrell
Exr .: son, William H. Russell
Wit .: James Gordon. Eaton Hammon, Frances B. Hascall.
SINGLETON, LEROY Aug. 29, 1870; June 6, 1872 To wife: Ellen
To son: William B. Singleton
To daus .: Harriet M. Morris, Nicey Gore, M. Cordelia Singleton P. Blanks, E. Virginia Pitts, G. A. To chil of dec'd dau .: Elizabeth Den- ham
Exr .: wife, Ellen Singleton
Wit .: O. P. Bonner, Jno. M. Pitts, David W. Lester.
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GRISWOLD, LOISA
Feb. 4, 1870; Mar. 7, 1870
To daus .: Ann M. Stubbs, E. T. Grier To gr. child: Fannie Grier. Charles Griswold, Ellen Mary Bonner, Lou- isa Griswold, Lizzie Griswold, Ella Griswold
Exr .: son-in-law. E. C. Grier
Wit .: Jno. W. Quachenbush, Jas. R. Van Buren, Eliza M. Causey.
MORGAN, SAMUEL May 9, 1872; June 10, 1872 To wife: Kitty
To son: Samuel T. Morgan
To dau .: Amanda M. Morgan
Exrs. : Richard W. Bonner, A. S. Hamilton, Robert H. Barron Wit .: Roland, T. Ross, Henry S. Greaves, W. A. Juhan.
ASKEW, MARIA (relict of Benj. Askew) Nov. 27, 1867; Nov. 4, 1872
To son: Columbus A. Pitts To son-in-law: Franklin J. Walker Exrs .: Columbus A. Pitts. Franklin J. Walker
Wit .: Absalom B. Finnell, Wm. S. Lane, Zachariah Gordon, Hugh Gor- don.
BARRON, BENJAMIN
Mar. 7. 1872; Dec. 10, 1872
To wife: Sarah Frances
To sons: Joe Walter, Benjamin, John G.
To daus .: Sarah Martha, Joannah To: Martha Cabaniss Barron, Sallie Harrison Barron, chil. of dec'd son, Harrison C. Barron Mentions: William, a dec'd son
Wit .: R. W. Bonner, A. W. Gibson, James H. Blount
Codicil dated Nov. 1st, 1872
To gr. son: William Harrison Barron To: Misses Rebecca, Julia, Oliva and Martha Shropshire To son : Samuel Barron lands in Miller and Gilmer Counties Wit .: C. H. Greer. Sem. James F. Barron, Roland T. Ross.
MIDDLEBROOKS, SOPHIA (Relict of John S. Middlebrooks) Sept. 9, 1868; May 5, 1873
To bros .: Jno. W. Simmons, Thomas Simmon To sis .: Ruth Cook. wife of Geo. Cook
of Talbot County; Adaline Pledger of Alabama
To niece: Elvina E. Stubbs, wife of James W. Stubbs
To chil. of dec'd sis. Elizabeth Mid- dlebrooks, formerly the wife of Al- fred Middlebrooks. Wit .: Richard W. Bonner, E. J. Thompson, Jas. F. Barron.
RIDLEY, CHARLES L., SR.
Mar. 5, 1872; Aug. 4, 1875
To wife: Susan Ann
To son, H. B. Ridley
To: Roberta H. Ridley
Wit .: S. B. Malone, W. S. Childs, S. M. Anderson.
DAMES, HENRY G.
Sept. 6. 1873; Nov. 1 ,1873
To wife: Elizabeth A. Dame
To chil .: (not named) except Ida
Exr .: wife, Elizabeth A. Dame
Wit .: N. S. Glover, Wm. D. Green, Thos. J. Harkins.
LESTER, DAVID
Jan. 25, 1872; July 6, 1874 To son: David W. Lester
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