HABERSHAM COUNTY MINUTES, WILLS, BOOK 4A (1820-1850
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JAMES ADAMS, SR. 12/5/1825:5/5/1829, p. 50 Wife: Nancy. Son: James. Other ch. Wits: Robert Morris, Thomas McKinney.
HANNAH ALLEN 7/16/1847:10/12/1847, p. 314 Sons: Robert, Henry, Thompson. Daus: Emily, Elizabeth, Sarah E. Parks. Exr: Henry Allen. Wits: John Bond, James A. Terrell.
JAMES ALLEN 5/26/1840:2/27/1843, p. 205 Wife: Hannah. 200 acres in Habersham Co., 100 acres on Hudson River, 87 acres in Hall Co., 40 acres in Cherokee Co. Sons: William T. (Exr), Thomas K., John. Dau: Harriet Strickland. Slaves: Phillis, Stokes, Tabby, Sal, Jinny, Grace, Kinky, Maria, Sally, Eliza, George, Lizzy, Mary, Leck, Phil, Dicy, Ike, Molly. Wits: W. G. Morris, John Bond, H. I. Morris. Heirs tried to have LWT revoked claiming testator was incompetent (p. 213), however, LWT was proved as written.
WILLIAM T. ALLEN 3/22/1845:5/5/1845, p. 263 Mother: Hannah (land on which father, James, resided in Habersham and Hall Co.'s on Hudson River. Negroes, Sal and Phillis. Bro: Thompson, plantation on Hudson Ford of Broad River, 100 acres. Bros: Robert, Henry, farm "Cracklin Gourd", 202-1/2 acres on Hudson Fork of Broad River. Sis: Elizabeth, Sarah, Emily. Half-bros: David, Thomas K., John. Half-sis: Harriett Strickland, wife of Madison. Wits: Timothy Terrell, John Bond, Simon H. Terrell, James A. Terrell.
JOSIAH ASKEW 5/24/1845:7/11/1845, p. 277 Wife: Phebe. Sons-in-law: Charles Hopper, John Pulliam, Green B. Haywood. Sons: Elisha, Josiah. Exr: Champion Ferguson. Wits: Cary Cost, Dolfus C. Duckett, James C. Quillian.
NATHANIEL AYRES 9/30/1836:7/6/1846, p. 289 Wife: Miccah, extrx. Ch mentioned. Wits: Turner H. Trissee, Charles Walters, William J. Rush, Amos Jackson.
HENRY BREWER 10/16/1843:11/6/1843, p. 226 Wife: Polly, extrx. Sons: Freeman, Franklin Co. Land on Clark Creek, 150 acres, Jackson W., 100 acres on Eastanolle Creek whereon I live, Henry M., land next to Jackson. Wits: Daniel Mosely, William C. Smith, Thomas Collyer.
MOSES BROCK 3/26/1831:7/5/1831, p. 79 Wife: Rebecca. Daus: Rebecca, Hannah. Sons: Isaac, John, James, Reuben. Five daus. Exrs: Thomas and George Brock, friends. Wits: John Dawson, Elijah Starr, John Brook and James Brock.
MARTHA BURNS 2/17/1844:8/13/1846, p. 293 Sis: Susan Wynn, widow of Hamilton Wynn. Grnieces: Sarah Alexander Shepherd, Susan Shepherd, Martha Burns Shepherd, eldest dau. Of Eliza Jane Hamilton Shepherd. Nephew: Edwin Minor Wynn. Niece: Eliza. Wits: James Crocker, Reuben Jordan, John Bond.
KINCHEN CARR, 11/5/1843:1/12/1844, p. 239 Wife: Elizabeth. To: Joel Hunt, husband of dau., Catherine, "Mt. Jonah," Habersham Co. Exr: Ezekiel McCravey. Wits: John Wooten, Edward Collier, William R. Flemming. Cash Howard, Sr.
HOWARD CASH, SR., 5/19/1842:7/3/1843, p. 222 Wife: Easter. Sons: Nelson, Reuben, exrs. Wits: Alexander Erwin, Ezekiel McCravy, William J. Rush.
FREDERICK DAVIDSON, 6/17/1831:11/19/1832, p. 104 Wife: Rhody. Ch: Abraham, Bundrie, Elisha, Stephen, Peggy, Jackson, John Bailey, Rhody, Emily, Allan, Azel, Washington, and H. ? ?. Exrs: Elijah Start, James Quillen, Jr. Wits: George Phillipp, Jacob Warwick, Nancy Warwick.
GEORGE DEAVOURS, 2/16/1827:1/12/1830, p. 61 Wife: Rachel (two tracts on east side of Mountain Creek). Ch: John, Isaac, Christopher, Abraham (200 seres on Mountain Creek), Elizabeth Ford, Sarah McCracking. Exr: Son, Abraham. Wits: W. B. Wofford, M. H. Ford, Elizabeth H. Ford.
ENOCH EDWARDS, dtd 1/12/1826, p. 72 Wife: Easther (land northside of Chattahoochee River). Sons-in- law: John Whitaker, Newman Wills. Sons: William, Enoch, exrs. Heirs: William, James, Enoch, Easter, Easthen, Barbery Allen, Priscilla Fleck; grdau., Saberry Mannen, dau. of Lucy Whitaker. Wits: John House, Thomas DaVis, William Sosebee.
JOSEPH ENGLAND, 4/9/1831:7/5/1831, p. 82 Wife: Matilda (Lot 1195 in Cowers Co.) Sons: Powell, Harrison, Martin, Charley, C1??1. Daus: Argin, Arminda. Sons-in-law: James M. and J. H. Knox. Wire: Robert Westmoreland, Richard England, Montgomery Bell.
RICHARD ENGLAND, 6/5/1835:2/5/1836, P. 134 Wife: Patsey. Ch mentioned. Wits: Robert Westmoreland, Harper Haynes, Comfort Bell.
JEPTHA FREEMAN, 1/3/1839:7/13/1840, p. 175 Wife: Edith, extrx. Son: John. Daus: Lydia Hunt, Thena Adams, Elizabeth Catlett. To: Edith Adams, dau. of James W. and Thena Adams. Exrs: Ezekiel Catlett, Ezekiel McCravey. Wige: William Nix, Jr., Wadsworth Cloudy, J. J. Nix, J. B. Cloudy, Robert Hood.
THOMAS GAZAWAY, 8/8/1846:9/7/1846, p. 297 Wife: Lewcy. Son: John W., exr. Wits: John Warmack, Spencer Taylor.
ROBERT HACKETT, 2/26/1848:5/1/1848, p. 328 Wife: Drusilla, (plantation near Clarkesville Village, etc.) Daus: Josephine, Maria, Susan. Son: William. Should Robert return to this country, etc. Exrs: Wife, friends, William Sloan and Julius M. Patron. Wits: John S. Dobbins, Alexander Erwin, John R. Stanford.
SHERWOOD HOLCOMBE, 12/10/1844:1/13/1845, p. 255 Sons: Hampton, Isaac, ecrs. Wife: Jane (land northeast side of Chattahoochee River. Daus: Sarah, Rebecca, Mary. Sons: Hampton, John Jesse, Isaac, Anson, Alfred. Wits: Singleton Sisk, Mary Ann Sosebee, Thomas Sosebee.
HENRY HOLEMAN Gilmer Co., 2/11/1847:11/4/1847, p. 318 Son: Levi, exr. (furniture at Joshua Burgesses' in Greenville, S. C., etc.) Wit: E. Catlett.
EDWIN HORTON 2/17/1841:7/3/1848, p. 334 Wife: Elizabeth. Exrs: Dau., Unice and son, Edwin. Wits: Ezekiel McCravey, James M. Balley, Elihu S. Barclay.
WILLIAM HUGHES, 2/1/1829:10/23/1829, p. 57 Bros: Alfred, Gabriel. Exrs: Bro., Gabriel and father, Samuel. Wits: Henry Haynes, Isaac Heath, Elmasthara Davis.
JAMES HUNTER, 6/15/1827:7/8/1828 Sis: Delilah Hunter. Half-sis: Ann M. Hunter. Half-bro: George V. Hunter. Wits: William M. Hunter, James Wyly, Moses Hunter.
JOHN KING, 9/22/1835:8/1836, P. 143 Wife: Nancy. Sons: William B., Isham C. (land drawn in Cherokee Co. lottery, and lot in Walker Co.) Youngest sons: John W., Peter (lot on east side of Deep Creek and northwest side. Daus: Amy Rae, Margaret. Wits: Moses Seitz, Daniel Ponder, Absalom Holcomb.
PETER KINSY, 6/10/1842:7/1842, p. 200 Wife: Chloe. Sons: Elijah, Joseph. Daus: Elizabeth Brooks, Tabitha, Arlamizee. Wits: James Brooks, Philip Hudgins, Armstead Popham.
ELIZABETH MARTIN, 3/29/1832:7/2/1832, p. 99 Sons: Philip (exr), Alan V. (eldest), James V., John W., William T. Grch: George H. Martin, son of Philip; sons of Allan V. Martin. To: William Torry, ch of decd dau. Wits: David Allen, Mary Baker.
JOHN MARTIN, 12/30/1829:10/4/1831, p. 90 Wife: Milly, extrx. entire est. Wits: G. W. Smith, Harrison Lovegood, Samuel C. Martin.
JOHN McINTYRE, 12/12/1835:3/1836, P. 136 Wife: Anny (plantation and lot in Murray Co.) Dau: Elizabeth. Wits: James Chitwood, Jeremiah Mauldin.
ELIZABETH McKINNEY, dtd 4/3/1835, p. 141 Exr: John Tate. Wits: K. Carr, John Clardy, Bird Cannon, John Tate, Sr., Ezekiel McCravey.
MORDICA McKINNEY of Pendleton District, S. C., 1/1825:9/9/1828, p. 43. Wife: Elizabeth, extrx. Wits: James Langston, Franky Cox.
ZACHARIAH MIZE, 10/9/1833:7/7/1833, p. 115 Wife: Jemima. Son: Frederick. Youngest sons: William D., Littleton. Wife: Jemima. To: Howel Mize, Jemima Forrester, wife of Thomas and Walters. Sally Johnson, wife of James. Wits: James Williams, James Pitts, John Chastain.
SAMUEL MORGAN, 2/8/1833:1/14/1834, p. 113 Son: Thomas. Daus: Martha Garison, Patsy Paris, Talitha Cocksman, Nancy Garison, Margarett Cook, Rhoda Forsyth, wife of William. Wofford, To: Samuel, James, John and Jonathan Morgan and his 3 sons. Wits: Bros. Richard Morgan, James Bryan. Exrs: Samuel, John, Jonathan.
JOHN MORRIS, 6/10/1843:11/1843, p. 228 Wife: Elesare. Minor heirs mentioned. Exr: Son, John. Wits: Boling Morris, William Grant, Henry B. Robertson.
FANNY PHILLIPS, widow of George Phillips, 5/27/1839:3/3/1846, p. 286 Grch: (sons and daus. of Joseph E.) -- Frances Elizabeth, Taylor, Nancy Emily, Leona Caroline, Jesse Warren, Parthenia America, George. Exr: Joseph Phillips. Wits: J. H. Starr, James Quillen.
JOHN POPHAM, SR., 9/25/1827:1/7/1828, p. 35 Wife: Ann. Ch: Elijah, Betsy Sisk, Patsy Crawford, John, Nancy Odom. Exr: Gabriel Sisk. Wits: Thomas Archer, Henry Odom.
MIRIAM POWELL 1/29/1845:5/5/1845, p. 266 Sons: William R., John M., Thomas R. (husband of dau, Mary). Daus: Elvira Brown, wife of Frederick; Amanda, wife of Thomas Fayette; Nancy, wife of Thomas B. Cooper; Caroline, wife of Thomas Goodrum; Dorothy, wife of William Goodrum; Hulda, wife of Bennah Francis Logan; Milly Hogue; Harriett C., wife of Lewis Coffee. Exrs: William Goodrum, Thomas Fayette. Wits: Albert Pitner, John S. Dobbins, Elihu S. Barclay. Codicil rescinds legacy to William R.
THOMAS A. POWELL, 7/21/1842:7/10/1843, p. 207 Heirs: Mary Walker, Milley Houge, Amanda Fayette, Harriett Coffee, Dorothy Goodman, wife of William Goodman, Huldah, wife of Francis Logan, Milly Hogue, Harriett C., wife of Lewis Coffee. Exrs: Francis Logan and mother, Miriam Powell. Wit: Albert G. Pitner
DAVID RUSSELL, 6/3/1841:1/16/1842, p. 193 Wife: Mary. Dau: Ellen M. Sons: Richard of Kentucky; Alexander of Texas. Jacob Du Teres. Wits: John L. Richardson, Sarah P. Sprague.
ELIJAH STARR, 11/26/1836:3/1837, p. 151 Wife: Hannah. Ch: Amelia C., Elizabeth, Elijah. Heirs: John Starr, A. Dorsey, John Craven, Hugh Ferguson, George Wise, William Morgan. Erx: John H. Starr. Wits: Joseph Hansard, William H. Dorsey, James Quillian.
HEZEKIAH STEPHENS, 2/20/1841:3/7/1842, p. 249 Wife: Barbery. Ch mentioned. Exr: Son, Hezekiah D. Wits: Enoch Brady, Sr., Hinebury Whitfield, John C. Holcombe.
CLEMENT WALTERS, Clement, 8/30/1834:7/6/1835, p. 123 Wife: Rachel. Ch: Martha, Mary. Exrs: William and Obadiah Walters. Wits: Benjamin Wyly, Thomas Williams, Lewis Walers.
GEORGE WATERSON, 6/2/1839:7/1839, p. 169 Wife: Anna. Son: Benjamin. Grsons: George, Stephen. Wits: Burges Smith, James Brooks.
JAMES WOFFORD of Franklin Co., 7/20/1795, 7/6/1824, p. 4 Bros. and Sisters: Benjamin, Nathaniel, Mary Weatherpoon, Nancy Bright, Charlotte Baker, Sary Gillespie. To father and mother. Wits: Benjamin Wofford, Nathaniel Wofford, William Bright, Thomas Harris, James Hayes.
WILLIAM H. WOFFORD, 5/26/1826:9/3/1827, p. 25 Wife: Nancy, extrx. Ch: Rechel, Martha L., William (land on Broad Rivet). Mother and rather - 25 acres. Wits: Sally Taylor, John Taylor, W. B Wofford.