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RUFUS EVANS KING, 11/22/1851:12/22/1851, p. 1 Wife: Walnor. Ch: Flora Catherine Evans (youngest), Benjamin Rufus Evans, Robert Fort Evans, Mary Adeline Evans. Exrs: Friends, Robert B. Washington and Matthew E. Rylander and my son, John W. Evans. Wits: John J. Gresham, William A. Ross, Benjamin F. Ross.

SUSAN SIMS, 10/1/1851:2/2/1852, p. 2 Son: Charles. Servant: Eliza, Gdn of two daus: Mrs. Eliza S. Kirtland. Wits: J. B. Stow, W. H. Bray, Washington Poe.

BENJAMIN MAY, 11/9/1848:2/2/1852, Hickory Grove, Bibb Co., p. 3 "being now 72 yrs. Old". Wife: Anna. Bro: Kinchen May. Slaves: Harriet, Henry and Mary Mack to be freed - Henry to be called Henry Jourdan. Exrs: Kinchen May, Green W. Davis. Wits: Needham Mims, William Wynne, Josephus Gilbert.

CHERRY MALONE, 11/13/1851 Washington Co., Ga.: 4/5/1852 Bibb Co., Ga. P. 5 Son-in-law: Peter Solomon. Dau-in-law: Jane A. Malone. Son: Charles J. Malone. To: Ch of my son, Charles J. And Jane A. Malone. Daus: Mary A. S. Jewett, Adrian R. Jones, Marie Louisa Solomon. Grson: Charles E. Malone. Exrs: Charles J. Malone and son-in-law, Peter Solomon. Wits: Andrew McConky, W. B. Harman.

MIDAS L. GRAYBILL, 2/23/1852:5/3/1852, p. 8 "Children". Extrx: Wife, Mary Graybill. Wits: Warren Freeman, Joseph E. Wells, Robert Carter, Ebenezer C. Grannis.

SARAH A. USHER, 8/3/1850:5/3/1852, p. 10 Son: Charles Cleveland, Robert Oliver. Sister: Dorothea Nicholas Rawson. Exrs: Sons, Robert Oliver and Charles Cleveland Usher. Wits: Andrew Pye, Robert Findlay, Elijah L. Shelton, David Reid.

ELISON SUMMERLIN, 4/15/1852:5/1852, p. 12 Testator blind when made LWT. Orphans of my decd bro., James Summerlin: Tabitha Ann, Elizabeth Summerlin, Mary E. Crowell Summerlin, James Elison Summerlin, Sarah Caroline Summerlin and Martha Ann Frances Summerlin. Nep: Asa Summerlin. To: Lucy Kimber. Exr: Nephew, Elison Edwards. Wits: Josiah J. Amason, Charles T. Hill, George Gregg Miller, J. P.

FREDERICK COLBERT, 8/14/1852:11/1852, p. 14 Wife: Temperance. Son: William. Daus: Caroline Foster, Sarah P. Griffin. Sons-in-law: Gen. Thomas M. Griffin and Albert C. Foster, exrs. Wits: Green Foster, James Tapley, H. M. Buckner, Samuel B. Hunter

JOHN EANES, 11/14/1851:11/1/1852, p. 16 Exrs: Friends, Thomas J. Shinholser and Edwin Ives. Wits: J. M. Boardman, S. B. Day, Washington Poe. Wife: Sarah "After wife's death, property to be divided among my children."

JAMES SMITH, 5/1/1845:6/10/1852, p. 17 Wife: Eliza, extxr. Sons: James S.. Robert A., Elliott (tr for daus,. 6 granddaus.) Grch: Smith and Jesse Cleveland, ch. of Jesse P. Cleveland, deed. If sd grch die w/o issue, est. to be divided betwn heirs of Jesse Cleveland of Greenville, S. C. Wits: Abner P. Powers, Joseph E. Wells, William E. Whitlock, Whit. D. Carhart.

COLIN DILLARD, 4/18/1850:1/16/1853, p. 19 To: Mary Edy. Grdau: Bridget O'Conner. Exrs: Friends, Reddin Cook, E. E. Bram. Wits: James V. Grier, John Freeman, Robert Sunderlin.

ELEAZER McCALL, 6/26/1652:3/7/1853, p. 20 Wife: Sarah. Daus: Elizabeth Philena (wife of Benjamin Davis). Exrs: Wife, Sarah, Samuel F. Smith, Carleton B. Cole.

JOSEPH A. WHITE, 9/30/1852:9/1853, p. 22 "in view of an affair of honor about to core off...." Son: William McCall (called William Grant White). Sister: Maria Arabella Thompson, wife of William Thompson of Macon. To: Nephews, sale of said Arabella Thompson. Errs: Bros.-in-law, Robert F. Baldwin of Macon Co. And friend, Alexander Scott of Macon. Wits: Edward L. Strohecker, Alex Scott, F. A. Menard.

LEWIS B. WOOD, 10/8/1853:11/6/1853, p. 24 Mother: Mrs. Louizin Wood of Frederick Co., Va. Wife: Martha Ann. Son: Lewis Bowen Wood. Sons to share In tr to friend Preslin E. Bowdre as gdn. Exrs: Wife, Martha Ann, friend, P. E. Bowdre. Wits: Fred K. W. Sims, C. B. Knotinghan, E. G. Oliver

EDWIN B. WEED, 12/13/1853:3/6/1854, p. 26 Wife: Sarah. Ch: Henry Muir Weed, Mary Elizabeth Weed, Sarah Ann Weed, Caroline Amelia Weed, Joseph Edwin Weed. Exr and Gdn of minor ch: Bro., Henry D. Weed. Wits: E. A. Nisbet, Robert L. Breck, James A. Nisbet

SIMEON L. STEVENS, dtd:3/6/1854, p. 28 Son: Myles G. Wife: Catherina A. Stevens. friend: Peter Stubbs in tr for Letitia Stevens, dau-in-law and her ch by my son, Miles. Exr: Pulaski S. Holt Wits: Thad. G. Holt, Henry H. North, Elijah Stevens

WILLIAM B. THOMAS, 3/31/1854:5/8/1854, p. 29 Body to be interred in Rose Cemetery, Macon, solemnized by Episcopal Church. Ch: Mary C., Moore B., William B., Charles S. Wife: Caroline B. Exrs: Wife, Caroline B. Thomas, Robert S. Lanier. Wits: William B. Bennett, G. L. Denman, William T. Fitch, Julia A. Lewes.

PETER STUBBS, 4/11/1854:5/1/l854, p. 32 Wife: Ann. Exrs: Wife, Anne and bros.,. Francis Stubbs of Bibb Co. and B. P. Stubbs of Baldwln Co. "property to be kept together under control of wife (until younger child arrives at age 21." Wits: John Bailey, Thomas P. Stubbs, R. A. Cain

MARTHA ANN CAREY, 5/12/1854:5/24/1854, p. 33 Dau: Mary Ann Howland. Grdau: Martha Ann Bradly. Son: Dillon. Exrs: Friends, Nathan C. Monroe, James M. Green. Wits: J. F. O'Neill of Atlanta, Jackson Barnes of Macon, James M. Green of Macon

LARKIN GRIFFIN, 3/25/1852:6/5/1854, p. 38 Ch: Geraldine A. E. Griffin, James W. Griffin. Friend: Peter Solomon apptd trustee. Exrs: Friends, Peter Solomon and Nathan C. Monroe and son, James W. Griffln. Wits: William S. Holt, P. E. Bowdre, Thomas J. Cater. Codicil 5/13/1854:6/5/1854ú If dau, Geraldine, dies without issue, 1/2 prop. to go to my son, James U. Griffin and other half to husband of paid dau. Wits: Thomas R. Lamar, William Bone, Custis B. Nottingham

GEORGE W. TOWNS, 4/26/1853:10/14/1854, p. 43 Wife: Mary W. "When youngest child shall attain see of 16 yrs." Sons: George W., John. Exrs: Wife, Mary W. Towns, James B. Jones, Alexander Jones, Levi B. Smith. Wits: P. S. Holt, T. R. Sloan, E. A. Wilcox

JOHN BAILEY, 2/16/1853:8/7/1854. p. 46 Wife: Polly. To: Ch of Henry M. Bailey, James B. Bailey, Robert N. Bailey and Eliza A. E. Bailey. 'My four children." Grch: Lavisia Johnson, Mary C. Johnson, John W. Johnson, Ch of my decd dau., Caroline. Exrs: Wife, Polly, Henry M. Bailey, James B. Bailey, Robert N. Bailey, Robert Collins. Wits: William L. Johnson, Willson C. Hardy, Carleton B. Cole

WILLIAM COLLINS, 10/15/1854:11/6/1854, p. 48 Ch of woman, Viny Solomon-Martha and Elizabeth (now in Conn) To: William W. Collins, son of Stephen. Rest of prop. to be divided between my bros. Exrs: Robert Collins, Green J. Blake, Stephen Collins, Wits: H. M. Bailey, Willson C. Hardy, Charles Collins.

JAMES T. WHITE, 1/14/1851:11/6/1854, p. 49 Wife: Clarissa O. "my children and grandchildren." Son: John White, now of DeKalb Co., tr for each of my children. If he should die beforehand, then son, William White, to be trustee. Exrs: Friend, Methvin L. Thompson and son, John White of DeKalb Co. Wits: John Rutherford, William R. DeGraffenreid, Midas L. Graybill.

MARY RAMSAY, 10/17/1854:10/23/1854, p. 51 Daus: Sarah G. Horne, Mary Ann Alexander, wife of Ephraim A. Alexander and her ch, Selina H. Martin, wife of James G. Martin and Eliza G. Drawhorn, wife of William M. Drawhorn Exr: friend, Samuel F. Gove. Wits: W. T. Lightfoot, O. F. Adams, W. C. Bandy, J. P.

MICAJAH THOMAS, Jones Co., Ga. 11/11/1843:1/11/1855, Bibb Go., Ga., p. 53 Wife: Temperance. Ch: Adeline Rebecca, Francis A., Susan S., Francina Rebecca, Eliza Ann. "Having given off some property to James R. Thomas and Sarah Jane Pendleton when they were married...." Exrs: Sons, James R. And Francis A. Thomas. Wits: Sylvanus Walker, Robert V. Walker, Seaborn Lawrence, J. P.

WILLIAM A. DEAN, 12/24/1854:1/18/1855, p. 55 My Father, James Dean, exr. Sisters. Henrietta Holt, Arabelle A. Jones, Elizabeth S. Dean, Mary Frances Wynn. To: James Dean, Jr. Wits: Thad. G. Holt, Thomas Hardeman, Peter Solomon

CALEB MALDEN, SR., 1/24/1855:12/3/1855, p. 57 Daus: Mary Kibbe, wife of William Kibbe, Julia Emest, wife of Ass E. Emest, Elizabeth Hill, wife of Slaughter Hill. Son: Caleb Malden, Jr. Err: Grson, John F. Kibbe. Wits: Thomas P. Stubbs, Henry S. Shwen?, Julius Fetus.

OLMSTEAD REYNOLDS, 5/14/1855:9/1855, p. 58 Remains to be bur. in Laurel Grove Cem., Savannah, Ga. Aunt: Mary Reynolds of E. Hartford, Conn. Bros: Danlel Reynolds of Springfield, Mass. and Henry W. Reynolds of New Orleans, James Reynolds. Sis: Charlotte, wld. of late David Vender. To: Daniel Reynolds. To: friend, Richard R. Cuyler, in tr for his grch, Richard Cuyler Churchill. To: Mend, William W. Wadley in tr for his youngest ch, Loving Wadley. Friend: Charles, son of late Jonathan Olmstead. Exrs: Friend, William W. Wadley of Savannah, Ga. and bro., Daniel Reynolds of Springfield, Mass. Wits: John F. Bolfeullet, W. S. Brantley, C. Hanse, George C. Reynolds.

MICHAEL KUNZE, 9/21/1854:6/1855, p. 61 Niece: Ann Elizabeth .ldalson. Neph: Thomas Alexander Kunze. Ch of my sister, Dorothy wld, d. in Strasburg, France many yrs. ago, viz: Louis Albert Weber, Augustine Wilhelmine Weber, Margaret Dorothe m. to Jacob Roth, Annie Antoine Dunber, eldest dan. of my sister Dorothy and Christian August Weber. Relative: Read Charles Kunz Praetor of the Leglise Nueve nue De caprentein Strasburg, France. Exrs: Friend. increase C. Plant and William S. Johnson. Wits: Henry L. Jewett, Washington Poe, Robert Culver

NATHAN MUNROE, Citizen of New York, 3/16/1855:6/4/1855, p. 63 Arty: Peter M. Dox of Western New York. My present wife: Sarah. Son: Nathan C. Munroe of Ga. Exrs: Son, Nathan C. Munroe of Ga. and Friends, Peter M. Dox and John N. Dox of Western New York. Wits: Peter Solomon, T. A. Napier, Lloyd C. Bowers

JOHN BOWMAN, 2/21/1855:1/21/1856, p. 65, 71 Wife: Etartha H. Son-in-law: Larkin Smithey. Surv. ch. of Catherine A. Smithey, late wife of Larkin Smithey, viz: Nancy Jane, Samuel Washington, John Bozeman, Elizabeth Catherine, Mary Temperence, Stephen Tackin and Sarah Frances. Daus: Mary Windsor, wife of Alfred Windsor, Temperance N. Rice, wid. of William C. Rice, Julia E. Holt, wife of Robert S. Holt, Julia E., Lucy A. Long, wife of Jesse L. Long. Sons: Robert (oldest), John M. (youngest), Son, Robert Bowman, tr for grch, oh of my late dau., Catherine A. Smithey snd gdn for grch: William, James, Sarah and Robert Rice. Exrs: Sons, Robert Baman and John M. Bowman. Wits: Peter Solomon, Henry C. Lamar, N. C. Munroe. Codicil 9/17/1855:1/21/1836. Dau: Lucy A. Long new dead. her portion to grson: William Henry Long, only surv. ch. Son, Robert Bowman, tr for ad green. Wits: Peter Solomon, Henry G. Lamar, N. C. Munroe.

CADWELL W. RAINES, 4/16/1833:2/4/1856, p. 73 Father-in-law: Philip Thtrmood. Wife: Parthenia. To bros. and sitters and ch of my deed bro., John Raines. Nephews: Cadwell Raines, son of my bro., Thomas Raines, and Charles E. Moore. Exr: Charles E. Moore. Wits: A. J. White, J. E. Jones, P. E. Bowdre

JOHN T. PATERSON, 4/21/1855:3/3/1856, p. 77 Wife: Mary of 114 yrs, extrx. William, Thomas, Taylor Paterson, Sarah Ann Tapley Paterson, Francis Paterson, Mary Elizabeth Jane Alexander, Stephens Paterson, oh of my adopted son, Jefferson T. Paterson and his present wife. Wits: James Knight, Ann Merle Riddle, John H. Brantley, J. P.

ROBERT FREEMAN, 10/5/1855:3/1856, p. 78 Exrs: Friend, Anderson Comer and wife, Harriet B. Freeman. Bro: James C. Freeman, gdn of prop. of my minor ch. Wits: Gabriel Harrison, B. Jordan, Barnard Hill

JANE IRWIN, 12/11/1854:5/5/1856, p. 81 To be buried in Union Hill Cemetery, Washington Co., beside my parents. Grniece: Mrs. Harriet A. Rush of Texas. To: Friend, Mrs. Louisa Lamar of Macon, Ga., L. Q. C. Lamar of Macon (for prof. Services), Rev. D. Selena of Columbia, S. C., Margaret J. Hoyt, dau. Of Rev. D. Hoyt of Athens, Ga., Mrs. Jackson Barnes of Macon, Ga., Jesse Mullin in tru for Mrs. Anna Baily of Jefferson Co., Ga. Nieces: Isabella Irwin Whitaker, Elizabeth M. Whitaker of Atlanta, Ga. To: Jackson Barnes of Macon, Ga. In tr for John Darly; Rev. Dr. Simon Whitaker, decd. Exrs: Jackson Barnes of Macon, Ga., Rev. Dr. Talmage of Medway, Ga. The Rev. Dr. Selena of Columbia, S. C. And Lucious Q. C. Lamar o f Macon, Ga. Wits: E. A. Nesbet, W. A. Ross, P. Tracy.

HENRY M. WEED, 5/8/1856:5/1856, p. 83 Uncle: Henry D. Weed of Savannah. Stepmother: Mrs. Sarah A. Weed. Sisters: Louisa M. Weed, Caroline A. Weed. Bro: Joseph E. Weed (when 21). Exr: Uncle, Henry D. Weed. Wits: E. A. Nesbit, James A. Nesbit, Nathan Weed.

ELIZA A. BROWN, 4/9/1856:10/1/1856, p. 85 Bro: Lawrence L. Harden, prop. From my late husband's estate, in tr for my dau., Anna Thomas Brown. Exr: Lawrence L. Harden. Wits: E. A. Nesbit, Gabriel Harrison, Mary F. Lowe.

ELIZABETH C. CHAMPION, 8/5/1856:9/2/1856, p. 87 Ch: Aaron H. Champion, Emily S. Kirkpatrick, wife of William N. Kirkpatrick of Atlanta, Ga. Int. In seam saw mill under control of Henry A. Herrington. Exr: Son, Aaron H. Champion. Wits: Robert Bowman, Thomas J. Cater, Harriett B. Freeman.

ELIZABETH G. CHAMPION, 8/5/1856:9/2/1856, p. 87 Ch: Aaron H. Champion, Emily S. Kirkpatrick, wife of William N. Kirkpatrick of Atlanta, Ga. Int. in seam saw mill under control of Henry A. Herrington. Exr: Son, Aaron H. Champion. Wits: Robert Bowman, Thomas J. Cater, Harriett B. Freeman

THOMAS B. GORMAN, 10/25/1854:8/1855, p. 89 Wife: Martha Ann. Ch: Sarah, Aurelia, Frances, Virginia, Martha, Laura, Thomas and Ella.-Note: no commas placed. Daus: Frances Ross, Ann Sims, Mary Buckner (Latter two by Ist wife). Son-in-law: A. G. Bostick in tr for Frances Rose and her ch. Exrs: Daniel B. Searcy or Monroe Co. and A. O. Bostick of Bibb Co. Wits: Jonathan Col1ins, William Ellis, J. B.Gorman

SARAH NORMAN, 1/24/1855:1/1856, p. 90, 91 Ch: William Sheppard Norman, Selina S. Pace. Grsons: Oliver P.P., Norman W. Poe. Grch: Mortimer R. Wallis, Mary S. Colzey, Louisa C. Capells. Exr: Washington Poe. Wits: E. C. Grier, Frances M. Grier, Washington Poe. Codicil, 12/3/1855:1/1856, grdau, Mary S. Colzey has died. Selina S. Poe to purchase negro, Jenny, and proceeds divided between Mortimer R. Wallis, Louisa C. Capells and inf. ch of Mary S. Colzey. Wits: S. C. Green, Washington Poe

JOHN SULLIVAN, 5/15/1856:5/1856, p. 92 Sister: Margaret Cook. Friends, Joseph Kennelly and Denis Shehan, trustees. Niece: Judy Sullivan. Nephews: Michael Sullivan, Timothy Sullivan and their mother, wid. of my decd bro., Timothy Sullivan. Exrs: Friends, Joseph Kenally and Denis Shehan. Wits: Thomas P. Stubbs, James Curten, Patrick Welsh.

WILLIAM KILPATRICK, 8/1/1855:1/12/1857, p. 93 To be bur. in cemetery at my former res. in Bibb Co. Known as the Rice Place. Sons: George Washington, Thomas S., William G., Francis S. Davis: Nancy Ann Townsend, Cornelia. If son, Francis S. should die w/o wife or child (except his present wife, Ann, formerly Ann Hightower and child). Son, William G., exr and tr for my daus. And gdn for my minor ch. Neph: George L. Kilpatrick. Wits: Thomas P. Stubbs, A. H. Wyche, D. R. Rodgers.

EDMUND GILBERT, 5/31/1856:1/12/1857, P. 96 Sons: Josephus, Edmund A., John G., Julius C. Dau: Rebecca Staley, A. G. Catherine Sneed, Sarah Frances Mims, Sophia W. Biddle. Sophia Biddle's three daus: Mary Walker, Martha Simpson, Carmillar Williams. Exrs: Sons, Julius C. and Josephus Gilbert.Wits: William Wynn,Joel R. Simonton, John L. Gilbert.

JOHN KELLY, 12/1/1856:1/14/1857, p. 98 My only ch: Patrick Henry Kelly, to be educated in doctrines of Roman Catholic Church.Should ch die during minority,then prop. to Margaret, Thomas and Owen, ch of my sister, Mary Killen,lately decd.Exrs:Thomas C. Dempsey, George T. Rogers of Macon. Bro., Patrick McKevitt of Franklin Co., Pa., apptd gdn of my son, Patrick Henry Kelly. Wits: Edmond Henessey, J. P. Smith, Patrick Kerwin

MARTHA MATHEWS, 5/20/1856:2/2/1857, p. 100, 101 Widow of Timothy Mathews, late of sd co. To: Ch of Mrs. Martha Ross, present wife of John B. Ross,viz: Mary (may be other ch). To: Ch of Tapley L. Holt. To: Ch of Mrs. Margaret E. Furlow, present wife of Timothy M. Furlow. To: William C. Redding, Jr. Exrs: Friends, John B. Ross, Timothy M. Furlow. Wits: James Myrick, Nancy Myrick, Joseph S. Laney, Leonidas Holt.Codicil 5/20/1856:2/2/1857. Dau: Mary Ross. Second Codicil 6/18/1856:2/2/1857, to settle any dispute of LWT of my late husband, Timothy Mathews, dtd 10/14/1846:11/2/1846, prop. in 5th item to becane prop. of William Furlow.

OLIVE DILLARD, 12/31/1851:3/2/1857, p. 102 Ch: Manning Dillard, Susan E. Dillard, wife of Perry Dillard and ch, Mary Morris and ch, Demarus Dillard, Phoebe Greer and her ch., Bryant Dillard.Perry Dillard, tr for dau., Nancy Morris and her ch., also for dau-in-law, Susan E. Dillard and her ch. Sons: Neel Dillard. Exr: Son, Perry Dillard. Wits: Thomas P. Stubbs, James Williams, H. B. Page.

ISAAC D. N. JOHNS, 8/12/1856:10/6/1857, p. 102 Wile: Mary Elizabeth Johns. Daus: Viola and Irene Johns.Wits: C. J. Roosevelt, Ernest Grimme, Alex. M. Speer

MARGARET GROCE, 5/29/1857:7/6/1857, p. 107 Husband: Lewis J. Groce (we entered into marriage agreement prior to marriage).To: William F. Wilborn, ex. Wits: Stephen Collins, F. E. Sanders, Washington Poe

ELIZABETH THARP,5/10/1857:8/3/1857, p. 109 Ch: John V. A.Tharp, Obedience A.Davis (wife of James M. Davis). Exr: James M. Davis. Wits: Elijah Eubanks, George W. Holloman, John Holloman.

PENELOPE BONDS, 3/30/1857:2/2/1858, p. 111 Son: William Honeycut, exr. Grson: John Honeycut, Wit: T. C. Bradley, Alexander Jones, J. M. Davis.

ALFRED L. BOREN, of Butts Co., 5/8/1852:7/7/1857, p. 114 To: Rebecca A. Butler, wid. of David R.Butler of Macon, Ga. Bro: Joseph Boren. Decd sister, Sarah Dillon. Half bros and sisters. Exr: friend, John C. Butler or John A. Campbell of Mobile, Ala. Wits: Thomas P. Stubbs, John T. Chapman, Granberry Bridges.

MARCUS A. FRANKLIN, pvd 4/23/1858, p. 117 My mother. Ch: Cleaveland, daus. to receive portion on their marriage, or age 21. Wife: Mary L.Bros: Benjamin and Leonidas. Dau:Hellen M. Franklin, extrx Wits: Benjamin C. Franklin, L. N. Whittle, George Payne, Robert Collins, Eliza Smith.

ANN WILEY, 2/6/1854:5/7/1858, p. 121 To: Leroy M. and John B. Wiley. Daus: Mary Baxter, Eliza J. Carnes and Sarah Ann Hayes.Grdaus: Susan L. McCay, Anna Eliza Tinsley. Exrs: Sons, Leroy M. Wiley, John B. Wiley, John J. Gresham. Wits: James C. Edwards, Edwin Graves, John S. Baxter.

FRANCIS KELLY, 7/10/858:8/2/1858, p. 123 Sis: Margaret. Bro-in-law: William McGee. My parents now living in South Ireland. Sisters: Eliza and Margaret of Macon, Ga., Jane in England, Mary in new York, and Anne in Ireland.Exr: George T. Rodgers of Macon. Wits: James Hopson, Michael Connel, Thomas C. Dempsey

JULIA A. POWERS, 9/16/1858:10/4/1858, p. 125 Nep: Gerald Griffin, son of Daniel (land in Mo.) Bro-in-law: L. N. Whittle. Bro: Edna H. Powers. Est. of Daniel Griffin. Sis: Sarah M. Whittle. To: Lydia, my nurse. Exr: Bro-in Law, L. N. Whittle. Wits: D. B. Search, Edmond Fitzgerald, Alex. M. Speir

PRISCILLA LUNSFORD, widow, 7/5/1858:1/6/1859, p. 127 To be bur. beside my decd husband. Friend: John Perry. Ch of George Lunsford. Exr: Thomas P. Stubbs. Wits: W. T. Hughes, A. S. Calhoun, John M. Stubbs

ARTHUR KEARNEY, 5/1011854:10/4/1858, p. 129 Wife: Polly. Ch:.John A., Elizabeth F., Jones M., Margaret Ann, Mary L. A. Exr: Son, John A. Conway. Wits: Travis Buff, John Mitchell, Richard Barefield

DERMOT DEMPSEY, Merchant, Chatham Co., Ga. 6/7/1845:11/1858, Bibb Co., Ga., 131. Grson: Thomas Halligphan. Son: Thomas Dempsey. Dan: Elenor. Son, Thomas to support his mother, Ellenor Doyle. Wits: John R. Johnson, Alvin N. Miller, Mulford Marsh.

JOSEPH BOND, 10/21/1856:3/26/1859, p. 133 Wife: Henrietta S. Bond. Ch: Maria L. Bond, Mary Moughon, William S. Moughon. Extrx and gdn of ch: Wife, Henrietta S. Wits: Robert Collins, Charles Campbell, James A. Nesbit

MRS. CLARISSA DANIEL, 11/17/1858:12/1858, P. 136 Niece: Eliza Daniel, dau. of my sister, Martha Daniel. Extrx: Nancy Minor. Wits: Sarah Minor, Kate Reynolds, W. T. Messey

JOEL BOND, 6/13/1853:5/2/1859, p. 139 Wife: Susan Bond. My 5 ch: Charles B., Harriet E., George D., Leonard K. Bond and Milly Wilson Peyton, wife of Thomas Peyton. Exr: Son, Charles B. Bond. Wits: Hatton P. Redding, Moses D. Burrus, Benjamin K. Harrrison, David Reid

WILLIAM GAMBLE, 6/30/1854:4/2/1859, p. 142 Wife: Mary Ann. Exr: Bro-in-law, Matthew E. Rylander. Wits:Thomas P. Stubbs, Samuel B. Hunter, James W. Gates

LOUISA STOKESBURY, widow of John, 1/7/1857:6/8/1359r p. 145 Ch: Arthur (eldest) my title to prop. claimed by ch of John and Louisa Stokesbury; James; Peter; Henry; George and Lewis. Exrs: Sons, Arthur and Henry. Wits: Benjamin Bryan, M. L. Bryan, Henrietta B. Foreman

WILLIAM LOCKETT, 4/9/1859:8/1859, P. 149 Bro: Benjamin Lockett and James W. Tinsley, exrs. Wife: gdn of my oh. Son: Robert James, tr for prop. bequeathed to dau. Wits: L. N. Whittle, A. E. Thompson, S. Babes

JOHN LAMAR, 6/6/1859:8/1/1859, p. 151 My decd bro., Henry G. Lamar. Three youngest sisters: Mary G. Lamar, Matilda Julia Lamar and Ida Lochram Lamar. My youngest bro: Clementine F. Lamar. Sis: Matilda Julia. Exr: Father, Henry G. Lamar. Wits: Lucius M. Lamar, H. J. Lamar, W. M. Dunston.

ABNER P. POWERS, 5/3/1858:11/1859, p. 154 Wife: Frances Lumpkin Powers, extrx. Son: Nathan Beal Powers. Wits: Benjamin H. Rutherford, William P. Anderson, Joseph McAlpin.

JOHN CASTTEN, 12/8/1858:2/6/1860, p. 156 Ch: John B.; Sarah E. Cauthon, wife of Thomas; William H. P.; Ann E. Cocke, wife of Peyton L.; Fleming G.; Edwin S.; Bradford G.; Marcellus; Catherine M.; Caroline V. Wife's bro: Reuben B. Goodwin. Wife, extrx. Wits: N. C. Munroe, Peter Solomon, L. H. Whittle.

FRANCES M. HUGHES, 4/10/1852:3/1860, p. 160 Niece: Frances E. V. Tankersley. Bro: Thomas Bagby. To: Mrs. Sowell's two daus. (Louisa and Mary Frances). Exr: Friend, James Dean. Wits: John Rutherford, Curtus B. Nottingham, Robert Carver.

WILLIAM J. JOHNSON, 4/7/1860:4/19/1860, p. 161 Wife: Mariah M. Exr: Friend, Samuel McArthur. Wits: J. H. D. Worsham, Joseph Marshall, John T. Barfield, Willis Wood.

HENRY NEWSOM, 5/17/1859:10/1/1860, p. 163 Wife: Elizabeth. Ch: Madison Newsom, etc. Grdau: Elizabeth Ellen, dau. of my decd son, William B. Newsom. Exrs: Son, Madison G. Newsom and Robert B. Barfield. Wits: James M. Parker, J. C. Bradley, Thomas P. Stubbs.

ABSALOM JORDAN, 7/24/1859:10/5/1859, p. 165 Wife: Julia. My children. Sons: Wiley and James Jordan, exrs. Wits: David Lemuel Miller, Solomon R. Johnson, D. W. Braswell, William J. Langston.

ANDREW PYE, 11/17/1858:9/25/1860, p. 168 To: Mrs. Minerva Dorsett, wife of Richard. Thomas P. Stubbs, tr for sd Minerva. Half-bro: Kensalum D. Thornton. Half sisters, if living (excluding sd Minerva Dorsett). Ch of my decd bro., Perry Pye. Exrs: Stephen Collins, William S. Holt, Allan A. Beall. Wits: James M. Gates, John R. Hill.

ELIJAH STEVENS, 3/15/1858:10/2/1860, p. 172 Ch: Miles (now living in Texas), Hilliard J. (of Macon), Ellen Harris, widow (living Crawford Co.). Ch of Allen R. and Simeon S. Stevens not to get share (gave reason). Simeon's widowed sister: Mrs. Oslin. Wife, extrx. Wits: Thomas P. Stubbs, John M. Stubbs, Ellison Edwards. Codicil 8/16/1860. Wife, Faitha Stevens bequest. Wits: James Tinsley, Joel T. Cherry, Johnson Wise.

MRS. ELEANOR BLAKE, 12/12/1860:1/14/1861, p. 175 Son: Thomas W. Harris. Grdau: Martha B. Harris. Bro: Nathan H. Beall. Grniece: Mary Isabella, dau. of Edward M. and Verlinda R. Burton. To: old servant, Kizzy. Grch: Wilmotte C. Harris, Mary F. Harris, Wade H. Harris, Mrs. Eleanor Sims, Nathan, Thomas. Dau-in-law: Mrs. Martha A. Harris. Exrs: Dau-in-law: Mrs. Martha A. Harris; bro., Nathan H. Beall; grson-in-law: Charles C. Sims. Wits: D. W. Hammond, Gabriel Harrison, George S. Obear.

MARY L. GRAY, 8/20/1858:4/1861, p. 177 To be bur. beside my husband in Rose Hill Cemetery. Nieces: Mrs. Sarah N. Armstrong, Margaret Pratt, Mrs. Louisa Seymour, Mrs. Jane Pratt, Louisa Dilworth, Eliza and Mary Pratt, Euphemia Holzendorf. Sis: Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt. Nephews: George Holzendorf in tr for his ch, John and William; Alexander Holzendorf. To Pastor: Robert L. Breck in tru for his ch: Pauline, William, Jinnie, Sallie and Martha. Exrs: Dr. Robert Collins of Bibb Co. and nephew, Alexander Holzendorf of Camden Co., Ga. Wits: Edwin Saulsbury, A. Brydie, Robert L. Breck. Codicil: 10/6/1858, to Archibald Brydie as tr for his wife, Jane J. Brydie. Wit: Edwin Saulsbury, John Parry, John C. Curd.

ROBERT COLLINS, 6/9/1859:5/6/1861, p. 181 Wife: Eliza C. Daus: Julia R. and Mary C. Exrs: Wife and Robert A. Smith, George W. Hardie. Wits: Thad. G. Holt, Elam Alexander, Charles R. Armstrong. Codicil - in consequence of marr. of my dau., Julia R. Collins with Benjamin B. Lewis, I revoke appointment of George W. Hardee as exr, and instead, son-in-law, Benjamin B. Lewis. Wits: Alexander M. Speer, D. W. Hammond, James A. Nisbet.

ARCHER STOTESBURY, 1/21/1861:6/3/1861, p. 184 Exr. and Tr: W. A. Cherry for benefit of nephew: Arthur Whipple Stotesbury, son of my bro., Lewis B. Stotesbury. Wits: Job N. Cherry, Hiram D. Hill, J. C. C. Burnett, J. P.

ELIAS SHAD, 7/27/1860:7/1/1861, p. 186 Ch of Solomon S. Shad, John D. M. Shad, Mary Ann Butts of Springfield, Mass., A. G. Butts of Macon, my aunt Mrs. Barstow in Mass, my aunt Burt in Kinderhood, N. Y., Mrs. Albert G. Butts, Mary L. Butts, dau. of A. G., Laura E. Butts of Macon, David B. Chapin and Charles W. Chapin of Springfield, Mass. Exr: Friend, Albert G. Butts. Wits: J. E. Wells, A. A. Menard, R. S. Lanier.

JAMES W. GRIFFIN, 4/19/1861:7/1/1861, p. 188 Friend: John Faulk of Twiggs Co. in tr for my wife, Mary Adelia. Exrs: John Faulk and wife. Wits: W. F. Anderson, J. DeLoache, Stephen Collins.

JOHN B. WILEY, 6/15/1861,7/2/1861, p. 189 My Ala. plantation. Wife: Ann G. Ch: Charles M., David L., Mary C. Harris, Eugenia Blount, Anna L., and John B. Wiley. Exrs: Wife, Ann G. Wiley and son, Charles M. Wiley. Wits: John J. Gresham, James Mercer Green, J. S. Baxter.

ANN LESLIE, 2/18/1842, 5/2/1861, p. 192 Ch: David F., William, Moses Leslie, and my dau., Mary Ann B. Mosley. Exr: James Harden. Wits: C. B. Strong, Martha D. Bailey, Elizabeth J. Strong.

WILLIAM A. ROSS, 6/1/1860:8/5/1861, p. 196 Being about to take a long journey to north and west, etc. To be buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. Wife: Mary Ann of 20 yrs. Ch: William R., Ellen, Edgar A., Julia H., Lila M., Valeria, Luther. Exrs: Wife, Mary Ann, Henry L. Jewett and William C. Redding. Wits: James M. Jones, Francis Lake, Benjamin H. Wrigley.

JAMES WAKEMAN, 6/20/1861:8/5/1861, p. 200 Wife: Jerusha, extrx. 14 grch. Wits: Washington Poe, J. E. Sharpe, Ebenezer C. Grier.

HENRY JOHNSON, 12/22/860:10/7/1861, p. 201 Wife: Anna, extrx. My children. Wits: James H. P. Laney, Charles Strozier, Sterling Tucker.

JAMES REA, 9/18/1860:9/2/1861, p. 203 Sis: Elizabeth Rea of Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Niece: Ann Helen Rea, dau. of my decd bro., Robert Rea, late of N. Y. Nephews: Henry K. Rea and James R. Rea, sons of decd bro., Hamilton Rea, decd., late of Liverpool, England. Codicil: 7/18/1861 Bibb Co., Ga., exrs to act as trs for sister, Elizabeth and niece, Ann Helen Rea. Wits: James Mercer Green, George N. Logan and James Meran.

BURWELL PARKER, 3/4/1862:3/28/1862, Confed. States of America, Bibb Co., Ga., p. 206. Exrs: Wife: Nancy Parker and friend, John Washington. Estate to be sold after war and divided between all my children. Wits: A. Bedingfield, C. W. Pope, R. B. Washington.

ASA E. ERNEST, 5/10/1859:5/5/1862, p. 207 Wife: Juliann. My six ch: Martha Sherwood, William C., Mary E., Amelia, Asa M. and Georgia W. Exrs: My son, William C., Asa M. and George W. Wits: Peter Solomon, James A. Wright, L. N. Whittle, N. W. Hodgskin.

JOHN H. DAMOUR, Merchant of Macon, 7/15/1853:5/17/1862, p. 209 Wife: Ann, extrx. Wits: Gabriel Harrison, Jackson DeLoach, George Smith.

STEPHEN L. THOMAS, 10/11/1861:7/7/1862, p. 210 Father: Wrigdon Thomas. Mother: Catherine Thomas. Sisters: Elizabeth M. and Sarah B. Thomas. Exr: Father, Wrigdon Thomas. Wits: W. T. Massey, A. A. Menard, N. P. Parker.

THOMAS YEARTY, 8/17/1862:9/1/1862, p. 211 Wife: Martha A. Ch: Francis, Eliza Wimberly, Jane J. Wimberly, Martha Wimberly, Hannah Durden (husbands: George Wimberly, Henry Durden now in service of country). Dau-in-law: Rhoda Yearty. Grch: Martha Ellen and John Flowers. Exrs: Wife and son-in-law, Henry Durden. Wits: O. M. Massey, E. M. Newman, George Streyer.

JOHN B. LAMAR, 5/14/1857:12/1/1862, p. 216 Sis: Mrs. Mary Ann Cobb, and her ch, viz: John Addison Cobb, Lamar Cobb, Howell Cobb, Jr., Mary Ann Cobb, Sarah Mildred Cobb, Andrew Jackson Cobb. Ch of my late bro., Andrew J. Lamar formerly of Walton Co., Ga., viz: Mary Ann Lamar, Andrew Jackson Lamar. To: Hon. Howell Cobb, my bro-in-law. Exrs: Hon. Howell Cobb and Hon. James Jackson. Wits: E. Kirtland, F. Bates, J. C. Plant, Edward P. Carter.

TURNER BROWN, 11/30/1862:12/2/1862, p. 218 Wife: Martha. My children. Exr: John Hartwell Woodward. Wits: Stephen Woodward, Josiah Ford, John H. Woodward.

ELIZA L. STUBBS, 2/9/1863:4/6/1863, p. 220 Mother: Rebecca B. Stubbs, prop.. I inherited from my father, Thomas P. Stubbs, decd. Uncle: James A. Stubbs. Extrx: Mother, Rebecca B. Stubbs. Wits: John T. Boifeuiller, Jonathan Collins, Elihu C. Sherwood, Thomas C. Nisbet.

ELAM ALEXANDER, 4/11/1862:4/6/1863, p. 221 Decd wife's dau: Mrs. Martha Ann Davenport. To: Daniel F. Clarke of Macon for his son, Elam Alexander Clarke. To: Samuel M. Subers for his son, Alexander Subers. Bro: Oswin Alexander of Tenn. Niece: Amanda N. Moore, dau. of my sister, Sally McKenzie in Waxahachie, Ellis Co., Tx.; to her dau., Kate Moore. Nep: Franklin Morrison of Cartersville, Ga. Exrs: John J. Gresham, John S. Jones, Henry L. Jewett, Daniel F. Clarke. Wits: J. H. R. Washington, R. B. Clayton, J. E. Jones. Codicil: 3/29/1863:4/6/1863. To: Dr. William M. Fitch of Charleston for support of Julia Alexander. To: Daniel F. Clarke and Samuel M. Subers. Wits: D. Hammond, Edmund Fitzgerald, W. P. Goodall.

EDWARD D. HUGUENIN, 4/7/1859:4/6/1863, p. 227 Dau: Rosa E. Deloney, wife of William Deloney. Wife: Julia E. Ch: Edward D., Martha F., Eliza V. Friends: John J. Gresham, William A. Ross, Preston E. Bowdre, L. N. Whittle and J. C. Plant. Exrs: Wife, Julia E. Huguenin and friends, Charlton F. Smith of Baker Co. and John J. Gresham of Bibb Co. Wits: Leroy Napier, N. C. Munroe, Peter Solomon, L. N. Whittle. 1st Codicil 7/6/1860:4/6/1863, Daus: Martha F., Eliza V. Wits: Henry Jewett, L. N. Whittle, J. DeLoach. 2nd Codicil 12/23/1861:4/6/1863. "I have been born to me another child - dau., Julia E. Huguenin." To her whatever property I am to receive from my father or mother or from estate of Dr. Tomlinson Fort. Wits: Henry Jewett, L. N. Whittle, J. DeLoach. 3d Codicil 11/3/1862:4/6/1863. "In consequence of the birth of another child, Rosa E. Delony. Addl exr: Dr. George Fort of Baldwin Co. Wits: N. C. Munroe, Ed S. Strohecker, L. N. Whittle. 4th Codicil 1/14/1863:4/6/1863. Confederate notes for orphans home in Macon. Trustees: J. C. Plant, Benjamin F. Ross, Henry Jewett, L. N. Whittle. Wits: Martha S. Fort, L. N. Whitten, Gabriel Harrison.

NANCY KENEDY, 1/30/1863:4/20/1863, p. 240 To be bur. in graveyard at Shiloh Church, Bibb Co. Ch: Elizabeth G. Burket, Jane Bradley, Mary Ann Stallings. Grson: William Felix Huckaby (at age 21). Arthur D. Harman apptd reeiver of grson's share. Exr: Robert Burket. Wits: Thomas J. Bartlett, J. D. Brit and C. A. Tharp.

CECIL M. BALLARD, 1st Lt., Co. C., 8th Regt., Ga. Vols, Fairfax Co., Va. 1/4/1862:8/6/1863 Bibb Co., Ga., p. 254. Mother: Mrs. Susan Jewell, extrx. Half-bro: Owen Malone Jewett. Wits: Henry J. Menard, Thomas G. Hodgkins, John R. Hill.

JAMES BAILEY, 10/5/1863:11/12/1863, p. 260 Wife: Mary. Ch of my sister, Mary Bailey (now decd). Wits: Edward Powers, John Fern, Rev. William John Hamilton.

THOMAS WOOLFOLK, 6/20/1843:12/26/1863, p. 262 Ch: John W., Thomas J., Sowell C., James H., Richard F. Exrs: Sons, John W. and Thomas J. Woolfolk. Wits: Jehu Campbell, James Denton, David Flanders.

JULIA E. HUGUENIN, 10/30/1863:3/7/1864, p. 264 Having met with a serious accident which may endanger my life. Mother: Mrs. Martha L. Fort. Bro: Dr. George Fort. Ch of Mathew F. Huguenin, Eliza V. Huguenin, Edward Huguenin, John E. Hughenin and Dora Huguenin. Exrs: Bro., Dr. George Fort, and mother, Mrs. M. L. Fort. Wits: John J. Gresham, M. F. Morgan, Kate H. Fort. Codicil 11/26/1863:3/7/1864. To: Rosa E. Delony, dau. of my late husband. Wits: John J. Gresham, Mary W. Towns, Mary B. Gresham.

GEORGE R. HUNTER, Crawford Co., Ga. 2/12/1856:3/9/1864 Bibb Co., Ga., p. 267 To: Mrs. Polly M. Hold, formerly now Mrs. Polly M. Andrews. Wife: Mary Hunter. To: David T. Hunter, Elizabeth W. Hunter, Archibald R. Hunter, Peyton Holt Hunter, Grace Fenton Hunter. Exrs: Charles H. Walker, Nathan Fowler, also gdns of prop. bequeathed to ch. Wits: John W. Ellis, Elijah M. Amos, Thomas Andrews, Joseph R. Ansley. 1st Codicil 5/30/1857 Crawford Co.: 3/9/1864, Bibb Co. Bro-in-law: Dr. C. M. Hitchcock of San Francisco, Ca., exr in place of friend, Nathan Fowler. Wits: John W. Ellis, Thomas Andrews, W. W. Dennis. 2nd Codicil, Crawford Co. 1/16/1861:3/9/1864, Bibb Co. Son: D. F. Hunter. Wits: Thomas B. Ellis, John B. Fowler, Z. A. Fowler.

WATSON CAMPBELL, 7/4/1863:4/4/1864, p. 273 Wife: Telitha C. of 23 yrs. Ch: Mary A. M., James E., Thomas, Christopher C. Exrs: Wife Wife and friend, Luther R. Johnson. Wits: William J. Shinholster, M. A. M. Campbell, James M. Campbell, J. W. Malone.

JOHN H. FARRELL, 1/31/1864:4/4/1864, p. 275 "By birth and nativity of County of Langford, Parish of Granite, Ireland, but at present a resident of Macon, Ga." Wife: Teresa Kate. Ch: Joseph, Thomas F. Wits: Philip Fitzgerald, George Johnson, Dominick R. Dunn.

MERRELL THOMAS, 7/16/1863:5/2/1864, p. 275 To be buried at Medway Church in Bibb Co., Ga. Ch: Washington, Jett, Telitha Reynolds, Delana Hall, Alla Reynolds. Exrs: Sons, Washington and Jett Thomas. Wits: Cicero A. Tharp, Robert Burket, Thomas J. Bartlett.

MARY A. E. SIMMONS, nuncupative LWT, Wilkinson Co., Ga., 1/19/1864:5/1864, p. 276. Mary A. E. Spears, Nancy A. Pittman and Sarah Wood testify they were present at death of Mrs. Mary A. E. Simmons in Wilkinson Co., Ga. 1/3/1864 at house of Jesse B. Carroll (her res. being in Macon), wherein she bequeathed Jesse B. Carroll her home and lot in Macon, Ga. Jesse B. Carroll, Propounder of Mary A. E. Simmons' Will vs. F. B. Brown and other Caveators - F. B. Brown, Sarah Wood, A. H. Brown, Eliza Brown, wife of F. B. Brown, Janet Penny's heirs, notified personally, heir of Isaac Brown, -- Simpson's heirs, Zilha Martin, formerly Johnston, her heirs, served by publication of Ga., Elizabeth Wimberly of Alabama, James Brown of Texas and Sarah A. Brown of Miss. notified by publication in Macon Telegraph newspaper.

ROBERT HAZLEHURST, Glynn Co., Ga., 6/2/1860:6/6/1864, Bibb Co., Ga., p. 278 My six ch by 1st marriage: Sarah S. Houston, Elizabeth M. Plant, Leighton W. Hazelhurst, Robert Hazelhurst, George H. Hazlehurst and Harriett O. Abbitt. Wife: F. L. Hazlehurst for herself and gdn of minor ch: Frederick Winthrop, Pinckney Alston and Ellen Douglas Hazlehurst. To wife and six ch: William, Frences E., wife of John B. Habersham, Caroline C., wife of A. R. Wright, Frederick W., Pinckney Alston and Ellen Douglas Hazlehurst. Exrs: Wife, F. L Hazlehurst and son, William. Wits: Tim C. Downie, Charles S. Schlatter, R. Hazlehurst, Jr.

MARTHA M. McGUIRE, 2/12/1864:7/4/1864, p. 281 Ch: Eliza R. McGuire, Georgia A. E. Russell, wife of Thomas J. Mahaffy. Mary A. Barry, Margaret A. Peacock, wife of Samuel B. Peacock, Antionette A. Thomas, wife of William J. Thomas. Grch: Clotilda Hancock, dau. of William M. Hancock, James A. And Missouri McGuire (ch of my decd son, William J.) Exr: Son-in-law, Samuel B. Peacock. Wits: E. C. Grannis, John J. Wright, U. L. Williams

PATRICK ROACH, 1/4/1864:7/4/1864, p. 282 To be bur. in Cathedral Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. Sis: Bridger Niland of Savannah. Wits: Lan Cherry, John McLean, Dennis Drue.

DAVID ALLEN, 8/1/1866:9/3/1864. p. 283 Wife: Emeline P. My children. Exr: Friend, Elijah Bond. Wits: M. A. Davis, Travis Huff, John Mitchell, Nancy Grace

ROBERT P. McEVOY, 7/22/1864:9/5/1864. p. 284 Mother: Rachiel Daniel. Wife: Margaret Jane. Ch: Edward Cook, Margaret Julia, Robert Porter. Cousins: John P. Porter in Meriwether Co., Ga. and Exrs. Charity Ann Corley, wife of Elihu Corley of Marion Co., Ga. Exrs: E. C. Granniss, T. A. Harris, William P. Goode. Wits: N. H. Deal, S. Bates, John W. Wirke.

EBENEZER BREWER, 2/17/1864: 9/5/1864, p. 286 "Being about to return to the Army...." Wife: (Caroline Elizabeth, extx. "My children." Wits: T. A. Harris, R. A. Benson, Thomas A. Brewer