Abstracts of ELBERT COUNTY WILL BOOK A (1791-1795)
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WILLIAM BIBB, 9/9/1795:3/30/1796, P. 94 Wife: Sally S., extrx. Wit: Lare Sheham.
JACOB CLEVELAND, 4/4/1790:5/7/1791, p. 2 Wife (not named). Dau: Elizabeth. Sons: Reuben, Daniel (youngest), Jeremiah. Exrs: Wife, Webb Kidd, Jeremiah Cleveland. Wits: Reuben end John White.
JAMES EASTER, 5/19/1791:2/11/1792, P. 13 Wife: Sarah. Daus: Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Daily, Patty Aycock, Tabby Napier, Lotty, Sopha, Tere, Marjary. Sons: William Thompson, Booker Burton, Lewis, Champion. To: William Aycock, Thomas Napier. Exrs: Wife, Sarah, William Thompson Easter, nephew, Richard Easter, friends, William Thompson, Sr., Robert Thompson, Sr., Benjamin Taliaferro. Wits: Philip Wray, Wells Thompson, Stephen Ellington.
RICHARD GATWOOD, 12/10/1789:11/4/1794 Wits: Peter Cashwell, John Ham, Joseph Higginbotham. C/A with LWT annexed granted to Betty Gatewood and John Gatewood.
JOHN GILES, 4/12/1794:7/28/1794, P. 50 Wife (not named). Dau. who married Jeremiah Wells. Grson: Jonathan Gray. Wits:Andrew Elliott, John McNeel, Benjamin Ragland, Samuel M. Thompson.
WILLIAM GRIMES, 12/29/1794:1/8/1795, P. 57 Son: Carter. Sons: William, Thomas M. Exrs: Wife, Mildred, friends,Thomas B. Scott, William Hanrie.
BENJAMIN HIGGINBOTHAM, 2/9/1790:7/25/1791, P. 8 Wife: Elizabeth. Dau: Anne. Sons: Caleb, Benjamin, Joseph, Francis. Exrs: Wife, Elizabeth, and sons. Wits: William Hutchen, Thomas Willy, James Morrison.
WILLIAM HODGE, 9/20/1794:10/3/1794, P. 53 Sons: John Alexander, Francis, William, Elliott, James (not of age). Daus: Mary, Elizabeth, Nancy, Cynthia. Exrs: Son, John, William Appleby. Wits: John Calvert, James McCurdy.
BAZZLE HUMAN, 1/10/1795:3/12/1795, P. 66 Ch: Peggy Wells, Anny, Rutha, Susanna, Alexander, Bazzle. Wife: Isabel. Exr: Son, Alexander. Wits: Edward Goode, Nathaniel Smith.
JAMES HUD, 10/10/1795:1/7/1796, P. 79 Wife: Elizabeth Janet. Sons: Benjamin, Simon, James. Date: Sarah Fortson, Martha. Exrs: Wife, Elizabeth Janet Head, Sarah Riddle, Thomas White.
JAMES MEREDITH, 1/13/1791:5/19/1791, P. 5 Wife: Sarah. Four youngest ch: Patty, Nancy, Molly, Sally, minors. Dau: Rebeckah (her decd husband, Jasper Smith), slaves lent her in N. C. Exrs: Wife, Sally and friend, William Moae of Rocky Creek, Wilkes Co. Wits: James Williams, Drury Ledbetter, John Henley.
LARKIN PEARPOINT, 2/28/1794:4/7/1794, P. 4 Wife: Rebeckah. "The ch she had by me and her son, Thomas." My son: Jasper. Daus: Betty, Sally. Son: Mark. Exrs: Wife, Rebecca, friends, James Marks, Thomas B. Scott. Wits: Isaac Tuttle, Jesse Warren.
WILLIAM STOKES, 10/16/1794:3/1/1796, p. 90 Wife: Sarah. Ch: Elizabeth Pryer, Sarah Grimes, Peggy Strong, Jane, Martha, William Muntfort. Grsons: Thomas and Robert Burdell. To: Elizabeth Grimes, dau. of Sarah Grimes. Exrs: Son, William Muntfort Stokes, and am-in-law, William Strong, William Stokes. Wits: Jonathan Clark, Jon. MacMillian, Sarah Clark, James Elliott.
JOHN FARLEY THOMPSON, 9/3/1792:2/5/1793, p. 31 Ch: John, Isham, Peter, Sally, Mary, Milly, Tabby, William, Milly Ragland, Parley, Lewis Bevel. Exrs: Son, Farley Thompson, Lewis Bevel. Wits: Robert Thompson, Sr.,William Thompson, Sr., Stephen Ellington
JOSEPH WILLIAMS, 9/13/1792:10/15/1792, p. 23 Sons: John, Matthew Jouett, exrs. Grson: Joseph, son of Matthew Jouett Willians. Wits: William Hatcher, William Lankester, Jenny Freeman.
JEREMIAH WALKER, 9/14/1792:10/1711792, p. 25 Wife: Milly. Daus:: Polly Coleman, Elizabeth Marshall, Narcissa, Melanda. Sons: Henry Graves, Memorable, Jeremiah, James Sanders. Exrs: Bro., Sanders Walker and friend, James White.. Wits: William Tate, Richard Harvey, John Avren? , Jesse Jones.
NATHANIEL ANDREWS, 4/25/1799:9/12/1799, p. 60 Wife: Polly. Bro: Robin Andrews. Exrs: Bro., Robin Andrews and friend, John Andrews. Wits: Henry Brown, Elizabeth Andrews.
WILLIAM BLAKE, 10/8/1796:4/1/1798, p. 30 Wife: Lucy. Sons: Joseph (youngest), John. Daus: Happy, Lucy Adkins, Rhode Rogers, Sarah Hall, Alcy Cook, Patsy, Nancy, Olive. Exrs: Wife, Lucy and friend, Thomas Jones. Wits: James Bell, William Mobley, Sally Hudleston.
WIILIAM CUNNINGHAM, 3/18/1799:9/12/1799, p. 70 Sons: Alexander, Thomas, William, David. Daus: Patsy, Polly. Exrs: Wife, Sarah and William Grimes. Wits: Joseph Albert, Anne Grimes.
BENJAMIN COOK, 4/4/1798:8/10;1800, p. 78 Son-in-law: Henry Harden. Dau: Rebeckey. Son: William. Wife: Essie. Exrs: Wife std son, William. Wits: Elizabeth Birch, M. Woods, Robert Cosby.
CHARLES COSBY, 3/10/1800:8/2/1802, p. 90 Wife: Elizabeth. Grdaus: Lucy Cosby, Elizabeth Sydnor Harvy (dau. of son, Fortunatus), Matilda Hull Andrews. Ch: Robert Cosby, Patsy Ragland, Barbara Milner Cosby, Margaret Overton Andrews, Richmond, James, David, Charles Scott, David. Grdau: Lucy Hawkins Cosby, dau. of James. Exrs: Sons, Richmond, Robert, James and Scott. Wits: Obediah Jones, Samuel McGehee, Robert L. Tait.
CHRISTOPHER CLARK, 9/12/1800:3/17/1803, p. 99 Land in Ky. To: Micajah, Christopher, David and Joshua Clark, Mourning Clark Key, ch of decd dau., Judith Wyche--Rachel Daly, Agatha Wyche, Molly, Susannah, and Lucy Oliver, Molly White. Wife and mother mentioned. Exrs: Sons, Micajah, Christopher, David and Joshua. Wits: Jesse, Elizabeth and John White.