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JONES COUNTY WILL BOOK D (1856-1864)



RUTH BAKER, 6/28/1851:7/7/1862 To: Friend, Dau: Mahala Mills. Grdaus: Ruth and Martha Mills. William Lightfoot Of East Macon. Exr: Joseph G. Stiles.

JOHN P. BARTON, 11/19/1855:10/7/1856 , Mother: Sarah E. Sons. Half-bro: Francis Jones. Bros: Moses J., Cyrus W. Exr: Cyrus B. Barron.

BAILEY BELL, 4/26/1861:1/1/1864 Gordon S. Buckley of Dau-in-law: Mary Bell. Gr. son-in-law: Montgomery, Ala., exr. Grdau: Margaret A. Bell.

SARAH BERRY 7/3/1853:10/6/1856 Grch: William Berry Shell, Julian Frances Draughon, wife of Thomas Draughon, Sarah Ann Martha Draughton, Wife of William Draughton. To: Thomas S. Humphries, exr.

JAMES A. BILLINGSLEA, 7/17/1855:7/7/1856 Mother: Elizabeth Lowther. Friends: Richard H. Hutchings; James M. Gray. Exrs: Richard H. Hutchings, James M. Gray.

STEPHEN BIVINS, 10/30/1847 :10/5/1863 Wife: Cealy. Sons: Franklin W., John T. Daus: Louisa A. Furlan. Angeline R. Stubbs. Exrs: Sons, Franklin W. and John T. Bivins; son-in-law, James W. Stubbs.

JAMES A. BLOW, 12/25/1862:11/2/1863 Niece: Catherine M. Blow. Exrs: Sister, Martha L. A. Blow, William Blow, Joseph R. Bullington.

ABNER H. BOWEN, 6/5/1861:5/3/1864 Niece: Alice Bowen, dau. of Thomas O. Exrs: Thomas O. Bowen, James M. Gray.

HORATIO BOWEN, 11/5/1860:12/5/1860 Wife: Mary, extrx. Sons: DI. James H., Dr. Abner H., Thomas D., John H. Dau: Sarah E. Mentions house, lot in Montgomery, Ala. and land in Miss.

ABRAHAM CARD, 2/3/1853:6/24/1858 Sons: William J., John, Leonard. Dau: Mary M., wife of William Brooks. Grson: George Caldwell. Exr: Son, Leonard Card.

NANCY CARD, 4/14/1856:7/7/1856 Heirs: William Beasley, Frances Beasley, Jonathan D. Maynard. Exr: Jonathan D. Maynard.

NANCY DUMAS, 12/10/1850:10/6/1857 Grson: John C. Dumas, exr. Wit: Joseph Day.

MARTHA DUNCAN, 10/11/18566/1/1857 Bro: Lee Crittendon, exr. Decd Husband: Edmond Duncan.

JOHN EDWARDS, 10/1/1863:11/2/1863 Son: James M. Daus: Martha A. Boyle, Eliza H. Lane, Elizabeth Edwards. Exrs: Son, James M. Edwards and friend, Taylor Harris.

WILLIAM FELTS, 3/10/1861:5/6/1861 Heirs: John S. Felts, son of William and Margaret W.; Mary Simpson, wife of Joseph; Martha Felts, wife of Simeon. Exr: Martha Felts.

WILLIAM B. GEORGE, 5/13/1858:10/4/1858 Daus: Mary Caroline, wife of Richard Rabun; Sarah Deli Taylor. Grson: William Baker Rabun, son of Mary Caroline and Richard Rabun. Exrs: Richard V. Bonner, Isaac Hardeman.

WINEFRED GRICE, 11/15/1856:3/2/1863 Dau: Lucinda Mason, extrx. Wits: Horatio Bowen, Richard H. Hutchings, Wiley B. Pope, Jane Gilbert.

GREEN G. GUNN, 10/30/1852:8/1/1859 Wife: Susan B., extrx with son, John W. Gunn. Codicil 5/17/1859 appts son, Daniel F. Gunn, exr.

CHARLOTTE HAMMOCK, Charlotte, 2/6/1857:6/12/1857 Nephews: William A. Felts, Allen Wheeler and seven ch, viz...Frances, Amanda, John M., William, Elizabeth Allen, H. B. and Mary. Exr: William A. Felts.

ROBERT P. HARKINS, 12/1863:1/12/1864 Sons: John W., Thomas J., James W. Daus: Mary E., Martha W. Gdn: Charles L. Dame.

ELIZABETH HART, 4/30/1853:11/5/1862 Daus: Mary Patterson, wife of Hearndon; Piety Simmons. Exr: Son-in-law, Hearndon Patterson.

ROBERT HINESLY, 6/17/1857:2/4/1861 Wife: Jane. Daus: Dilly Irvin, wife of John; Polly Goolsby, wife of Kirby; Cynthia Goodwin, wife of Ruffin. Exrs: Kirby Goolsby, John Irvin, Ruffin Goodwin.

ANN P. HOLLY, 1862:10/6/1862 Hush: William de Forrest Holly. My ch. Refers to legacy from uncle Shadrack F. Slater, late of New Orleans. Exr: Jas M. Gray.

JACOB LINDSEY, 6/5/1857:8/3/1857 Wife: Phoebe. My ten ch or their orphans. Exr: Son, Elias Lindsey.

ELIZA B. LIGHTBOURN, pvd 10/8/1861 Sis-in-law: Martha M. Seabrooks, extrx. Wits: Richard W. Bonner, James Godard, Radford J. Turner.

BENJAMIN MASON, 7/5/1856:8/4/1856 Wife: Lucinda, extrx. Wits: John H. Morgan, James G. Gilbert, Isaac Hardeman.

JOHN B. MESSER, 4/9/1859:5/6/1859 Wife: Martha D. Son: Luke. Exrs: Sons, John W. L. and Francis M. Messer. LWT probated in solemn form names ch: Nancy J. Buckner, widow of Allen; Rebecca Ray; Frances M.; Luke B.; Daniel T.; Sarah J., Mary B. and Henrietta Messer.

DANIEL NIVINS, 4/5/1856:3/7/1859 Sons: William A., James. Daus: Narcissa, wife of William A. Jones; Ellen Robertson, wife of Ezekiel; Mary Ann, wife of James Goolsby. Grsons: John D. and .James R. Jones. To: Sarah and Augelet Cox, daus. of Betsy Cox. Exr: William Nivins.

JONATHAN PARRISH, 3/31/1857:11/4/1861 Wife: Nancy. Sisters: Polly Parrish Gentry, Elizabeth Davis, Sally Aston. Nephew: Henry C. Parrish. Niece: Sally M. Winn Willson. Bro: Nathaniel H. Parrish. Exrs: Wife, James M. Gray, Francis S. Johnson. Codicil 1/10/1861, F. S. Johnson, exr remvd.

NANCY PARRISH, 7/12/1961:11/4/1861 Nieces: Mrs. Ann Holley and two ch; Mrs. Ann Howard and dau., Annie. To: Fanny Smith who now lives with me. Exr: James M. Gray.

WILLIAM PAUL, 6/19/1857:3/5/1860 Wife: Mary. Sons: William, Jabez. Daus: Lucy Wilder, Mary Ann, Martha, Susan. Exrs: Wife; son-in-law: Isaac Scott.

BALAAM PETERS, 12/15/1856:2/6/1857 Wife: Lawsey. Mother: Ann Peters. Bros and sisters: Nathan W. Peters; Argin Davis, wife of William; Holland Pitts wife of Elihu. To bros and sisters of wife: Carrington, Isaac; Amy Laburn Pitts; Matilda Whatley, wife of Aaron; Rebecca Goggins, wife of John F. Exrs: Wife, and bro-in-law: Isaac Pitts.

JOHN POWELL, SR., 10/8/1855:1/10/1859 Sons: John, Jr., Pleasant. Daus: Ann Bird, Caroline Sikes, Sarah Bird. Exr: William Moreland.

RED M. PRITCHETT, 6/9/1861:1/16/1862 Wife: Drucilla. Dau: Matilda. Exrs: Wife, Richard H. Hutchings.

WILLIAM REYNOLDS, 12/1858:8/5/1851 Wife: Sally. Grch: Ann Reynolds, dan. of decd son, James M.; Jane, William, James, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, George D. Renfroe, heirs of decd dau., Jane Renfroe; Sarah James, Benjamin, ch. of decd dau., Matilda Finney. Exrs: Son-in-law: Benjamin W. Finney; William G. Davis.

JAMES B. RIDLEY, 3/16/1861:6/3/1862 Wife; father, Charles L. Ridley, Sr. Wife: Mary Jane. Sons: Charles L., Robert H. Exrs:

ROBERT B. RIDLEY, 8/31/1863:11/2/1863 Wife: Lucretia. Bro: Hamilton B. Ridley. Nephew: Charles L. Ridley. Niece: Roberta Ridley. Exr: Hamilton D. Ridley.

MARTHA M. SEABROOK, 8/5/1861:2/4/1862 Grch mentioned. Exr: John A. Johnson of Floyd Co., Ga., former son-in-law.

PIETY SIMMONS, 12/6/1855:6/9/1856 Sons: James Warren, John Robert. Daus: Ellen Roberts, Anne Lowe, Elvira Edny Simmons. Exr: John W. Simmons.

DAVID SLOCUMB, 7/31/1857:8/8/1857 Wife: Sally. Sons: William, John S. Daus: Anna Summers, Martha Stripling, Mary Eliza Barfield. Grch: William J. Thompson, James M. Thompson, Jesse Summers, sons of dau. Anna Slocumb Thompson Summers; Moses, David, Frances, Sarah, Jane, Anna and Mary Stripling, ch of decd dan., Rebecca Slocumb Stripling; Ellen and John Stripling, ch of dau., Martha Slocumb Stripling. Sons-in- law: Joseph Summers, Moses Stripling, Aaron B. Stripling, Richard Barfield. Exrs: Sons, William and John S.; Richard Barfleld.

MARTHA B. STEWART, 5/20/1856:9/1/1856 Heirs: Joseph, Charles, James M. and William W. Wilson; Louise Goolsby; Elizabeth H. Howard; Martha L. A. Howard; W. A. Lane; John Lane; James O. Lane; Charity Ann Huggins. Exr: Charles T. Wilson.

JOHN S. WALKER, 3/15/16689/3/1868 Wife: Nancy. Sons: John S., F. J., James A., William J., Robert T. Daus: Mary E., wife of Moses Stallings; Martha Ann; Nancy A.; Elerjane. Land in Cherokee, Carroll, Habersham and Pickens Co.'s. Exrs: Wife; sons, Franklin J., John S., James A. And William.

REASON WILCOXSON, 4/4/1855:10/6/1856 Wife: Caroline. Son: Josiah Samuel. Gdn of minor ch: Abner Hammond of Bibb Co. Exrs: Son, Wiley Wilcoxson and Abner Hammond.

SAUNY ANDREWS, 12/2/1885:2/6/1886 Sons: Henry, John, Marcus. Dan: Margaret Harrance. Exr: Son, John.