Laurens County Will Book D (1799 to 1817)
ADAIR. Joseph adair. 1/20/1812: 1/14/1813. Sons: John, James, Robert, Elisha. Daughters: Casey, wie of Thomas McCrarey, Charity, wife of David Little, Elizabeth, wife of John Hudson and Jane, wife of Thomas Holland. Grandson: Joseph, son of Elisha Adair. Wit: Richard Holland, William Adair, George McCrary.
ANDERSON, Phillip. 3/27/1814: 5/19/1814. Wife, Elizabeth. Daughters: Lucy, Ann, Elizabeth. Sons: Allen, Reubin, Lewis. Exrs: Son, Allen Anderson, Joseph Jones, Moses Whitton. Wit: John B. Bennett, Moses Whitton, Joseph Dunkin.
ATWOOD. James Atwood. 1/17/1816: 1/30/1816. Wife, Polley. Son: William. Son-in-law: William Ball. Exrs: Wife and William Atwood. Wit: John Clemmons, William Pollard, Tobias Cook.
BALL. George Ball. 9/28/1807: 3/10/1817. Wife, Sally. Sons: John, Edward, Jesse, E---?. Daughters: Polly, Priscilla, Ruthy. Exrs: Wife and son, John. Wit: Mitchell Cook, John Drake, Samuel Goggans.
BARKSDALE. Nathan Barksdale. 9/8/1812: 11/17/1812. Wife, Mary. Sons: Allen, John, Nathaniel, Colly. Daughters: Nancy, Susannah. Exrs: Colly and Allen Barksdale. Wit: L. Saxon, Charles Allen, Samuel Mason.
BOBO. Absalom Bobo. 7/8/1808: 5/13/1813. Wife, Mary. Daughter: Betsey, wife of William Powell. To: Roddy, Waits, Peradry, Poses,Polly Delph, Fanny, Sarah, Ann, Belenera, Milly and Virginia Powell. Exrs: David Anderson and Lewis Graves.
BRISON, William. 12/7/1807: 12/26/1817. Sons: John, James, Robert. Daughers: Jean and Sea---?. Exrs: William Blakely, Charles Little.
BROWN, William. 7/16/1811: 1/5/1818. Wife, Frances. Sons: John, William, Joseph, Wesley, Thompson, Lary, Gilbert. Daughters: Mary Wood, Frances Brooks, Susannah Nix. Exr: Son, Joseph. Wit: William Gilbert, Thomas Jones, John Meadows.
CARTER. John. 4/3/1813:--- Sons: Joel, Benjamin. Daughters: Margaret Bailey, Ruth Brown, Elizabeth Garner, Mary Nelson. Sons-in-law: Benjamin Garner and Andrew Nelson, exrs. Wit: John Johnston, Howard Pinson, Elizabeth Brown.
COLEMAN. Absalom Coleman. 11/17/1814: 12/10/1814. Wife, Sarah. Sons: John Larkin, Alfred and Alsey. Daughters; Deboreah and Ann. Brother: William Coleman. Exrs: Wife and Parsome Fuller. Wit: James Young, William Bailey, Allen Walker.
COOK. James Cook. 2/28/1815: 8/15/1816. Wife, Ursula. Sons: Clayton, John, Mitchell, William, Daniel, Tobias. Grandson: James, son of Clayton. Granddaughters: Emily, Matilda, Eliza and Mary Teague. Exrs: Wife and sons, Mitchell and Daniel. Wit: Abner and Allen Pitts, William Black.
CRAIG. James Craig. 7/2/1813: 11/2/1813. Wife, Elizabeth. My children. Exrs: Wife, brother, William Craig and Dr. George Ross. Wit: John Briggs, John Craig, Daniel Long.
CREECY. Dr. John Creecy. 1/17/1812:---. Wife, Elizabeth, widow of Zacharian Sims. Children of Elizabeth and Zachariah Sims. To Fanney, wife of Jacob Clemmons; Joel Simms and James Simms. Wife's grandson: Zachariah Simpson, son of Fanney Clements. Exrs: David Anderson, Robert Cunningham.
CUNNINGHAM. John Cunningham. 3/8/1814:----. Wife, Nancy, executrix with William Cunningham and Joseph Dean. Wit: Thomas Cunningham, Hannah Dean.
DAVENPORT. Thomas Davenport. 9/14/1812: 5/23/1816. Present wife: Leatha. First wife, Salley. Son: Burket. Daughter: Lucy Harris. Wit: William Nelson, Nathan Sims, Stephen Wharton.
FOWLER. Josiah Fowler. 2/21/1817:----. Wife, Sarah. Sons: Thomas, Newton and Richard. Exrs: Richard and Thomas Fowler. Wit: Abner Pyles, Isaac Mitchell.
FULLER. Henry Fuller. 9/28/1813: 9/3/1814. Wife, Charlotte. My children. Exrs: Wife and Zachariah Bailey. Wit: James Fuller, John and Sarah Holt.
GAMBLE. James Gamble. 4/20/1799: 10/13/1813. Son, John. Exrs: William Fulton and John Williamson.Wit: Charles Wilson, John O'Neal.
GLENN. James Glenn. 4/17/1815: 6/17/1816. Sons: Francis, James, John. Daughter: Catherine. Exrs: William Cowan, David Glen. Wit: Alexander Wills, Francis Glenn, Elizabeth Glenn.
GRISSELS, John. 5/6/1810:----. Wife, Elizabeth, executrix. Daughters: Judah Gary, Nancy. Other children. Wit: William Craig, William Grizzle, Stephen Gary, John McClure.
HA.MBLETON. Robert Hambleton. 12/25th in 35th years of American Independence: 4/18/1812. Wife, Elizabeth. My children. Grandson: Marshall Hill. Exrs: Robert Hollingsworth, Reubin Hill. Wit: Samuel Goodman, Robert Hollingsworth, John Owens.
HAMMOND. Joseph Hammond, 1/11/1817:----. Sons, Mackley, John, Joseph. Daughters: Nancy and Elizabeth Grizzel. Grandson: Joseph. Son-in-law: Jack Grizzel. Exrs: Jesse Childers, Thomas Goodwin. Wit: William Owings, Jr., Thomas Childers.
HAMMOND. Peter Hammond 1/26/1816: 4/1816. Wife, Ann. Sons: Isom, William, Peter. Daughters: Rody Roberson, Sally Garrett, Nancy McClung, Betsey Barrett. Exrs: Sons, William, Peter and Isom. Wit: Reubin Roberson.
HATHORN. James Hathorn. 4/16/1817: 6/18/1817. Wife, Edney. Daughters: Mary Ann and Nancy Catherine. Exrs: Joseph Neely and L. Mitchell. Wit: Sam. Hopper, James Redden.
HAYLETT. Guzzlet Haylett. 12/1/1815: 5/18/1816. Brothers: Robert and John. Niece, Nancy, daughter of Robert Haylett. Nephews: William, Nathan, and Adam McDannell and David Nelson. Exr: Charles Nickels. Wit: William Reed, James Strain Samue
HENDERSON. Samuel Henderson. 3/5/1817: 4/15/1817 Wife, Susannah. Son: John. Daughters: Nancy, Justinian and Salley. Exr: Wife. Wit: James and Anna Young.
HEWETT. Charles Hewett. 2/22/1816: 3/4/1816. Wife, Susannah. Sons: John, William, Ashley. Daughters: Catherine, Ruth and Susannah Null. Exr: Son, John. Wit: William Dunlap, George Lick, Samuel Barksdale.
HOPKINS. Solomon Hopkins. 7/19/1814: 4/19/1815. Sons: Francis, John, Jeremiah, James. My wife and son, Francis, exrs. Wit: James and William McDonald, John Smith.
HUNTER. Mathew Hunter. 11/13/1813:----. Sister: Ilby Henry, deceased. Bro James Hunter. Mother: Elizabeth Hunter. Nephews: Robert, James and Mathew Henry. Nieces: Elizabeth, Sarah, Nancy, Jane and Ibly Henry. Exrs: Capt. John Hunter, William F. Downs,James Hunter. Wit: R. Briswell, I. Dunlap, John Richardson.
HUNTER. Mathew Hunter. 7/12/1808: 9/8/1815. Wife, Elizabeth. Sons: Mathew, Andrew. Daughters: Margaret, Nancy, Betty Jean, Sarah. Exrs: James McMahon, Charles Nickels. Wit: Alexander Austin, Hugh and Samuel Leamon.
JOHNSON. Thomas Johnson. 3/23/1813: 10/4/1813. Wife, Ann, executrix. My Children. Wit: B. Nabers, James H. Loury, William Burton.
KEVIL. Thomas Kevil. 1/18/1813:4/21/1814. Wife, Agnes. Sister: Mary Glazebrook. Brother: Benjamin. Exrs: John Westmoreland, Jack Teague. Wit: Joseph Compton, John Edwards, Denney Edwards.
KINNON. James Kinnon. 3/28/1815: 2/2/1818. Wife, Elizabeth. Son: Thomas. Daughters: Rachel William, Nancy. To: Cornelius Cook. To: Thomas Williamson. To: John Cunningham. Exrs: Wife and son, Thomas. Wit: Benjamin and Nancy Arnold.
JONES. John Jones. 9/7/1804: 3/7/1811. Wife, Joyce. Niece: Joyce A. Ward, wife of Robert. Nephews: John and Moses Foster. Exrs: Wife, Robert Ward and John Foster. Wit: Thomas Hill and Daniel Shell.
LEAKE. William Leake, Sr. 1/7/1807: 4/1/1816. Sons: Samuel, William. Wife, Providence. Wife and sons, exrs. Wit: James Holley, William Carter, Newman Gary.
LINDLEY. Thomas Lindley. 10/18/1809: 1/6/1810. Wife, Elizabeth. Sons: James, William, Thomas, John, Aquilla, Jonathan, Henry. Daughters: Elizabeth, Hannah, Sarah, Nancy Holt, Mary Abercrombie. Exrs: Wife and James and William Lindley. Wit: Charles Smith, John Abercrombie.
LITTLE. David Little. 10/12/1812: 11/17/1812. Wife, Charity. My Children. Stepdaughter-Mary Farmer. Exr: Charles Little. Wit: Robert Little, Robert Fleming, Jr., C. Little.
MARTIN, Reuben. 7/25/1808: 10/5/1812. Wife, Joanna. Sons: Reuben, Joseph, Benjamin, John, Samuel, Stephen, Henry.Exrs: Sons, Henry and Reuben. Wit: Stephen Garrett, William Craig, Robertson Moore.
McCELLAR. Bridget McCellar. 1816:---. Son, John, executor. Daughter: Jenny Dendy. Wit: John Davis, B. H. Allen.
McDOWELL. James McDowell. 4/27/1808: 11/7/1814. My wife. Son, James, exr. Wit: William Atkins, Polly Atkins.
McWILLIAMS. Alexander McWilliams. 3/30/1813: 4/7/1813. Sons: David, John, Andrew. Daughters: Jane, Mary, Esther. Son-in-law: William Crawford, husband of Esther. Exrs: Samuel Leeman, John Wiseman. Wit: Andrew Hunter, William Crawford.
MILNER. Richard Milner. 6/9/1812: 8/3/1812. Exrs: Joshua Milner and John Milner. Wit: Drury Coker, S. Shackle.
MORRISON. Alexander Morrison. 3/21/1799: 4/4/1816. Cousin, Allen McDougall. Nephew, Alexander Turner. Exrs: Benjamin Byrd, George Ross. Wit: Archibald Smith, William Byrd, John Luke.
NEWPORT. Jane Newport. 10/4/1805: 9/5/1814. Exr: Daughter, Rachel Feagin. Wit: Archibald Young, Daniel Wright.
O'NEAL. Anna Jane O'Neal, widow of John O'Neal. 6/6/1817:----. Son, John Cook, exr. Wit: R. W. Owens, Miller Legon, William Houditch.
OSBORNE. William Osborne. 2/24/1817: 3/21/1817. Wife, Sally. Sons: John, Edward, Jesse, E---?. Daughters: Polly, Priscilla, Ruthy. Exrs: Wife and son, John. Wit: Mitchell Cook, John Drake, Samuel Goggans.
OVERLY. Meshack Overly. 1/14/1801: 8/3/1816. Wife, Mary. Sons: Nimrod, Nicholas, Benjamin. Daughters: Mary Wells, Elizabeth Green, Anne Edwards, Joanah Moss. Exr: Son, Nimrod. Wit: Jonathan Johnson, William Burks, Benj. Overly.
OWENS. Daniel Owens. 3/29/1811: 6/5/1811. Mother: Mary Owens. Brothers: Thomas and Robert. Sisters: Martha Cabaness, Ann, Jennet, Elizabeth. Exr: Thomas Owens. Wit: John Owens, Mary Long.
OWENS. John Owens. 1/2/1817: 5/3/1817. Wife, Elizabeth. Exrs: James Watts, Nathaniel Day. Wit: Robert Campbell, William Ball, Rebecka Childers.
PASLEY. Robert Pasley. 7/6/1817:----. Wife, Elizabeth, exr. Dau: Martha Mitchell. Other children. Wit: William Bailey, Asa Chandler.
PINSON. John Pinson. 6/26/1811: 7/11/1811. Wife, Betsey. Sons: John, Howard, Thomas, Aaron. Sons-in-law: William Strain, Richard Doty, Cornelius Pucket, Thomas Weathers. Exrs: Sons, Howard & Thomas. Wit: Robert Carter, Richard Pucket.
POLLARD. William Pollard. 6/15/1817: 7/6/1817. Wife, Elizabeth. Sons: Marshall, Alfred, William. Daughters: Matilda, Elizabeth. Other children. Exrs: Sons, Marshall, Alfred and WIlliam. Wit: Braxton Watts, James Mitchell, John Roberson.
POWELL. William Powell. 11/19/1816: 12/28/1818. Son, William. Daughters: Nancy Elizabeth, Rody, Polly, Peachey, Fanny, Sally, Eliza Gaines, Avoney, Bellenda, Milly, Virginia. Children by present wife: William and Nancy Elizabeth. Brother: James Powell. Son-in-law: Phillips Waits. Exrs: Brother and son-in-law.
PUGH. John Pugh. 12/2/1814: 2/21/1815. Wife, Mary. Father, Edward Pugh. Sister, Elizabeth Gilbert. Nephew, Jesse Pugh. Exrs Wife and William Gilbert. Wit: Thomas Roberts, James Garrat, John Hizzry.
REED. David Reed. 9/11/1815: 10/29/1815. Wife, Elizabeth. Sons: Jonathan, David. Daughters: Matha Jane Reed and Elizabeth. Executors: Wife and brother, William. Wit: John Williams, John and James Nickels.
ROBINSON. William Robinson. 3/1/1812: 3/21/1812. Wife mentioned. Sons: John, Thomas, Isom, Robert. Exrs: Frederick Burts, William Green, Sr. Wit: John Cook, David Caldwell, Joseph Cook.
SAXON. Charles Saxon. 6/2/1816: 10/7/1816. Son: Lewis, deceased. Daughter-in-law: Salley, widow of Lewis. Daughters: Salley McMuse and Irish. Grandson: Charles Saxon, Jr. Wit: Jonathan Downs, Ezekiel and Rebekah Mathews.
SHEA. Patrick P. Shea. 10/8/1815: 8/2/1817. Wife, Elizabeth, executrix with Robert Criswell. Wit: John Roberson, Martin Shaw, David Madden.
ROBERTS. James Roberts. 1/26/1816: 6/1816. Wife, Sarah. Brother, Edward Roberts. Exr: Jacob Newconger. Wit: James Clarke.
RUNNELS. Joseph Runnels. 1/23/1815: 9/16/1816. Wife, Elizabeth. Sons: Yearly, William. Daughters: Polly, Betsey, Anna, Lunorda?. Exrs: Wife and John Cook. Wit: Reubin and Anthony Golding, Joseph Jones.
SIMMS. Charles Simms. 4/25/1813: 11/1/1813. Sons: George Ross and James Davis Simms. Daughters: Pelina, Judith and Lucy Ann Sims. Wife, Sarah. Exrs: Wife and Bernard Glenn and C. Shelton. Wit: John McCoy, Benjamin Saunders, Daniel Long.
SIMPSON. Alexander Simpson, farmer. 4/13/1811-9/5/1814. Sons: John, James. Daughters: Mary Hutcheson, Margaret Glenn, Agness Dunlap, Jane, Elizabeth and Sarah. Exrs: Son, James Simson, John Simpson, Sr. and Samuel Austin. Wit: John Sheer, John Blake, Ann Haram.
SIMPSON. John Simpson, Merchant. 2/13/1815: 10/2/1815. Wife, Sarah. Sons: William, John, Richard. Daughters: Jane, wife of John Nickels in Georgia; Mary, wife of Capt. Anthony Griffin; Kitty, wife of Major John R. Griffin; Nancy, Wife of Major Thomas Wright. Sister: Agnes Parks. Brothers: Alexander and James. Exrs: Sons, William and John. Wit: Ezekiel North, Rover Gray, John Felts.
SMITH. John Smith. 11/20/1807: 6/15/1816. Wife, Susannah, executrix. Wit: R. M. Owens, Nelson Sanders, John SMith, Jr.
SMITH. Robert Smith. 6/29/1817: 2/16/1818. Son, William, executor. Wit: James and John Smith.
STRAIN. James Strain. 10/9/1812: 1/14/1813. Wife, Jane. Sons: David, James, John, William. Daughter: Susannah. Son-in-law:_____Ferguson. Exrs: Wife and David Strain. Wit: James Nichels, Jonah Johnson, R. Campbell.
SULLIVAN. Hugh Sullivan. 7/1806 1.1816. Wife, Jane, executrix. Daughters: Jane, Amey, Patsy. Wit: Basil Prather, Z. D. Keron.
SWAN. Timothy Swan. 7/21/1816: 10/7/1816. Wife, Sarah. My mother. Daughters: Rebekah, Isabella. Exrs: William F. Downs and Sarah Swan. Wit: David Sloan, John Simmons.
SWINDLE. Michael Swingle. 7/3/1809: 7/8/1815. Sons: John, Daniel, George. Daughters: Susie Saxon, Delila. Exrs: Brother, George Saxon and Aaron Cloar. Wit: Phillip Waits, William Washington, J. Box.
TEMPLETON. David Templeton. 4/19/1817: 6/2/1817. Sons: David, James, John, Robert, William. Grandson: David Hanna. Exrs: Dr. George Ross and William Craig. Wit: James Templeton, Sr., Hezekiah Rice.
TINSLEY. Abraham Tinsley. 1/5/1804: 2/5/1810. Wife, Nancy. Son: William. Daughters: Sarah, Nancy. Brother: James Tinsley. Father-in-law: Henry Johnston. Exrs: Wife and brother and father-in-law. Wit: Frances Stewart, George Dalrymple, Elijah Teague.
TINSLEY. Cornelia Tinsley. 12/3/1817: 12/8/1817. Daughters: Betsy Tribble, Patsey Welks. Grandsons: Cornelius, Elijah and John A. Tribble. son-in-law: jeremiah tribble. wit: samuel vance, john denedy.
WATKINS. Charles Watkins. 7/30/1810:----. Wife, Elizabeth. Executors: Wife and James Abercrombie. Wit: Mary, Nancy and John Crochan.
WATTS. John Watts. 9/14/1812: 10/26/1812. Wife, Peggy. Sons: Richard, John, Beauford, Braxton. Daughters: Matilda Vaughan, Peggy, ELena, Elvira, Louisa, Cornelia, Narcissa. Exrs: Sons, Beauford, Braxton and Richard and Nathaniel Day. Wit: Marshall Pollard, James Vaughan, Solomon Deal.
WHITE. James White, Planter. 7/19/1807: 6/5/1817. Wife, Elizabeth, executrix. To my children. Wit: Rhoda and James Young, William Chiles.
WILLARD. John Willard. 6/29/1816: 11/2/1816. Wife, Patty. Son, Meager. Daughters: Polly, Elizabeth, Sally. Wit: J. L. Burgess, Walter Neely, Elizabeth Davenport.
WILLIAMS. James A. Williams. 1/16/1816: 1/20/1816. Wife, Mary. Sons: Daniel, John, Atwood, James, Franklin, Washington, Elihu. Daughters: Elizabeth Ann Cooper, Sarah Cooper. Exrs: Sons-in-law. Wit: W. Tinsley, William Hudgins, R. H. Owins.
WILSON. Benjamin Wilson. 4/22/1815: 6/3/1815. Wife, Elizabeth. Sons: David, John, James. Daughters: Ann Scott, Elizabeth Gray, Mary Burns, Jane, wife of Abraham Gray, Larey, wife of William B. Boyd, Martha, Margaret. Exrs: Wife, James Wilson and David Smith Wilson. Wit: William Neel, Enos and Pheby Horton.
WOLF. George Wolf. 1/17/1816: 1/30/1816. Wife, Nancy. Son: George. Daughter, Mary. My three other children. Exrs: Wife and Samuel Henderson. Wit: William Dunlap, John Sinclair, William Montgomery.
WOOD. Joseph Wood. 3/13/1817: 11/3/1817. Wife, Elizabeth, executrix. Son, Zadock. Wit: James Cobbs, James H. Hardin, Coleman Carlisle.