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Morgan County Wills Book A 1808-1815

ALLEN. James Allen. 4/2/1812: 1/3/1814. Wife, Lucy. Brother, Nathaniel Allen. Exrs: Lucy Allen, Joel Gaar, David Boring. Wit: James Hughey, James Head.

ATKINS. George Lee Atkins. Sister, Lucy Miles, widow. Brother: Arnold Atkins. Brother, Jeremiah Atkins. Sister, Lovicy Atkins. Niece, Unicy Miles. To my brothers and sisters, Lucy Miles, Ransom Atkins, Unicy Brown, Willis Atkins, balance of estate. Exr: Brother, Willis Atkins. Wit: John McCoy, Willis Richards.

BAILEY. William Bailey. Probated 1-2-1809. Wife, Mary. Daughters: Milley Bailey, Ziley Bailey, Gilley Bailey, Saley Bailey. Bethany Arnold, Ruth Arnold, Alse Lewis, Elizabeth Bingham, Mary Bingham, Temperance Blalock. Sons: Jeremiah, William, Fuller. Exrs: Wife, Mary, sons, William and Fuller Bailey and daughter, Saley Bailey. Son-in-law, James Lewis. Wit: Edwin Lamberth, Isaac Hand.

BANCKSTON. Daniel Banckston. Wife, Rachel, remain in possession of all lands and plantations. Daughter: Edeth Patton. Daughter, Pattey. Sons, Thomas and Abner Banckston and James Malcom, exrs. Wit: James Keelan, Alex. Awtry, Robert Bready.

BRYANT. Patrick Bryant. Probated 8/7/1808. Wife, Elizabeth, negro and notes due to Patrick Bryant. Daughter, Rebekah. Youngest daughter, Nancy. Son: James. Granddaughter: Mary Simmons. Wit: John Moore, Susanna Hughey, Jean Adair.

BUCHANON. Joseph Buchanan. Wife, Mary, lot in Morgan Co., 4th district, Baldwin, No. 150 except 50 acres of lot where Larkin Cleveland has improved. To: Marh Buchanan. Daughter: Ann Hagerty, formerly Ann Buchanan. Daughter: Sary Cleveland, formerly Sary Buchanan. Daughter, Elizabeth McAfee, formerly Buchanan, 1/2 of lot in Morgan Co 4th dist. No. 141 to be split or divided through the center from Lot 150 to Lot 15 the 1/2 of this lot where Larkin Cleveland's house now stands. The other half to daughter, Jane Buchanan. Granddaughter, Mary Cleveland Hagerty. Granddaughter, Caroline Cleveland. Son-in-law: Larkin Cleveland, the other part of Lot No. 150 in 4th district of Baldwin. Exrs: Mary Buchanan, Abel Hagerty, Larkin Cleveland. Wit: Jonanthan Anderson, Abraham McAfee, John Buchanan.

CARLETON. Henry Carleton. 10/7/1814: 11/7/1814. Daughter, Nancy Clark Mitchell, widow of William Mitchell, deceased. Nephew, Henry Carleton Coxe. Nephew, Henry Carleton. Nephew, Thomas Carleton. Grandchildren: Mary Coxe Mitchell and William Henry Mitchell 202 1/2 acres in 5th district of formerly Baldwin now Morgan, Lot no. 62 granted to Walters Dunn Sr. of Columbia Co. Daughter: Nancy C. Mitchell, extrx and James Gillespie, exr. Wit: William Johnston, Edwd Williams, F. S. Cook, William Askew, Isham S. Fannin.

DAVIS. John Davis. 9/27/1813: 1/17/1814. Son, Jonathan, 150 acres on western side of lot I now live on, etc. Son, David, balance of lot I now live on, etc. Daughter: Nancy Warren. Son, George Davis. Daughter, Elizabeth. Son, Drewry. To my two sons, William and Martin Davis all property they have received. Wife, Nancy, sole executrix. Wit: Jesse McIntosh, Daniel Jackson, Hudson Allen.

DAVIS. Thomas Davis. Wife. Son, Warren W. Davis. Son, Jeremiah Davis. Daughter, H. Davis. Son, Thomas Jefferson Davis. A tract of Apalache granted to Zechariah Butlre? to be sold and divided among Jeremiah, Nancy, Thomas and Warren. Exrs: William Brown, Arthur Davis, William McKuen. Codicil..My wife appears to be in a state of pregnancy..I give to the child $600 to be raised out of the sale of tract on Appalache River. Wit: William Brown, Arthur Davis.

FIELDER. James Fielder. 12/25/1813: 3/1/1813. Youngest daughter, Tempy Fielder. Wife, Sally. Children: Isham, Terrell, Betsey, Sally, Moriah and Tempy Fielder. Should any of my children decease without a lawful heir of their body then their part of my estate shall be equally divided among my then surviving children which is as follows to-wit: William L. Fielder, Thomas Fielder, Polly Few, John Fielder, Ob adiah M. B. Fielder, Josiah Fielder, Isham Fielder, Terrell Fielder, Betsy Fielder, Sally Fielder, Jr., Moriah Fielder and Tempy Fielder. Exrs: William L.. Fielder and Obadiah M. B. Fielder. Wit: Jos. Heard, Harrison Jones, William Silman.

HAMILTON. Robert Hamilton. Probated 12/3/1810. Sons James, John, William, Robert, Peter, Moses. Daughters: Frances, Betsy, Polley, Anne. Wit: Robert Shaw, Charles Macelroy.

HANSON. Edmund Hanson. 1/3/1815: 11/1815. Wife, Nancy, all real estate, slaves, etc. My father, Thomas Hanson, a negro. Exrs: Friends, William Jones and William Hanson, Jr. Wit: John B. Whatley, William Hanson.

JONES. John Jones living in Morgan Co. Probated 1-2-1809, dated 18th day of _______ 1808. To Capt. Thomas Davis, Lasors Peare, Isaac Briant, Delie Briant, Ezekel Ranans. Exrs: Thomas Davis, Lazarous Peare.. Wit: Jeremiah Davis, James Cowlom.

JONES. John Jones. 1/21/1812: 5/4/1812. Daughter, Lucy Van. Son, Hastin Jones, 80 acres, being part of Lot 320. To John Jones, my youngest son. Wife, Elizabeth. Exrs: William Brown, Jesse Gunn. Wit: Jesse Kelly, Dennis Maddin, Jesse Gunn.

McMURRAY. William McMurray. 10/11/1815: 11/6/1815. Wife, Eleanor, all my stock and plantation, etc. I leave it in charge of my executors to use their utmost endeavors to get a law passed by the Legislature to set free and emancipate my 4 negroes (Essex and his wife Jamima, Jerry and his wife, \Peggy). Daughter: Elizabeth Evans. Son, John McMurray. Daughter, Mary Anderson Barney. Son, William McMurray. Grandson, Franklin Augustus McMurray. Grandson, John McDonald McMurray. Granddaughter, Augusta Ann McMurray. Granddaughter, Clarisa Evans. Exrs: John McMurray and William McMurray, Jr. Wit: James Daniell, Reuben Winfrey, William Daniel, John Bassett.

MITCHELL. William Mitchell. Wife, Ann Clark Mitchell 1/3 of my whole estate. To daughter, Mary Coxe Mitchell, 1/3 of estate. Son: William Henry Mitchell 1/3rd of my estate. Exrs: Friends, Henry Carleton, Thomas Greenwood and Edward Coxe. Wit: Graves Harris, Simon Reeves, David Patillo.

PATTILLO. David Pattillo. 2/1815: 3/6/1815. Wife, Agathy, slaves, etc. I further give to my wife all claim, right and title of that part of the estate of Jacob Odom, deceased, to which she was by law entitled previous to my intermarriage with Agathy. Remainder estate divided between John Patillo, James Patillo, Elizabeth Hanson (formerly Elizabeth Patillo), William Patillo, Patsey Patillo, Henry Patillo, Tabitha Patillo, Rebecca Patillo, Lurena Patillo, Sally Patillo, David Patillo. Exrs: Sons, John and James and wife, Agathy. Wit: Isaac Lyda, Wm Johnston, Samuel Pattillo, Robert F. Session.

SNELLINGS. Peter Snellings. To my mother, Salley Snellings, widow of Alexander Snellings, late of Chesterfield County, Viginia, deceased. Nephew, Benjamin Laprade. Brother, John Snellings. Brother, George Snellings. Sister, Salley Laprade. I give all balance of proceeds of lands after deducting 1/14th part for sister Salley Laprade to be equally divided among all the rest of my brothers and sisters except my brother Alexander Snellings, John Snellings, George Snellings, William Snellings, Nanny Brooks, Molley, Elam and Elizabeth Snellings. Exrs: Brothers, John and William Snellings. Wit: W. Whatley, Nathan Swanson, John Swanson, Salley Whatley.

STROUD. John Stroud. Probated 4/6/1812/ Wife, Sarah. Son: Ethen Stroud. My second child, Pasifi T. Fielder. To Malory Stroud. Son, Beden Stroud. Exrs: Ethen Stroud and John Fielder. Wit: Levi Benson, John Rice, Thomas Elliot, James Hanes.

WHATLEY. Elizabeth Whatley. 1/15/1810> Son, Ornan Whatley, slaves, etc. Exr: Son, Robert Whatley. Wit: John Garrett, Tempy Garrett.

WOOTON. Jeremiah Wooton. Probated 1/7/1811. Wife, Elizabeth. Children: Jane Wooton, Prissilla Casey, Amey Cole, Elizabeth Whattley, Ann Pears. Exrs: John Cole and Elizabeth Wooton, my wife. Wit: David Ray, Fielding Arnold, Edmund Brantley.