Stewart County Will Book A 1837-1847
Jacob Holland
Date: 20 Oct 1837. Heirs: The two children of Tabitha Whittenten. Exr: Henry W. Jernigan. Wit: H. W. Jernigan, Joseph Reese, Jordan Reese.
James Parker
Date: 4 Jan 1838. Heirs: Wife, Martha Parker. Daughter, Mrs. Polly Smith. Son: Moses Parker. Also minor children mentioned. Exrs: Mrs. Martha Parker, Marmaduke Gresham. Wit: Seymore Catchings, James Griffin, Moses Parker.
Lewis Dupress Sr.
Date: 22 Sept 1837. Heirs: Lewis Dupree, Jr. and Mrs. Ann Lewis. Wits: H. W. Jernigan, Samuel Brooks, J. I. C.
A. W. Williams
Date: May 1838. Heirs: My wife and children. Wits: G. D. Lestor, John Simpson, Isham L. Lukey.
Samuel Williams
Date: 1 Jan 1839. Heirs, my wife and children, viz: Vicey Williams, John Samuel, George McIntosh, Mary Margaret and Frances Anderson. Wits: Thomas Coram, Joseph Williams, A. W. Angelly.
Robert Respess
Date: 4 Sept 1839. Heirs: my wife and children, viz: Harriet H. F. Blake, G. M. Blake, William Harp. Wits: Samuel Clayton, Milner Holliday, Henry T. Blake.
William L. Simpson
Date: 4 Nov 1839. Heirs: Charles H. Simpson and Tom Peter Simpson. Wits: Mathew Wright, J. J. Boynton, Samuel M. McMickle.
Robert Applewhite Heirs: wife, Elizabeth and my 12 children. Wits: Toliver M. Grey, W. C. Grimmer.
Isom Turner
Heirs: Charity Turner, my wife. Daughters: Rebecca Hart, Elizabeth Master, Olive Mayo. Son: Henry. Wits: William West, Allen Griffin, Seymore Catchings.
Davenport Lawson
Date: 12 Aug 1840. Heirs: Daughters: Sabra Durham, Jane Clements. To: James Lawson and THomas Lawson. Exrs: James and Thomas Lawson, William A. Clements. Wits: Asbury Cowls, Langley Granbury, Thomas Granbury, James M. Granbury.
Joseph Reese
Date: 28 Nov 1840. Heirs: Wife, Cathrine. Children: Patrick Augustus, Joseph Reese, Susan, Marietta. Exrs: Cathrine Reese and Jesse M. Bull. Wits: John P. Harvey, James M. Gardner, M. Griswold.
Jefferson Lamar
Date: 4 Jan 1840. Brothers: Mirabeau B. Lamar, Thomas R. Lamar, Lucius M. Lamar. Nieces: Rebecca Ann Lamar, Mrs. Sarah M. Lamar (sister-in-law, wife of Lucius Q. C. Lamar). My children: Susan Wiggins, Lucius Q. C. Lamar, Thomson R. Lamar, Mary Ann Lamar, Jefferson H. Lamar. Sisters: Louisa L. McGehee, Amelia L. Randle, Loretta R. Lamar, Rebecca Evelna Lamar. Exrs: Thomas Lamar, Abner McGehee. Wits: James Clarke, Mathew McCullar, Nathan Clifton. Wits to Codicil: James Clarke, William Hardwick, Bryan Beddingfield.
Nathan Chancey
Date: Feb 1842. Heirs: Sarah Chancey (also extrx) and children. Wits: A. Nicholson, J. H. Caten, A. Dyass.
Adams, Lamick.
Date: 7 Mar 1842. Heir: Elizabeth Adams. Wits: Robert Hatcher, Aquilla Tilson, Jamison F. Etheridge.
Watson, A.
Date: 18 May 1839. To my wife and children. Wits: Mathew Wright, Whitfield Caine, William Spiers.
Peter Cooper
Date: 3 Jan 1843. Heirs, my wife and children. Wits: Samuel Hayden, Abram Caloway, Nelson Clements.
Charles G. Buckingham
Date: 29 Oct 1842. Heirs: Mrs. Sarah Shields and Sidney Buckingham. Wits: Marshall Barrington, John Hammond, Willis G. Gachett.
Benjamin Smith
Date: 19 April 1843. To my wife, Lydia Smith. Sons: Edward Smith, Benjamin Smith, James B. Stephens. Wits: James Clarke, Richard Gary, Edmond Gary.
Date: 9 Feb 1836. Wife, Penelope. Son: Ridley M. Cummings. To: John W. F. Lowrey, Willis B. Lowrey, Sarah G. Venable, the children of Allen Lowrey. Exrs: William L. Tucher, Anderson W. Redding. Wits: James Connelly, John B. LeSeuer, J. T. Jackson.
Henry Canaday
Date: 7 Nov 1843. Children: Emeline F. Prothro, Mary Walker, Anna Woodard, Sarah Darrell. Exrs: James G. Williams, J. G. Autman. Wits: S. L. Altman, W. A. Merett, W. P. Hendley.
Benjamin Doster
Date: 7 Nov 1843. To my wife. Children: Thomas Jr., Catherine, Martha, Benjamin, Robert, Adeline. Exr: Benjamin Cornshaw. Wits: Zach Phillips, Samuel McGarrah, Sophronia W. Langford.
Jonathan F. Bridges
Date: 11 Aug 1843. To my wife, Sallie. Brother, Henry. Sister, Delila Gunnels. To John Gunnels, Laura Gunnels, Henry Gunnels. Exrs: Sallie Bridges, John Lawlis, James Perkins. Wits: George L. Smith, George Banks, James Perkins, Redmond Lodge.
James J. Applewhite
Date: 29 Jan 1840. Sister, Clementine Applewhite. Exr: David Sears. Wits: James Little, Jesse Applewhite.
Green B. Ball
Date: 2 June 1845. Wife, Sophia Ann Ball and my seven children, viz: John Jackson, Cherrie Ann, Jerald Iverson, Andrew Green, Pamelia Antonette, Isaac Turner, Eliza Elizabeth. Extrx: Sophia Ann Ball. Wits: J. M. Mitchell, T. W. Battle, John C. Hamilton.
John Bridges
Date: 12 Jan 1845. Wife, Dicey. Children: Peter Bridges, Susan Whaley, Sarah Bridges. Exr: James Bridges. Wits: Robert Peel, James Parker, William Bridges.
Byron Beddingfield
Date: 20 May 1846. Heirs, wife, Exa M. Three children: Samuel, Josephine, Elizabeth. Exrs: Marmaduke Gresham, Willard Boynton. Wits: Richard Kidd, John Tolbert, Asham Watkins.
John Richardson
Date: 11 Mar 1846. To my wife and children. Exrs: Daniel Richardson, Marmaduke Gresham, Willard Boynton. Wits: Daniel Mathison, Stoddard Rockwell, J. G. Singer.
Ann Gachet
Date: 29 Oct 1845. Children: Cathrine, Mildred, Mrs. H. W. Jernigan, Charlott, Mrs. Erasmus Beall. Exrs: Henry W. Jernigan, Erasmus Beall. Wits: William Ellis, Nathan Clifton, M. Gresham.
Tomlinson Fort
Date: 18 Jul 1846. Wife and children. Exrs: Mary E. Fort, James A. Fort, Robert Hardwick. Wits: Frances A. Crow, Charles W. Hardwick, Roger D. Barr.
Prescott Bush
Date: 6 Jul 1846. Wife, Susan. Exrs: Silas Bush, Mason H. Bush. Wits: Rowland Moore, Aquila Felder, Hyram P. Bush.
John W. Griffin
Date: 14 Oct 1846. Wife, Jane. Exrs: Abel Champion, Joseph H. Hagans. Wits: Joshua Davis, Stephen Boon, Pinkney Coley, Samuel Andrews.
Joel Stokes
Date: 13 Aug 1847. Wife and children. Exrs: Samuel H. Stokes, James Stokes. Wits: Charles W. Hardwick, James A. Fort, George M. Williams, John West.
William Hardie
Date: 16 Sep 1847. Wife, Levisa. Exr: William Hardie and wife, Levisa Hardie. Wits: Elijah Pearce, George W. Cheatham, James Albert.