Georgia: Baldwin County: Last Will and Testament of ANGELINA MEACHAM 19 September 1843 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Alta Mitchem Durden AltaMDurden@aol.com ==================================================================== ANGELINA MEACHAM'S WILL (An Unmarried Daughter of Henry Meacham, Senior, a Revolutionary War Soldier, of Baldwin County, Georgia) GEORGIA, BALDWIN COUNTY. In the name of God, Amen: I, ANGELINA MEACHAM, of the County and State aforesaid and of the United States of America, being in my proper state of mind and of good and disposing memory, do make this my last Will and Testament in the manner following, viz: I give and bequeath to my Brother, Robert B.(Bartlett) Meacham, Two negroes, a woman named Esther and her daughter, a woman named Sarah. I give and bequeath to my Nephew, Dennis W. Dorsey, four hundred dollars to be paid by my Executor of the proceeds of the sale of my Land. I give and bequeath to my Brother, Robert B. Meacham, the balance of the proceeds of the sale of my Land - And I do here nominate and appoint my Brother, Robert B. Meacham, sole Executor to this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th September Eighteen hundred and forty three. (signed) Angalina Meacham (L.S.) Signed, Sealed and delivered in presence of: John P. Butts Sam'l. H. Hughes John B. Dyer ----------------------------------- (Undated entry in probate court records of Baldwin County): The last Will and testament of Angalina Meacham was produced by Robert B. Meacham, the Executor nominated therein, and was duly proven on the oaths of John P. Butts, Sam'l. H. Hughes, and John B. Dyer, witnesses thereto. ---------------- September Term 1844- ........ During the recess the following returns were made, severally examined, found correct, and admitted to record: Robert B. Meacham, Ex'r. of the Est. of Angelina Meacham, dec'd., an Appraisement of said Est.: INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF ANGELINA MEACHAM: No. 1. 303 3/4 Acres Land ............................................. $600.00 " 2. 1 Negro Girl, Sarah .............................................. 500.00 " 3. 1 " Woman, Esther ..................................... 200.00 " 4. 1 Note of hand given by Henry Meacham, (Junior), dated 25th of Jan'y 1842 and pay- able one day after date 20.54 " 5. 1 Note of hand given by Robert Meacham, date 1st of Jan'y. 1843, payable on the 25th of December 1843 25.00 _______ $1,345.54 We do certify upon oaths, that as far as was produced to us by the Executor, the above and foregoing contains a true appraisement of the goods, chattels, and credits of the estate of Angelina Meacham, deceased, to the best of our judgement and understanding. W. D. Scogin Wm. R. Butts B. H. Myrick James A. Jarratt APPRAISERS I do hereby certify that the above appraisers were sworn to perform their duty as appraisers according to law, this the third day of August Eighteen hundred and forty four. John B. Dyer, J. P. --------------- Lastly, an Order, stating in effect, that on the fourth day of March, 1844, the Last Will and Testament of Angelina Meacham, deceased, was proved, and approved, and Robert B. Meacham, nominated Executor of the said deceased, is to make a perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased, and exhibit the same in to the Clerk of the Court of Ordinary's Office (now Probate Court), in the County aforesaid, in order to be recorded, on or before the fourth day of June next ensuing, and to render a just and true account, calculation, and reckoning thereof, when thereunto required. This Order was signed on March 4, 1844 and in the 69th year of American Independence, by Chas. W. Choate, C.C.O. (Clerk, Court of Ordinary, Baldwin County, Georgia). ----------------------- Note by Alta Mitchem Durden: I had asked for Letters of Dismission as to this estate matter, [and to that of Angelina's Father, Henry Meacham, Senior, who died in 1837], and received a notation from a worker in the Office of Judge Todd A. Blackwell, of Baldwin County Probate Court, as follows: "The earliest actual Letters of Dismission we have is in Book "A", pg. 1, and is dated 11/5/1900. There are none prior to that date." Apparently, Letters of Dismission, in practice today, were not required before 1900.