BIBB COUNTY GA Will Book B (1851-1871) File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by whnok13" The Wills were abstracted by the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter in Bibb County and are in the Washington Memorial Library - Macon, GA. For your own personal information in case you wish to do some searching on your own, here are the microfilm roll numbers as they are found at the Archives in Atlanta, Georgia: 89-70 1823-1851 Book A indexed 1851-1871 Book B indexed 1855 1870-1891 Book C indexed 89-71 1891-1900 Book D indexed 1901-1910 Book E indexed 1903 1907 89-72 1910-1916 Book F indexed 89-70 1914 89-72 1916-1923 Book G indexed 89-73 1923-1929 Book H indexed 89-70 1933 ALEXANDER, ELAM 4/11/1862 - 4/6/1863 Wife: not named (deceased) Children: Martha Ann Davenport Others mentioned: Brother: Oswin Alexander (TN); Sister: Sally McKenzie (TX); Nephew: Franklin Morrison (Cartersville, GA); Niece: Amanda N. Moore & daughter Kate Moore; Daniel F. Clarke (Macon, GA) & son Elam Alexander Clarke; Samuel M. Subers & son Alexander Subers; John J. Gresham, John S. Jones; Henry L. Jewett; Witnesses: J.H.R. Washington, R.B. Clayton & J.E. Jones Codicil dated 3/29/1863 - 4/6/1863 mentions Dr. William M. Fitch (Charleston SC); Julia Alexander; Witnesses: D. Hammond, Edmund Fitzgerald & W.P. Goodall ALLEN, DAVID 8/1/1866 - 9/3/1864 Wife: Emeline Children: mentioned, not named Others mentioned: Friend: Elijah Bond; Witnesses: M.A. Davis, Travis Huff, John Mitchell & Nancy Grace BAILEY, JAMES 10/5/1863 - 11/12/1863 Wife: Mary Children: not named Others mentioned: Sister: Mary Bailey (deceased) & child; Witnesses: Edward Powers, John Fern & Rev. William John Hamilton BAILEY, JOHN 2/16/1853 - 8/7/1854 Wife: Polly Children: Henry M. Bailey, James B. Bailey, Robert N. Bailey, Eliza A. E. Bailey, Caroline Johnson (deceased) Others mentioned: Grandchildren: Lavisia Johnson, Mary C. Johnson, John W. Johnson; Other grandchildren mentioned, not named; Robert Collins; Witnesses: William L. Johnson, Wilson C. Hardy & Carleton B. Cole BALLARD, CECIL M. 1/4/1862 - 8/6/1863 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Mother: Susan Jewell; Half-brother: Owen Malone Jewett; Witnesses: Henry J. Menard, Thomas G. Hodgkins & John R. Hill Note* - 1st Lt. Company C, 8th Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Fairfax County, Virginia BLAKE, ELEANOR 12/12/1860 - 1/14/1861 Children: Thomas W. Harris Others mentioned: Daughter-in-law: Martha A. Harris; Brother: Nathan H. Beall; Granddaughter: Martha B. Harris; Edward M. & Verlinda R. Burton & daughter Mary Isabella; Grandchildren: Wilmotte C. Harris, Mary F. Harris, Wade H. Harris, Eleanor Sims & husband Charles C. Sims, Nathan Thomas; Witnesses: D.W. Hammond, Gabriel Harrison & George S. Obear BOND, JOEL 6/13/1853 - 5/2/1859 Wife: Susan Children: Charles B. Bond, Harriett E. Bond, George D. Bond, Leonard K. Bond, Milly Wilson Peyton Others mentioned: Son-in-law: Thomas Peyton; Witnesses: Hatton P. Redding, Moses D. Burrus, Benjamin K. Harrison & David Reid BOND, JOSEPH 10/21/1856 - 3/26/1859 Wife: Henrietta S. Children: Maria L. Bond, Mary Moughon, William S. Moughon Others mentioned: Witnesses: Robert Collins, Charles Campbell & James A. Nesbit BONDS, PENELOPE 3/30/1857 - 2/2/1858 Children: William Honeycut Others mentioned: Grandson: John Honeycut; Witnesses: T.C. Bradley, Alexander Jones & J.M. Davis BOREN, ALFRED L. (of Butts Co.GA) 5/8/1852 - 7/7/1857 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother: Joseph Boren; Sister: Sarah Dillion (deceased); Half brothers & sisters, not named; Rebecca A. Butler (widow); David R. Butler (deceased, of Macon, GA); Friends: John C. Butler, John A. Campbell (Mobile AL); Witnesses: Thomas P. Stubbs, John T. Chapman & Granberry Bridges BOWMAN, JOHN 2/21/1855 - 1/21/1856 Wife: Etartha H. Children: Robert Bowman, John M. Bowman, Catherine A. Smithey, Mary Windsor, Temperance N. Rice, Julie E. Holt, Lucy A. Long Others mentioned: Sons-in-law: Larkin Smithey, Alfred Windsor, William C. Rice (deceased), Robert S. Holt, Jesse L. Long; Grandchildren: Nancy Jane Smithey, Samuel Washington Smithey, John Bozeman Smithey, Elizabeth Catherine Smithey, Mary Temperence Smithey, Stephen Tackin Smithey, Sarah Frances Smithey, William Rice, James Rice, Sarah Rice, Robert Rice; Witnesses: Peter Solomon, Henry C. Lamar & N.C. Munroe Codicil dated 9/17/1855 - 1/21/1836 mentions Lucy A. Long (deceased); Grandson: William Henry Long (parts of will not decipherable) BREWER, EBENEZER 2/17/1864 - 9/5/1864 Wife: Caroline Elizabeth Children: mentioned, not named Others mentioned: Witnesses: T. A. Harris, R.A. Benson & Thomas A. Brewer Note* - Will made just prior to return to the army. BROWN, ELIZA 4/9/1856 - 10/1/1856 Husband: mentioned (deceased) not named Children: Anna Thomas Brown Others mentioned: Brother: Lawrence L. Harden; Witnesses: E.A. Nesbit, Gabriel Harrison & Mary F. Lowe BROWN, TURNER 11/30/1862 - 12/2/1862 Wife: Martha Children: mentioned, not named Others mentioned: John Hartwell Woodward; Witnesses: Stephen Woodward, Josiah Ford & John H. Woodward CAMPBELL, WATSON 7/4/1863 - 4/4/1864 Wife: Telitha C. Children: James E. Campbell, Thomas Campbell, Christopher C. Campbell, Mary A.M. Campbell Others mentioned: Friend: Luther R. Johnson; Witnesses: William J. Shinholster, M.A.M. Campbell, James M. Campbell & J.W. Malone CAREY, MARTHA ANN 5/12/1854 - 5/24/1854 Children: Dillon Carey, Mary Ann Howland Others mentioned: Granddaughter: Martha Ann Bradley; Friends: Nathan C. Munroe, James M. Green; Witnesses: J.F. O'Neill (Atlanta GA), Jackson Barnes (Macon GA) & James M. Green (Macon GA) CASTTEN, JOHN 12/8/1858 - 2/6/1860 Wife: mentioned, not named Children: John B. Castten, William H.P. Castten, Fleming G. Castten, Edwin S. Castten, Bradford G. Castten, Marcellus Castten, Sarah E. Cauthon, Anne E. Cocke, Catherine M. Castten, Caroline V. Castten Others mentioned: Sons-in-law: Thomas Cauthon, Peyton L. Cocke; Brother-in-law: Reuben B. Goodwin; Witnesses: N.C. Munroe, Peter Solomon & L.H. Whittle CHAMPION, ELIZABETH 8/5/1856 - 9/2/1856 Children: Aaron H. Champion, Emily S. Kirkpatrick Others mentioned: Son-in-law: William N. Kirkpatrick (Atlanta GA); Henry A. Herrington; Witnesses: Robert Bowman, Thomas J. Cater & Harriett B. Freeman COLBERT, FREDERICK 8/14/1852 - 11/ /1852 Wife: Temperance Children: William Colbert, Caroline Foster, Sarah P. Griffin Others mentioned: Sons-in-law: General Thomas M. Griffin, Albert C. Foster; Witnesses: Green Foster, James Tapley, H.M. Buckner & Samuel B. Hunter COLLINS, ROBERT 6/9/1859 - 5/6/1861 Wife: Eliza C. Children: Julia R. Lewis, Mary C. Collins Others mentioned: Son-in-law: Benjamin B. Lewis; Robert A. Smith; George W. Hardie; Witnesses: Thad. G. Holt, Elam Alexander & Charles R. Armstrong Codicil dated / / - Witnesses: Alexander M. Speer, D.W. Hammond & James A. Nisbet COLLINS, WILLIAM 10/15/1854 - 11/6/1854 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: 3 women in Connecticut (not decipherable); Stephen Collins & son William W. Collins; Brothers: not named; Robert Collins; Green J. Blake; Witnesses: H.M. Bailey, Wilson C. Hardy & Charles Collins (parts of will not decipherable) DAMOUR, JOHN H. (merchant of Macon GA) 7/15/1853 - 5/17/1862 Wife: Ann Children: not named Others mentioned: Witnesses: Gabriel Harrison, Jackson DeLoach & George Smith DANIEL, CLARISSA 11/17/1858 - 12/ /1858 Children: not named Others mentioned: Sister: Martha Daniel; Niece: Eliza Daniel; Nancy Minor; Witnesses: Sarah Minor, Kate Reynolds & W.T. Messey DEAN, WILLIAM A. 12/24/1854 - 1/18/1855 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Father: James Dean; Sisters: Henrietta Holt, Arabelle A. Jones, Elizabeth S. Dean, Mary Frances Wynn; James Dean Jr.; Witnesses: Thad. G. Holt, Thomas Hardeman & Peter Solomon DEMPSEY, DERMOT (merchant of Chatham Co. GA) 6/7/1845 - 11/ /1858 Wife: not named Children: Thomas Dempsey, Ellenor Doyle Others mentioned: Grandson: Thomas Halligphan; Witnesses: John R. Johnson, Alvin N. Miller & Mulford Marsh (parts of will not decipherable) DILLARD, COLIN 4/18/1850 - 1/16/1853 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Grandaughter: Bridget O'Conner; Mary Edy; Friends: Reddin Cook, E.E. Bram; Witnesses: James V. Grier, John Freeman & Robert Sunderlin DILLARD, OLIVE 12/31/1851 - 3/2/1857 Children: Manning Dillard, Mary Morris, Phoebe Greer, Bryant Dillard, Perry Dillard, Neel Dillard Others mentioned: Daughter-in-law: Susan E. Dillard (wife of Perry); Witnesses: Thomas P. Stubbs, James Williams & H. B. Page (parts of will not decipherable) EANES, JOHN 11/14/1851 - 11/1/1852 Wife: Sarah Children: mentioned, not named Others mentioned: Friends: Thomas J. Shinholser, Edwin Ives; Witnesses: J.M. Boardman, S.B. Day & Washington Poe ERNEST, ASA E. 5/10/1859 - 5/5/1862 Wife: Juliann Children: William C. Ernest, Asa M. Ernest, George W. Ernest, Martha Sherwood, Mary E. Ernest, Amelia Ernest Others mentioned: Witnesses: Peter Solomon, James A. Wright, L.N. Whittle & N.W. Hodgskin FARRELL, JOHN H. 1/31/1864 - 4/4/1864 Wife: Teresa Kate Children: Joseph Farrell, Thomas F. Farrell Others mentioned: Philip Fitzgerald, George Johnson & Dominick R. Dunn Note* - will mentions he is a native of County of Langford, Parish of Granite, Ireland FRANKLIN, MARCUS A. / / - 4/23/1858 Wife: Mary L. Children: Cleveland Franklin, Helen M. Franklin Others mentioned: Mother: not named; Brothers: Benjamin Franklin, Leonidas Franklin; Witnesses: Benjamin C. Franklin, L.N. Whittle, George Payne, Robert Collins & Eliza Smith FREEMAN, ROBERT 10/5/1855 - 3/ /1856 Wife: Harriett B. Children: mentioned, not named minors Others mentioned: Friend: Anderson Comer; Brother: James C. Freeman; Witnesses: Gabriel Harrison, B. Jordan & Barnard Hill GAMBLE, WILLIAM 6/30/1854 - 4/2/1859 Wife: Mary Ann Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother-in-law: Matthew E. Rylander; Witnesses: Thomas P. Stubbs, Samuel B. Hunter & James W. Gates GILBERT, EDMUND 5/31/1856 - 1/12/1857 Wife: not named Children: Josephus Gilbert, Edmund A. Gilbert, John G. Gilbert, Julius C. Gilbert, Rebecca Staley, A.G. Catherine Sneed, Sarah Frances Mims, Sophia W. Biddle Others mentioned: Nieces: Mary Walker, Martha Simpson, Carmillar Williams (daughters of Sophia); Witnesses: William Wynn, Joel R. Simonton & John L. Gilbert GORMAN, THOMAS B. 10/25/1854 - 8/ /1855 Wife: Martha Ann Children: Thomas Gorman, Sarah Gorman, Aurelia Gorman, Frances Gorman Ross, Virginia Gorman, Martha Gorman, Laura Gorman, Ella Gorman Others mentioned: Daughters by 1st wife: Ann Sims, Mary Buckner; Son-in-law: A.G. Bostick; Daniel B. Searcy (Monroe Co.GA); A.O. Bostick (Bibb Co.GA); Witnesses: Jonathan Collins, William Ellis & J.B. Gorman GRAY, MARY L. 8/20/1858 - 4/ /1861 Husband: mentioned grave Rose Hill Cemetery Children: not named Others mentioned: Nieces: Sarah N. Armstrong, Margaret Pratt, Louisa Seymour, Jane Pratt, Louisa Dilworth, Eliza Pratt, Mary Pratt, Euphemia Holzendorf; Sister: Elizabeth Pratt; Nephews: George Holzendorf & sons John Holzendorf & William Holzendorf; Nephew: Alexander Holzedorf (Camden Co.GA); Pastor: Robert L. Breck; Children of Pastor: Pauline Breck, Willliam Breck, Jinnie Breck, Sallie Breck, Martha Breck; Dr. Robert Collins; Witnesses: Edwin Saulsbury, A. Brydie, Robert L. Breck Codicil dated 10/6/1858 mentions Archibald Brydie & wife Jane J. Brydie; Witnesses: Edwin Saulsbury, John Parry & John C. Curd GRAYBILL, MIDAS L. 2/23/1852 - 5/3/1852 Wife: Mary Children: mentioned, not named Others mentioned: Witnesses: Warren Freeman, Joseph E. Wells, Robert Carter & Elenezer C. Grannis GRIFFIN, JAMES W. 4/19/1861 - 7/1/1861 Wife: Mary Adelia Children: not named Others mentioned: Friend: John Faulk (Twiggs Co.GA); Witnesses: W.F. Anderson, J. DeLoach & Stephen Collins GRIFFIN, LARKIN 3/25/1852 - 6/5/1854 Wife: not named Children: James W. Griffin, Geraldine A.E. Griffin Others mentioned: Friends: Peter Solomon, Nathan C. Monroe; Witnesses: William S. Holt, P.E. Bowdre, Thomas J. Cater Codicil dated 5/13/1854 - 6/5/1854 mentions daughter Geraldine & son James W. Griffin; Witnesses: Thomas R. Lamar, William Bone & Curtis B. Nottingham GROCE, MARGARET 5/29/1857 - 7/6/1857 Husband: Lewis J. Groce Children: not named Others mentioned: William F. Wilborn; Witnesses: Stephen Collins, F.E. Sanders & Washington Poe HAZLEHURST, ROBERT Glynn Co GA 6/2/1860 - Bibb Co GA 6/6/1864 Wife: 1st wife not named; F.L. Hazlehurst Children: by 1st marriage: Leighton W. Hazelhurst, Robert Hazlehurst, George H. Hazelhurst, Sarah S. Houston, Elizabeth M. Plant, Harriett O. Abbitt; by 2nd marriage: minors Frederick Winthrop Hazelhurst, Pinckney Alston Hazlehurst, Ellen Douglas Hazelhurst; John B. Habersham & wife Frances E.; A.R. Wright & wife Caroline C.; Witnesses: Tim C. Downie, Charles S. Schlatter & R. Hazlehurst Jr. (parts of will not decipherable) HUGHES, FRANCES M. 4/10/1852 - 3/ /1860 Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother: Thomas Bagby; Niece: Frances E.V. Tankersley; Mrs. Sowell & 2 daughters Louisa Sowell & Mary Frances Sowell; Friend: James Dean; Witnesses: John Rutherford, Curtis B. Nottingham & Robert Carver HUGUENIN, EDWARD D. 4/7/1859 - 4/6/1863 Wife: Julia E. Children: Edward D. Huguenin, Martha F. Huguenin, Rosa E. Deloney, Eliza V. Huguenin Others mentioned: Son-in-law: William Deloney; Friends: John J. Gresham (Bibb Co GA) William A. Ross, Preston E. Bowder, L. N. Whittle, J.C. Plant, Charlton F. Smith (Baker Co GA); Witnesses: Leroy Napier, N.C. Munroe, Peter Solomon, L. N. Whittle 1st Codicil dated 7/6/1860 - 4/6/1863 mentions daughters Martha F. & Eliza V. 2nd Codicil dated 12/23/1861- 4/6/1863 mentions birth of another daughter, Julia E. 3rd Codicil dated 11/3/1862 - 4/6/1863 mentions birth of another daughter, Rosa E.; Dr. George Fort of Baldwin Co. GA 4th Codicil dated 1/14/1863 - 4/6/1863 mentions Confederate notes for orphans home in Macon & trustees (parts of will not decipherable) HUGUENIN, JULIA E. 10/30/1863 - 3/7/1864 Children: Rosa E. Deloney Others mentioned: Mother: Martha L. Fort; Brother: Dr. George Fort; Mathew F. Huguenin & children Eliza V. Huguenin, Edward Huguenin, John E. Huguenin, Dora Huguenin; Witnesses: John J. Gresham, M.F. Morgan & Kate H. Fort Codicil dated 11/26/1863 - 3/7/1864 mentions daughter Rosa E. Deloney; Witnesses: John J. Gresham, Mary W. Towns & Mary B. Gresham HUNTER, GEORGE R. Crawford Co GA 2/12/1856 - Bibb Co GA 3/9/1864 Wife: Mary Children: David T. Hunter, Archibald R. Hunter, Peyton Holt Hunter, Elizabeth W. Hunter, Grace Fenton Hunter Others mentioned: Charles H. Walker; Nathan Fowler; Witnesses: John W. Ellis, Elijah M. Amos, Thomas Andrews & Joseph R. Ansley 1st Codicil dated 5/30/1857 Crawford County, GA - 3/9/1864 Bibb County, GA mentions Brother-in-law Dr. C.M. Hitchcock of San Francisco, California 2nd Codicil dated 1/16/1861 Crawford County, GA - 3/9/1864 Bibb County, GA mentions son D.T. Hunter (parts of will not decipherable) IRWIN, JANE 12/11/1854 - 5/5/1856 Children: not named Others mentioned: Parents: not named, buried Union Hill Cemetery Washington County, GA; Nieces: Isabella Irwin Whitaker & Elizabeth M. Whitaker (Atlanta GA); Grandniece: Mrs. Harriett A. Rush ( TX); Friends: Mrs. Louisa Lamar (Macon GA), L.Q.C. Lamar (Macon GA), Rev. D. Selena (Columbia SC), Rev. D. Hoyt (Athens GA) & daughter Margaret J. Hoyt, Mr. & Mrs. Jackson Barnes (Macon GA), Jesse Mullins, Mrs. Anna Bailey (Jefferson Co GA), John Darly, Rev. Dr. Simon Whitaker (deceased Atlanta GA), Rev. Dr. Talmadge (Medway GA); Witnesses: E.A. Nesbit, W.A. Ross & P. Tracy JOHNS, ISAAC D. N. 8/12/1856 - 10/6/1857 Wife: Mary Elizabeth Children: Viola Johns, Irene Johns Others mentioned: Witnesses: C.J. Roosevelt, Ernest Grimme & Alex M. Speer JOHNSON, HENRY 12/22/1860 - 10/7/1861 Wife: Anna Children: mentioned, not named Others mentioned: Witnesses: James H.P. Laney, Charles Strozier & Sterling Tucker JOHNSON, WILLIAM J. 4/7/1860 - 4/19/1860 Wife: Mariah M. Children: not named Others mentioned: Friend: Samuel McArthur; Witnesses: J.H.D. Worsham, Joseph Marshall, John T. Barfield & Willis Wood JORDAN, ABSALOM 7/24/1859 - 10/5/1859 Wife: Julia Children: Wiley Jordan, James Jordan Others mentioned: Witnesses: David Lemuel Miller, Solomon R. Johnson, D.W. Braswell & William J. Langston KEARNEY, ARTHUR 5/10/1854 - 10/4/1858 Wife: Polly Children: John A. Conway Kearney, Jones M. Kearney, Elizabeth F. Kearney, Margaret Ann Kearney, Mary L.A. Kearney Others mentioned: Witnesses: Travis Buff, John Mitchell & Richard Barfield KELLY, FRANCIS 7/10/1858 - 8/2/1858 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Parents, not named living in South Ireland; Sisters: Eliza Kelly, Margaret Kelly (Macon GA), Jane Kelly (England), Mary Kelly (New York), Anne Kelly (Ireland); Brother-in-law: William McGee; George T. Rodgers (Macon GA); Witnesses: James Hopson, Michael Connel & Thomas C. Dempsey KELLY, JOHN 12/1/1856 - 1/14/1857 Wife: not named Children: Patrick Henry Kelly Others mentioned: Sister: Mary Killen (deceased); Niece: Margaret Killen; Nephews: Thomas Killen, Owen Killen; Brother: Patrick McKevitt (Franklin Co. PA); Thomas C. Dempsey; George T. Rogers (Macon GA); Witnesses: Edmond Henessey, J.P. Smith & Patrick Kerwin KENEDY, NANCY 1/30/1863 - 4/20/1863 Children: Elizabeth G. Burkett, Jane Bradley, Mary Ann Stallings Others mentioned: Grandson: William Felix Huckaby; Arthur D. Harman; Robert Burkett; Witnesses: Thomas J. Bartlett, J.D. Brit & C.A. Tharp Note* - burial Shiloh Church in Bibb County, GA KING, RUFUS EVANS 11/22/1851 - 12/22/1851 Wife: Walnor Children: Benjamin Rufus Evans, Robert Fort Evans, John W. Evans Mary Adeline Evans, Flora Catherine Evans Others mentioned: Friends: Robert B. Washington, Matthew E. Rylander; Witnesses: John J. Gresham, William A. Ross & Benjamin F. Ross KILPATRICK, WILLIAM 8/1/1855 - 1/12/1857 Wife: not named Children: George Washington Kilpatrick, Thomas S. Kilpatrick, William G. Kilpatrick, Francis S. Davis Kilpatrick, Nancy Ann Townsend, Cornelia Kilpatrick Others mentioned: Daughter-in-law: Ann Hightower Kilpatrick (wife of Francis); Nephew: George L. Kilpatrick; Witnesses: Thomas P. Stubbs, A.H. Wyche & D.R. Rodgers Note* - burial at cemetery called Rice Place in Bibb County, GA KUNZE, MICHAEL 9/21/1854 - 6/ /1855 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Sister: Dorothy Weber (deceased in Strasburg, France); Children of sister: Louis Albert Weber, Augustine Wilhelmine Weber, Margaret Dorothy Roth, Annie Antoine Dunbar; Brother-in-law: Christian August Weber; Nephew: Thomas Alexander Kunze; Niece: Ann Elizabeth Idalson; Jacob Roth; Relative: Read Charles Kunze (France); Friends: Increase C. Plant, William S. Johnson; Witnesses: Henry L. Jewett, Washington Poe & Robert Culver LAMAR, JOHN 6/6/1859 - 8/1/1859 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Father: Henry G. Lamar; Brothers: Henry G. Lamar (deceased), Clementine F. Lamar; Sisters: Mary G. Lamar, Matilda Julia Lamar, Ida Lochram Lamar; Witnesses: Lucius M. Lamar, H.J. Lamar & W.M. Dunston LAMAR, JOHN B. 5/14/1857 - 12/1/1862 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother: Andrew J. Lamar (deceased, of Walton Co.GA); Sister: Mary Ann Cobb; Brother-in-law: Hon. Howell Cobb; Nephews: John Addison Cobb, Lamar Cobb, Howell Cobb Jr., Andrew Jackson Cobb, Andrew Jackson Lamar; Nieces: Mary Ann Cobb, Sarah Mildred Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar; James Jackson; Witnesses: E. Kirkland, F. Bates, J.C. Plant & Edward P. Carter LESLIE, ANN 2/18/1842 - 5/2/1861 Children: David F. Leslie, William Leslie, Moses Leslie, Mary Ann B. Mosley Others mentioned: James Harden; Witnesses: C.B. Strong, Martha D. Bailey & Elizabeth J. Strong LOCKETT, WILLIAM 4/9/1859 - 8/ /1859 Wife: mentioned, not named Children: Robert James Lockett, daughter (not named) Others mentioned: Brother: Benjamin Lockett; James W. Tinsley; Witnesses: L.N. Whittle, A.E. Thompson & S. Babes LUNSFORD, PRISCILLA 7/5/1858 - 1/6/1859 Husband: mentioned, not named Children: not named Others mentioned: George Lunsford & children; Friend: John Perry; Thomas P. Stubbs; Witnesses: W.T. Hughes, A.S. Calhoun & John M. Stubbs MALDEN, CALEB Sr. 1/24/1855 - 12/3/1855 Wife: not named Children: Caleb Malden Jr., Mary Kibbe, Julia Emest, Elizabeth Hill Others mentioned: Sons-in-law: William Kibbe, Asa E. Emest, Slaughter Hill; Grandson: John F. Kibbe; Witnesses: Thomas P. Stubbs, Henry S. ......, Julius Fetus (parts of will not decipherable) MALONE, CHERRY Washington Co GA 11/13/1851 - Bibb Co GA 4/5/1852 Children: Charles J. Malone, Mary A.S. Jewett, Adrian R. Jones, Marie Louisa Solomon Others mentioned: Son-in-law: Peter Solomon; Daughter-in-law: Jane A. Malone; Grandson: Charles E. Malone; Children of Charles & Jane, not named; Witnesses: Andrew McConky & W.B. Harman MATHEWS, MARTHA 5/20/1856 - 2/2/1857 Husband: Timothy Mathews (deceased) Children: Mary Ross Others mentioned: John B. Ross & wife Martha Ross & child Mary Ross; Tapley L. Holt & child; Timothy M. Furlow & wife Margaret E. Furlow & child; William C. Redding Jr.; Witnesses: James Myrick, Nancy Myrick, Joseph S. Laney & Leonidas Holt 1st Codicil dated 5/20/1856 - 2/2/1857 2nd Codicil dated 6/18/1856 - 2/2/1857 MAY, BENJAMIN 11/9/1848 - 2/2/1852 Wife: Anna Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother: Kinchen May; Slaves: Harriet, Henry, Mary Mack; Green W. Davis; Witnesses: Needham Mims, William Wynne & Josephus Gilbert McCALL, ELEAZER 6/26/1852 - 3/7/1853 Wife: Sarah Children: Elizabeth Philena Davis Others mentioned: Son-in-law: Benjamin Davis; Samuel F. Smith; Carleton B. Cole McEVOY, ROBERT P. Wife: Margaret Jane Children: Robert Porter McEvoy, Edward Cook McEvoy, Margaret Julia McEvoy Others mentioned: Mother: Rachael Daniel; Cousin: John P. Porter (Meriwether Co GA); Elihu Corley & wife Charity Ann Corley (Marion Co GA); E. C. Granniss; T.A. Harris; William P. Goode; Witnesses: N.H. Deal, S. Bates & John W. Wirke McGUIRE, MARTHA M. 2/12/1864 - 7/4/1864 Children: William J. McGuire (deceased), Eliza R. McGuire, Georgia A.E. Russell, Mary A. Barry, Margaret A. Peacock, Antionette A. Thomas Others mentioned: Sons-in-law: Thomas J. Mahaffy, Samuel B. Peacock, William J. Thomas; Grandchildren: Clotilda Hancock, James A. McGuire, Missouri McGuire; William M. Hancock; Witnesses: E.C. Grannis, John J. Wright & U.L. Williams MUNROE, NATHAN of New York 3/16/1855 - 6/4/1855 Wife: Sarah Children: Nathan C. Munroe (of GA) Others mentioned: Friends: Peter M. Dox & John N. Dox (Western NY); Witnesses: Peter Solomon, T.A. Napier & Lloyd C. Bowers NEWSOM, HENRY 5/17/1859 - 10/1/1860 Wife: Elizabeth Children: Madison G. Newsom, William B. Newsom (deceased) Others mentioned: Granddaughter: Elizabeth Ellen Newsom (dau of William); Robert B. Barfield; Witnesses: James M. Parker, J.C. Bradley & Thomas P. Stubbs NORMAN, SARAH 1/24/1855 - 1/ /1856 Children: William Sheppard Norman, Selina S. Pace Others mentioned: Grandchildren: Oliver P.P. Poe, Norman W. Poe, Mortimer R. Wallis, Mary S. Colzey, Louisa C. Capells; Washington Poe; Witnesses: E.C. Grier, Frances M. Grier & Washington Poe Codicil dated 12/3/1855 - 1/ /1856 PARKER, BURWELL 3/4/1862 - 3/28/1862 Wife: Nancy Children: mentioned, not named Others mentioned: Friend: John Washington; Witnesses: A. Bedingfield, C.W. Pope & R.B. Washington PATTERSON, JOHN T. 4/21/1855 - 3/3/1856 Wife: Mary Children: William Patterson, Thomas Patterson, Taylor Patterson, Stephen Patterson, Sarah Ann Tapley Patterson, Francis Patterson, Mary Elizabeth Jane Alexander, Jefferson T. Patterson (adopted) Others mentioned: Witnesses: James Knight, Ann Merle Riddle & John H. Brantley POWERS, ABNER P. 5/3/1858 - 11/ /1859 Wife: Frances Lumpkin Powers Children: Nathan Beal Powers Others mentioned: Witnesses: Benjamin H. Rutherford, William P. Anderson & Joseph McAlpin POWERS, JULIA A. 9/16/1858 - 10/4/1858 Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother: Edna H. Powers; Sister: Sarah M. Whittle; Brother-in-law: L.N. Whittle; Nephew: Gerald Griffin; Daniel Griffin (father of Gerald); Nurse: Lydia; Witnesses: D.B. Search, Edmond Fitzgerald & Alex. M. Speir PYE, ANDREW 11/17/1858 - 9/25/1860 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Half brother: Kensalum D. Thornton; Half sisters: not named; Richard & Minerva Dorsett; Thomas P. Stubbs; Brother: Perry Pye (deceased); Stephen Collins; William S. Holt; Allan A. Beall; Witnesses: James M. Gates & John R. Hill RAINES, CADWELL W. 4/16/1833 - 2/4/1856 Wife: Parthenia Children: not named Others mentioned: Father-in-law: Phillip Th...ood; Brother: John Raines (deceased); Thomas Raines; Children of deceased brother John; Charles E. Moore; Witnesses: A.J. White, J.E. Jones & P.E. Bowdre (parts of will not decipherable) RAMSEY, MARY 10/17/1854 - 10/23/1854 Children: Sarah G. Horne, Mary Ann Alexander, Selina H. Martin, Eliza G. Drawhorn Others mentioned: Sons-in-law: Ephraim A. Alexander, James G. Martin, William M. Drawhorn; Child of Mary Ann, not named; Friend: Samuel F. Gove; Witnesses: W.T. Lightfoot, O.F. Adams & W.C. Bandy REA, JAMES 9/18/1860 - 9/2/1861 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Sister: Elizabeth Rea (Saratoga Springs NY); Brothers: Robert Rea (deceased, NY), Hamilton Rea (deceased, Liverpool England); Niece: Ann Helen Rea (daughter of Robert); Nephews: Henry K. Rea, James R. Rea (children of Hamilton); Witnesses: not named Codicil dated 7/18/1861 Witnesses: James Mercer Green, George N. Logan & James Meran REYNOLDS, OLMSTEAD 5/14/1855 - 9/ /1855 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Brothers: Daniel Reynolds (Springfield, Mass), Henry W. Reynolds (New Orleans, LA); Aunt: Mary Reynolds (E. Hartford, Conn.); James Reynolds; Sister: Charlotte Vender & husband David; Friend: Richard R. Cuyler & grandchild Richard Cuyler Churchill; William W. Wadley (Savannah, GA) & child Loving Wadley; Jonathan Olmstead (deceased); Witnesses: John F. Bolfeullet, W.S. Brantley, C. Hanse & George C. Reynolds (parts of will not decipherable) Burial: Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah GA ROACH, PATRICK 1/4/1864 - 7/4/1864 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Sister: Bridget Niland (Savannah GA); Witnesses: Lan Cherry, John McLean & Dennis Drue Burial: Cathedral Cemetery, Savannah GA ROSS, WILLIAM A. 6/1/1860 - 8/5/1861 Wife: Mary Ann Children: William R. Ross, Edgar A. Ross, Luther Ross, Ellen Ross, Julia H. Ross, Lila M. Ross, Valerie Ross Others mentioned: Henry L. Jewett; William C. Redding; Witnesses: James M. Jones, Francis Lake & Benjamin H. Wrigley Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery SHAD, ELIAS 7/27/1860 - 7/1/1861 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Aunts: Mrs. Barstow (Mass), Burt (Kinderhood NY); A.G. Butts (Macon GA) & child; Solomon S. Shad; John D.M. Shad; Mary Ann Butts (Springfield, Mass); Mrs. Albert G. Butts; Mary L. Butts; Laura E. Butts (Macon GA); David B. Chapin & Charles W. Chapin (Springfield Mass); Friend: Albert G. Butts; Witnesses: J. E. Wells, A.A. Menard & R.S. Lanier (parts of will not decipherable) SIMMONS, MARY A.E. nuncupative Wilkinson Co GA 1/19/1864 - 5/ /1864 Children: not named Others mentioned: Witnesses to testimony: Mary A.E. Spears, Nancy A. Pittman & Sarah Wood; Jesse B. Carroll; F.B. Brown & wife Eliza; A.H. Brown; Janet Penny; Isaac Brown; Simpson's heirs; Zilha Johnston Martin & heirs; Elizabeth Wimberly (AL); James Brown (TX); Sarah Brown (MS) Death occurred on 1/3/1864 home of Jesse B. Carroll SIMS, SUSAN 10/1/1851 - 2/2/1852 Children: Charles Sims, 2 daughters not named Others mentioned: Mrs. Eliza S. Kirtland; Servant: Eliza; Witnesses: J.B. Stow, W.H. Bray & Washington Poe SMITH, JAMES 5/1/1845 - 6/10/1852 Wife: Eliza Children: James S. Smith, Robert A. Smith, Elliott Smith, daughters not named Others mentioned: Jesse P. Cleveland (Greenville SC) & children; 6 granddaughters not named; Witnesses: Abner P. Powers, Joseph E. Wells, William E. Whitlock & Whit. D. Carhart STEVENS, ELIJAH 3/15/1858 - 10/2/1860 Wife: Faitha Children: Miles Stevens (TX), Hilliard J. Stevens (Macon GA), Ellen Harris (Crawford Co. GA) Others mentioned: Allen R. Stevens; Simeon S. Stevens; Children of Allen & Simeon Stevens; Mrs. Oslin; Witnesses: Thomas P. Stubbs, John M. Stubbs & Ellison Edwards Codicil dated 8/16/1860 Witnesses: James Tinsley, Joel T. Cherry & Johnson Wise STEVENS, SIMEON L. .......... - 3/6/1854 Wife: Catherina A. Children: Myles G. Stevens Others mentioned: Daughter-in-law: Letitia Stevens; Child of Myles & Letitia not named; Friend: Peter Stubbs; Pulaski S. Holt; Witnesses: Thad. G. Holt, Henry H. North & Elijah Stevens STOKESBURY, LOUISA 1/7/1857 - 6/8/1859 Husband: John (deceased) Children: Arthur Stokesbury, John Stokesbury, James Stokesbury, Peter Stokesbury, Henry Stokesbury, George Stokesbury, Lewis Stokesbury Others mentioned: Witnesses: Benjamin Bryan, M.L. Bryan & Henrietta B. Foreman STOTESBURY, ARCHER 1/21/1861 - 6/3/1861 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother: Lewis B. Stotesbury; Nephew: Arthur Whipple Stotesbury (son of Lewis); W.A. Cherry; Witnesses: Job N. Cherry, Hiram D. Hill & J.C.C. Burnett STUBBS, ELIZA L. 2/9/1863 - 4/6/1863 Children: not named Others mentioned: Father: Thomas P. Stubbs (deceased); Mother: Rebecca B. Stubbs; Uncle: James A. Stubbs; Witnesses: John T. B...uller, Jonathan Collins, Elihu C. Sherwood & Thomas C. Nisbet (parts of will not decipherable) STUBBS, PETER 4/11/1854 - 5/1/1854 Wife: Ann Children: mentioned, not named Others mentioned: Brothers: Francis Stubbs (Bibb Co GA), B.P. Stubbs (Baldwin Co.GA); Witnesses: John Bailey, Thomas P. Stubbs & R.A. Cain SULLIVAN, JOHN 5/15/1856 - 5/ /1856 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother: Timothy Sullivan (deceased); Sister: Margaret Cook; Niece: Judy Sullivan; Nephews: Michael Sullivan, Timothy Sullivan; Wife of brother Timothy, not named; Friends: Joseph Kennelly, Denis Shelhan; Witnesses: Thomas P. Stubbs, James Curten & Patrick Welsh SUMMERLIN, ELISON 4/15/1852 - 5/ /1852 Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother: James Summerlin (deceased); Orphans of brother James: Tabitha Ann Summerlin, Elizabeth Summerlin, Mary E. Crowell Summerlin, James Elison Summerlin, Sarah Caroline Summerlin, Martha Ann Frances Summerlin; Nephews: Asa Summerlin, Elison Edwards; Lucy Kimber; Witnesses: Josiah J. Amason, Charles T. Hill & George Gregg Miller * Blind when made last will & testament THARP, ELIZABETH 5/10/1857 - 8/3/1857 Children: John V.A. Tharp, Obedience A. Davis Others mentioned: Son-in-law: James M. Davis; Witnesses: Elijah Eubanks, George W. Holloman & John Holloman THOMAS, MERRELL 7/16/1863 - 5/2/1864 Wife: not named Children: Washington Thomas, Jett Thomas, Telitha Reynolds, Delana Hall, Alla Reynolds Others mentioned: Witnesses: Cicero A. Tharp, Robert Burkett & Thomas J. Bartlett Burial: Medway Church in Bibb County, GA THOMAS, MICAJAH Jones Co GA 11/11/1843 - Bibb Co GA 1/11/1855 Wife: Temperance Children: James R. Thomas, Francis A. Thomas, Adeline Rebecca Thomas, Susan S. Thomas, Francina Rebecca Thomas, Eliza Ann Thomas Others mentioned: Sarah Jane Pendleton; Witnesses: Sylvanus Walker, Robert V. Walker & Seaborn Lawrence THOMAS, STEPHEN L. 10/11/1861 - 7/7/1862 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Father: Wrigdon Thomas; Mother: Catherine Thomas; Sisters: Elizabeth M. Thomas, Sarah B. Thomas; Witnesses: W.T. Massey, A.A. Menard & N.P. Parker THOMAS, WILLIAM B. 3/31/1854 - 5/8/1854 Wife: Caroline B. Children: Moore B. Thomas, William B. Thomas, Charles S. Thomas, Mary C. Thomas Others mentioned: Robert S. Lanier; Witnesses: William B. Bennett, G.L. Denman, William T. Fitch & Julia A. Lewes TOWNS, GEORGE W. 4/26/1853 - 10/14/1854 Wife: Mary W. Children: George W. Towns, John Towns Others mentioned: James B. Jones; Alexander Jones; Levi B. Smith; Witnesses: P.S. Holt, T.R. Sloan & E.A. Wilcox USHER, SARAH A. 8/3/1850 - 5/3/1852 Children: Charles Cleveland Usher, Robert Oliver Usher Others mentioned: Sister: Dorothea Nicholas Rawson; Witnesses: Andrew Pye, Robert Findlay, Elijah L. Shelton & David Reid WAKEMAN, JAMES 6/20/1861 - 8/5/1861 Wife: Jerusha Children: not named Others mentioned: Grandchildren (14) not named; Witnesses: Washington Poe, J.E. Sharpe & Ebenezer C. Grier WEED, EDWIN B. 12/13/1853 - 3/6/1854 Wife: Sarah Children: Henry Muir Weed, Joseph Edwin Weed, Mary Elizabeth Weed, Sarah Ann Weed, Caroline Amelia Weed Others mentioned: Brother: Henry D. Weed; Witnesses: E.A. Nisbet, Robert L. Breck & James A. Nisbet WEED, HENRY M. 5/8/1856 - 5/ /1856 Wife: not named Children: not named Others mentioned: Brother: Joseph E. Weed; Stepmother: Sarah A. Weed; Uncle: Henry D. Weed (Savannah GA); Sisters: Louisa M. Weed, Caroline A. Weed; Witnesses: E.A. Nesbit, James A. Nesbit & Nathan Weed WHITE, JAMES T. 1/14/1851 - 11/6/1854 Wife: Clarissa O. Children: John White (DeKalb Co), William White, others not named Others mentioned: Friend: Methvin L. Thompson; Grandchildren not named; Witnesses: John Rutherford, William R. DeGraffenreid & Midas L. Graybill WHITE, JOSEPH A. 9/30/1852 - 9/ /1853 Wife: not named Children: William (McCall) Grant White Others mentioned: Sister: Maria Arabella Thompson; Brothers-in-law: William Thompson (Macon GA), Robert F. Baldwin (Macon GA); Nephews not named; Friend: Alexander Scott (Macon GA); Witnesses: Edward L. Strohecker, Alex Scott & F.A. Menard *Seems to be on the eve of a duel of sorts? WILEY, ANN 2/6/1854 - 5/7/1858 Children: Leroy M. Wiley, John B. Wiley, Mary Baxter, Eliza J. Carnes, Sarah Ann Hayes Others mentioned: Granddaughters: Susan L. McCay, Anna Eliza Tinsley; John J. Gresham; Witnesses: James C. Edwards, Edwin Graves & John S. Baxter WILEY, JOHN B. 6/15/1861 - 7/2/1861 Wife: Ann G. Children: Charles M. Wiley, David L. Wiley, John B. Wiley, Mary C. Harris, Eugenia Blount, Anna L. Wiley Others mentioned: Witnesses: John J. Gresham, James Mercer Green & J.S. Baxter *property: plantation in Alabama WOOD, LEWIS B. 10/8/1853 - 11/6/1853 Wife: Martha Ann Children: Lewis Bowen Wood Others mentioned: Mother: Louizin Wood (Frederick Co VA); Friend: Preslin E. Bowdre; Witnesses: Fred K. Sims, C.B. Knotingham & E.G. Oliver WOOLFOLK, THOMAS 6/20/1843 - 12/26/1863 Wife: not named Children: John W. Woolfolk, Thomas J. Woolfolk, Sowell C. Woolfolk, James H. Woolfolk, Richard F. Woolfolk Others mentioned: Witnesses: Jehu Campbell, James Denton & David Flanders YEARTY, THOMAS 8/17/1862 - 9/1/1862 Wife: Martha A. Children: Francis Yearty, Eliza Wimberly, Jane W. Wimberly, Martha Wimberly, Hannah Durden Others mentioned: Sons-in-law: George Wimberly, Henry Durden (in CW); Daughter-in-law: Rhoda Yearty; Grandchildren: Martha Ellen Flowers, John Flowers; Witnesses: O.M. Massey, E.M. Newman & George Streyer ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.