Georgia:  Elbert County: Will of John Dickerson
5 april 1862
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Will of John Dickerson 5 Apr 1862

The following Will is recorded in Will Book A, 
Pages 110-112, Hart Co., GA

"State of Georgia
Hart County 
In the name of God Amen I John Dickerson of said State
and County being of advanced age and knowing that I must
soon depart this life, deem it right and proper as respects
my family and myself, that I should make some disposition
of the property with which a kind providence has blessed
me do therefore make this my last Will and Testament, 
hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me. 

"Ist Item - I desire and direct that my body be buried in
a decent and christian like manner suitable to my 
circumstances and conditions in life. 

"IInd Item - I desire and direct that all my just debts 
be paid without delay by my executors herein after 
appointed. 

"IIIrd Item - I give and bequesth to my beloved wife 
Elizabeth the tract of land whereon I now live, together
with the stock, and other appurtenances belonging to the
place, also three negroes 'to wit' a negro man Moses, a 
negro woman Mary and her child Henry during her lifetime,
and at her death, to belong to my daughter Frances during
her life provided she outlives her mother and at both of
their deaths to be divided among my children. 

"IVth Item - I give and bequeath to my beloved son Dozier
D. Dickerson the tract of land known as the Smith tract, 
and to my son William H. Dickerson I give the tract of 
land known as the Tyner place, provided they or either of
them should ever return, should they or either of them 
never return then the land to be sold and divided among my
children. 

"Vth Item - I give to my son Zachariah Dickerson sixty 
acres of land, as in the 4th Item I gave both my sons 
Dozier and William one tract which is to be one hundred
acres each, as there is one hundred and forty acres in one
tract and one hundred and twenty in the other leaving 
sixty acres which I give to my son Zachariah to be 
measured off of both tracts so as to have the sixty acres
in one body. 

"VIth Item - It is my will and desire that the tract of 
land I own on the Beaverdam creek be sold and divided 
among my children to be sold when my executors think best
for the estate. 

"VIIth Item - It is my will and desire that the portion of 
my estate which goes to mydaughter Mary Ann Tyner shall be
to her and her children not subject to her present or any 
future husband. 

"VIIIth Item - I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved
sons Thomas T. Dickerson and John C. Dickerson executors of
this my Last Will and Testament. This April 5, 1862. 
                          Signed John Dickerson     Seal
"Signed sealed declared and published by John Dickerson as
his last Will and Testament in presence of us the subscribers
who subscribed our names hereto, in the presence of said 
testator at his special instance and request and of each other
this April 5, 1862.      Elbert J. Brown
                         John S. Herndon
                         James F. White

"Hart Court of Ordinary July Term, 1862 personally came into
open court John S. Herndon who being duly sworn says that he
saw John Dickerson sign the foregoing Will that at the time 
of signing the same, the said John published and declared
it to be his last Will and Testament, that deponent together
with James F. White and Elbert J. Brown whose names are
thereto subscribed as witnesses signed the same as witnesses
in the presence and at the request of the said testator at 
the date thereof, that the testator at the time of signing
the same was in the opinion of deponent of sound and 
disposing mind.         
                             John S. Herndon 
Sworn and subscribed before me in open court, this July 7, 
1862. Fred B. Hodges, Ordinary"

[Submitter's notes: The 1850 Elbert Co. census shows one
J. Dickerson, age 66, born in VA, wife E. Dickerson, age
49, born in NC, with children F., Z., R.E., D. and W. 
Dickerson. The 1860 Hart Co. census shows John Dickerson, 
age 77, born in VA, wife Elizabeth, age 67, born in NC, 
with Rhody F., Dozier D. and William H. Dickerson in the
household.]

Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson