Elbert County GaArchives Wills.....Head, James 1795
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Chandler Eavenson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007294 February 7, 2007, 6:43 am

Source: Deed Book A.
Written: 1795

WILL - James Head - 23 Oct 1795 


The following Will is recorded in Elbert Co., GA Deed Book A, 
pages 79-80: 


"In the name of God amen I James Head of Elbert County in the State of
Georgia being sick and weak but in perfect memory thanks be to God for 
the same, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner
and form following, Viz, Item I lend and bequeath to my loving wife 
Elizabeth Janett Head two negroes, Viz one named Wegan and the other 
named Sarah together with four feather beds and all my household 
furniture working tools and stock of hogs and cattle and two work 
horses and I lend my sorrel mare to my wife Elizabeth during her life
and the two first colts that the said mare may have the present colt 
the said mare now has I give to my son Benjamin Simon Head and the next
the mare may have I give to my son James Head and the rest of the colts
that the said sorrel mare may have to be equally divided amongst all my
children - Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Fortson one 
negro girl named Liscy one feather bed and furniture saddle and bridle
all now in her possession - Item my will and desire is that my land 
lying on Vans Creek after the death of my wife be divided between my two 
sons Benjamin Simon Head and James Head and the remaining part of my 
property to be divided by my Executors in manner and form following 
beginning with Martha Head and so down to James Head each of them to 
have one negro, feather bed furniture and saddle and bridle and after 
each of them have received one negro, feather bed and furniture and 
saddle and bridle then the ballance of my estate to be equally divided
amongst those of my children from Martha down to James Head. And my 
tract of land of two hundred acres in Wilkes County on Kettle Creek to
be sold by my Executors to pay on just debts and if my wife Elizabeth
Janet Head should marry the land and property not willed to my wife 
to be taken out of her hands, to support the children at the 
distribution of my Executors - Lastly I do constitute and appoint my 
loving wife Elizabeth Janet Head Sally Riddle Thomas White my Executors
to this my Last Will and Testament NB the increase of the negro woman
Sarah willed to my wife to be equally divided among my children at the 
general distribution and if any of my present surviving children should
die without an heir lawfully begotten of their body then their portion
to be equally divided amongst those of my children that may be alive. 
I do hereby make void and disannull all former Wills by me made and 
acknowledge this to be my Last Will and testament in Witness I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal this 23 day of October 1795. Sighned 
Sealed and acknowledged. 
                                       James Head     (Seal) 
In presence of       )
William Head         ) 
John House [?]       ) 
                          Recorded the Will of James 
                          Head the 7th day of January 
                          1796
                                   W. Higginbotham, Reg.
                                        C.E." 


[Additional Information: James Head was the son of Benjamin Head and 
Martha Sharman of Orange Co., VA. James, born ca 1753 in Orange Co., 
married 5 Dec 1775 in Orange Co. to Elizabeth Janet Powell, daughter
of Simon Powell and wife Martha. The children of James and Janet Powell
Head were: (1) Sarah, married Benjamin Fortson; (2) Martha, married 
John Lewis; (3) Lucy, married 1st James Allen, married 2nd Peyton 
Jenkins; (4) Elizabeth, married Reuben White; (5) Benjamin Simon 
Head; (6) James Head, married 1st Martha Richardson, married 2nd 
Nancy E. Jackson. (For more on this family, see the website on 
Benjamin Head and Martha Sharman by Mark B. Arslan.]


Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson

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