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This file was contributed by: Judith Tyson Raymond HRay581257@aol.com ==================================================================== Partial Will and Inventory Estate of JAMES THWEATT Whereas John Thweatt of the Ca?...[portion of page missing thru line 21 of document with many words missing]... Hancock County said, is entitled to one twelfth part of certain Negroes now............and posession Mrs ^of^ (sic) Sarah Thweatt widow of James Thweatt,..........the county of Prince George in the commonwealth of V.....slaves allotted to the said Sarah Thweatt, as his power ......the said James Thweatt decond?. Now Know all men b......... that John Thweatt for and in consideration of the sum of fi...to me in hand paid by Duke Hamilton and John Hami......said County of Hancock, the receipt whereof I do hereby a...........bargain, sell and assign over to the said Duke Hamilton & .......their heirs and assigns forever, ane (sic)[written over all] and all manner of interest demand, which I have hold and posses to all and Singular ...... in power of whatever kind or nature, the same may, ........to me at the ?pueare? of the said Sarah Thweatt. And, ......and absolutely in power and autherise (sic) the said Duke Hamilton......Hamilton Junior, to ask demand and recieve the same to them .......benefit and behoof as fully and absolutely as I myself could a ....said John Thweatt for myself my heirs executors and administrators; a....... portion, right, little interest and demand in and to the said estate in..... now in the possession of the said Sarah Thweatt, to the said C......Hamilton and John Hamilton their heirs executors and administration.....and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In Witness I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the twenty second day of February, in year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and four Sealed and delivered} John Thweatt Seal In presence of Robt Raines Jno. Crowder J.P. Registered the 27th November, 1804 Alex"Martin ClkSuprCou Page 100/101 A further aut. of Sales of the personal estate of James Thweatt decd. together with a test of Execution & proven amounts found due the estate of Said decd: 1000 wight of Fodder w 80 (c above) 8— Nett Sales of Cotton made the year 1815. On the Buffaloe (sic) Plantation 568.84 ½ Execution due by Solomon Mangnum decd, 294.94 Do " " Do Do 103,36 ½ Do " " Greene Mitchell 48.50 Do " " Dock Edwards 190.14 Proven amount due by James Oneal 2.50 $1216.30 ThoS Thweatt K. P. Thweatt} ExrS. The Estate of James Thweatt decd: To ThoS. & Kinchen P. Thweatt Exrs Dr? For monies paid out. 1814 Paid Henry Trippe foe (sic) qualifing (sic) Commessioners (sic) 1— Nov " James H. Jones his fees 5.75 \ " my Expences while on business of the Est 75 " John Rossen ?[Roper?] expence while aiding as Commiss.2 2.62 ½ " Thomas Peterson, Duke Hamilton & my oww} 5.56y 2/4 \ " expense while appraising the estate} " Sanford & Steit? For Loaf Sugar 9.75 1815 Jany " Jacob P. Turner for wine (wire?) 8.00 " Do on aut 67.31 ¼ " " " Trimmings for Coffin 7— " Henry Porch for an aut proven 55— " Philip & Simms for fus. 22.87 ½ " Fluellin in part of his legacy 200.— " an order drawn by Gary on us for cost 5. Feby " W M?C?ou on note........ 822.08 " K. P. Thweat (sic) in part of his legacy-- 550.06 ¼ amt. forwarded ------------- Note: I only copied a few pages of this lengthy deed and inventories Page 104 . Pursuant to an order of the Honorable the Inferior Court of Hancock County, Sitting for Ordinary purposes we have this day divided the negroes belonging to the estate of James Thweatt decd. which have not been heretofore disposed of, to wit, we have divided them into four lots or Shares, to wit, Lot No 1 we have assigned to William Fluellen in right of his wife Polly which consists of the following Negroes 1 Harry @ $450 2 Edmund 450 3 Beck 400 4 Dennis 175 5 Joan their Youngust (sic) Child 500 6 Betty 175 (total) 2150 And lot No. 2 to Kinchin P. Thweatt the following Negroes (viz) 1 Davie 300 2 Tom 500 3 Caty & Child 500 4 Dorcas 250 5 Frank 175 6 Jordan 250 (T) 1975 Lot No. 3 to Thomas Thweatt consisting of the following Negroes to wit- 1 Peter 500 2 Freeman 300 3 Hayes & Child Eshu 500 4 Isham 150 5 Biddy 250 6 Notice ....250 7 Jincy 250 (total) 2200 Page 105 Lot No. 4 to James Thweatt consisting of the following negroes to wit 1 Israll 500 2 Ted 450 3 Rachel 300 4 Patience 275 5 William 150 6 Abby 275 7 Ussery 200 (Total) 2150 The first lot to pay to lot No 2 31.25 The third lot to pay to lot No 2 81.25 The fourth lot to pay to lot No 2 31.25 In testimony whereof we have hereunto Set our hands this 1st day of January 1816— Duke Hamilton } P. Thweatt } Commissioners Hartwell Gary} Account of Sales of part of the real estate of James Thweatt decd. Sold by consent of the distributees of Said decd: One tract of land in Laurens County on the Oconee River Sold to John H McIntosh Say 378 acres river swamp 1391.73 & 2 fractions on the opposite side of the river} 772 Acres river Swamp in Laurens County adjoing 1600— Martin Sold to Wm Fluellin w ---------- One tract purchased by Thomas Thweatt known by The name of the Buffaloe (sic) Plantation on the waters} 2500— Of Buffaloe (sic) in Hancock County ______________ $5491.73 Thos. Thweatt Exor Kinchen P. Thweatt Exor Account of Sales of the balance of the real estate of James Thweatt decd. Sold by consent of the legatees of Said dec d. 1816 Sold to Doctr. James Thweatt the Fort Creek Dec Plantation say 840 acres Nett (sic) Sale after} $2400.00 Paying the widow her claim is Thos. Thweatt Exor Page 106 The Estate of James Thweatt 1816 To Thomas & Kinchen P. Thweatt Exrs DR? Jany Paid Eliza Devereux act. 30— May Paid the Guardian of M W. Turner 34 – Paid Tax due for the Year 1815 11.70 July Paid Joel Crawford for fu.s 25— Paid Philip Lauarr? act. 20— Paid James D. Askews act. 21— Paid Young Goodwin act. 8— Paid Widow Ross for brick 3— Augt. Paid Kean & Jones act. 2.37 ½ Paid Thomas Fitch for fies (sic) 25— Septr Paid my expences to Milledgeville on business of the estate 3— October my expenses to Lauren Co int 7.31 2/4 Nov. Paid Oliver Skinner for fees? 20— Paid James H Jones for fees 3— Paid Mary Wallace act. 2— 1817Jany Paid William Davis for fees 25— My expences to Savannah 17.25 Sworn to in Open Court 27 Jany 1817 $257.63 3/4 Thos. Thweatt Exor Attest James H. Jones Clk Recd. of Thomas Thweatt Exr. Of James Thweatt dec d. who was the Guardian of Mason W. Turner the whole of the estate real and personal belonging to Said Mason W. Turner Orphan of Dred [Ethelred?] Turner dec d. this 6th May 1816 Kinchin P. Thweatt Guardn Rec d. of the Ears. (sic) of James Thweatt deceased two negroes Ned & Hal and my note for three hundred dollars in part of my legacy willed by said deceased this 7th Feby 1815----- U. Thweatt Rec d. of Thomas Thweatt & Kinchen P. Thweatt Excutors of James Thweatt dec d. my Share of the negroes belonging to the estate of Said dec d. in full this 28th day of December 1815 James Thweatt Rec d. of Thomas Thweatt & Kinchin P. Thweatt Excutors of James Thweatt dec d. my shares of the negroes belonging to Said dec d. in full this 1st day of January 1816. Wm. Flewellin ******************************** Transcribed from xerox of the originals in Court House, Hancock Co., Sparta, Ga. by Judith T. Raymond