Jackson-Butts County GaArchives News.....Williamson, John Estate 'Administrator's Sale' January 12, 1854
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Athens, GA's-"Southern Banner" January 12, 1854

ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE-John Williamson estate
[Athens GA’s- “Southern Banner”-Jan. 12, 1854]

By leave of the Ordinary of Jackson county,
   there will be a sale at the late residence of
John Williamson, deceased, of said county, on
Wednesday, the first day of February next, of
all the perishable property belonging to said de-
ceased, consisting of corn, fodder, wheat, and a
quantity of oats, shucks, &c., horses, mules, hogs,
cows, and sheep, a quantity of cotton in bales,
also, a quantity of salted pork, lard, &c., also
one set blacksmith tools, with household and
kitchen furniture, all the farming utensils, carts,
oxen, waggons, with other articles too tedious
to mention. Also, at the same time and place,
the land belonging to said estate, will be rented
for the present year; also, all the negroes be-
longing to said estate, will be hired to the high-
est bidder, at the same time and place, for the 
present year, consisting of men, women, boys 
and girls; also, a valuable Merchant mill, will
be rented, at the same time and place, for the
present year. Sale to continue from day to day
until all said property is sold. Terms on the
day of sale.
	HC GIDDENS,                      }
	WINNEY WILLIAMSON,    }   Adm’rs
	MICAJAH WILLIAMSON.   }

See comments below.

Additional Comments:

John Williamson died October 25, 1849. A will was
submitted which was immediately contested by older
sons & sons-in-law, as it favored the widow Winney
and the younger children. A Jackson Co. jury found 
the will invalid, and that decision was upheld by the 
Georgia Supreme Court in its October Term 1853. The
administrators above were named, and the ‘intestate’ 
estate proceedings began. Appeals continued locally 
and the case was finally given to a Court of Equity in
Jackson Co. Superior Court. Ultimate resolution was
decided by three arbiters, and distributions were made 
in late 1857 and early 1858.

See additional related information on this site. Many of
the “loose papers” regarding the estate are found in the 
Hargrett Library, UGA Main Library-Athens GA. Legal
notices can be found online in the ‘historic newspapers’ 
collection of The Digital Library of Georgia.


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