Lincoln County GaArchives Wills.....Harper, William September 3, 1827 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Newman centavo@lserv.com September 4, 2013, 1:30 am Source: Microfilmed Will Record Written: September 3, 1827 Recorded: February 1, 1828 From Georgia Probate Records, Lincoln County Wills and Estates, 1796-1877, Vol B-E, starting with image 403, at familysearch.org William Harper will abstract Will Book B, pp. 209-213 Written: 3 Sep 1827 Proved: 8 Jan 1828 Executors: Wife Anne Philada Harper Son William H. Harper Witnesses: Wm M Lamkin Merideth Wrights James (his mark) Paradise Nathan (X) Wrights Georgia Lincoln County Item 1 - To wife: lend to her for and during the term of her natural life or widowhood the following property, to wit, the tracts of land on the north side of Mill Creek, on which I at present reside together with the improvements thereon, also the land on the South side of Mill and East of a line description references land purchased from heirs of Jacob Hammond, land lately purchased of Payton Haws, and Andrew Lee's line] Also to wife the following negroes for the like term, to wit, Little, Jacob, Scipio, and his wife Big Jinney, Little Jinney and her son Nicholas, Lydia and her children, Annis and Rosanna, Charlotte and child, Lucy, Sandy, Charles and Amy, also all the plantation tools blacksmith tools cotton gin and running gear and threshing machine, also a yoke of oxen and half of the stock of cattle of her own selection, the whole of the stock of hogs the stock of sheep, also four horses of her own selection, and the waggon and gear, also the whole of the household and kitchen furniture (except two feather beds and furniture which is disposed of in another item) also a sufficiency of pork or back & lard, sugar and coffee, corn, fodder, oats and wheats of the crop which may be growing or gathered at the time of my decease, to support herself and family, and the stock of all kind the year ensuing my decease Item 2 - To daughter Peggy, who intermarried with Andrew Lee Jr in addition to what I have already given her one negro man named Big Jacob Item 3 - To daughter Polly in addition to what I have already given her the land South and West of the line described in the first item... adjoining lands of Andrew Lee Jr Matthew Collars, Richard Collars, James Paradise and Thomas W Murray which includes tracts I purchased of heirs of Jacob Hammond and a part of the tract lately purchased of Peyton Hawes Item 4 - To granddaughter Matilda Walker the following negroes to wit Jam? and Amis the last mentioned of which she is not to have untill the death or intermarriage of my wife the above mentioned negroes I give her on condition that she is barred a participation and interest in the distribution of the property of her father Langford Walker decd with her mother brother and sister, otherwise to my daughter Polly Item 5 - To son William H. Harper in addition to what I have already given him the following negroes to wit Moses & Aaron Item 6 - To daughter Betsey who has intermarried with Thomas W. Murray in addition to what I have already given her one negro woman named Nancy and her future increase Item 7 - To daughter Louisa who intermarried with Stern Simmons Jr two negroes to wit Stephen and Florah in addition to what I have already given her Item 8 - To daughter Sally the following negroes to wit Daniel Judy and Dorcas and their increase, one feather bed and furniture, a horse of the value of seventy five dollars, and two cows and calves Item 9 - To daughter Susan the following negroes to wit Jack Fanny and Phillis and their future increase, one feather bed and furniture a horse of the value of seventy five dollars and two cows and calves Item 10 - The negroes lent to my wife will upon her death or intermarriage be divided as follows, to daughter Peggy, the negro woman named Lydia and her future increase; to son William H. Harper Sipio and wife Big Jinney Little Jacob Nicholas and Amy. To daughter Betsy Little Jinney and her future increase. To daughter Louisa the negro boy Charles. To daughter Sally Sandy and Rosanna. To daughter Susan the negro woman Charlotte and child Lucy and the future increase of said negro woman. The household and kitchen furniture (with exception of my walnut desk and my large Bible which at the death or intermarriage of my wife I give to my son William H.Harper) the stock of all kind together with the plantation tools, cotton gin and running gear threshing machine, waggon and gear yoke of oxen and horses or so much of the above property as may be remaining to be equally divided between daughters Polly, Louisa, Sally and Susan Item 11 - The remainder of land on the south side of mill Creek and which is lent to my wife at the time of her death or intermarriage goes to daughters Sally and Susan jointly in fee simple Item 12 - Remainder of estate not already disposed of consisting of tract where I at present reside, at death or intermarriage of wife should be sold by executors on a credit of one two and three years and the proceeds of the sale equally divided between Peggy, William H. Harper, Betsey and Louisa and granddaughter Matilda Walker if alive or to heirs of her body capable of inheriting Item 13 - Should remainder of stock of horses and cattle, remainder of corn, fodder, etc. after furnishing my wife with what is mentioned in first item be insufficient to discharge my debts, executors to keep all the property together on the plantation until the debts can be discharged by the crops made on the plantation, and during time property kept together my wife and daughters, should daughters Sally and Susan remain unmarried to be supported and furnished with such clothing as I have usually furnished and whenever either or both of them marry they're entitled to possession of the negroes and other property given to them in eighth and ninth items Lastly I nominate and appoint my wife Anne Philada Harper and son William H Harper my executors, etc. this third day of September eighteen hundred & twenty seven William Harper [see above for witnesses] p. 214 Georgia Lincoln County Personally appeared, etc. Nathan Wrights one of the subscribing witnesses, etc. Nathan (his mark) Wrights Senr Sworn to in open court this 8th January 1828 Hamilton Remson CCO Recorded this 1st February 1828 Hamilton Remson CCO File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/lincoln/wills/harper915wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 6.8 Kb