Lowndes County GaArchives Wills.....Cone, Aaron January 11, 1832 ************************************************ 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: William McDonald williamteomi@yahoo.com June 6, 2008, 1:14 am Source: Cone Family History, Ed Cone, No Date Written: January 11, 1832 Recorded: March 13, 1835 1. AARON CONE2 (WILLIAM1) was born October 31, 1766 in North Carolina, and died June 06, 1835 in Bulloch Co., Ga.. He married (1) SUSANNAH MARLOW 1788, daughter of ROBERT MARLOW and ANN MULLER. She was born February 22, 1770 in South Carolina, and died 1818 in Ivanhoe, Bulloch Co., Ga. He married (2) HANNAH KIRBY 1820. She was born April 10, 1787. Notes for AARON CONE: From Pioners of Wiregrass Georgia, Folks Huxford, Volume 5, pp.73-74. Aaron moved with his parents from North Carolina to Cheraw District, S.C. in 1779, thence to Effingham Co., Ga, later being cut into Bulloch Co. in its formation in 1796. Aaron married, 1788, Susannah Marlow in South Carolina. She was the daughter of Robert Marlow, R.S. and wife Ann, of Effingham and Screven Counties. They had twelve children. Mr. Cone served as a courier in the American Revolution at the age of 16, and was taken prisoner on the Oconee River. (Auth.: His daughter, Frances Cone who married Joseph Edwards) Aaron Cone was 2nd Lieutenant, Effingham County Militia, oct. 9, 1787, to Oct. 14, 1790, also as a private in Capt. Stephen Mills' Company, Effingham County Militia, 1793. He was a farmer and owned much land and many slaves. His home plantation was known as Ivanhoe where he died in 1832. His wife Susannah, died in 1818 at Ivanhoe, and Mr. Cone then married Hannah Kirby who survived him; no issue by her. He was a member of the Baptist Church. The following is the Will of Aaron B. Cone who was buried at Ivanhoe, Bulloch County, Georgia In the name of God - Amen. I, Aaron Cone of the State of Georgia and County of Bulloch, being infirm in body but in perfect memory, thanks be to God, calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it was appointed for all men to die, I make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto the honor of Almighty God that gave it and my body to the ground to be buried in a decent and Christian manner and form at the discretion of my friend and Executor, nothing doubting but I shall at the last general resurrection receive it again by the power of Almighty God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me within this life I do give and dispose of in the following manner - Firstly, I do give and grant unto my son Peter Cone the following tracts of land. One tract surveyed for and granted to Wm. Denmark (then in Effingham County but now in Bulloch) on the 23rd of December 1793, it has been deeded from Wm. Denmark to Stephen Denmark from Stephen Denmark to Simeon Travis from Simeon Travis to Matthew Carter and from Matthew Carter to myself. Also I give unto my son Peter Cone the three tracts of land which he deeded to me. Also I give him all the debts due from him to me, likewise one Negro man named Tom and also one bed and furnature. Secondly, I do give and grant unto my son James Cone one Negro man named Jack, one rifle gun and one large pot; he has had his bed and furnature. Thirdly, I do give and grant unto my son Robert Cone one Negro by named Dick, one large pot, also one musket gun; he has had his bed and furnature. Fourthly, I do give and grant unto my son Barber Cone three tracts of land surveyed for myself in Bulloch County, Tommy McCall's land and great Ogechee; one tract of five hundred acres granted to me on the 14th of October 1873 and the two other tracts of land, one contains four hundred forty four acres, the other last tract contains six hundred acres. Each one of the two last mentioned tracts were granted to me on the 16th of November 1813. Likewise one Negro boy named Charles and one bed and furnature, also one large pot and blacksmith's tools. Fifthly, I do give and grant unto my son Aaron Cone the following tracts or parcels of land viz. the first tract granted originally to Rheuben Bynam (then Effingham County but now Bulloch) for two hundred acres. The grant is dated the 31st of December 1784 and deeded by said Bynam to Asael Farmer and his deed is lost, and deeded from said Farmer to me, his deed is dated the 26th of April 1799. The second tract granted to Valentine Hollingsworth (then Effingham County but now Bulloch) for two hundred acres, the grant is dated the 16th of November 1793, by said Hollingsworth deeded to Elizabeth Ryall. Mrs. Ryall's heirs deeded it to me. The third tract granted originally to John Goldsmith (then Effingham County but now Bulloch) for three hundred acres, the grant is dated the 10th November 1795 on the tract my house now stands. Said Goldsmith deeded it to me. The deed is dated the 16th of March 1796. The fourth tract granted originally to John Caswell (then Effingham County but now Bulloch) for one hundred seventy nine acres, the grant is dated the 10th of November 1795 and deeded by said Caswell to John Goldsmith. The fifth tract granted to myself for two hundred acres of land, the grant is dated the 9th of November 1799. The sixth tract granted to myself for fifty acres of land, the grant is dated the 30th of October 1801. The seventh tract granted to myself for four hundred acres of land, the grant is dated the 14th of October 1813. The eighth tract also granted to myself for fifty acres of land, the grant is dated the 16th of November 1813. Likewise one Negro boy named Amos and one bed and furnature, also one rifle gun, also one musket gun. Sixthly, I do give unto my grandson John Goodman one bed and furnature. Seventhly, I do give and grant unto my grandsons Joseph Cone and William Cone, jointly, the following tracts or parcels of land viz. the first tract granted originally to Nathaniel Lunday (then Effingham but now Bulloch County) for two hundred acres of land, the grant is dated the 22nd of February 1794. The second tract granted originally to William Pool for five hundred acres of land being only that part of the land that lies north of Cany Branch, the grant is dated the 19th of March 1795, then Effingham County but now Bulloch. The third tract granted to Matthew Carter of one hundred and fifty acres of land, the grant is dated the 19th of March 1795, then Effingham County but now Bulloch. The fourth tract granted to Matthew Carter for one hundred acres of land, the grant is dated the 10th of May 1798, then and now Bulloch County. Likewise one Negro boy named Ezekiel, also each one of them one bed a piece. The land and Negro boy Ezekiel which I have given to my grandsons Joseph Cone and William Cone are to be kept for the use of my family until William Cone becomes twenty one years of age for I do not want to have my little grandsons to pay for their board. I wish my grandsons John Goodman, Joseph Cone and William Cone to sent to school whenever a school is within reach from July until March in every year and their tuition paid out of the family funds as long as it does last. Afterward out of their own property. Eighthly, I give and grant unto my daughter Sarah Goodman one Negro girl named Lindy and her bed and furnature. Ninthly, I do give and grant unto my daughter Ann Jones two Negro girls named Polly and Sharlotte. She has had her bed and furnature. Tenthly, I do give and grant unto my daughter Keziah Sheffield two Negro girls named Zilpha and Amy. She has had her bed and furnature. Eleventhly, I do give and grant unto my daughter Frances Cone two Negro girls named Phebe and Eliza and her bed and furnature. Twelvthly, I do give and grant unto my daughter Susannah Cone two Negro girls named Lucy and Sarah and her bed and furnature. And I charge and direct my sons James Cone and Barber Cone to act as guardian for Susannah Cone, John Goodman, Joseph Cone, and William Cone until they come of age or do choose their own guardians. My stock of cattle are to remain on the plantation for the use of my family except thirteen cows and calves for Joseph Cone and William Cone jointly next spring, and to John Goodman ten cows and calves next spring, also ten cows and calves and five cows and yearlings to my beloved wife Hannah Cone next spring and also to her ten steers of this description: four three year old steers and six two year old steers. First I want to have so many of my steers sold as will pay my debts and the remainder of the steers from two years old and upwards to be left for the use of my family. The balance of my stock of cattle to be divided as follows: first to Sarah Goodman, secondly to Barber Cone, third to Frances Cone, fourth to Aaron Cone, fifthly to Susannah Cone. To each one of those five last mentioned persons six cows and calves a piece, the remainder of my she cattle and sucklings to be equally divided between my following children: Sarah Goodman, A. Jones, Barber Cone, Kezia Sheffield, Aaron Cone, Susannah Cone, Robert Cone is to have a beef every year and Barber Cone is to have a beef every year after he leaves the family out of the stock left for my family. The balance of the steers are not to be made use of only as the necessities of the family calls for them. I leave my stock of hogs, sheep, goats, bee-hives and crops for the careful use of my family. Also my horse, mule and oxen, my horse Fed and my wife's saddle , her bed and furnature I give to my beloved wife Hannah Cone. Also I leave a sugar mill , two carts, handmill, plantation tools, household and kitchen furnature are all to be left for the use of my family. Also it is my wish that my daughter Sarah Goodman to have the management and control of everything about the house except my wife's room. She is to have the privilege of that. Also it is my wish for Barber Cone to have the management and control of everything on the plantation as long as he lives with the family. When Barber leaves the family the management and control of the plantation will fall on Aaron Cone. I leave my Negro man Dick and Mary his wife are to work for my family until my grandson William Cone arrives at the age of twenty one years. After then I do intend that they (my Negro man Dick and Mary his wife) shall belong to my son Aaron Cone, likewise the houshold and kitchen furnature to belong to my son Aaron Cone. I wish my son Barber Cone to pay to Mr. George Mikell five dollars - I have paid to him all but the five dollars for finishing the woodwork of a wagon, and when it is finished for Barber Cone to iron it off, afterwards to sell it and to take his pay for the work he does to it out of the money which he gets for it. The overplus of the money to go to the use of my family. I wish my son Barber Cone to sell my mill irons and still to appropriate the money which they fetch for the use of my family. My daughter Sarah Goodman is to have the command of every thing about the house excepts she gets married. My son Aaron Cone must, after Barber leaves the place, try to make support for the family with the hands that are left on the plantation unless he does marry. If he does he is to have the privilege of the little room, and a sufficient quantity of land to tend together with an equal part of the cow-penned land. Also he is to have my mark and brand. If my beloved wife cannot stay with the family I want her to have the sixth part of my stock of cattle left for the support of my family. I do appoint James Cone, Allen Jones, and Barber Cone my lawful Executors to have full power over my estate so as to carry my will into complete effect. In witness herewith I have set my hand and seal in presence of us. January 11th, 1832 Aaron Cone (L.S.) William Wright Levi Davis Stephen Thorne Recorded March 13th 1835 Ely Kennedy; CSCBC (Clerk of Superior Court, Bulloch County) Recorded in Book B, page 404 Children of AARON CONE and SUSANNAH MARLOW are: 2. i. PETER3 CONE, b. August 06, 1790, Ivanhoe, Bulloch Co., Ga.; d. January 06, 1866, Bulloch Co., Ga.. ii. SARAH CONE, b. January 14, 1793, Georgia; m. DAVID GOODMAN; b. January 14, 1793. iii. WILLIAM CONE, b. June 02, 1795; m. TABETHA O'NEAL, October 20, 1818. 3. iv. JAMES CONE, b. November 14, 1797, Statesboro, Ga.; d. 1855. 4. v. ROBERT CONE, b. January 08, 1799, Ivanhoe, Bulloch Co., Ga; d. August 27, 1845. 5. vi. NANCY ANN CONE, b. January 05, 1801, Bulloch Co., Ga.; d. 1855. 6. vii. BARBER CONE, b. January 10, 1803, Ivanhoe, Ga.; d. March 16, 1886, Stilson, Bulloch Co., Ga.. viii. MARTHA CONE, b. February 11, 1805; m. SAMUEL C. GROOVER, March 05, 1846. 7. ix. KEZIAH CONE, b. June 04, 1806, Ivanhoe Bulloch Co., Ga.; d. October 10, 1897, Statesboro, Ga.. x. FRANCES CONE, b. March 29, 1808, Statesboro, Ga.; d. 1892, Bulloch Co., Ga.; m. JOSEPH C. EDWARDS. 8. xi. AARON CONE, JR., b. October 10, 1810, Bulloch Co., Ga.; d. July 05, 1881, Bulloch Co., Ga.. xii. SUSANNAH CONE, b. May 03, 1814, Statesboro, Bulloch Co.; d. April 08, 1867; m. (1) DR. KENDRICK; m. (2) LEWIS AYERS; m. (3) SEABORN JONES, December 27, 1833; b. 1815; d. 1849, Lowndes Co., Ga.. Additional Comments: Aaron Cone is a descendant of Daniel Cone of Scotland and a relative of Peter Cone, the Adjuntant General of The Georgia State Military during the Civil War. He is the son of William Cone, who also fought in the Revolutionary War. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/lowndes/wills/cone707gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 14.2 Kb