Pickens County GaArchives Court.....Harriett Presley February 21 1888
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Source: Twelve Month Support Set Apart for Harriett Presley
Written: February 21 1888


Twelve Month Support set apart for Harriett Presley
Georgia, Pickens County

To E. Hood, Ordinary of said county

The undersigned appointed for the purpose of appraising the estate of Jordan 
Presley late of said county, and of setting apart, and assigning to Harriett 
Presley, widow of Jordan Presley deceased a sufficiency either in money or 
property from the estate of Jordan Presley, deceased for her support and 
maintenance for the space of twelve months from the 10th day of January 1888, 
and also a sufficient amount of household furniture report that we appraise 
the estate in obedience to the warrant to us directed.

50 acres more or less of lot of land No. 234 in 12th Dist & 2nd Section being 
about 60 rods on west line north of south west corner thence aconditional to a 
point on east line about 30 rods north of south east corner, being south part 
of said lot that is marked off by metes and bounds valued by us at 200.00
One bay horse and old buggy 75.00
One horse wagon 16.00
25 corn at 65 cts per bu 16.25
Fodder 5.00
1 cow & calf & 1 yearling (red color) 20.00
8 hogs white & spotted 8.00
Farming tools 4.00
200 lbs. meat at 8 cts per lb. 16.00
6 bu. oats at 40 cents per bu. 2.40
1 pot & tub $5.50, 3 boxes 75 cents, 1 barrel & syrup 7.75
2 saddles 2.50


After taking into consideration of the condition of the widow and the estate 
we have set apart the whole of the estate as above described including all the 
household and kitchen furniture as necessary for her support and maintenance 
also if any debts that may be owing to said deceasedand that said widow pay as 
many of the debts due by said deceased as she can by the consent & approval of 
the ordinary out of the property as set apart.

Witness our hands and seals this 21st day of Feby 1888.

Rial B. Stephens {LS}
J. N. Thomason {LS}
?? (last name unreadable){LS} 

Harriett Presley 
Application for twelve months support
The Estate of Jordan Presley, deceased May ten (?) 1888 

It appearing to the court that appraisers to set apart a years support for 
Harriett Presley, widow of Jordan Presley, deceased and the said appraisers 
having made their return, and citation having been published as required by 
law, and no sufficient cause having been shown why said return should not be 
made the judgement of this Court: It is therefore ordered that said twelve 
months support be allowed as returned by said appraisers and that hereby 
ordered that said return be made the judgement of this court and admitted to 
record.
May 7 1888
E. Hood, Ordinary 

Additional Comments:
Harriett Presley was the wife of 1) Benjamin Roper; 2) Jordan Presley, and the 
daughter of Barton and Isabella Johnson Loveless.  Her exact date of death and 
burial place are unknown.  Jordan Presley died January 10, 1888 and is buried 
in the Salem Baptist Church cemetery in Pickens Co., Georgia.

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