RABUN COUNTY, GA - COURT RECORDS - Minutes of the Ordinary's Office From 1860 to 1868, Testator and Homestead Exemption Index ==================================================================== Submitted by Dawn Watson Source: Minutes of the Ordinary's Office From 1860 to 1868, Rabun Co., GA Notes: This book actually covers the years 1856 through 1878. Estate records were recorded on pages 7 through 275 and 277 through 278. Homestead exemptions were recorded on pages 276 and 280 through 356, dating from 1870 - 1878. The estate records stop around 1869/1870. The estate index is arranged by testator only. The homestead index is arranged by the person who applied for the exemption. Other information may be included in the homestead index, such as the spouse's name, but only if it was part of the original record. Any record that was not an estate or homestead is listed at the bottom in order of its appearance in the minutes. Abbreviations used: c/o= child of; w/o=wife of; h/o=husband of; hoh=head of household; mch.= minor children; abt.=about. ESTATE INDEX: Adkins, Alfred 117, 120, 121 Blackwell, Joseph M. 124-126 Bradly, G. L. 188, 218 Brown, Andrew Sr. 65, 226, 228 Brownson, A. M. 221-224, 226, 232-233, 240-244, 245-248 Brownson, Lucy 53, 57-58 Brownson, Philo 120, 124, 127-128, 226, 227 Cannon, Henry 208-209, 238 Cannon, [L?.] V., Capt. 128, 131-132, 140, 143 Cantrel, Milly 111, 113 Cline, A. E. 268 Coffee, Edward 46, 48, 49-50 Coffee, Newton H. 55-56, 60 Dillard, James 100, 102, 103-106, 108-109, 111 Dover, Baley 167-171, 181, 210-216, 251-254, 264-265 Duncan, Daniel 22, 23-24, 44, 61, 207-208 Edmondston, R. A. 227, 230, 231-232 Fink, W. H. 165-166, 171-172, 224, 234, 237, 254-256 Fuller, A. [L?.] 158-160 Fuller, Andrew 94-96 Fuller, Ransom 53 Gaines, Allen R. 76-87, 134-135, 167, 225, 237, 238, 253, 258-263, 266-267 Gaines, Andrew A. 90-91, 93, 106 Gains, [J?.] W. 256 Gains, John W. 161-162 Gains, W. J. 237 Gains, William J. [also William J. Gaines] 43, 64, 96 Green, David 114-116 Hamby, Jefferson [also W. J. Hamby] 111, 112-113, 133 Henson, Henry 25, 43, 62-63, 64, 252, 256, 269 Hopper, Samuel 28-30, 39 Hopper, Thomas 163-164, 173-174 Hunnicutt, Isaac P. 248-249 Hunnicutt, James 44, 66, 88 Jameson, Thomas P. [also Thomas P. Jamison] 40-42, 46, 47, 48-49, 88, 102, 218-220 Jones, William H. 100, 101-102 Jordan, John O. 68-71, 92-93, 110 Justice, Isaac [also Isaac Justus] 136, 137-138, 146, 176 Kelly, John 43, 47, 52, 54, 61, 64, 91-92 Kerby, William Rufus 27, 31-32, 36 Langston, William D. 65, 67 Ledford, David B. 51, 198-201 Love, D. G. 113, 117, 119-120, 123 Lowery, Thomas G. 141-143 Mathis, Nancey 87-88, 89, 94 McClain, David 7-19, 44, 64, 270-271 McClain, John 22, 59 McCurry, William L. 272-275 McKinney, D. T. 136, 144-145, 149-155, 238 McKinney, David 21, 26, 33, 36-38, 45, 61, 92 McLandan, Holand 177 McLedon, Haley 88, 106, 108 Nicholson, Evan 205, 225, 229-230, 235-236 Nicholson, William 195-197, 205, 239, 277-278 Owens, William R. 179, 191-194, 244-245 Phillip, Nathaniel 175 Powell, Alman 189-191 Powell, Edley 139, 147-149, 156-158, 227, 237 Price, Silas B. 21-22, 65, 66 Pullum, William B. 117, 118, 244, 251-252 Russel, Fervary 106, 107 Shelton, Isaac Sr. 66 Shirly, Berryman 182-187 Stonecypher, James 19-21, 44 Tilley, Lazerus 90, 93, 106 Wall, Drewry 39, 97-100, 102, 109, 110, 113, 120, 122 Watts, Joseph 64 Whitworth, Joseph Jr. 230, 234-235, 249-250 Williams, William 217-218 Wilson, George Y. 201-204, 205-206 York, Lemuel T. 176-177 HOMESTEAD INDEX: Name Page Remarks ---- ---- ------- Alston, Thomas H. 316 hoh with mch., not named Bradshaw, James M. 290 Bramlet, R. W. 324 hoh with wife and 8 mch., not named Brown, Catharine 307 Names husband; mch. not named Brown, H. N. 307 h/o Catharine Brown Coward, Jason 322 hoh with 7 mch., not named Coward, Taylor 320 hoh with 5 mch., not named Cox, Cicero Green 337 age 15; c/o [Bunetta?] Darnell Cox, Texannah 337 age 13; c/o [Bunetta?] Darnell Crofford, Adam [T?.] 346 c/o Jemima E. Crofford Crofford, George W. 346 c/o Jemima E. Crofford Crofford, James J. 346 c/o Jemima E. Crofford Crofford, Jemima E. 346 Names husband and 7 ch. Crofford, John 346 h/o Jemima E. Crofford Crofford, Marion R. 346 c/o Jemima E. Crofford Crofford, Martha R. 346 c/o Jemima E. Crofford Crofford, Safrona E. 346 c/o Jemima E. Crofford Crofford, William M. 346 c/o Jemima E. Crofford Darnell, [Bunetta?] 337 Names 2 ch. Dotson, David F. 310 hoh with mch., not named Ellar, George H. 318 hoh with 5 mch., not named Fincher, P. N. 282 Forrester, Martha J. 314 Names husband; 9 mch., not named Forrester, Theodore 314 h/o Martha J. Forrester Ganes, Andrew F. 348 age 7; c/o Lucy J. Ganes Ganes, Dora L. 348 age 8; c/o Lucy J. Ganes Ganes, John T. 348 h/o Lucy J. Ganes Ganes, [Lurella?] M. 348 age 4; c/o Lucy J. Ganes Ganes, Lucy J. 348 Names husband and 4 ch. Ganes, William T. 348 age 9; c/o Lucy J. Ganes Henry, Coon 276 c/o Isaac Henry Henry, Elvira 276 w/o Isaac Henry Henry, Isaac 276 Names wife and 7 ch. Henry, Jefferson 276 c/o Isaac Henry Henry, John 276 c/o Isaac Henry Henry, Martha 276 c/o Isaac Henry Henry, Mary 276 c/o Isaac Henry Henry, Sarah 276 c/o Isaac Henry Henry, William 276 c/o Isaac Henry Hix, A. 309 c/o E. C. Hix Hix, E. C. 309 Names 5 mch. Hix, J. D. 309 c/o E. C. Hix Hix, J. M. 309 c/o E. C. Hix Hix, S. M. 309 c/o E. C. Hix Hix, [Stites?] P. 309 c/o E. C. Hix Holcombe, Cintha C. 286 Also on p. 299 Hollifield, J. D. 333 hoh with mch., not named Hunter, William 304 Jenkins, J. W. 303 Jones, Elizabeth 335 w/o William W. Jones Jones, Isabella 335 age 13; c/o William W. Jones Jones, M. N. 335 age 6; c/o William W. Jones Jones, Ruffus 335 age 2; c/o William W. Jones Jones, Trenton 335 age 9; c/o William W. Jones Jones, William W. 335 Names wife and 5 ch. Jones, Willis 335 age 11; c/o William W. Jones Justice, Delilah 331 age abt. 65; w/o L. D. Justice Justice, L. D. 331 age abt. 75; names wife Kerby, B. A. 338 age 24; w/o W. H. Kerby Kerby, Elbert 338 age 3; c/o W. H. Kerby Kerby, Malea V. 338 age 1; c/o W. H. Kerby Kerby, Milton C. 338 age 4; c/o W. H. Kerby Kerby, W. H. 338 Names wife and 3 ch. Lovel, Bright 296 McClain, D. L. 326 hoh with wife and 1 mch., not named Nix, E. J. 300 Page, Mary 297 hoh with mch., not named Powell, [Bearn?] D. 280 c/o Nancy C. Powell Powell, James H. 280 c/o Nancy C. Powell Powell, John A. 280 c/o Nancy C. Powell Powell, Martin L. 280 c/o Nancy C. Powell Powell, Nancy C. 280 Names husband and 8 ch. Powell, Robert W. 280 c/o Nancy C. Powell Powell, Shedesire 280 c/o Nancy C. Powell Powell, Thomas 280 h/o Nancy C. Powell Powell, Thomas C. 280 c/o Nancy C. Powell Powell, Tilmon [*.] 280 c/o Nancy C. Powell Powell, William E. 280 c/o Nancy C. Powell Quilliam, J. M. 329 hoh with mch., not named Ramy, Thomas 312 hoh with mch., not named Runels, James 302 Shed, J. A. 356 age 12; c/o James Shed Shed, J. M. 356 age 4; c/o James Shed Shed, J. N. 356 age 9; c/o James Shed Shed, J. W. 356 age 8; c/o James Shed Shed, James 356 Names 8 ch. Shed, L. S. 356 age 6 months; c/o James Shed Shed, M. J. 356 age 6; c/o James Shed Shed, N. J. 356 age 10; c/o James Shed Shed, W. J. 356 age 3; c/o James Shed Smith, Eliza 352 age 7; c/o Mary An Smith Smith, Emily 352 age 9; c/o Mary An Smith Smith, John 352 age 11; c/o Mary An Smith Smith, Joseph 352 age 13; c/o Mary An Smith Smith, Martha 352 age 2; c/o Mary An Smith Smith, Mary An 352 Names husband and 6 ch. Smith, Sarah 352 age 20; c/o Mary An Smith Smith, William 352 h/o Mary An Smith Taylor, C. L. 306 Terpen, Allen Jr. 294 Terpen, Amanda E. 350 age 12; c/o Gennetta Terpen Terpen, Gennetta 350 Names husband and 6 ch. Terpen, John P. 350 age 10; c/o Gennetta Terpen Terpen, Marcus Q. 350 age 20; c/o Gennetta Terpen Terpen, Martha E. 350 age 14; c/o Gennetta Terpen Terpen, Nancy J. 350 age 19; c/o Gennetta Terpen Terpen, Pearson M. 350 age 16; c/o Gennetta Terpen Terpen, Wm. 350 h/o Gennetta Terpen Thomas, Benjamin 285 Wall, Amanda 340 age 5 months; c/o L. M. Wall Wall, Elander 340 age 38; w/o L. M. Wall Wall, Fannie 340 age 4; c/o L. M. Wall Wall, Faygeon 340 age 7; c/o L. M. Wall Wall, L. M. 340 Names wife and 6 ch. Wall, Margret 340 age 11; c/o L. M. Wall Wall, Martin 340 age 9; c/o L. M. Wall Wall, Meeks 340 age 6; c/o L. M. Wall Welborn, Hade 353 age 4 months; c/o Mary Welborn Welborn, J. L. 353 h/o Mary Welborn Welborn, John 353 age 7; c/o Mary Welborn Welborn, LaFayette 353 age 2; c/o Mary Welborn Welborn, Mary 353 age 24; Names husband and 4 ch. Welborn, Sarah Florence 353 age 5; c/o Mary Welborn Williams, C. C. 288 Worley, A. P. 292 Also written as P. A. Worley Worly, George 284 Names wife Worly, Malinda L. 284 w/o George Worly MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: p. 26: Edward Coffee authorized to receive poor school funds for 1857 from governor p. 33: John D. Howard authorized to receive poor school funds for 1857 from governor p. 178: no court business; court adjourned until next term p. 180: no court business; court adjourned until next term pp. 342-345: Receipt of new and revised codes of Georgia law by the court ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dawn Watson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000643 ====================================================================