RABUN CO., GA -- WILLS -- Bailey and Ellen Dover, Estate Records Submitted by Dennis Dover [ddover1793@earthlink.net] and Marjorie Stansel [4615@mail.atl.bellsouth.net] ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dennis Dover (ddover1793@earthlink.net) Marjorie Stansel (4615@mail.atl.bellsouth.net) ==================================================================== Court of Ordinary March Term 1864 Ordered that Letters of Testamentary Issued to J. C. Jarrard in the Estate of Baley Diver deceased. Georgia Rabun County The Will of Baley Dover being produced in open court for probate by the Executors who has filed his petition to you one? This same and the writing to Said Will Jurrat? Jones and M. F. Cannon having subscribed the following oath indorsed on Said Will March Term 1864 of Rabun Court of Ordinary convenes to Open Court at the regular Term of the Court F? N/ Jones and M./ F. Cannon and ______ duly Sworn depose that they saw Baley Dover Sign and publish the within as his Last Will and Testament while of sound and disposing mind that they witnessed the same for him at his request and in his presence and of each other and that the same was executed voluntarily by him on the day it purports to have been executed. L. N. Jones M. F. Cannon Sworn to and Subscribed Before me in open court March Term 1864 W. H. Simmons Ordinary Ordered that the Will be admitted to record as satisfactorily proven in common form and that the Executors Jas. C. Jarrard have leave to qualify and upon so doing that letters of Testamentary Issue to him. Georgia Rabun County In the name of God Amen. I Baley Dover of the county and State aforesaid of sound mind and disposing memory but very weak in body and know that it is appointed to man to die so I make and constitute this my last Will and Testament. I do give to God my Soul who gave it. I Give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Ellender Dover the following property to Wit all my lands, all negroes and David Nancy and James and all money and all cattle and all the horses and hogs and all and singular every evidence of debt both real and personal that I Baley Dover holds or claims in this life. I give all this to my beloved wife during her natural life one plantation parts of lots 21 and 22 in the fifth District of Rabun County for my wife to live upon during her natural life all the balance of my property that my beloved wife does not want after my death can be sold that my wife does not want to keep. I do make and constitute my beloved Brother James C. Jarrard my Executor to carry out my last Will and Testament one lot in Walker County number 58 in the 7th district all the rest in Rabun County sell anything that my wife wants sold before her death and never [?] until her death there my Executor James C. Jarrard which he pleases but David and Nancy them I want him to keep at 1200 Dollars and James Dover J. C. Jarrard can keep at 1000 Dollars. If the said chooses so to do I bequeath and give J. C. Jarrard my Executor one hundred Dollars also I give and bequeath to Wm E. Philyaw one hundred Dollars and my books I bequeath and give to Joseph T. Woodall one hundred Dollars. Also I bequeath and give to Morgan Woodall fifty Dollars. Also I give and bequeath to John Coffee one hundred Dollars. If there is that much to spare after we are both dead and not otherwise [?] after we are both dead I wish my Executor J. C. Jarrard to give to young babtist preachers one hundred Dollars apiece as long as my Estate shall last and he shall be the Judge of them [?] and wish my Executor to carry out my last Will and Testament and I wish my Executor to be _____ paid for all his trouble over and above all the rest. I Baley and Elley Dover has lived together in the bounty [?] of love 51 years and Elley has lived in the Baptist Church 56 years and I wish us both to be devoutly [?] buried in a Christian like manner and I wish J. C. Jarrard to preach both our funeral Sermons. I hereby appoint J. C. Jarrard to be my lawful executor and to pay all my just debts and to carry out this my last Will and Testament. I Baley Dover do publish this to be my last Will and Testament revoking all others that have been made before. This February 10th 1861 Baley Dover Lewis N. Jones M. F. Cannon R. Alex Edmunston Source: Court of Ordinary Pages 167-171, Marjorie D. Stansel Jeptha Dover vs. James C. Jarrard: This caveat having been filed and the case having been unrepresented by the Caveator or his counsel for two successive terms and now at this term of the Court being still unrepresented for Caveator and Counsel for the Executor motioning for dismissal of the caveat ordered that this caveat be and the same is hereby dismissed. W.H. Simmons, Ordinary It appearing to the Court that James 'B' Jarrard Executor of Baley Dover deceased has been at a grate expense and trouble for extra services rendered on behalf of said estate ordered that he be allowed Eighty three dollars as Estate Compensation for the same. W.H. Simmons, Ordinary" Know all by these presents that we James M. Dover 'principal' and John Beck, Security, are bound unto the ordinary of said county and his successors in office in the sum of Six Hundred dollars for payment of which we bind ourselves our heirs and assigns jointly and severally firmly by these presents subscribed with our hands and sealed with our seals, this the 19th day of February 1866. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas James M. Dover, the temporary administrator of Ellen Dover, deceased, here if the said James shall collect and preserve from waste all the goods chattels effects rights and credits and property of said Ellender and make a true inventory of all such estate and surrender up said property with the inventory unto the legal administrator (___) appointed on Ellen Dovers Estate then the bond to be void else to remain in full force. Vested and approved James M. (x) Dover (his mark) by W.H. Simmons, Ordinary John Beck, S'cty Georgia Rabun County I do solemnly swear that Ellen Dover dec'd died without any will so far as I know or believe and that I will and truly administer on all and s ingular the goods chattels rights and credits of said deceased and pay all her just debts as far as the same will extend and the law require me and that I will make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits and a just return of them when thence required. So help me God. Sworn to and subscribed before me, Feb. the 19th, 1866 James M. (x) Dover W. H. Simmons, Ordinary October Term of the Court of Ordinary: Ordered that the case pending between James C. Jarrard and James M. Dover be continued until the December term by consent of the parties." (Oct 1867) Source: Marjorie Dover Stansel