Stewart County GaArchives Wills.....Thornton, John H. 1849
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Source: Transcribed From Original Document Located At The Georgia Archives, Rcb 4811, 228-7-6
Written: 1849
Recorded: May 18, 1849

State of Georgia
Stewart County

I John Thornton of the County and State aforesaid being of a weak body but of 
a sound and discerning mind and being desirous of disposing of the property 
[smudge]ven do hereby make this my last will and testament revoking all others 
made by me

Item the 1st 	I wish my body buried in a decent and becoming manner
Item the 2nd 	I desire all my just debts paid with as little delay as the 
best interest of my estate and the intention hereinafter expressed will permit
Item the 3rd	I give and bequeath to my beloved brother Dewitt C Thornton my 
two Negroes Shaefer a man and Rachael a woman
Item the 4th	I give and bequeath to my beloved sister Marsha Hardwick wife 
of Charles W. Hardwick my negro boy Henry and desire that said negro vest in 
her in her right in her own use and benefit independent of any debts or 
contracts of her said husband and free from his disposal either of gift sale 
or otherwise
Item the 5th	I give and bequeath my Negro girl – Harriett to my beloved 
Nephew John William Hardwick the infant & only son of my brother in law and 
sister Charles W & Marsha Hardwick
Item the 5th	I desire all my just debts paid by my Executor out of the 
property hereinafter mentioned and in the manner hereinafter mentioned if 
practicable.  I desire my Executor to sell my interest in the Stock of Drugs 
which shall be on hand at my death in the drugstore of Thornton & Williams 
either at public or private sale as he in his judgment may think best and also 
to have the notes and accounts of all notes of the late firm of Hardwick 
Thornton and Williams and the accounts and notes of the firm of Thornton & 
Williams all collected and the amount due me ascertained.  I also desire my 
said Executor to sell my horse & buggy also to ascertain and collect 
whatsoever interest is now due me or may hereafter be due me out of the Estate 
of my late father John Thornton deceased also to sell all my property if any 
____ before or hereafter disposed of and all of the money arising from the 
Sales and Collections of the several matters mentioned in the 5th term to go 
and be applied to the payment of my just debts.
Item 6th	I give and bequeath to my beloved sister Marsha Hardwick wife 
of Charles W Hardwick to her own use and to her own free disposal my gold watch
Item 7th	In the event there is not money arising from the Sales & 
Collections as specified in item the 5th sufficient to pay off my just debts 
then it is my will and desire that the _______ made by me a lot proportionally 
on accounting their value for the purposes of paying off my just debts.
Item the 8th	I appoint my brother in law Charles W Hardwick my sole 
executor for the purpose of carrying into effect this my last will & testament.
In testimony of all of which I John H Thornton do hereby affix my seal and 
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In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine

John H Thornton  {SS}

Signed sealed and declared and published by John H Thornton as his last Will & 
Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as witnesses in 
the presence of the said John H Thornton in the presence of each other the 
____ “sufficient” inserted before signing

James M Clarke{Seal}
A N Williams{SS}
Charles W Hardwick{SS}

Stewart Court of Ordinary May Term 1849 –

The last Will and Testament of John Thornton deceased being Exhibited in open 
Court by Charles W. Hardwick Executor and proven by the Oath of the said 
Charles Hardwick and Alexander N Williams in common form on motion ordering 
that the same be ________ to record that Letters Testamentary do _______ said 
Charles W. Hardwick that James A. F___ Robert A. Hardwick Abram Piper John G 
_____ and Isaac L Streetman be appointed appraisers and that to them the Clerk 
do issue this warrant of appraisement

Recorded May 18th 1849
F.D. Wimberly CCO


Additional Comments:
John H. Thornton is the son of John Thornton and brother of Robert C. 
Thornton.  NOTE:  This file is filed in the file of John Thornton, John H. 
Thornton’s father.  I have twice reported this to the staff at the Archives 
but don’t know if they will place in it’s own file.

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