Taliaferro County GaArchives Wills.....Taylor, Arabella Peek July 15, 1878 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002953 April 1, 2006, 5:27 pm Source: Taliaferro Co., Ga Will Record B, Pp. 92-95 Written: July 15, 1878 Recorded: December 3, 1878 Will of Arabella (Peek) Taylor Georgia Taliaferro County In the name of God, Amen, I ABABELLA TAYLOR of the County Taliaferro and the State of Georgia being of Sound and disposing mind and memory and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs while I have strength so to do; do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all wills by me at any time heretofore made and first I commit my soul to God who gave it, and my worldly Estate, I dispose of follows: Item 1st. I desire that my just debts be paid and the expenses of my sickness also any other expenses that may accrue while in this life, also my Burial Expenses out of the moneys due me from MR. FRANK BRISTOW for balance on lands which amount I wish to be collected by my Executor herein after appointed and applied as directed by me above and the balance after settling said Expenses I desire to be applied to the Expenses of the farm OF MY HUSBAND, WILLIAM C. TAYLOR for this year. Item 2nd. I will and bequeath to MY BELOVED SON LOVELL TAYLOR, the plantation on which I now live situate and being in said County and State containing three hundred acres, more or less, in fee Simple; reserving for my beloved Husband, Wm. C. Taylor, a Life estate in one half of said plantation which half shall be composed of the Eastern portion of said place including the dwelling and other out houses attached thereto and I desire also that my said Husband Wm. C. Taylor, take charge of and have control over the other half of said plantation free of rent till my Son Lovell Taylor shall attain the age of twenty one years. Item 3rd. I will and bequeath to my beloved son Lovell Taylor all of my interest in MY MOTHERS, MRS. M. A. M. SMITHS Dower, also all other property both real and personal that may be coming to me by inheritance, I will and bequeath to my beloved son Lovell Taylor. Item 4th. I will and bequeath to my beloved Son Lovell Taylor my Brown mare Bessie(?) and her colt Mark(?) together with all the increase of the same and I desire that my beloved Husband Wm. C. Taylor have the use and free control of working said stock and increase without rent till the age of majority of my said beloved son Lovell Taylor. Item 5th. Now Should my Son Lovell Taylor die before he attains the age of majority I will that all the property both real and personal by this will bequeathed to him the said Lovell Taylor be given to MY SISTER OCTAVIA WAGNONS CHILDREN and that they shall share equally and alike. Item 6th. I hereby appoint and constitute MY COUSIN JAMES L. BATTLE, my Executor of this my last will and testament as well as guardian of my said beloved Son Lovell Taylors property. In witness whereof I the said Arabella Taylor: to this my will have Set my hand and Seal this 15th day of July 1878. /s/ Arabella Taylor [Seal] Signed, Sealed, Published and declared by the above named Arabella Taylor as her last will and testament in presence of us who at her request in presence of each other have Subscribed our names in Witness hereto: Henry D. Smith Cosby Wagnon Millard Wagnon All of the County of Taliaferro and State of Georgia Georgia, Taliaferro County And now comes H. D. SMITH and COSBY WAGNON Witnesses to the will of Mrs. Arabella Taylor at Chambers who on oath testify and say that they the said H. D. Smith and Cosby Wagnon were present at the time of making of the above named will and attested the said will in the presence of said testator and in the presence of each other together with F. MILLARD WAGNON at the request of said Testator, that this is the will produced in open Court, and that said Testator was of sound mind and memory and that this is correctly stated(?) H. D. Smith Cosby Wagnon Sworn to before me this November 14th 1878 Charles A. Beazley Ordinary T.C. Georgia, Taliaferro County Court of Ordinary December term 1878 By the ordinary of said County Know all whom these presents shall come greeting: Know ye that on the 14th day of November 1878 the last will and testament of Mrs. Arabella Taylor of said County Deced. was Exhibited in open Court and in the common form of law proved and admitted to record __December being 1878 _? _of Court of Ordinary, a copy of which is hereto annexed and administration of all and singular the goods, chattels, credits, lands and tenements of said Decd. was granted to James L. Battle of Warren County in said State, the Executor in and by said will named and appointed, he having first taken the oath and performed all other requisites required by law is by order of said Court and by virtue of these presents, legally authorized to administer the goods, chattels credits lands and tenements of said Deced. according to the tenor and effect of said will and testament; and according to law, and he is hereby required to render a true and perfect inventory of all and Singular the goods and chattels credits lands and tenements of the said Deced. appraised and returned to this Court according to law and to render a true and correct account to the Ordinary of Taliaferro County, of his actings and doings yearly until his administration is fully completed; In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of _______________. /s/ Charles A. Beazley, Ordinary. Will, Probate, and Letters recorded December 3d 1878 /s/ Charles A. Beazley, Ordinary Additional Comments: Arabella Peek was born Nov. 14, 1856, died August 1879, daughter of Richard D.L. Peek and Marian Antionette M. Swain (who were first cousins). (After the death of Richard D.L. Peek, his widow Marian remarried to Henry D. Smith). Arabella married William Chesley Taylor, January 12, 1875, Taliaferro Co., and they had one child, Robert Lovell Taylor. According to her obituary, Arabella is buried at Bethany Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greene Co., but we have found no tombstone. After her death, William Chesley Taylor remarried to Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Darracott and had a large family of children, including my father, John Alonzo “Lonnie” Taylor. Arabella had one sister, Octavia Peek, born June 8, 1858, died November 14, 1905. She was married to William A. Wagnon, December 19, 1875, Taliaferro Co. Octavia is buried at Siloam Cemetery, Greene Co. (Note: Arabella’s obituary and her father’s will have previously been posted.) 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