Warren-Wilkinson-Crawford County GaArchives Wills.....Enoch Renfroe August 7 1802 ************************************************ 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: Joyce R. Harrison gajoyce.1179@att.net December 27, 2003, 6:00 pm Source: Warren Co., Ga Will Book A, Pp 68-69 (ga Archives) Written: August 7 1802 In the name of God Amen. I Enoch Renfroe of the county of Warren and State of Georgia, planter, being weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul to God that gave it and my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the discression of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this Life I give demise & dispose of the Same in the following manner and form that is to Say First I give and Bequeath to Enoch Renfroe my beloved Son all that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Warren & sd state on waters of Joe's Creek containing one hundred and fifty acres, the same being the place whereon I now live and was originally granted to Stephen Mitchel by his Excelancy George Handley Governor dated 15th of August 1788 - and also I give and bequeath to my son Enoch Renfroe one other tract or parcel of land containing two hundred acres situate lying and being in above said state and county formerly Wilkes county on Joe's Creek adjoining the first above mentioned tract of land which tracts of two hundred acres being part of a tract of 775 acres granted to Samuel Camp the 22d day of January 1789 which said tracts or parcels of land together with all & Singular the premises and appurtinances thereon belonging or in any wise appurtaining to sd tracts or parcels of land unto my said son Enoch Renfroe his heirs & assigns then after my decease - Also I give my son Joel's Widow Sarah Renfroe five shillings - Also I give to her Daughter Nancy ten Dollars. Also I give & Bequeath to my beloved Children namely Mary Hancock, Stephen Renfroe, Nathaniel Renfroe's Widow Jane Baker, Margaret Renfroe five Dollars her portion (turn over) Sarah Rushin, John Renfro's Widow Martha Renfroe five Dollars to her and ten Dollars to her Daughter Nancy - Rachel Rushing, Lydia Chivers, William Renfroe, Nathan Renfroe, Enoch Renfroe, Martha Matthews likewise. I do appoint my son Enoch Renfroe and John Rushing Executors to this my last will and Testament for them to take the whole of all my property and sell it at public sale and Divide the money equally between these Eleven who have not a certain sum left them the other three which have a sum Left them are to have no more of my Estate after my decease wherefore I have Set my hand and fixed my Seal this Seventh day of August and in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and two and in the 27th of American Independance. In Witness Signed Sealed Published & declared by the Said Enoch Renfroe as his Last Will & Testament in the his presence of us who in the presence Enoch R Renfro (Seal) of Each other have hereunto Subscribed mark our names Vincent Davis William Simmons Elijah (X) Conner Additional Comments: Mary Renfroe, daughter of Enoch, married Clement Hancock, Sr. They moved to Wilkinson County, GA in 1810. Their sons Clement, Jr., John and William Hancock were living in Crawford Co., GA by the 1830 census. They and many of their descendants are buried in Crawford Co. and many more still live there. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb