Wilkes-Lincoln County GaArchives Wills.....Statham, Jane 1831
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Source: Microfilmed Will Record
Written: 1831

From familysearch.org, Georgia Probate Records, Wilkes County Wills 1819-1877, 
Vol HH-II, pp 316-317, images 200 and 201.

Jane Statham

In the name of God Amen

I Jane Statham of the County of Wilkes & State of Georgia make and declare this 
to be my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit

I give and bequeath to my son Augustin D Statham my negro boy Jerry

I give and bequeath to Augustin D Statham in trust for my son Richmond W 
Statham my negro boy Alfred the profits arising from my said negro boy Alfred 
to be applied to the necessities of the said Richmond W Statham by the said 
trustee, should the said Richmond W marry and have children the trustee will 
imediately vest the said boy Alfred in the children generally of the said 
Richmond W If the said Richmond should die without lawfull heirs the said Boy 
Alfred revert back to my children generally.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Susan Harrell Statham the following negroes 
to wit Anderson a man Eliza a woman and her two children Angeline & Simon?, and 
Caroline a girl, and her heirs forever and in case the said Susan Harrell 
should marry and die leaving no child or children the said negroes to revert 
back to my children generally.

I give my Tract of Land in Carrol County to my Children Generally and finally I 
give and bequeath the residue of my effects both real and personal after my 
debts & funeral expences are discharged to the Children of my daughter Rhoda 
Quin to be equally divided among them by my Executors

I do hereby appoint my son Augustin D Statham and John T. Dent Executors of my 
last Will & Testament  In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and 
seal this twentieth day of January 1831

Jane Statham (seal)

Signed sealed published & delivered by the said testatrix, as and for her last 
will & testament in presence of us who at her request in her presence & the 
presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto 
Jos H Burks, Clifton O Mahoney, John D Hinton

Georgia
Wilkes County

In Chambers July 15th 1831 Personally appeared before us Lewis S Brown & 
William C Allison two of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County 
Joseph H Burks & Clifton Mahoney two of the subscribing witnesses to the 
annexed? will who being sworn deposeth and says that they saw the Testatrix 
Jane Statham sign & seal and heard her acknowledged the same as her last will 
and testament and at the time of her so doing she was of sound disposing mind & 
memory and that they subscribed the same as witnesses in her presence and at 
her request together with John Hinton

Jos H Burks
Clifton O Mahoney

Sworn to & Subscribed
before us this 15th July 1831
Lewis S Brown J.J.C.
William C Allison JJC




Additional Comments:
Jane Statham was the widow of William Statham, who died in Lincoln County, 
Georgia in 1822.  She was the daughter of Augustine Davis and Mary Jeter.  
Children not specifically mentioned in her will include John A., Barnett, 
William R. and Charles Statham, and Sarah Stribling.



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