Early Banks County Wills

Banks Co. WB A (1858-1879)

CHARLES TONEY, SR. of Franklin Co., 5/27/1842:7/1842, p. 21 Probated in Franklin Co. Wife: Nancy, homeplace. Six ch: Susannah H. Scott, Mary Anderson, Robert N., Charles, Jr., Nancy S. Norwood, Lauraney E. Norwood. Exr: Charles Toney, Jr. Wits: Claxton Mize, A. F. Ash, Floyd Parks.

JOHN SEWEL, 7/31/1862:9/1862, p. 27 Sons: Greenbury, Richmond, William, Francis, James' ch, Marion, Milton N., John A., Pierce. Daus: Elizabeth Angeline and her ch; Jane Hood and her ch. Exrs: Sons, Greenbury and Richmond Sewel.

ABSALOM STEPHENS, SR., 7/6/1861:10/1862, p. 32 Wife: Mary, homeplace. Daus: Rebecca Bell, Matilda Vinton. Grch: Violet A., Palitha E., Emma, daus. Of son, Terry D. Stephens. Sons: Ervin, William, Absalom. Son, Hiram and dau., Catherine Coggins now dead. Exrs: Son, Terry D., and friend, Robert Allan. Wits: John Bond, Jr., Reubin P. Bond, O. H. Bond. Codicil 7/6/1861, names grdau., Mary Jane Stephens, dau. Of son, Terry D. S.

DAVID J. GARRISON, 2/19/1863, p. 41 Wife: Nancy. Divide land among my heirs. Exr: Friend, James J. Meaders. Wits: Edward Word, Nancy M. Meaders, W. B. Gillispie.

ELIZABETH DAVIS, 1/6/1864:1/15/1864, p. 43 Nephews: Robert T. Crump, James C. A. Crum, Henry T. Davis, Sarah A. S. Weld, Amelia Forester and my sister, Nancy Clark's two daus: Sarah and May T. Niece: Elizabeth J. Weld. Exr: D. G. Candler. Wits: William A. Segars, William Pool, Lucinda Pool.

AZMON RUCKER of Franklin Co., 6/7/1856:12/1862, p. 35 Wife: Rebecca (of 17 yrs), homeplace and interest in estate of my father, George Rucker, decd; int. In estate of Jacob Brooks, my father-in-law, yet living. Sons: James W. (oldest), Wiley, Moses (youngest). Son-in-law: Mathew H. Sanders. Dau: Milissa C. Sanders. Exrs: Wife and friend, Moses Brooks. Wits: Enoch Anderson, Nacy Meeks, Harvey R. Anderson.

WILEY RUCKER, 12/6/1862:1/1863, p. 37 Exrs: Wife, Elizabeth A. Rucker and bro., Azmon Rucker. My ch. Wits: William Turk, James Norwood, Azmon Rucker

. SAMPSON SOSBEE, 5/26/1863:7/1863, p. 40 Wife: Elizabeth (of 57 yrs) land in Habersham Co., etc. Ch: Lucinda, Pheby, Solomon, May, Elias, Noah, Malesy, Sampson, E. Caloway, Sarah. Grdau: Georgia Cincinatia. Exrs: Sons, Elias and Noah Sosebee. Wits: John Sheridan, J. E. Welles, W. G. Scales.

Banks Co. WB A (1858-1879)

HOPE SIMS, 10/5/1870:11/1879, p. 580 Wife mentioned. Exrs: Son, Walter S. Sims, Andrew J. McWhirter. Wits: James D. Martin, James McDonald , _____ge Carson . Banks Co.

LUVINIA NEAL, 4/26/1877:8/1877, p. 494 Grson: Clara Luvinia Key, William Henry Key, ch of decd dau, Tabitha Harriet Key (land to be manged by son, Thomas A. Neal until they are of age). Grdaus: Ella Luvina Neal; Anne Luvinia Little. Ch: Arminda E. Burns, Lucinda C. Little, Louise K. Burns, Thomas A. Neal. Exr: Son, Thomas A. Wits: G. H. Cartledge, Berry Gordon, Sarah J. Gordon.

FRANCIS BALLEW, 7/20/1875:10/23/1877, p. 500 Wife: Nancy (lot in Town of Homer). Ch of my dau., Jane Anderson. My wife's bros. And sisters, viz: Miles Hendrix, Andrew Hendrix, Dorcas Hendrix, Harriet Yeargan, Artemissa Bailey, Narvissa Ariaal, Mary Reynolds, Amanda Carson, Octavia Baugh, Frances Bailey. Extrx: Nancy Ballew. Wits: James J. Turnbull, W. W. Moore, Thomas Hill.

JAMES H. DAVID of Jackson Co., 1/6/1867, p. 515 Wife: Thirza, extrx. Dau: Mary J. Neal (money already given her by her grmother, Pillina David). Son: Simeon B. David. Daus: Pillina C. Bell; Thirza H. David; Palona W. Alexander. Sons: Owen T., Horatio J. Wits: William R. Goss, Abner J. Wills, J. O. Browning, Jonathan Martin.

WILLIAM CROW, 3/16/1878:7/1878, p. 526 Son: Jesse M. Daus: Mary Hix, Nancy Poole, Sallie Caudell, Elizabeth Poole, Martha Jane Crump's pt to her son, William Crump; Harriet Crump (after death of Juda Crump). To: Asa Chandler Crow. Exr: Elisha M. Poole. Wits: J. E. Strange, William Gordon, J. S. Connally.

WILLIAM B. BOSWELL, 5/17/1879, p. 558 Minor sons: James Brantley and Henry Franklin David Boswell. Wife: Arminta M. Other ch. Ch of decd dau., Mary Isabella Duncan. Extrx: wife, and son, James Brantley Boswell. Wits: T. A. Neal, Berry Gordon, James D. Martin.

EDWARD WARD, 1/3/1879:7/1879, p. 564 Wife: Arminda. Son: Barney P., Exr. Wits: D. A. Meaders, William Garrison, L. C. Garrrison.

Transcribed and contributed by Elizabeth Free