William Morgan, 1809
Jackson Co., GA

Submitted by DWC.

Source: pp. 25-26, Will Book A, 1803 - 1860, Jackson Co., GA

[page 25]
Georgia        } In the name of God Amen  I William Morgan
Jackson County } of the State & county aforesaid being in sound
mind & memory but in a low State of health & believing the time
of my departure is at hand in discharge of my duty to my family
I do make & ordain this my last Will & testament as follows
Item I give in manner & form following
Item I give & bequeath to my wife Pricilla Morgan one negro woman
named Feriby & her increase during her natural life & ther to be divi=
=ded equally amongst my children also I leave all my horses cattle
hogs, sheep & geese together with my beds & household furniture
& working tools of all kinds a machine & still except such as shall be
Judged necessary to be sold for the payment of my Debts. To my
wife Priscilla to her use & the use of my children as she remain[?]
in Widowhood & then to be equally divided amongst my children
Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Patsey Shepherd one negro
girl named Minty which she has in possession
Item I give to my son Blake Morgan one negro boy named Adam
Item I give & bequeath to my son William Morgan Ned
Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Joice Morgan one negro
    boy named Peter
Item I give & bequeath to my son Jesse Morgan one negro boy Ihhan[?]
    by name
Item I give & bequeath to my three youngest daughters Priscilla[?]
    Morgan Esther Morgan & Mahala Morgan
    two negro girls named Dilce, & Vina, with all their
    increase to be equally divided between them the
    said Priscilla, Esther, & Mahala when the said Priscilla
    shall be of lawful age
Item My will is that all my land shall be sold at the descre
 -- tion of my executors & that my daughter Joice have sixty
    dollars the money arising from the sale of said land
    also that my son Jesse have twenty dollars out of the said
    money, the balance of the money for said land I leave to the
    descretion of my executors to purchase a tract of land for
    the support of my family or divide it with all my children
    I hereby nominate and appoint Samuel Hay & my wife
    Priscilla Morgan whole, & soles[?] executors to this my last

[page 26]
will & testament in witness whereof I hereunto set my 
hand & seal this 26th day of April 1809 signed sealed
& delivered in presence of         his
James Rogers               William  x  Morgan {seal}
Ephraim Patrick                    mark
David Tuttle


Georgia        } Personally came before me James
Jackson County } Rogers & David Tuttle & made oath that
they did see William Morgan sign the within Will
& that they also saw Ephraim Patrick sign the same as
a Witness Sworn to in open court this 1st day of May
1809.                               James Rogers
Edwd. Adams clk                     David Tuttle


p. 314, Inventories, Appraisements, Returns and Sales, 1800 - 1832,
Jackson Co., GA

1811 A return on the Estate of Wm. Morgan Deceased by
Samuel Hay

Amount of money Received                         $84.4*
                                                 ======
Amount of money paid out                        $159.6*

1816
April 5th Paid Blake Morgan one cow Half & Bed
No 1

Dec 12th
1814      Paid Blake Morgan one negro boy Adam by
No 2      Name

March 1st
1816
No 3      Paid Note due Ephraim Patrick $27.00

1815
Jany 9th  Paid John Newton who married Joice Morgan
No 4      one negro boy named Peter

1815
Jany 12th Paid Do in part of Joice Morgan one bedsted &
No 5      furniture

1816      Paid John Newton Eighteen dollars sixty one cents
Feby 17   for the tuition of Priscilla & Esther Morgan

1814 & 1815 Paid tax nine dollars & Eighty eight cents
No 7 & 8

May 1st 1815 Paid two dollars sixty two cents for tuition
No 9         Joicy Morgan

No 10  Decr 1816 Paid Thomas Stapler Eighteen dollars & fifty cents
                 for tuition money for Jesse & Joice Morgan

No 11
6th Decr  Paid John Newton in right of his wife who was
          one of the legatees of Wm. Morgan decd $60.12 1/*

No 12  Paid E Adams for letters of Guardianship $2.00