Unknown Book of Probate Records
Jackson Co., GA

Submitted 27 September 2006 by DWC.

This book had no name; it appears to be an index of records related to the settlement of estates. It can be found in the office of the Probate Court in the Jackson Co., GA courthouse. What follows are a few select items from this book covering primarily the surnames of Barr, Callahan, Gathright, Lay and Morgan, including their various spellings.

Page 9
5th Sept 1853 R. J. Millican & Wm. Morgan admr. of William W. Morgan
$2000 Securities Jackson Bell & W. S. Thompson

12th Sept 1853 Inventory
10 Feb 1854 Sale bill
12 July 1855 Return
9th Aug 1856 Return

Page 11
5th Decr 1853 Richardson Lay & Hugh McElhanon Exrts of Elijah Lay

4th March 1854 Inventory
3rd Octr 1854 Sale Bill
5th Jan 1856 Return
6th Aug 1857 Return
1st Decr 1858 Return
Nov 5th 1860 Return filed
Apr 30th/61 Return

Page 25
2nd July 1855 James M. Barr admr of Rhoda Barr
$2000 Security James H. Barr

Page 31
3rd March 1856 George T. Johnson admr. of Elijah W. Lay [Say?]
$3000 Security P. F. Henton

7th April 1856 Inventory & Sale Bill
16th March 1857 Return
18th June 1860 Return
June 4th 1860 appraiser to appraise and set off land for support of widow
Nov 5th 1860 leave to sell land &c

Page 41
20th March 1857 Joseph Camp admr of John Calahan
$2000 Security John Camp

1st June 1857 Leave to Sell land

Page 43
1st June 1857 Thomas L. Ross Guard. of John R. Lay
$3000 Security James Lindsey

20th Jan 1859 Return
Jany 27th 1860 Return
April 1st 1861 Inventory[?]

Page 61
3rd Aug 1858 W. Haynie & A. B. Pittman Exrts of Wm. M. Gathright

6th Octr 1852 Inventory
6" August 1872 Return
Return Aug 29th 1860

Page 71
2nd Sept 1859 William Morgan Guard. of William M. Morgan
$500 Security R. J. Millican

Jany the 6th 1862 Return

Page 84
Aug 7th 1860 W. S. Thompson Guardian of W. H. G. D. & Mary J. Lay - orphans of E. W. Lay deceased
$4000.00 Security Joseph W. Hardy William Hunter

Page 104
1863 Feby 2 W. L. Marler Executor of John R. Lay decd.

April 14, 1863 Inventory
November 4, 1867 leave to sell the Real Estate of J. R. Lay

Page 108
4 May 1863 John Calehan Admr. of J. H. Calihan decd
bonded $1000 Security W. S. Thompson

December the 28th 1863 Inventory & Sail bill
Mach [sic] 10 1864 Reten[?]

Page 118
1 Feby [1864] D. M. Morgan Executor of William Morgan decd.

Feby the 17, 1864 Inventory
10 March 1864 Sail bill

Page 129
2 July 1866 A. T. Bennett Adm. will annexed[?] of William Morgan decd.
bond $2000 Security H. A. Bennett

15 October 1866 leave to sell land
June 21st 1869 Sale bill & Return
Jany 7" 1870 Return