Source: Probate Court, Wilkinson County,
Record Of Returns 1820-1853, Pages 21, 22.
Written: April 3 1817
Recorded: July 1821
"In the name of God, amen! Knowing
all flesh to be subject to death, and being anasarcal? and looking shortly
for a change, have a desire to distribute my worldly property while sound
in mind. My first request is that my body be decently buried without
superfluity; the next, that my debts be justly paid that are just, and
then as my wife and myself drew a contract before marriage, that is, that
she set up no claim to my property, nor I myself as heir set up any right
to hers, but at my death deliver all of property to her and then I lend
her during life or widowhood the land from the cut-off along this side
the lane next next to the house, with the use of the spring and all houses
and cleared land, and also Jack and Arey
and family, with cattle, hogs, corn and fodder to serve the first year,
or her hundred dollars as the contract called for, but the land is not
to be rented, nor the negroes to be hired, but the whole of my property
left together until my wife's death, then to be divided as follows: I give
my son Richard's three daughters Jene,
Mary and Judy, one hundred dollars
each of them. My daughter Rose, I give the
young mare I left with her, and ten dollars. My daughter Elizabeth,
I give the horse I left with her and ten dollars. My daughter Anne,
I
give ten dollars. My sons, Charles
and
Benjamin, I give to each of them ten dollars
apiece. Now for the remainder of my children, Judith,
Mary, Behethland, and Lucy, I lend
during their natural lives, but to be divided as follows: Lucy
is to have the land from the cut-off down each branch to the lines next
to Joe Jones, then from the cut-off along the lane next to their
house to the spring, with the care of my old wench Sabrina,
then
I lend her during her natural life, my wench Betty
and her children, but the whole of the property at her death that is mentioned,
to her children, except Sabrina which is to
possess her house and property. As for the remaining part of my property,
I lend during life to my other three daughters, Judith,
Mary and Behethland, but the property I give to their children.
After the death of my wife, the whole of my property is to be sold by giving
such credit as it will bring the most and after collected equal distribution
made the legatees.
Now for the true performance for my last
will and testament I leave my beloved friend Gen. John Scott, John L. Jones
and Elijah Lingo. And I do revoke all other wills and leave this
as my will and testament.
In witness whereof, I have set my hand the
third day of April in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
/S/ John Taliaferro (Dr.)
Wit:
James Rabb
Robert Hatcher
Thomas Boazman
Pierce Clay
Additional Comments:
*Will submitted for probate during the July,
1821 term of Ordinary's Court,
Wilkinson County. Record of Returns,
pages 37-38 for 1821 appears record of
sale of his property and appraisers' returns
of estate of John Taliaferro.
*1st marriage: Wife, Mary Hardin md.
ca. 1755. (Daughter of Henry and Judith
(Lynch) Hardin.
*2nd marrige: supposedly--Lydia Howard
in 1814 of Baldwin County, Georgia
*He and Lydia are supposedly buried in Mt.
Nebo Cemetery in Wilkinson County.
(We cannot verify their burial place.)
*Source: Historic Georgia Families,pages
120,121,122,141. Compiled by L. W.
Rigsby, (Originally Published--Cairo, Georgia,
1925-1928) Copyright 1969,
Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore,
Maryland.
*Source: On-site research -- Probate
Court, Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Georgia.
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Note: Re: Dr. John and
his wife Mary (Hardin) Taliaferro's daughter~~Rose:
Rose Taliaferro md. Joseph Porter (Settled in Wilkinson County)
Their son, Richard Taliaferro Porter md. Mary Collins Paul
(Moved to Alabama)
Their daughter, Eliza Ann Porter md. Alexander Stuckey
(Residence: Wilkinson County)
contributed by and copyright R.
Elizabeth Brewer 2004