EARLY WILL ABSTRACTS
COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA
"O" and "P" LISTINGS
OLIVE, John s/Apr 23 1836. p/Jan 18 1837. Daughters, Mary M., Evalina F., Ann B. Anderson, Martha B. Miller (married Andrews J. Miller, Richmond County, Oct 9, 1828) Louisa E. Olive. Sons, Young B and Fabius J., Exrs, sons Young and Fabius. Witness: Dancy Adams, Guilford Bunting and Henry Adams.
O'NEAL, Basil (Rev Soldier) s/June 3rd 1846. p/Mar 15 1849. Wife Sarah (Hull Greene, daughter of McKeen Green, Jr., a Rev. Soldier) Five children by present wife, Sarah Jane (married Lycurgus Rees, Columbia County, Dec 20 1847) Amanda Ann (married Simpson Booker), Basil Llewellyn, James Augustus (married Scott Fortson), Maria Frances, (married Jeremiah Jones). Daughter, Eleanor Smalley. Children of deceased daughter Elizabeth Dunn, property in possession of William S. Dunn. Grandsons, James B. Neal, Richard S. Neal, Deceased daughter Ann McCord's children. Sons in law James McCord, John Livingston and William S. Dunn. Daughter in law, Dorothy Palmer. Exrs. James and Richard S. Neal. Witness: A. G. Dozier, Daniel Marshall, Joseph Marshall.
O'NEAL, Edward s/Nov 26 1816. p/July 11 1817. Daughters, July, Polly, Peggy, Jane Luke, Keziah Stanford, Elizabeth Eubanks, Nancy Winfrey. Sons, Edward, Samuel and Bazzell (Basil?) Grandson, Washington Germany son of Samuel and Fanny Germany deceased. NOTE: Most received legacies of 25 cents each. Exrs. Wife Rebecca, Solomon Marshall, Harvey Wheat. Witness: Allen Lovelace, Eleanor Lovelace and John Barron.
O'NEAL, Judith s/Feb 17 1843 p/Jan 10 1846. Daughters, Malinda and Faithy Lantern. Sons, David Mimms O'Neal, George W. O'Neal, Exrs. William Zachry. Witness: William Tindall and James Zachry.
OVERBY, Peter s/Sept 18 1815 /pJuly 10 1817 Wife Susannah (Howard) Sons, William, Samuel and Benjamin. Exrs. Robert Walton and Jacob Smith. Witness: Moses Ivey, James Mullen, Rebecca Walton.
OWENS, Joseph s/no date. p/Nov 11 1837 Heir: John J. P. Evans (relationship not shown) xr. Humphrey Evans. Witness: Samuel Crump, Joseph Tools, Jr and Alexa Pearre.
PACE, Dreadzil s/Oct 23 1820 p/Apr 1 1822. Heirs: Beloved Wife Susannah (Tankersley), married Columbia County May 18 1797. Sons Thomas and Dreadzil, Jr., Grandsons, James, son of Dreadzil, a gold watch. Robert, son of Thomas. Exr. Wife Susannah, son Thomas and Dreadzil Pace and Peter Crawford. Witness: Edmond Roberts, David Irby, Mary Shackleford.
PACE, Dreadzil s/Apr 13 1823 p/Apr 19 1824. Wife Alsey. Daughters, Susan Pollard Pace and Lavinia Tarrent Pace. Sons James Miles Pace. Exrs. Wife, James Blanchard, George Tankersley and J. W. Hanson. Witness: James Luke, William Willingham and William B. Luke.
PACE, Martha M. s/Oct 14 1838 p/Nov 14 1838 (nee Cobb, daughter of Henry Willis Cobb and Obedience D. Bugg, married Columbia County, Jan 8 1806) Obedience D. Cobb married second to John Burch, Wilkes County, Dec 2 1827. Heirs Mother, Obedience Burch. Beloved child daughter Martha D. Pace. Sisters, Susan Amanda Milton, wife of John. Elizabeth Cobb Kennedy (married John B. Kennedy, Columbia County, Oct 25 1832) NOTE: Mrs. Burch is to be guardian of daughter, Martha. Exrs. Obedience Burch and Abner Robertson. Witness: j William A. L. Collins, John A. Stapler, Nancy Upton.
PALMER, Miss Catherine I. s/Oct 10 1888. p/Nov 1 1888. Heirs, Dear Friend, Silly M. Norrell, house and lot in Harlem, my half interest in furniture purchased a Cook Hotel sale. Niece, Alice Farris Palmer, a note against her father, Samuel Palmer. Niece, Carrie Bell Neal, a $100 note I hold against J. F. Palmer. NOTE: Balance of notes against brothers, J J. and S. C. Palmer, to be given to J. J. Palmer, brother R. A. Palmer's children. Sister Sarah Mercer, my sewing machine. Exr. brother Samuel Palmer. Witness: R. A. Mercer, Samuel Palmer and S. E. Mercer.
PALMER, Nathaniel s/May 8 1827 p/Apr 21 1828 Wife Hannah, daughters, Lydia Curtting?, Mary Burrage, Milly Fitts Jarrel (Fitzgerald?), Jabel (Isabelle) Rowland. Sons, Willis, Edmond, William and Isaac. Exrs. none named. Witness: T. Palmer, William Palmer, William Prescott.
PARKES, Aaron s/July 25 1821. p/Mar 7 1830 Heirs, beloved wife Elizabeth (Ryan), married Columbia County, July 30 1810. Daughters, Mary Ryan Parkes and Nancy Wiley. Sons John and Aaron Haley Parkers. Exr. Jeremiah Rees, Thomas Dooly, and Thomas White. Witness: Ganaway Martin, John Jones, James Cooper.
PARKS, Elizabeth s/Mar 16 1830 p/July 10 1830 Daughter Polly Sanders (married Green J. Sanders, Warren County, Sept 14 1826) sons by previous marriage, Dorsey and Burton Ryan of Ohio. Trusted friend, William Wiley Sr., exr. William Wiley, Sr. Witness: j F. J. Allen William Dozier and William B. Crawford.
PARKS, John s/Aug 30 1827 p/Nov 20 1828 Heirs, Beloved wife Amzy. Daughters, Sarah, Phoebe and Patsy Kendricks, wife of Sylvanus K. Sons, John, William, Luis, Richard and Gabriel. Exrs. Sons, William, Lewis and Gabriel. Witness: Frances Allen and R. J. Stark.
PARKS, John s/Feb 5 1817 p/May 1823. Heirs, Sister, Nancy Parks. "Old grandmother", Sarah Moore. Exr. Adam Scott and Mark Davis. Witness: William Baldwin, Silas Mote and William Scott, Jr.
PASCHAL, Asa s/Feb 25 1852 p/Apr 6 1852 (Asa Paschal married Vashti T. Collins, Columbia County, Oct 4 1849) Heirs, daughter, Mary F. Walton, wife of O. H. Walton. Daughter, Susan E. W. Candler, wife ot A. T. Candler, grandson, William Orr, son of deceased daughter, Jane Orr. Sons, William, Robert and George, to have inheritance left by grandfather, Robert Walton. Sisters in law, Mary and Nancy Collins to have bed and furniture and chest I had from my dead wife, Vashti Collins, their sister. Exrs, Brother in law, Leonard Steed and Milton Paschal. Witness: James B. Neal, Dennis Paschal and C. C. Candler.
PAYNE, Samuel s/May 16 1801. p/June 24 1803. Heirs, Wife Anna. Nephew John Gray. Grandchildren: children of son Samuel Payne. Son William and daughter Ann Lovell. Exr. John Gray. Witness: Benjamin Luke, John Fleming, John Gray, Jr. and James Fleming.
PAYNE, William s/Apr 15 1831 p/July 4 1831. Wife Rowenna ----?. Granddaughter of Thomas Cobb, Rev. Soldier. Children of sister, Nancy Johnston. Exr. John Gray Alexander Pearre, Pleasant Benning and Rowenna. Witness: Joseph Owens, Humphrey Evans John Reed.
PEARRE, Jonothan s/Sept 25 1832 p/Nov 8 1832. Heirs, beloved wife, Mary. Daughters, Penelope,Nancy and Martha. Son, James W., Grandchildren, children of deceased daughter Elizabeth Murphy. Exrs. wife Mary and friend John Lamar. Witness: M. A. Wellbourn, J. M. Wellbourn and J.D. Marshall.
PEARRE, Nathaniel s/Apr 10 1802 p/Dec 20 1802 Wife Anna, sons William, Nathaniel and John. Others, (relationship not known) Elliott Coleman, Samuel Nathaniel Coleman to receive the property of his father, Caleb, which I hold in trust as well as his uncle Reuben Coleman's estate. Exr. wife Anna, Eli Pearre, Nathaniel Hicks and Benjamin Lee. Witness: T. Critcher, William Jones, J .E. Todd, Jonothan Parrish.
PERREA, James s/Oct 24 1796. p/Dec 27 1797. Wife Masse. Daughters, Ruth and Charlotte, sons, Levi, Eli and James. Grandsons, James, son of Nathaniel, James, son of John O. and William Dearmond. extrs. wife Masse and son Nathaniel. Witness, Elizabeth Perrea, D. Harris, A. Crawford.
PERRY, John s/June 9 1835 p/Jan 18 1836 Wife Mary, daughter, Frances. Sons, Augustus Rush Perry and John Calvin Perry. Exrs. Wife Mary and brother Bird Perry. Witness: John Gibson, John Porter and Henry Massengale.
PERRYMAN, Dickson s/May 7 1806 p/July 7 1806 Wife Elizabeth and unnamed children. Brother Elisha Perryman. Exrs. Anderson Crawford, Daniel Marshall, David Stanford. Witness: Col. John Appling, W. F. Ware and Rachel Perryman.
PHILLIPS, Ichabod s/July 5 1843 p/Nov 8 1843 Wife Sophia (Lord or land) married in Columbia County, Feb 3rd 1798) Grandson John Phillips. Sons, Joseph, William, Benjamin, Isham (married Polly Youngblood Columbia County, Dec 21 1819), Micajah, Ellis, Matthew and Absolom. Grandsons, children of deceased son, Wilder, John and William. Daughters Vashti Whitaker (married Joel Whitaker, Columbia County, Dec 23 1826) and her children. Elitha Taylor and children. Margaret Brinson and children. Nancy Adams and children. Clarissa Phillips yet single. Exrs. sons William and Matthew and Willis Palmer. Witness: Randolph Newsome, Willis Palmer, Stephen Reeves. (FOR A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE WILL AND ESTATE PAPERS OF ICHABOD PHILLIPS, CLICK HERE)
POLLARD, Martha s/Feb 24 1863 p/May 4 1864. Daughters, Mary F. Miles, Sarah Dagnell, Martha Lucas, Lucinda Martin, Melvina Grubbs (married Capt Hezekiah Grubbs, Columbia County, Nov 1st 184) $200 each. Grandchildren, children of Thomas, $5.00. Daughter Elizabeth A. Toole , $5.00. Sons Levi (married Prudence Wynne, Columbia County, Oct 27 1858) balance of estate. Exr. Levi Pollard, Witness: Nicholas Evans, J. J. Toole, W. H. Pullen.
POLLARD, R. D. s/Jan 11 1860 p/Aug 22nd 1864. Heir, brother, L. A. Pollard, entire estate. Nephew J. M. Miles, $100. Exr. L. A. Pollard. Witness: William G. Toole, Charles Bayless, W. H. Pullen.
POLLARD, Samuel s/Nov 20 1855. p/Jan 3 1857 Heirs, brother Levi. Sister Melvina Grubbs, wife of H. Grubbs. Sister Elizabeth Marshall. Relationship not shown, L. Miles and R. D. Pollard, brother in law, Hezekiah Grubbs. Exr, brother Lev. Witness: George Toole, Edward Miles, William H. Pullen and Charles Bayless.
POLLARD, Zaccheus s/Nov 11 1851 p/Nov 13 1851. Heirs, Samuel Pollard, the house. Levi Pollard, the land. Samuel Hardy, plantation tools (relationship not shown) Exr. unnamed. Witness: John O. Farrell and Samuel Hardy.
PORTER, Charles s/June 13 1813. p/Sept 5 1814. Heirs: Wife Elizabeth, daughters Gracey Matthews (married Lewis Matthews, Columbia County, May 18 1802) Sally Proctor Rees. Brunette Simpson (married David Simpson, Columbia County, Jan 2 1813) Sons, George, Nicholas, Fayette (married Jane G. Willis, Columbia County, Nov 19 1817) Charles Hansford, Bradford and my natural son, Stanton, commonly called Stanton Porter (married Mary Crosby, Columbia County Oct 12 1806) Exrs. Capt David Simpson, Peter Crawford, Anderson Crawford. Witness: Taylor Wiley, Julian Seay and B. Porter.
PRATHER, James s/Apr 7 1873 p/Feb 5 1883. Wife Louisa, sons, Edward, James and John O. (gold watch). Daughters, Mary Ann Murray, Sarah L., Matilda E., Bethenia C and Quilla C. Prather. Grandchildren, James and Ann, $10.00 each. Edward Prather, guardian. Exrs. Son Edward and John O. Witness: W. B. Roebuck, Isaiah Ivey and Sara Morrison.
PRIOR (PRYOR), Felix s/Dec 7 1850 p/Jan 15 1853 Heirs, beloved wife Martha, property in marriage contract, $20.00, she is to have no further claim or dower. Daughters, Elizabeth Carr, wife of Thomas Carr (married Columbia County, July 20th 1842) Emily Alford, wife of James A. Alford (married Columbia County Dec 25 1857) Jane Prior and Palatiah Prior. Son, Felix Owen Prior. Exrs. James Alford, Booker Sutton, Erasmus Dozier. Witness: Quintilious Bugg, John E. Alford and Guilford Alford.
PULLEN, John s/Aug 3 18?? p/Mar 6 1855. Wife Emily, for lifetime, all real estate in Columbia County, stock, tools, furniture, etc. Son William H., one fourth of slaves, bank stock, bonds, etc. Daughter Sarah E. and Martha Augusta 2/4 of estate, 2/3 of money, John Lamkin and William Blunt, trustees. Balance to wife. Exrs. Wife and Son William. Witness: Augustus Lamkin, Robert Lamkin and C. H. Shockley. CODICIL: Dated Feb 28 1855, makes further legacies to wife. Witness: Henry Cosby, G. Toole and James Luke.
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