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 lanenext 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 togeher 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