Whitfield County GA Will Book A, page 91-101

James Morris, Early County

Advanced age

Beloved wife Harriet Morris

Land known as Holly Creek settlement and known as Lots 41, 69, 68, 76, 105, 112, 113 in Murray County,

each 160 acres more or less.

The homestead , the place on which we lived when we remove from the City of Dalton.

Lots I own on the east side of the W&Atlantic Railroad and south of the road leading from the city of Dalton to

Spring Place, lying in City of Dalton, containing 8 acres except a small lot in the SW corner which I have

sold to Merrit Russell and whereon he lived for $300 for which he has no showing or title.

Slaves: Big Green known as Green Terrill who came by my wife from her sister Terrills estate.  Little Green, son

of Rosetta and his wife Fanny of copper complexion, raised by Thomas Seay and her child Emma of light

complexion aged 8 years old.

Lands in Cherokee and Southweatern Georgia

My brothers and sisters: Thomas Morris and Franklin B Morris and their children; widow and children of my

brother Eppy W Morris, late of Franklin County deceased; my brother and sister William and Lucy Jackson and

their children; my brother and sister John G and Betsey parks and their children; my oldest sister Patsy Stonecypher and children; my brother Elisha Coffee and children of Polly Coffee deceased.

Lots of land 15 and 22

Molly Parks, widow , daughter of Elisha and Polly Coffee and her orphan child.

Lot 16, 10th Dist, 3rd Section, Murray Co known as the E R Young place, adjourning the lands sold to Elisha Coffee

Orphan children of my brother and sister Middleton and Milly Meeks who died in the West.

Executors: Wife Harriet Morris, brothers Thomas and Franklin B Morris

6 Apr 1864

Witness: A R Ransone, M W Fields, C C Hammond, D M Wade.

Proven Randolph Co Oct 1865.

Petition of Thomas Morris and Franklin B Morris, executors of estate of the late James Morris, late of

Randolph County.  He departed this life 12 June 1865.  Witnesses to said will Martha W Fields and

Christopher C Hammond, 2 Oct 1865

Appraisers: Edward McDonald, Samuel M Fields, Riley Garret, Thos Coleman, Ollen Barbre. 2 Oct 1865

Inventory and Appraisement of James Morris:

1 note William Anderson due 26 Jan 1855, $115.36

1 note M Russel and brother, due 9 Sept 1863, $300

1 note J L Howard due 20 Jan 1865, payable in confederate money $14250.00

Jesse A Glenn due 2 Feb 1861 $21.32

M Russel no date, in confederate notes $1,000

Henry Kile due 1 Nov 1859 $50.00

James W Jackson, due 18 Apr 1863 $1,260.00

L E R Young, due Oct 4, 1856 $100

L E R Young due 1 Jan 1857 $130.08

G M Bond due 25 Dec 1861 $1000.

A Martin due 20 Apr 1864 $172

A Martin due 8 Aug 1856 $150

credit 6 Sept 1856 $75

Z Wilkins due 18 Apr 1865 $500

Jacksonville and Gasden RR Co due 23 June 1860 $300

F M Cabot due 1 Jan 1864 $1,200

credit 5 May 1863 $800.00

Morris and Jackson due 21 Feb 1860 $300

Bennet Springfield due 10 Mar 1860 $100

William Anderson due 26 Feb 1852 $200

W Anderson due 25 Feb 1854 $200

J L Edmondson due 21 Nov 1856 $96

W L Hampton, J M Jackson endorser due 24 May 1857 $45

Two jurists certification Whitfield Co $10

J B Smith payable in pork at $1.25 per pound $267.50

J C Barnes due 20 Oct 1863 $800

J C Barnes due 8 Dec 1863 $800

J R Thompson due 25 Dec 1860 $70

J M Bates due 21 Dec 1857 $20.39

credit Jan 15th 1858 $4.95; credit Apr 25 1858 $4.09

J A Bryant due 1860 $54.96

J L Hackney due 16 Dec 1859 $57.80

R G Harris due 1 Jan 1860 $5.24

credit 7 Apr 1860 $20.00

G W Cole due 1 Jan 1859 $4.20

R R White due 1 Jan 1860 $10.50

James W Blackwell due 1 Jan 1860 $22.34

Jacob Hollyfield due 1 Jan 1858 $4.92

William Hydon due 1 Jan 1859 $14.43

credit 1 Jan 1860 $3.50; credit 27 Oct 1860 $7.50

John Young due 1st (no month) 1859 $20.17

credit 8 May 1859 (no amount)

John Young due 1 Jan 1859 $16.92

credit Mar 1, 1860 $3.50

A Lacy 1 Jan 1858 $3.72

credit 7 Jan 1858 $2.00

J R Thompson due 25 Dec 1860 $30

J R Thompson due 25 Oct 1860 $30

J W Underwood atty receipt for note on W T Trammell due 7 Aug 1862 $2,500

B F Smith LC receipt for not on L C Dover due 2 Jan 1868 $8.30

credit 23 Nov 1860 $1.00

John Gambrell due 2 Jan 1860 $32.50

Daniel Smith due 2 Jan 1858 $12.69

Daniel Smith due 2 Jan 1860 $16.64

A J Barnett due 1 Jan 1860 $50.

David Kinnemore due 2 Jan 1859 $16.54

O Creekmore LC receipt for note on A Low 2 Jan 1860 $16.16

O Creekmore due 1 Jan 1889 $11.22

Samuel Dover due 1 Jan 18599 $18.04

credit 22 Apr 1857 (no amount)

J A Bryant due 2 Jan 1857 $6.32

J A Bryant due 1 Jan 1857 $17.10

credit 8 Aug 1857 $15

J A Bryant due 2 Jan 1858 $13.10

credit 18 Dec 1858 $5.00

H Turner due 3 Apr 1858 $12.85

D W Mitchell due 18 June 1858 to be paid in sawn lumber $100

Inventory of furniture, cattle, horses etc follows which I did not detail here.

1 Oct 1865.

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