Previous Page Next Page Mississippi Court Records ADAMS COUNTY WILLS 1799-1801 page 3 Ellis, Richard. October 17, 1792.——— To wife, Mary Ellis, plantation at White Cliff (1000 acres) and a large number of slaves. Dau: Jane, to have 25 negroes; to dau. Mary, plantation; Mary and Martha, daughters of dau. Martha, 25 negroes each; to Mary, widow of son William Cocke Ellis, dec'd., to have balance of debts due me in Virginia. Sons: John, Richard and Abraham. Exrs: sons John and Abraham. Wit: Thomas Burling, John H. White, Sam Davenport, Richard Duvall, John Ellis, Sr., John Dinsbrey. Mississippi Court Records [p.4] ADAMS COUNTY 1802–– page 12 Thiry, John Baptiste. July 24, 1807. July, 1808. [p.12] Legatees: Jean Francis Thiry, Fere Jean Baptiste Thiry. Exrs: Michael Fortier, David Urguhart, Armstrong Ellis. (This will is written in French) Mississippi Court Records [p.4] ADAMS COUNTY 1802–– page 12 Ellis, John. November 7, 1808. December, 1808. Legatees: Wife, Sarah Ellis; children, Thomas and Mary Ellis; father, Richard Ellis. Exrs: wife, Abraham Ellis (bro.) and Thomas Percy. Wit: Sam Brown, Ann Percy, Thomas Rodney. Mississippi Court Records [p.4] ADAMS COUNTY 1802–– page 16 Gaillaral, Isaac. July 3, 1811. August, 1811. Legatees: children of Elizabeth Kilgore (wife of Benj.); god-dau. Nancy Ellis; numerous nieces and nephews. Plantation of 1300 acres not to go out of the family. Exrs: Benjamin Farrar and John Taylor. Wit: Augustus A. Grieve, Kerbe Goolshe. Mississippi Court Records [p.4] ADAMS COUNTY 1802–– page 17 Ellis, Mary. Nov. 4, 1806. Gr. daus: Mary Farrar and Ann Eliza Farrar, to have slaves. Exr: Benjamin Farrar. Ellis, Abram March 2, 1816. Legatees: Nancy Butler (dau.); Richard Ellis (son); John Ellis Duncan and Sarah Duncan (gr. children); slaves Louisa and dau. Bet to be given freedom. Exrs: Benjamin Farrar (in case of his death, Theodore Stark), Thomas Butler, son Richard- when he reaches 21 years. Wit: William C. Conner, W.D. Baker, Thomas Eaton. Mississippi Court Records [p.55] AMITE COUNTY WILL BOOK “1” page 56 Curry, Jacob. Nov. 18, 1813. April 21, 1814. Wife: Avis Curry. Daughters: Lucy, Elizabeth and Mary. Admrs: wife, George Ellis, Thomas Bickham (friends). Wit: Robert Griffin, Holloway Huff and Hackley Warren. Mississippi Court Records [p.57] AMITE COUNTY WILL BOOK “1” page 61 Waggoner, Thomas. May 5, 1824. June 6, 1824. Wife: Mary Waggoner.Gr.children: Dennis Griffin, Ellis Griffin, Polly Griffin and Thomas Griffin. Exrs: wife, David Davis and Sam McManus (friend). Wit: Archibald Smith, Sarah McManus and Jane Griffin. Mississippi Court Records [p.71] CLAIBORNE COUNTY WILLS page 80 Prince, Bayliss E. 1825—– Wife: Catherine Shelby Prince. Son: William. Land to children of decesed brother and sister. Exrs: wife and bro. William. Wit: William Terry, Andrew Ellis, N. Jefferson.