Posted on: Harrison Wills Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/HarrisonWill?read=19 Surname: HARRISON, JONES, EMBREE, HOWARD, SHORT, WHITE, WILLIAMS ------------------------- Would very much like to correspond with anyone researching this particular family. Hope Coslett Pees Seguin, Texas jouett@axs4u.net ==================================== Columbia County, Georgia Wills Book H, 1803-1821 17 February 1816 I, Richard Harrison, the elder, being sick & weak in body but of sound mind & memory. First I give unto my beloved wife, Betty Harrison, the sum of $600 & a negro woman named Sarah to wait on her, also two feather beds & furniture, one horse, saddle & bridle, her choice of the horse and to remain on the plantation while she is my widow. I also give unto my wife one trunk, one chest & her choice of a table, if the negro woman, Sarah should outlive my wife, said negro to belong to my son-in-law John Embree, and the remainder of the property given to my wife, at her death to be divided equally between my sons, Richard & James Harrison. I give to my son-in-law, Adam Jones, one negro named Patience & one named Jin, also one bay filly three years old in trust for his son Richard Jones. I give to my son Perryman Shepherd Harrison one negro man named Surry & one woman named Amy, also one girl named Vilet, in trust for his son Dick Franklin Harrison, also 202-1/2 acres of land in Old Wilkerson of Little Sandy Creek. I give to my son Tyrrel Cook Harrison, one negro man named Joe & a girl named Harrot, also one negro named Franky in trust for his son Dick Harrison. I also give to my Grandson, Sullivan Harrison, one negro named George & one boy named Nathan in trust for Mat Richard Tyrrel Harrison until he shall be able to act for himself. I give to my son, Gadwell Reines Harrison, 287-1/2 acres in Washington County white ponds joining Sandersville, one feather bed & furniture he now has, one young sorrel horse, one negro man named Daniel & negro woman named Mariah, one cow & calf, one sow & 7 pigs. I give to my son, Richard Harrison, one half the land where I now reside containing 347 acres, also one negro named Suckey & one negro boy named Arthur, also half of the stock of horses, cattle, sheep & hogs. I give unto my son, James Harrison, the other half of the land whereon I now reside, one negro woman named Sylvia & child Sam also Peg & her child Sopley, one waggon & gear, one still. I give unto my son- in-law, John Embree, one negro named John. Should it please God to take me hence that division of my estate both real & personal be made on the first day Jan. 1817. I appoint my son Terrel Cook Harrison and John Embree my son-in-law executors. Having omitted in the proper place, My son Dinwiddie Harrison I give him a negro man named Peter. Wit: Aquilla Howard, E. Short & Thomas White. Signed, Richard Harrison. Proved on oath of Aquilla Howard & Thomas White this 2 Sept. 1816. This day Tyrrel Cook Harrison & John Embree was qualified as executors, to make a true inventory of the goods & chattels and exhibit the same before a Clerk of Court within three months. Signed. John Foster. pages 370-374. ------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Grandson Matthew Richard Tyrrel Harrison was the son of Clement King "Clem" HARRISON and Elizabeth WILLIAMS. Clement King Harrison was deceased at the time of his father's will. Matthew Richard Tyrrel Harrison became a ward of maternal uncle, Thomas WILLIAMS, and said Matt R. T. Harrison, after graduating from West Point Military Academy, changed his name to Matthew Jouett WILLIAMS. ___________________________________________