Thanks for all the hard work. It is greatly appreciated. Mary in Tx.

The wills that I am coping were written in the early 1830's but where not copied into this book until after 1880, when there was a ruling to have the originals copied into a book. The originals where destroyed. What you are reading is my interterpertion of the 1880's clerk's interpretation of the originals. I know he copied at least one name wrong, Naami when it should be Naomi, but I am extracting, to the best of my ability, what is contained in Will book 1. If the names in this book different slightly form what you know to be the correct name, realize that it has passed through at least two interpretations before it reached you. The Book is on Microfilm and can be rented through an FHC. Personally, when I find a record that has been extracted on my lines, I want to check it myself, rather than take someone else's interpretation. I am not copying these word for word. I am trying to include everything I think would be important. The names and relationships mentioned. Descriptions of property, witnesses and dates. They are very wordy and I have chosen to leave out the legal phrases. They all ask their debts be paid and their bodies buried. I didn't think it necessary to include that. If you want copies of these wills, check with your FHC to see if they have a film copier, rent the film and copy it yourself. The film cost 3.25 plus small fee to cover stamp or phone call to notify you it is in. You can also write or call the court house but I don't know if they look up the data and make copies. I know at one time they where not. To find what documents, if any, are available for your surnames, order the indexes which are also on microfilm. If you are not sure of the time period, ordering the index is always a wise first step. Also be aware, when checking deeds, that some of the earlier grants given back in the 1820 and 1830 as 'land west of Pearl River' was not copied into the Wilkinson county deed books until many years later. I found a Thomas Ashley deed in the 1860 which I thought was for my ancestors son or grandson. Only by checking the original did I find the deed was granted in the 1830 to my 4rd great grandfather. When you are researching these records you have to read EVERYTHING to know what you are getting, especially if you family, like mine, used the same names over and over. Virginia

Do you have any CHAMBERS or MCNAMARS? Thanks so much. Mary

not yet anyway, I am still copying. I have only got about 50 pages copied and there are hundreds. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 9:44 AM Subject: [MSWILKIN] wills > Do you have any CHAMBERS or MCNAMARS? Thanks so much. > > Mary > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > contact the list admin: [email protected] > county Webpage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswilkin > archives: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > threaded archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > >

Virginia, I am interested in any Kaigler, Ferguson, Glass, Ogden information you might come across. Thank you for all the work you do for us....someday I hope to find my elussive link. Anneliese Ogden Kruger [email protected]

I see you have Daniel or David? Could his name have been David and I misread? This old handwriting does leave much to be desired. Will check it when I get back to the FHC and let you know if it needs to be changed. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] Daniel Bettison--or David? > > > Hi Virginia, > > Yep, he's my guy alright! Connected to Robert, Tanner, Eldred and Grimball > families. Thanks so much! > > Cyndi in Baltimore > > > In a message dated 1/17/2004 6:56:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > DANIEL BETTISON of the Bayou Boeuf, Parish of Rapide and State of > Louisiana > > 1st: all my just debts paid > > 2nd. My children: ELIZABETH ANN BETTISON, JOSEPH RODERICK BETTISON, > THOMAS GRIMBALL BETTISON, REBECCA UNIS? BETTISON, ESTHER PROVIDENCE > BETTISON, and MARTHA SARAH BETTISON, shall take hold and enjoy equal > shares of my estate and that the same shall be laid to wit and assigned > to them in manner and from following > > All my estate -shall be held together undivided until my eldest heir > shall arrive at the age of twenty one year, or shall marry upon > > Which event it is my wish, and I order and direct that all my estae be > appraised by three *** and impartial persons under oath who shall be > chosen by my executors, here after named, to be divided into lots by them > as there sharll be of my heirs living at that time and of which shall be > taken by him or her as full share and portion of my estate. It is also > my wish and I do futher order and direct that the same mode shale be > pursued in assigning to my other children, their portion of my estate as > they may respectively arrive at the age of twenty one year or > marry -------and in case any of my said children shall die, leaving any > child or children before any division shall take place, or before their > potions shall be assigned to them, the same manner of assigning the same > is to be pursued. > > 3rd appoint ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT & RANDALL EDLRED, all of > this Parish MY EXECUTORS > > page 13 > > they are to have a commission of two and a half percent of the amount of > the inventory within and signed at Bayou Bouif in Parish of Rapids and > state of Louisiana > > 10 Aug 1820 DAVID BETTISON > > witness: JOHN OGDEN, JAMES S. TANNER, JAMES S. ROBERT, > > acknowledged in presence of this 15th dey of May 1823 > > JAMES ROBERT, ROBERT L. TANNER, WILSON COOK > > > > Parish of Rapide Oct 7 1823 > > On this day in open court came PAUL I. ROBERT and presented the last will > and testament of DAVID BETTISON dec'd and prayed that it should be proven > and recorded, and thereupon the said PAUL I. ROBERT L. TANNER being duly > sworn dispose and say that they recognized said testament as being > entirely written dated and signed in the hand writing of the said DAVID > BETTISON -------and thereupon came ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT, > RANDALL ELDRED, the executors there in named and took upon themselves the > execution of said will > > > > Th. C. SCOTT Par. Judge. I certify the foregoing to be a ture copy from > the original on file and of records in my office, given under my hand and > seal of office as Parish Judge in and for the Parish of Rapide the 18th > day of May 1831. TH. C. SCOTT Par. Judge. > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > to Unsubscribe from the list > To: [email protected] > Subject: unsubscribe > Message: unsubcribe > > >

Hi Virginia, Yep, he's my guy alright! Connected to Robert, Tanner, Eldred and Grimball families. Thanks so much! Cyndi in Baltimore In a message dated 1/17/2004 6:56:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: DANIEL BETTISON of the Bayou Boeuf, Parish of Rapide and State of Louisiana 1st: all my just debts paid 2nd. My children: ELIZABETH ANN BETTISON, JOSEPH RODERICK BETTISON, THOMAS GRIMBALL BETTISON, REBECCA UNIS? BETTISON, ESTHER PROVIDENCE BETTISON, and MARTHA SARAH BETTISON, shall take hold and enjoy equal shares of my estate and that the same shall be laid to wit and assigned to them in manner and from following All my estate -shall be held together undivided until my eldest heir shall arrive at the age of twenty one year, or shall marry upon Which event it is my wish, and I order and direct that all my estae be appraised by three *** and impartial persons under oath who shall be chosen by my executors, here after named, to be divided into lots by them as there sharll be of my heirs living at that time and of which shall be taken by him or her as full share and portion of my estate. It is also my wish and I do futher order and direct that the same mode shale be pursued in assigning to my other children, their portion of my estate as they may respectively arrive at the age of twenty one year or marry -------and in case any of my said children shall die, leaving any child or children before any division shall take place, or before their potions shall be assigned to them, the same manner of assigning the same is to be pursued. 3rd appoint ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT & RANDALL EDLRED, all of this Parish MY EXECUTORS page 13 they are to have a commission of two and a half percent of the amount of the inventory within and signed at Bayou Bouif in Parish of Rapids and state of Louisiana 10 Aug 1820 DAVID BETTISON witness: JOHN OGDEN, JAMES S. TANNER, JAMES S. ROBERT, acknowledged in presence of this 15th dey of May 1823 JAMES ROBERT, ROBERT L. TANNER, WILSON COOK Parish of Rapide Oct 7 1823 On this day in open court came PAUL I. ROBERT and presented the last will and testament of DAVID BETTISON dec'd and prayed that it should be proven and recorded, and thereupon the said PAUL I. ROBERT L. TANNER being duly sworn dispose and say that they recognized said testament as being entirely written dated and signed in the hand writing of the said DAVID BETTISON -------and thereupon came ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT, RANDALL ELDRED, the executors there in named and took upon themselves the execution of said will Th. C. SCOTT Par. Judge. I certify the foregoing to be a ture copy from the original on file and of records in my office, given under my hand and seal of office as Parish Judge in and for the Parish of Rapide the 18th day of May 1831. TH. C. SCOTT Par. Judge.

Thanks, Virginia. I don't know right off if it's mine or not, but I'm glad to see it posted to the list in case someone else can use it if I can't. Tina -----Original Message----- From: Virginia Ewing [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 5:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSWILKIN] Isaac Johnson will ISAAC JOHNSON [Will] Give and bequeath to my four children , JOSEPH JOHNSON, HENRY JOHNSON, WILLIAM JOHNSON, and ELIZABETH STOCKETT all the property estate, effects, rights and credits of what so ever nature or kind of which I may be possessed or entitled to at the time of my death to be equally divided between them---with the following exception. It is my will and desire that my old and faithful servant Old Harry shall have the right to chose which of my children he will live with and belong to and to the one which he shall so chose I give and bequeath to him the said Old Harry without deduction from his or her equal share of the other property, and also it is my will and desire that one of my children shall take SARA DAUGHTER SUSAN, and take care of her, and to have her on the same terms as mentioned in the case of old Harry. It is my will that my executors retain out of my personal estate or out of any money I may have or out of the last crop or of the crop growing at the time of my decease the sum of fifteen Hundred dollars, five hundred dollars of which I give and bequeath to my grandson, JOHN N. DILLAHUNTY one other five hundred dollars, ----to my son JOSEPH JOHNSON to be laid out in negroe or negroes and to be held by him in trust for the use of my grand son WILLIAM DILLAHUNTY during his natural life and then to the lawful heirs of his body, the remaining five hundred dollars I do in like manner give and bequeath to my son JOSEPH JOHNSON to be laid out in negro or negroes and it be held by him in trust for the use of my grandson DANIEL WILLIAMS JR during his natural life and then to the lawful heirs of his body To each and every one of my children now living all property or sums of money which I may have hereto fore given, loaned advanced to them or either of them, without any charge or deduction to be made from his or her share of my estate, Appoint sons JOSEPH JOHNSON, HENRY JOHNSON & WILLIAM JOHNSON executors, desired they not be required to give bond or securities 4 March 1831 ISAAC JOHNSON witnesses: WILLIAM OGDEN, LOZ D. BROWN, JOSEPH I. STOCKETT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Hall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 2:13 PM Subject: RE: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > I would be interested in Isaac Johnson. I don't know if he's one of > mine, but it never hurts to have the info. > > Tina > > -----Original Message----- > From: Virginia Ewing [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > > > any one interested in the heirs of the following? > Esaias Kaigler > William I. Nicholson > Charlotte Caroline Philbrick > Elizabeth Metcalf of LA > John Jones > Daniel Bettison of LA > James S. Waide > George B. Newell > Zachariah Smith > Dugald B. Thompson > Mary Shannon > William w. Perdue > John Brown, wish I have sent to the list previously > Isaac Johnson > William B. Collins [left everything to his Negro girl and her child > Robert White Martha Richardson Peter B. Randolph which I have sent to > the list previously John L. Bruce which I have sent to the list > previously Bythell Haynes Sr. which I have sent to the list > previously. Lucretia Stewart working on William Barrows and will have > that next week. > > Virginia > > > > > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > to Unsubscribe from the list > To: [email protected] > Subject: unsubscribe > Message: unsubcribe > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > contact the list admin: [email protected] > county Webpage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswilkin > archives: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > threaded archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== contact the list admin: [email protected] county Webpage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswilkin archives: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl threaded archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/

ISAAC JOHNSON [Will] Give and bequeath to my four children , JOSEPH JOHNSON, HENRY JOHNSON, WILLIAM JOHNSON, and ELIZABETH STOCKETT all the property estate, effects, rights and credits of what so ever nature or kind of which I may be possessed or entitled to at the time of my death to be equally divided between them---with the following exception. It is my will and desire that my old and faithful servant Old Harry shall have the right to chose which of my children he will live with and belong to and to the one which he shall so chose I give and bequeath to him the said Old Harry without deduction from his or her equal share of the other property, and also it is my will and desire that one of my children shall take SARA DAUGHTER SUSAN, and take care of her, and to have her on the same terms as mentioned in the case of old Harry. It is my will that my executors retain out of my personal estate or out of any money I may have or out of the last crop or of the crop growing at the time of my decease the sum of fifteen Hundred dollars, five hundred dollars of which I give and bequeath to my grandson, JOHN N. DILLAHUNTY one other five hundred dollars, ----to my son JOSEPH JOHNSON to be laid out in negroe or negroes and to be held by him in trust for the use of my grand son WILLIAM DILLAHUNTY during his natural life and then to the lawful heirs of his body, the remaining five hundred dollars I do in like manner give and bequeath to my son JOSEPH JOHNSON to be laid out in negro or negroes and it be held by him in trust for the use of my grandson DANIEL WILLIAMS JR during his natural life and then to the lawful heirs of his body To each and every one of my children now living all property or sums of money which I may have hereto fore given, loaned advanced to them or either of them, without any charge or deduction to be made from his or her share of my estate, Appoint sons JOSEPH JOHNSON, HENRY JOHNSON & WILLIAM JOHNSON executors, desired they not be required to give bond or securities 4 March 1831 ISAAC JOHNSON witnesses: WILLIAM OGDEN, LOZ D. BROWN, JOSEPH I. STOCKETT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Hall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 2:13 PM Subject: RE: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > I would be interested in Isaac Johnson. I don't know if he's one of > mine, but it never hurts to have the info. > > Tina > > -----Original Message----- > From: Virginia Ewing [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > > > any one interested in the heirs of the following? > Esaias Kaigler > William I. Nicholson > Charlotte Caroline Philbrick > Elizabeth Metcalf of LA > John Jones > Daniel Bettison of LA > James S. Waide > George B. Newell > Zachariah Smith > Dugald B. Thompson > Mary Shannon > William w. Perdue > John Brown, wish I have sent to the list previously > Isaac Johnson > William B. Collins [left everything to his Negro girl and her child > Robert White Martha Richardson Peter B. Randolph which I have sent to > the list previously John L. Bruce which I have sent to the list > previously Bythell Haynes Sr. which I have sent to the list previously. > Lucretia Stewart working on William Barrows and will have that next > week. > > Virginia > > > > > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > to Unsubscribe from the list > To: [email protected] > Subject: unsubscribe > Message: unsubcribe > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > contact the list admin: [email protected] > county Webpage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswilkin > archives: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > threaded archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > >

DUGALD B. THOMPSON Sum of two hundred dollars to brother DUNCAN THOMPSON who has been crippled Balance of my estate be equally divided between brothers DUNCAN and JAMES and sisters CHRISTIAN and RACHEL. My object being to give DUNCAN two hundred dollars more than either of the others above mentioned. to brothers and sisters not mentioned above, ten dollars to each. Property to be sold Appoint CHANCEY S. KELLOGG my sole executor 2 Nov 1831 D. B. THOMPSON witnesses: DANIEL BASS, A DANIEL, THEODORE MOLLIMAN I further wish and enforce upon my said legatees DUNCAN, JAMES, CHRISTIAN & RACHEL out of the portion which they shall receive from my estate to support my father HUGH THOMPSON during his life 2 Nov 1831 D. B. THOMPSON, witnesses: DANIEL BASS, A. DANIELS, THEODORE MOLLIMAN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Balkum" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > I am somewhat interested in the Dugald B. Thompson heirs, if and when you > have time (always looking for that needle...). Thanks to all of you on this > list and especially Virginia and Tina for the time that you give for others. > > Carolyn Balkum > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Virginia Ewing [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > > > any one interested in the heirs of the following? > Esaias Kaigler > William I. Nicholson > Charlotte Caroline Philbrick > Elizabeth Metcalf of LA > John Jones > Daniel Bettison of LA > James S. Waide > George B. Newell > Zachariah Smith > Dugald B. Thompson > Mary Shannon > William w. Perdue > John Brown, wish I have sent to the list previously > Isaac Johnson > William B. Collins [left everything to his Negro girl and her child > Robert White Martha Richardson Peter B. Randolph which I have sent to > the list previously John L. Bruce which I have sent to the list > previously Bythell Haynes Sr. which I have sent to the list previously. > Lucretia Stewart working on William Barrows and will have that next > week. > > Virginia > > > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > to Unsubscribe from the digest: > To: [email protected] > Subject: unsubscribe > Message: unsubcribe > > >

I am somewhat interested in the Dugald B. Thompson heirs, if and when you have time (always looking for that needle...). Thanks to all of you on this list and especially Virginia and Tina for the time that you give for others. Carolyn Balkum -----Original Message----- From: Virginia Ewing [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied any one interested in the heirs of the following? Esaias Kaigler William I. Nicholson Charlotte Caroline Philbrick Elizabeth Metcalf of LA John Jones Daniel Bettison of LA James S. Waide George B. Newell Zachariah Smith Dugald B. Thompson Mary Shannon William w. Perdue John Brown, wish I have sent to the list previously Isaac Johnson William B. Collins [left everything to his Negro girl and her child Robert White Martha Richardson Peter B. Randolph which I have sent to the list previously John L. Bruce which I have sent to the list previously Bythell Haynes Sr. which I have sent to the list previously. Lucretia Stewart working on William Barrows and will have that next week. Virginia

I would be interested in Isaac Johnson. I don't know if he's one of mine, but it never hurts to have the info. Tina -----Original Message----- From: Virginia Ewing [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied any one interested in the heirs of the following? Esaias Kaigler William I. Nicholson Charlotte Caroline Philbrick Elizabeth Metcalf of LA John Jones Daniel Bettison of LA James S. Waide George B. Newell Zachariah Smith Dugald B. Thompson Mary Shannon William w. Perdue John Brown, wish I have sent to the list previously Isaac Johnson William B. Collins [left everything to his Negro girl and her child Robert White Martha Richardson Peter B. Randolph which I have sent to the list previously John L. Bruce which I have sent to the list previously Bythell Haynes Sr. which I have sent to the list previously. Lucretia Stewart working on William Barrows and will have that next week. Virginia ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== to Unsubscribe from the list To: [email protected] Subject: unsubscribe Message: unsubcribe

DANIEL BETTISON of the Bayou Boeuf, Parish of Rapide and State of Louisiana 1st: all my just debts paid 2nd. My children: ELIZABETH ANN BETTISON, JOSEPH RODERICK BETTISON, THOMAS GRIMBALL BETTISON, REBECCA UNIS? BETTISON, ESTHER PROVIDENCE BETTISON, and MARTHA SARAH BETTISON, shall take hold and enjoy equal shares of my estate and that the same shall be laid to wit and assigned to them in manner and from following All my estate -shall be held together undivided until my eldest heir shall arrive at the age of twenty one year, or shall marry upon Which event it is my wish, and I order and direct that all my estae be appraised by three *** and impartial persons under oath who shall be chosen by my executors, here after named, to be divided into lots by them as there sharll be of my heirs living at that time and of which shall be taken by him or her as full share and portion of my estate. It is also my wish and I do futher order and direct that the same mode shale be pursued in assigning to my other children, their portion of my estate as they may respectively arrive at the age of twenty one year or marry -------and in case any of my said children shall die, leaving any child or children before any division shall take place, or before their potions shall be assigned to them, the same manner of assigning the same is to be pursued. 3rd appoint ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT & RANDALL EDLRED, all of this Parish MY EXECUTORS page 13 they are to have a commission of two and a half percent of the amount of the inventory within and signed at Bayou Bouif in Parish of Rapids and state of Louisiana 10 Aug 1820 DAVID BETTISON witness: JOHN OGDEN, JAMES S. TANNER, JAMES S. ROBERT, acknowledged in presence of this 15th dey of May 1823 JAMES ROBERT, ROBERT L. TANNER, WILSON COOK Parish of Rapide Oct 7 1823 On this day in open court came PAUL I. ROBERT and presented the last will and testament of DAVID BETTISON dec'd and prayed that it should be proven and recorded, and thereupon the said PAUL I. ROBERT L. TANNER being duly sworn dispose and say that they recognized said testament as being entirely written dated and signed in the hand writing of the said DAVID BETTISON -------and thereupon came ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT, RANDALL ELDRED, the executors there in named and took upon themselves the execution of said will Th. C. SCOTT Par. Judge. I certify the foregoing to be a ture copy from the original on file and of records in my office, given under my hand and seal of office as Parish Judge in and for the Parish of Rapide the 18th day of May 1831. TH. C. SCOTT Par. Judge. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > In a message dated 1/16/2004 1:43:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Daniel Bettison of LA > I'd be interested in the Bettison wil. Probably connects to the Robert and > Grimball families who went on to LA... > > thanks! > Cyndi in Baltimore > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > contact the list admin: [email protected] > county Webpage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswilkin > archives: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > threaded archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > >

ESAIAS KAIGLER of County of Wilkinson 1st: Brother JOHN KAIGLER the following named property, to wit, one tract of Land containing one hundred and forty and one third acres lying on the waters of Dunbar Creek whereon I now reside, it being a tract of land that I purchased of him and also and Negro woman named RACHEL and her child AMA 2nd. Sister MARGARET HOLLIMAN -seventy nine acres of land, it being this the one half of the tract of land granted to me by my late Father to include my house, where in I now live and also one negro man named ADAM 3rd Sister MARY SHANNON seventy nine acres of land , it being the northern half of said tract before mentioned and also one negro woman named JANE and her increase page 2 4th Sister ELIZABETH SMITH ten dollars in cash 5th I will and direct that my executor hereafter named do sell at public or private sale all my other property not hereby willed and bequeathed and the amount to be equally divided among all my brother and sisters excepting my sister ELIZABETH SMITH Appoint brother JOHN KAIGLER executor. 11 June 1825. ESAIAS KAIGLER Witnesses: JACOB CHAMBERS, GEORGE OGDEN, WILLIAM KAIGLER JUN. ----- Original Message ----- From: "hsmith3" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > Virginia, > I am interested in any information on Esaias Kaigler. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Virginia Ewing" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 12:41 PM > Subject: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > > > > any one interested in the heirs of the following? > > Esaias Kaigler > > William I. Nicholson > > Charlotte Caroline Philbrick > > Elizabeth Metcalf of LA > > John Jones > > Daniel Bettison of LA > > James S. Waide > > George B. Newell > > Zachariah Smith > > Dugald B. Thompson > > Mary Shannon > > William w. Perdue > > John Brown, wish I have sent to the list previously > > Isaac Johnson > > William B. Collins [left everything to his Negro girl and her child > > Robert White > > Martha Richardson > > Peter B. Randolph which I have sent to the list previously > > John L. Bruce which I have sent to the list previously > > Bythell Haynes Sr. which I have sent to the list previously. > > Lucretia Stewart > > working on William Barrows and will have that next week. > > > > Virginia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > > to Unsubscribe from the list > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: unsubscribe > > Message: unsubcribe > > > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > to Unsubscribe from the digest: > To: [email protected] > Subject: unsubscribe > Message: unsubcribe > > >

In a message dated 1/16/2004 1:43:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Daniel Bettison of LA I'd be interested in the Bettison wil. Probably connects to the Robert and Grimball families who went on to LA... thanks! Cyndi in Baltimore

to son JOHN G. RICHARDSON, my negroe slave LEAR to son JAMES B. RICHARDSON my negroe slave BEN to son JARED RICHARDSON my negroe slave RICHARD to son in law HIRAM SINGLETON my negro slave DAVE, and it is my desire that he may descend to the person inheriting his wife, BETTY, now be longing to H. SIGNLETON to son W. H. RICHARDSON my negro slaves NAT, his wife GINNY and their two children, WILLIAM & GINCY to son FRANCES R. RICHARDSON, my negroe slaves POLLY, ELCY, JOHN, ELIZA & BARNEY all my stock of cattle, horse & gig, except hose here in after disposed of otherwise and that I enforce on him to pay annually to my brother DAMPSY GAULDIN the sum of eight dollars annually during the lifetime of BARNEY the last named negro bequeathed to him. to my grand daughter MARTHA GIBSON my negro slave GRACE to my grand daughter MARY C. RICHARDSON my negro slave MARY to my grand daugher MARGARETT RICHARDSON, youngest daughter of JOHN G. RICHARDSON my negro slave EDWARD son of MARY bequeathed to MARY RICHARDSON to my grand daughter MARTHA RICHARDSON daughter of FRANCIS RICHARDSON my negro slave DORCAS to cousin POLLY RICHARDSON, widow of RICHARD RICHARDSON, three cows & calves & one young steer I gave to Free JACK my Spanish filly and lastly that my negroes are to remain all together under the directon and supervision of FRANCIS R. RICHARDSON until Jan 1833 and the and the proceeds of the crop raised by them the present year to go to the payment of my debts. I appoint FRANCIS R. RICHARDSON to be sole executer signed: 23 Jan 1832 filed for probate Aug Term 1832 witnesses: THOMAS LYNE, LEWIS M. GARRETT, ROBERT WHITE Codicil: to son FRANCIS R. RICHARDSON my negro girl being purchased by me since the signing and executing my will & testament ---------------and that my son FRANCIS R. RICHARDSON, for and in consideration to him made by me of said negro girl is enforced and required to pay to my son JARED N. RICHARDSON, of the State of Louisiana & Parish of West Feliciana the sum of two hundred & twenty five dollars lawful moaney be it understood however that should said negro girl LETTY die before the probating of my last will & testament -----FRANCIS RICHARDSON be absolved from the payment of said sum 18 Jun 1832 witnesses: ROBERT WHITE, JARED W. HENDRIX & LEWIS M. GARRETT

Robert White will to my beloved sister LOUISA, three Negroes, CELIA and her child ELLICK, and HARRIET, also a black mare and colat, also three cows and calves, also bed furniture and bedstated, and $500 in Bank Stock of the State of MS to my beloved brother BENJAMIN a Negro girl named ROSETTE to my brother and sisters, THOMAS WHITE, ALCY HELMER, and MARTHA BRANNON and SARAH DANCER, the balance of my effects consisting of a negro boy, notes and accounts the said Negro boy HARRIS to be sold, notes and accoutns to be collected my debts to paid out of the last named property. Then the banance to be divided equally betwixt those last named persons. Brother BENJAMIN WHITE to be my executor signed 18 Nov 1832 filed for probate Nove Term 1832 witnessess: WM. F. PAGUINETT, CAROLL F. WHITSTONE, FELIX EMBREE

William B. Collins, will signed 21 March 1829. Leaving 'this part of the country'. My Negor girl Catherine and her child Dulcina, I wish to remain hired to James Higgins or someother good man for two years longer. If I should not return by that time, I wish them both to be set free for life and all the money that would be coming to me for their hire, given to Catharine and all the maney I leave in thehands of John I. Collins, which he does not use in paying my debts, I wish to be paid over to Catherine. witnesses: D. STEWART, I. HIGGINS file 29 Nov 1831

Virginia, I am interested in any information on Esaias Kaigler. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Ewing" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 12:41 PM Subject: [MSWILKIN] 1832/33 wills I have copied > any one interested in the heirs of the following? > Esaias Kaigler > William I. Nicholson > Charlotte Caroline Philbrick > Elizabeth Metcalf of LA > John Jones > Daniel Bettison of LA > James S. Waide > George B. Newell > Zachariah Smith > Dugald B. Thompson > Mary Shannon > William w. Perdue > John Brown, wish I have sent to the list previously > Isaac Johnson > William B. Collins [left everything to his Negro girl and her child > Robert White > Martha Richardson > Peter B. Randolph which I have sent to the list previously > John L. Bruce which I have sent to the list previously > Bythell Haynes Sr. which I have sent to the list previously. > Lucretia Stewart > working on William Barrows and will have that next week. > > Virginia > > > > > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > to Unsubscribe from the list > To: [email protected] > Subject: unsubscribe > Message: unsubcribe >

In a message dated 1/16/2004 12:43:07 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > William B. Collins [left everything to his Negro girl and her child > Robert White > Martha Richardson > Virginia .....Thank You so much ...Yes ...I would be interested in the three wills of the above individuals . Polly Craig .