Re: Isaac Lines and Martha Maxwell, Liberty, Ga. late 1700s
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In reply to:
Isaac Lines and Martha Maxwell, Liberty, Ga. late 1700s
E. Valerie Hewitt 1/12/03
According to the book "Abstracts of Colonial Wills of the State of Georgia"
ISAAC LINES, St. John's Parish, planter. Wife: MARTHA, four Negroes, her riding horse, saddle and furniture, feather bed and frurniture, watch, use of tract of land whereon I now live during her widowhood, an equal part of all my neat cattle with my children, marked with a crap and slit in one ear and under keel in the other branded "TL". Child with which my wife is now pregnant (if a boy,at the age of twenty-one), tract of land I now live on, Negro girl named Jenny, six cows and calves. If a girl, only to draw a equal share with the rest of the children of my movable estate. Son: SAMUEL, one half a tract of land in St Andrew's Parish, bay horse, writing desk, equal part of movable estate. Son: MORGAN, other half of this tract of land, one bay mare. Dau: MARY, one gray mare, saddle, furniture, equal part of movable estate. Dau: REBECCA, gray horse colt, equal part of the movable estate. Exors to sell lot in Sunbury and divide the profits among my children. Exors: NATHAN TAYLOR and JOHN SANDIFORD. Wit: WILLIAM BAKER, JOHN GOULDING, PALMER GOULDING.
Date will was written: 5 Feb 1766
Date will was proved: 17 Sept 1766
Date will was recorded: 18 Sept 1766
Will Book "A" page 168-170
Hope this helps
Sandra