Elizabeth (Barnes) Messers Will Filed Mar 2 1875

Research by Deborah C Allen

Page 131 & 132

Will Records 1885-1914

Jones County Ga

State of Georgia

Jones County

In the name of God Amen, I Elizabeth J Messer of said state and county being of advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart this life deem it right as respects my family & myself that I should make a disposition of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me, do therefore make my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me.

1. Item I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph J Mercer one bed , bedstead and furniture , first choice.

2. Item I give and bequeath unto my son Newton W Mercer one bed , bedstead and furniture , second choice.

3. Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Nancy A Woodard , one bed , bedstead and furniture , third choice.

4. Item I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas J Mercer my household and kitchen furniture consisting in part Beds & bedding, Burrow Tables & chairs, glass ware crockery ware, coopers ware tin ware knives forks & spoons, one cotton gin , blacksmith tools carpenter tools and all monies notes and debts or evidence of debts I may have on hand at my death .  one clock and my cattle both milk cows & dry cattle and any other property I may have on hand at my death Except that which I have mentioned in 1,2,&3 Items.

5. Item I hereby constitute and appoint my brother James G Barnes Executor of this my Last Will & Testament

This ------------- March 1874

Elizabeth J. X Messer

her mark

Signed Sealed declared and published by Elisabeth J Messer as her Last Will & Testament

in the presence of us the subscriber who subscribed who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of Said Testator( at her special insistence & request) and each other.

This 21 day of March 1874

E P Middlebrooks

Wesley Griggs

D.G. Mercer

James G Barnes

Georgia , Jones County

Jones Coury of Ordinary April Term 1875

In open court personally came Daniel T Mercer and E P Middlebrooks two of the subscribing witnesses

Apr 5, 1875 Roland T Ross Ordinary

ABSTRACT

Son Joseph J Mercer

Son Newton W Mercer

Dau Nancy A Woodard

Thomas J Messer

Brother James G Barnes Executor

1st Mar 1874

Elizabeth X Mercer her mark

Wit

E.P Middlebrooks

Westly Griggs

D.T. Messer

signed

James G Barnes

Middlebrooks

Note This Is Elizabeth Barnes Wife of # 171 Joseph Mercer/1800's

Daniel T Mercer Witness  son of # 172 John B Mercer

01 Christopher Mercer/1612

02 Thomas Mercer/1648

03 Christopher Mercer/1672

03B Joseph Mercer/1701 continued from page 5

169 Noah Mercer/1740 b 1740c North Carolina d 1810a Jones-North Carolina

Lived Craven-NC Duplin-NC Bladen-NC Onslow-NC Loyalist Soldier m Unknown

170 Noah Mercer/1770's b 1770-1780 Jones-North Carolina d 1832 Jones-North Carolina

Lived Camden-SC m Sarah see Will

Noah & Sarah are buried four miles west of Gray on Eatonton Highway

Children of 170 Noah Mercer/1770's & Sarah

1. 171 Joseph Mercer/1800's b 1800-1810 sc m 1829 Jones-GA Elizabeth Barnes

See Elizabeth Mercer Will Filed Mar 2, 1874 above

Children of 171 Joseph Mercer/1800's & Elizabeth Barnes per will above

Joseph J Mercer

Newton W Mercer

Nancey A Mercer m Woodard

Thomas J Mercer

2. 172 John B Mercer m 1831 Jones-GA Martha D Barnes

3. 173 Benjamin Mercer single 1850 Jones-GA

4. 174 Mary (Polly) Mercer m Jones-GA Thomas b Plummer

5. 175 Sarah Ann Mercer m Jones-GA William Hunnicutt

6. 176 Rebecca Mercer m Jones-GA Starnes

7. 177 Priscilla Mercer m Jones-GA Clark

8. 178 Martha Mercer m Jones-GA John A Cary