JamesShy1766Will

Last Will & Testament of

James Shy /1766

of Hancock County Georgia

22 Aug 1839

Handcock County

In the name of the Ever living God -- I James Shy of the county of Hancock beign now of sound and disposing mind & memory and desiorus of disposing of the property which God in his mercy has enabled me to accumulate -- do make and declare this as my last will and testament.

First I commend my soul to my Redeemer __ and my body to be interred in Christian

burial.

SecondlyI give my beloved wife a full and comfortable support from my estate in the

hands of my four children herein after named ; she to be provided with everything

that may conduce to her comfort during life--- and that she reside if she pleases with

any of them , or whereever she may desire at their joint expense.

Thirdly.I give my son John two Thousand dollars to be paid from monies due me at my

decease--- and if that be not enogh due me to pay this legacyafter paying what few

just debts that I may owe, then the residue to be raised by the cultivation of my lands.

Fourthly As to my Daughter Betsy Dickson - I give her nothing ----- as I have already advanced to her & her husband from time to time a fair portion of my estate.

FithlyAll the rest & residue of my estate real & personal of every kind I give and devise

to my four children--- John, Peggy , Nancy, & Sally -- to be equally divided between

them and where any one of them shall require a division after the payment of the

above legacy. I direct that the divison be made by friends Hardy C. Culver, Jesse

Lockhart & William H. Sayre ; and if any of said persons should be dead or removed,

from theCounty -- or shall decline to act. -- I request & direct that the vacancy of such

person or persons be supplied by the Court of Ordinary of this county by selecting one

or more Judicious persons for the purpose of making the divison __ And I enjoin on

my said Children not only to support their Mother as herein before directed, but to

continue to her their dutiful respect & affection.

LastlyI nominate and appoint my son John Shy___ and my friend John S Latimer

Exceutors of this my will__ Hereby revoking any and all former wills if any be in

existance.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal This twenty second day of

August 1839.

Signed & declare this testator his

to be his last will in our presance James X Shy

also in his presence & f each other mark

have hereto set our hands.

Henry Rodgers

W. H. Brantly

Nath-- C. Sayre

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Georgia Hancock County

The Ordinary appeared at his office for the tranaction of bus info agreable to adjoinment this 13 day of August 1855

Present Charles W. DuBore Ordinary

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A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of James Shy late of said county

deceased having been produced into open court by John S. Latimore one of the nominated Executors of the said deceased named in said written instrument and the due & legal execution whereof and the scruity of the testator having been proven by the evidence of Henry Rodgers , one of the witnesses thereto .

It is ordered that said written instrument is fulley proven to be the last will and testament of the said James Shy and that the same as such be admitted to record.

Whereupon de.

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Sales Est. James Shy Dec'd 1854

Filed in Office Jan 31 1855

Charles W. DuBore ordny

Regestered Book T

folio 10 & 3

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Sale of the Perishable property

of James Shy Decst due 25 dec 1854

Name of Article Name of Purchaser

1 lot of plows John Shy 5.50

1 lot of plows Sarah Shy .50

1 lot of plows Nancy Shy .50

1 lot of plows John Shy .50

2 Plow stock & single trees Curry Dickson 1.00

1 Turing Plow & single tree Curry Dickson 1.00

1 Turing Plow & single tree Curry Dickson .50

1 Plow stock John Shy .50

2 hoes & 1 shovel Geo Fraley 1.10

2 hoes & 1 shovel Curry Dickson 1.15

2 grubbing hoes John Shy .81

1 Lot Single trees Haines Curry Dickson .06

1 Pair Plow Gear Sarah Shy .75

1 Pair Plow Gear Nancy Shy .93

1 Pair Plow Gear John Shy .93

2 Bridals John Shy .31

1 Log Chain John Shy 1.00

1 Lot of screws Taps etc John Shy .50

1 ox chain & rope Nancy Shy .63

1 lot axes fraw etc Curry Dickson .25

1 Lot of hides James Jackson 3.91 1/2

2 Sets of plow fixtures John Shy 3.00

2 axes 2 wedges John Shy 2.00

2 axes John Shy 0.25

1 two horse buggy & hamp William Fraley 105.00

1 Walnut Table Mrs Millie Long 2.31

1 pair Shilliards Nancy Shy .50

1 pair Shilliards Thomas Dudley 1.00

1 Raw Hide James Jackson .81

2 pots & 1 pan hook Nancy Shy 1.00

2 skillets Nancy Shy 1.10

2 ovens & 1 pan hook Sally Shy 1.50

1 large oven Mrs Curry Dickson 1.50

1 Shovel & tongs Nancy Shy .12

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1 oven Curry Dickson 0.50

1 Large pot Sarah Shy 2.00

1 Small pot Henry Blount 1.00

2 Tables Sarah Shy .25

6 Split bottom chairs Nancy Shy 1.93

1 Bed, bedstead & fixtures Sarah Shy 19.50

1 Bedstead & fixtures , 2 beds N. Shy 21.00

1 Bed & fixtures Nancy Shy 11.50

1 Safe Nancy Shy 8.50

1 Cupboard Nancy Shy 3.00

1 Buscan Mrs Curry Dickson 16.75

1 Lot of Slap Mare John Shy 1.25

3 Pitchers Curry Dickson 2.12

1 Lot crockery Wilson Long 1.90

6 Split Bottom Chairs John Johnson 4.37

6 chairs Split Bottom John Shy 6.37

6 Split Bottom Chairs Sarah Shy 6.00

1 split bottom chair Mrs James Shy .62

5 stool chairs Wilson A Green .75

1 Bed & bedstead John Shy 14.25

1 Lot of feathers Mrs Curry Dickson 5.87

1 Pine Table John Shy 1.00

1 Lot counter panes & bed Quilt Sarah Shy 1.00

1 Lot Counter panes John Shy .50

1 Bedstead & Bed Sarah Shy 15.00

2 Bed & Bedstead & quilt Wilson A Green 20.00

1 Lot of Tools John Shy .25

1 Cross Cut Saw Wmn H Sayre .50

1 Drawing Knife John Shy 1.50

1 Saddle Wmn H Crawford 9.25

1 Pine Slab Sarah Shy 1.00

1 Lot Tallow Geo Fraly 1.72

1 water bucket & churn Sarah Shy 1.00

1 Grind Stone John Shy 1.81

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1 Ox Cart William Duggan 19.00

1 Ox Cart Curry Dickson 15.00

1 Ox Cart & Carry Log John Shy 31.50

1 Gray Horse ----- Bill John Shy 120.00

1 Gray Horse __ Fox Thomas M Turnner 26.00

1 Iron Grey Horse --- Jack John Shy 90.00

1 Sorrel Mare -- Beck Sarah Shy 27.00

1 Sorrel Mare Angeline Nancy Shy 50.00

1 Sorrelm Colt --John Randolf William T Coleman 62.00

1 Bay Colt David Pounds 40.00

1 yoke of oxen Buck & Bill James M Dickson 51.00

1 yoke oxen Bully & Bane David Dickson 45.50

1 Red cow -- Charity John Shy 10.00

1 Spotted Cow -- Nance John Shy 9.00

1 Bell Cow & yearling Sarah Shy 9.00

1 Red Cow -- Rebecca Nancy Shy 13.25

1 Brindle Bull Thos. S Powell 6.00

1 Red Bull Curry Dickson 5.06

1 Spotted Hiefer C. Dickson 5.25

1 Black Spotted Hiefer Andrew Jackson 6.00

1 Spotted Cow& yearling Curry Dickson 6.00

1 Black Cow & calf James McCook 6.25

1 Red Heifer Andrew W Jackson 6.12

1 Cow Mary & calf James McCook 5.25

1 Cow Drucy & calf Joseph Logan 6.75

1 spotted Steer David Pound 4.55

3 Yearlings David Pound 11.90

1 Ton of Shucks Nancy Shy 6.62

1 Ton of Shucks Washington Coleman 5.25

2 Stacks of Fodder Thomas Johnson @ 1.10/100 lbs

1 Stack of Fodder Nancy Shy @ 1.06/100

1 Stack of damaged Fodder Wilson A Green @ .25/100 .88

1 Stack of Damaged Fodder Timothy Johnson @ .26/100 .84 1/2

2 Stack of Fodder Gran W Blount @ .51/100 7.08

2 Stack of Fodder John Shy @ 1.00/100 14.00

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2 Stack of Fodder John Shy @ 1.02/100 14.28

2 Stack of Fodder Nancy Shy @ 1.00/100 12.17

2 Stack of Fodder Gran W Blount @ 1.00/100 9.49

5 Barrels Corn Nancy Shy @ 1.06 per bushel 26.50

5 Barrels Corn Nancy Shy @ 1.00 per bushel 25.00

5 Barrels Corn Sarah Shy @ 1.07 per bushel 26.75

5 Barrels Corn Sarah Shy @ 1.08 per bushel 27.00

100 bushels Corn Nancy Shy 96.94

5 Barrels Short Corn Sarah Shy 15.47

5 Barrels ---------------------- John W Seaton 1.07 per bshl 53.75

Nubbins Curry Dickson 37 per bshl 19.61

100 bushels corn Curry Dickson @ 1.06

100 bushels corn Wilson Long @ 1.01 101.00

100 bushels corn John Shy @1.02 102.00

100 bushels corn ( 77 bshl) John Shy @ 100 77.00

100 bushels corn Curry Dickson @ 1.00

1 Remnent of Good Corn Curry Dickson @ 1.00

1 Refuse Corn Curry Dickson @ .42 47.25

1 Sow & five Shoats Nancy Shy 19.06

1 Sow & five Shoats John Shy 19.13

1 Sow & five Pigs Sarah Shy 5.37

1 Sow & three Shoats John Shy 9.00

5 head of hogs James M Dickson 5.00

1 Lot of Hogs (5) James M Dickson 6.50

1 Set of Blacksmith Tools John Shy 10.00

1 Scythe & Cradle James M Dickson .25

1 Lot of cotton in the shed Gram W Blount @2.06/100 lbs 105.37

5 Pair Hogs John Shy @ 4.75/100 lbs 40.37

5 Pair Hogs John Shy @ 4.50/100 34.05

8 Pair Hogs John Shy @ 5.00 46.55

5 Shoats Edward Crawford 10.00

1 Stack of Fodder Sarah Shy @ 1.02/100 lbs 4.52

1 Stack of Fodder 1097 lbs Sarah Shy @ 1.01/100 11.08

2 Stack of Fodder Green W Blount @ 1.00 11.05

1 Stack damaged Fodder Green W Blount @ 50 1.29

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2 Bushels corn more or less Mrs James Shy @ 1.00 per bushel 2.00

1 Hill of potatoes Nancy Shy @ .62 1/2 per 100 12.50

1 Hill of bud potatoes John Shy 1.75

5 Bushels peas more or less John Shy @ 1.02 per bushel 5.10

5 Bushels of red peas more or less Nancy Shy @ 1.07 5.35

1 pen of shucks Curry Dickson 8.00

1 Pick Nancy Shy .50

$ 2044.31 $ 2044.31

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Georgia Hancock County

Personally appeared before me Curry Dickson admr. of James Shy who being sworn

says the above & foregoing is a just and true account of sales of perishable property

of said deceased.

Sworn to subscribed before

me this 31 jan 1855

Charles W DuBore odnry Curry Dickson

$ 2044.31

Research

1850 Census

34 498 508 Shy James 84 M Farmer 2,000 S.C. X

35 498 508 Shy Jane 85 F S.C.

36 498 508 Shy John 52 M Farmer Ga

37 498 508 Shy Margaret 45 F Ga

38 498 508 Shy Nancy 42 F Ga

39 498 508 Shy Sarah 40 F Ga X