Last Will and Testament of John Kelly
of Hancock Couny Georgia
Deceased before 6 April 1818
Georgia, Hancock Inferior Court , sitting for ordinary purposes
6 April 1818
The Last Will and Testament of John Kelly dec'd was proven in open court by the oaths of Robert W Alston and John T. Macon the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded and Letters Testamintary ordered to be granted to Peggy Kelly , William Kelly and Thomas B. Lawson the nominated Executors in Said will, to whom after being duly qualified, letters were granted accordingly.
Registered in Book M
Folio 15 & 16
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State of Georgia
Hancock County
In the name of God amen, I John Kelly of the State & County first above written being weak in body but sound in mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament.First I commend my body to its mother dust and my soul to God who gave it.
Item 1st I give and bequeth to my loving wife Margaret Kelly a negro woman named Candes and a negro boy named Girus and my old sorrel Mare and her sorrel colt that now works, two cows & calves , a sow twelve shoalts, two beds and furniture, two tables and five chairs, one pot and oven, one black walnut chest.
2nd . My wish and further desire is that all my just debts be paid out of the balance of my property and then whats left to be equally devided among all my children, this 19 March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and in the fourty second year of AmericanIndependence and I do nominate and appoint my loving wife executrix and my son William Kelly and Thomas B. Lawson Executors.
Signed in the presence of us
his
Rbt. W. Alston John X Kelly
mark
Jn. T. Macon
Recored in Book J
folio 84 & 85 this 17 July 1818
James H Jones clk
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No 1 To Cash ---- P.L. Sims for Cart $ 12.50
2 To balance of Execution in my own favor120.76 1/43 xxxxxxxxx4 To paying note & interest to Payton & Polly Tanner694.16 1/25 To paying note & interest to Edward Stevens 90.096 To paying note & interest to Elizabeth Kelly 90.307 To paying note & interest to Sterling Lewis 7.758 To paying note & interest to P.L. Sims 13.409 To paying note & interest to Nathanial Tatum 20.76 10 To paying note & interest to ------------------------------ 39.71
11 To paying note & interest to Joseph Howell 12.37
12 To paying note & interest to Mary Tanner xxxxx
13 To paying note & interest to ............Sledge Turner 319.20 1/2
14 To paying account to Chappell Sledge 40.79
15 To paying account to C.E. Haynes 104.00
16 To paying account to Munford Sawyor 25.40
17 To paying account to Jas. H. Jones ------------ 22.07 1/2
18 To paying account to Jacob P. Turner 18.27 1/2
19 To paying account to Wmn. H------------ 22.52
20 To paying account to Joshua L. A-------- 98.75
21 To paying account to Henry Mitchell 505.00
22 To paying account to Fransis Sawyor 25.00
23 To paying this Judgements 76.94 1/4
24 To paying Afc to Doct Kendale 122.00
25 To paying Afc to Peggy Kelly 12.37 1/2
26 To paying James H. James named acct 12.37 1/2
27 To paying Do. acct fees 7.37 1/2
$ 2316.19 1/2
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The inventory of the Personal Property of John Kelly
Decesed Sold at public Sale on the first day of
January 1819 at 12 months credit by Thos. B Lawson
& William Kelly Executors
1Sheep Peggy Kelly $ 12.75
Sheep Peggy Kelly $ 12.751Sheep W. Thomas 10.50
Sheep W. Thomas 10.501Sheep W. Thomas 12.50
Sheep W. Thomas 12.501Sorrel Mare Gabriel Thomas 57.00
Sorrel Mare Gabriel Thomas 57.001Bay Horse Wm Kelly 87.00
Bay Horse Wm Kelly 87.001large Sow T.B. Sawyer 6.00
large Sow T.B. Sawyer 6.001 large Sow T. B Sawyer 6.00
6Shoats Jas. B. Thomas 12.25
Shoats Jas. B. Thomas 12.254Hogs Kinchew Boon 31.00
Hogs Kinchew Boon 31.001Cow yearling _________ Bullock 30.00
Cow yearling _________ Bullock 30.001Yoke Steer Cart Rev. O.B. Thomas 141.00
Yoke Steer Cart Rev. O.B. Thomas 141.001Log Chain Pleasent Drake 4.25
Log Chain Pleasent Drake 4.251Harrow & Plough Peggy Kelly 3.00
Harrow & Plough Peggy Kelly 3.001Harrow & Plough Green Huff 3.00
Harrow & Plough Green Huff 3.001Lot of Ploughs Green Huff 3.00
Lot of Ploughs Green Huff 3.001Lot of hoes Green Huff 2.25
Lot of hoes Green Huff 2.251Broad Axe Elias Bouyer 4.00
Broad Axe Elias Bouyer 4.001Drawing Knife Elias Bouyer 2.00
Drawing Knife Elias Bouyer 2.001Club Axe Peggy Kelly 2.50
Club Axe Peggy Kelly 2.502Small Steers B. Shivers 28.00
Small Steers B. Shivers 28.001Lot of Gear Green Huff 2.75
Lot of Gear Green Huff 2.751Lot of Gear Peggy Kelly 2.00
Lot of Gear Peggy Kelly 2.001Wedges & Hammer Green Huff 3.25
Wedges & Hammer Green Huff 3.25 Bal fwd $ 469.37 1/2
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Amt Brot Fwd $ 469.37 1/2
1Auger, Hand Lewis Atkinson $ 1.25
Auger, Hand Lewis Atkinson $ 1.251Lot of Crockery Lewis Atkinson 4.25
Lot of Crockery Lewis Atkinson 4.251Lot of Crockery Peggy Kelly 1.00
Lot of Crockery Peggy Kelly 1.001Lot of Dishes Peggy Kelly 3.00
Lot of Dishes Peggy Kelly 3.001Lot of Peuter Lewis Atkinson 3.81 1/4
Lot of Peuter Lewis Atkinson 3.81 1/41pr Sheep Sheers Peggy Kelly 0.50
pr Sheep Sheers Peggy Kelly 0.50 1pr Steel Yard Lewis Atkinson 2.00
pr Steel Yard Lewis Atkinson 2.003Jars Peggy Kelly 1.00
Jars Peggy Kelly 1.001Family Bible Peggy Kelly 1.00
Family Bible Peggy Kelly 1.001Jug J.B. Lawson 1.00
Jug J.B. Lawson 1.001Jug Peggy Kelly .50
Jug Peggy Kelly .501Jug Lewis Atkinson .37 1/2
Jug Lewis Atkinson .37 1/21Shot Gun Wmn. Kelly 8.00
Shot Gun Wmn. Kelly 8.001Bed & furniture K. Boon 30.25
Bed & furniture K. Boon 30.251 pine chest Wmn Maddox .50
pine chest Wmn Maddox .501pine Chest L. Bullock .87 1/2
pine Chest L. Bullock .87 1/21pine Chest L. Bullock 1.50
pine Chest L. Bullock 1.501Lot of -------------- Dudley Lawson .25
Lot of -------------- Dudley Lawson .251Marking Irons G.E. Thomas .25
Marking Irons G.E. Thomas .251Lot Leather Green Huff 2.00
Lot Leather Green Huff 2.001Lot Leather L. Atkinson 2.81 1/4
Lot Leather L. Atkinson 2.81 1/41Lot Leather Wmn. Maddox 1.12 1/2
Lot Leather Wmn. Maddox 1.12 1/21Lot Leather L. Atkinson 1.62 1/2
Lot Leather L. Atkinson 1.62 1/21Lot Leather Peggy Kelly .75
Lot Leather Peggy Kelly .751Coffee Pot Francis Lawson .20
Coffee Pot Francis Lawson .201Tea Kettle & pot rack Peggy Kelly 3.25
Tea Kettle & pot rack Peggy Kelly 3.251Pot Rack & sundries Wmn Maddox 1.31 1/4
Pot Rack & sundries Wmn Maddox 1.31 1/4 Bal Fwd $ 543.76 1/4
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Oct. 7, 1772, William Parham and Mary Kelley, daughter of John Kelly.
2 Sept., 1772, Stith Parham and Lucretia Parham, widow.
"An account of marriages & ordinary licenses granted in the county of
Sussex from the 25 day Sept., 1771, to 10 day of Oct., 1772:
"MARRIAGES: John Irby & Rebecca Briggs, William Parham &
Susanna Hunt; Allen Hines and Frances Williams;Thomas Dunn and
Sarah Hobbs; Jeremiah Bonner and Sally Hall; Thomas Chappell and
Elizabeth Malone; Lewis Johnson & Lucy Ezell; Henry John Burgess and
Judith Driver; Robert Tucker and Mary Ann Parham; Stith Parham and
Lucretia Parham."
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FROM KELLY MAILING LIST
JOHN KELLY, HANCOCK COUNTY, GEORGIA
John Kelly lived in Hancock County, Georgia in the Shoulderbone Creek area
(GMD 101) from 1794 until he died in 1818. He married (second) the widow
Margaret (Peggy) Bullock in Hancock County April 21, 1812. John had at
least one child, William who was over 21 in 1818. The executors of John
Kelly's estate in 1818 were his wife Margaret, son William, and Thomas B.
Lawson. Data from the 1820 Census of Hancock County indicate sPeggy Bullock
Kelly was born before 1775. In her household were 6 males under 25 and
2females younger then 9. In the 1825 Hancock County Tax Digest, Captain
Mapps District, Thomas B. Lawson was listed as the guardian for the heirs
of John Kelly who owned 250 acres in Gwinnett County. Who were these
heirs? Who was John Kelly's first wife? Were there other children of this
marriage? Where and when was John Kelly born?
JOHN KELLY, HANCOCK COUNTY, GEORGIA
John Kelly lived in the Shoulderbone Creek area of Hancock County, Georgia
before 1806. His wife Elizabeth and daughter Lucresa are listed as drawers
in the 1806 Lottery in Capt. Hudson's District. On November 10, 1813
Lucresa Stevens formerly Lucresa Kelly of Wilkes County, gave her daughter
Fanny B. Goodyear 3 Negroes, which she will inherit from her mother
Elizabeth Kelly. Elizabeth Kelly died in Hancock County in March of 1820.
The administrator of her estate was Thomas B. Lawson. Beneficiaries of
Elizabeth Kelly's Estate were Lucresa Stevens, Mary (Polly) Tanner, Ann
Bacon, and heirs of Mary Parham. Who were the children of John and
Elizabeth Kelly in addition to Lucresa? Are the other legatees of
Elizabeth Kelly also her children? When did John Kelly die? When and where
was John Kelly born?
KELLEY FAMILIES IN THE ISLAND CREEK DISTRICT (GMD 104) OF HANCOCK COUNTY,
GEORGIA
In 1793 there were 5 Kelleys in Capt. McDowells Company of the Washington
County, Georgia Militia. They were Sgt. David Kelley, John, Jesse, Thomas,
and William Kelley. In 1794 there were 4 Kelley families in the Island
Creek District (GMD104) of Hancock County, Georgia. The heads of households
were Jesse, John, William and David. John and Jesse lived on adjacent
plots. On July5, 1799; Jesse sold his 60 acre plot to John Kelley. On
August 5, 1799;John sold this same plot to Thomas Lewis. I believe they
migrated to Jackson County, Georgia in 1799.What is the family relationship
between John and Jesse Kelley? Who were their spouses and children? I
would like t o have a mailing address for the Hancock County, Georgia
Genealogy Society.
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