Abraham Lamb (abt. 1725 - abt. 1803)

Born about 1725 in Craven or Duplin, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1803 at about age 78 in Montgomery, Georgia

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Biography

In 1765, he petitioned His Majesty's Council at Savannah, Georgia stating that he had been in Georgia about a year, was a married man with six children and had no land. By petition, he was granted 400 acres of land on Brier Creek, at a place called Palmetto Flats, opposite Boggy Cut in St. George's Parish, from which Burke Co was formed in 1774.

He was also granted 287-1/2acres of land in Washington County, George - a Deed of gift for his Revolutionary War services - 31 Dec. 1784.

Washington Co. was formed in 1784, and from it in 1793 Montgomery Co. was formed and from that Emanuel Co. was formed in 1812.

In addition to grants above, Abraham was granted several other tracts of land by lottery in Washington, Jefferson & Montgomery Counties.

In studying the location of his land it is interesting to note that his land was in the far NE corner of Montgomery County that joined Jefferson & Burke, and some of it may have been in what is now Jefferson County.

SOURCE for above is: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2654823&id=I546865872

Will

Abraham made his will on 20 July 1802 in Montgomery, Georgia. "To whom these presents shall come, I Abraham Lamb, of Montgomery County, Georgia, planter, send greetings: For and in consideration of the natural love and affection I bear towards my loving wife, Mary Lamb, and for her better maintenance and support, I have given and granted and by these presents do freely give and grant unto my loving wife all and singular my goods, chattels of every description, my lands and Negroes and stock of all kinds which I possess, and all my household furniture to her freely and completely enjoy during her lifetime or until she remarries, and after her death or remarriage I give unto:

My loving son Reuben Lamb a Negro wench named Rose and her girl named Kate and all their increase forever. Likewide a Negro boy named Jeff upon condition of his paying $150.00 unto Christopher Snell one year after my death and my wife Mary's death, and also paying $150.00 unto my loving son Isaac Lamb, in the same manner one year after my death and my wife's death, likewise all of my stock of hogs I give unto my son Reuben Lamb after our deaths.

I give unto my loving son Jessie Lamb, I give to him a Negro boy named Hardy and unto my loving son Abraham Lamb Jr., I give unto him a Negro boy named Sam. I give unto Edmund Jordan 200 acres of land over across the line in Burke County and this the tract lying on the Beaver Dam and likewise I give all my household furniture of every description and all my stock of cattle unto my son Abraham Lamb Jr. and Martha Barrow.

I also give under my daughter Lydia Sanford a horse and other properties after our deaths. And before signing these presents I have delivered unto my loving wife, Mary Lamb, an inventory of all of the above items signed by me and in my name bearing the date of the 20th of July 1802 and for her to have and to hold the above from her death without any manner of consideration. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 20th day of July in the 26th year of Independence."

Witnesses: Charles Higdon, Charles Wheeler, Reuben Hargrove.

Sources

• Families of Burke County, Georgia, Compiler: Robert Scott Davis Jr. and Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas Jr, Publisher: Southern Historical Press, P O Box 738, Easley SC 29640, 1981. Page 117
• Montgomery County, Georgia Deed Book CPG - Abraham Lamb Will
• Georgia property tax digest, 1793-1892