Mary (Walker) Walton (abt. 1744 - 1800)

Born about 1744 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1800 at about age 56 in Franklin, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Mary was born about 1744.

Her will was written 8 Nov 1800 in Franklin Co., GA:
"In the name of Cod [God] Amen. I Mary Walton of the State of Georgia & the County of Franklin being sick & weak of body, but of sound mind & of perfect memory, thanks be to god for the same, & calling to mind the frailty & uncertainty of human life, have made, ordained, constituted & appointed & by these prescence [sic] do make, ordain, constitute & appoint this to be my last will & testament, hereby revoking all other will or wills by me heretofore made, declaring this only to be my last will and testament, in manner & form following (viz)

First - I give & bequeath my soul to Cog [God] my great Creator, hoping through the mediation of Jesus Christ to receive Remission of my sins, my body I leave to be decently buried at the discretion of my children, And as to what wordly things it hath pleased God to bestow on me, 1(I) give & bequeath in the following manner (viz)
- I give & bequeath to my Daughter Mary Carter my negro woman named Sal.
- I give & bequeath to my son William Walker Walton's son Jesse, a negro girl named Rhoda
- I give & bequeath to my son Killis Walton all my part of this prescent [sic] crop, also my part of a legecy [sic] left to us by Henry Mullens of Virginia Dead - to pay off certain debts, and if there should be any left after the debts are discharged to be divided as other of my property, also to have a fifth part of the following property, A negro man named Roger - a negro man named Steph. Jones - a negro boy named New Year, also a fifth part of my part of the land I now live on, also a fifth part of a mare and two colts, also a third part of all my cattle including what my son George has had, also half of my household furniture,
- I give and bequeath to my son William Walker, a fifth part of the above mentioned [illegible] Lands & Houses,
- also I give & bequeath to my son George a fifth part of the above mentioned negroes, Lands & Houses, also a third part of all my cattle, also
- I give & bequeath to my Daughter Rachel a fifth part of all my estate, also half of all my household furniture
- I do hereby acknowledge this to be my last will & testament, hereby revoking and disannulling [sic] all other wills by me heretofore made, & hereby declaring this to be my last will & Testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed my seal this eighth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand and Eight hundred - and of the independence of the United States of America the twenty fifth - signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of us

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Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 January 2017, 06:53), entry for Mary Walker(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L71H-N5F); contributed by various users.: Accessed 24 Jul 2017

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