John Morris (abt. 1765 - 1811)

Born about 1765 in Jackson, Georgia

Husband of Elizabeth (Highman) Morris — married 24 Apr 1792 in Rockbridge County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1811 at about age 46 in Georgia, USA

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Last Will and Testament of John Morris

In the name of God, Amen, I John Morris of the State of Georgia and Jackson County being sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect and disposing mind and memory blessed be God, do this twenty-seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten, make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and form following. ____ I give and commend my soul to almighty God who gave it, and my body I wish to be buried in the earth, at the discretion of my executor, hereafter to be named and my worldly goods I give and desire and dispose of in the following manner. ^[1]

Item, my will and desire is that all my just debts be paid by my executors out of my estate.

Item, I give and desire to my son Zachariah one certain bay horse known by the name of Jolly, also our cow and calf known as Pride.

Item, My will and desire is that my daughter Sally Morris and Susannah Morris shall have each of them a cow and calf when they come of age.

Item, I give to my daughter Polley DUKE one certain heifer known by the name of Brindy.

Item, I give and desire to my son Jesse one heifer known by the name of Libby.

Item, I give and desire to my beloved wife Elizabeth Morris my land and tenaments and plantation tools and household furniture. Also our sorrel mare known by the name of Irish (?) also the whole stock of cattle and hogs all for the use of the widow and orphans during her life or widowhood.

Item, I will and desire for the wagon to be sold upon a credit with as much other property as will defray all my debts and I do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint Frederick THOMPSON, Eli WHALEY, and the a foresaid Elizabeth Morris, Joint Executors and execute to this my last will and testament ratifying this and this only to be my last will and nullifying all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made witness my hand and on the date above signed sealed and acknowledged in the presence of

Joseph CAMP

William NICHOLS

His

John X Morris

Mark

Georgia

Jackson County

Personally came into open court Joseph Camp and William Nichols and being duly deposith and sworn saith that they did see the within named John Morris sign seal and acknowledge the within to be his last Will and Testament and that they were witnesses to the same. Sworn to in open court this 4th day of March 1811.

Edward Adams - clerk Joseph Camp

William Nichols ^[2]

John was born about 1765. He passed away about 1811.

Will of Thomas Morris

A Thomas Morris's estate passed probate on 1 November 1785 in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. Probate records indicate Thomas had a son John Morris who would have been approximately the right age for this John Morris.^[3] Neither any contemporary records nor apparent relationships to others of this Thomas Morris's children indicate a relationship.

Sources

1. ↑ An old computer print-out of an assembling of biographical facts about Zachariah (Zaccarriah) from around 2001 says that this will was originally written 27 Jun 1810. Hollenbeck-72 15:16, 9 February 2018 (EST)
2. ↑ This last will and testament was typed from a copy of the original, (photocopied in the county courthouse of Jackson Co., Georgia) by Michael James Morris, son of Carroll Don Morris whose father was Millard James Morris whose father was Frank Morris, whose father was William Morris, whose father was John Morris, whose father was Zachariah Morris. I believe we were all eldest sons of the eldest sons. (An interesting fact but not really relevant.) Please forgive any misspellings or punctuation errors. I tried to leave most errors intact from the original but every so often I could not resist putting a comma in or correcting an error. There were also several places where the words could not be clearly read since this was a handwritten document. I believe I guessed correctly in most cases.] Submitted by: Mike J. Morris. URL: http://clintonilgenweb.net/bios/display.php?IDnum=8
3. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Will Books, 1777-1900; Index to Wills, 1777-1957; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Richmond County); Probate Place: Richmond, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #333739 (accessed 17 February 2023)
   Thomas Morris probate on 1 Nov 1785 in Richmond, Georgia, USA.

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