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From: Jim Willoughby <>
Subject: [GACLARKE] Returns on the Estate of the minors of Ellis Willoughby
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:50:10 -0700


Posted on: Clarke County Wills
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Surname: WILLOUGHBY, DURHAM, LOWE, ATKINSON, WHITE, BLAKELY, PYRON
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Returns on the Estate of the minors of Ellis Willoughby, son of William
Willoughby and Jerusha Jones Willoughby.
Clark County, Georgia

Clark County, Georgia Marriage Records documents the marriage of Ellis
Willoughby and Elizabeth Durham on 31 Dec 1829. No Estate Papers are found
for Ellis. Upon his death, Circa 1841, his brother David was called upon
to be guardian of five known minors. Ruth, Susan, Martha L, Nancy, and
Mary Ann, are listed as children of Ellis Willoughby in Returns beginning
in 1842. His wife Elizabeth is not mentioned.

The returns show that David boarded the minors with friends and/or relatives.
This was a common practice at the time. The returns also show that the
boarders were reimbursed for their care. The Returns further show that
Ruth Willoughby married Burkett Atkinson, and that Josian Pyron of Pike
County became the legal guardian of Nancy and Mary Ann Willoughby around
1854. These two girls had lived with the Pyrons in Pike County for several
years. Josiah was the husband of Elizabeth Willoughby, who was one of the
sisters of Ellis and David Willoughby. Josiah and Elizabeth married in
Green County, Georgia in 1833.

Returns of the Estate of the minors of Eillis Willoughby, Deceased Recorded
in Book J. Volume 255, for the year 1842-43 reads as follows:

1. paid the Clerk for letters of Guardianship 2.12
2. paid Sarah White Tuition9.12
3. paid Thomas Lowe for Board for 184330.00
4. paid Samuel Blakely for Board 184330.00
5. paid (Unreadable) Reynolds for Board for 1842 and 1843.50.006. paid
N. W. Smith for Tuition 184317.75
7. paid JH Lowe for clothing$179.00

paid the expenses of two of Children to Meriwether County5.00

$184.00
8. paid A. M . Durham for Board for 184330.00

$214.00

Sworn to in Court May 1844
A.M. Jackson
Signed: David Willoughby

Examined, approved and ordered to be Recorded Mary Term 1844, Clark County
Probate Court, Clark County, Georgia.

Return on the Estate....recorded March Term, 1850

paid Josiah Pyron (husband of Elizabeth Willoughby-sister of David and
Ellis)for board of Nancy and Mary Williby for 1846 and 1847

It appearing to the court that Josiah Pyron of Pike County, Georgia, has
been duly appointed guardian for the persons and property of Nancy Willoughby
and Mary Ann Willoughby, minors and heirs of Ellis Willoughby, deceased,
said minors having arrived at sufficient age to chose their own guardian
and having made choice of said Pyron-It is ordered by the court that David
Willoughby, former guardian of said minors, be discharged from making further
returns to the court as their guardian.

( hand written and not dated)

A Return on the Estate of Susan and Rutha Williby minors, by David Willoughby,
Guardian

1. paid tax for 18522.08

paid tax for 18532.06
2. Cash furnished the girls to go to Pike county in July 185440.00
3. paid E H Maxey for Rutha for goods bought from him2.45
4. paid John H Lowe Store for Rutha 45.74
5. paid tax for 18543.30
cash furnished Susan to go to Pike 20.00
Examined and sworn to before me this 2 Apr 1855
A.M. Jackson, Ordinary
signed:
David Williby (in his hand writing -Willoughby spelled Williby.)

RECEIVED of David Willoughby, my guardian, fifth dollars in part of m distribution
share of the Estate of Ellis Willoughby, my father on 12 July 1856
Martha L. Willoughby
By Thomas. Lowe

RECEIVED of David Willoughby, guardian, six hundred and ten dollars in
part of my estate in his hand as guardian of aforesaid 20 July 1857
Susan M Willoughby

$300.00 Recieved of David Willoughby, Guardian of my wife Rutha, formerly
Rutha Willoughby, as part of the estate coming to me from said guardian
in right of my said wife.

Witness my hand and sworn this 18 day of December 1856.
Burket Atkinson

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