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Subject: [TARVER-L] Will of John Tarver, Wilkes Co., GA - 1808
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 23:23:04 -0700 (PDT)


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: TARVER - WILL OF JOHN TARVER, WILKES CO., GA, 1808
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Leg -wife Elizabeth Tarver
dausPatience Gibson
Mason Tarver
Charlote Tarver

sonsRichard Tarver
Benjamin Tarver
Andrew Tarver



Exrs. friends David Bates and James Jordan
/s/ 20 April 1808
/p/ 7 Jan 1811
/r/ 10 July 1811
Wit. Josiah Jordan, Anderson Bates, James (x) Duke



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In the name of God amen I John Tarver of Wilkes County in the State of
Georgia being at Present with low state of health of body but of sound
mind and memory - my thanks be to the almighty God therefore and calling
to mind the mortality of my body doth give and dispose of my goods, and
shattles In manner and form that is to say after my just debts are all
Paid It is my desire that the remaining Part of my Property which
consist at this time of five negroes known by the name of Jack King Tom
Daniel and Qually - also four head head [sic] horses known by the names
one bay horse Stamper one bay horse Aldridge one bay horse Beggen one
rone horse also my stock cattle hogs sheep still horsetrots and 19
etchings - furniture blacksmiths tools and Plantation utentials also one
waggon shold be Equally divided between my beloved wife Elizabeth Tarver
and my dear Children to wit Richard Tarver, Patience Gibson, Mason
Tarver, Charlote Tarver - Benjamin Tarver and Andrew Tarver. In the
most equatable manner that my executors may think - Proper and I do
constitute and appoint my trusted friends David Bates and my friend
James Jordan my whole and sole Executors of my last will and testament
disannulling and making void all other wills by me heretofore made and
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of
April 1808.

Signed and SealedJohn Tarver {seal}
in the Presents of
Josiah Jordan
Anderson Bates
James (x) Duke



Georgia}Personally appeared in open Court
Wilkes County}Josiah Jordan and Anderson Bates
two of the subscribing Witnesses to the witnessed will and being Duly
Sworn saith that they saw the within named John Tarver sign seal Publish
and declare the within instrument of writing to be his last will and
Testament and that at the time of his so doing he was of sound and
disposed mind and memory and that James Duke subscribed his name as a
concerning evidence to the same in their Presents & in the Presents of
the testator.

Sworn to in open Court} rec'd the 10th} Josiah Jordan
this 7th day of Jan at 181} of July 1811} Anderson Bates
D Terrell clk}



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Notes
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: 1815
In 1815, John Tarver's second wife, Elizabeth, sued the six children of
his first marriage and the executor of his will over his estate. The
suit named the six children and also said his first wife was named
Jorden [Jordan] . . . .

- Elizabeth Tarver widow vs. Richard, Samuel, Benjamin and Andrew Tarver
and William Gibson, William Gilliam and James Jourdan. In her petition,
Elizabeth states she married 5 Sep 1795 to John Tarver, dec'd. On 26
Apr 1808, he wrote his will, naming his children: Richard Tarver,
Patience Gibson, then and now wife of William Gibson; Mason Tarver, then
wife of Robert Tarver, now intermarried with William Gilliam; Charlotte
Tarver, then and now wife of Samuel Tarver; Benjamin and Andrew Tarver,
all of Wilkes Co., Georgia, except Charlotte and Samuel, of Burke Co.
John Tarver died 6 Sep 1810. He had appointed David Bates, now dec'd
and James Jourdan, of Oglethorpe Co., as Executors. . . He had purchased
land in 1806 or 1807, being William Gibson's part . . . he held with his
bro. Geo. Gibson, bought of William Digby . . . that slave Hanna and
children were given the first wife by a Mr. Jourdan.

Richard Tarver, in his answer, states that while Elizabeth lived with
his father as his wife, he (Richard) owned the land . . . that Hanna was
loaned to his mother by the will of George Jourdan. . . that Jim was
given to him, and Hanna's other children were younger than Jim.


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: 1804 (earlier)

DB V V, p. 166, 25 July 1804, Edward Moore and Lucy, his wife, to
Benjamin, John, and Andrew Tarver, all of Wilkes Co., for $1200, 300
acres on S side of Lottle River, part of 400 acres granted to John
Lindsey by patent, 23 Feb 1785.
/s/ Edw. Moore, Lucy Moore.
Wit. Richard Tarver, Jas. Patterson, JP.
/r/ 13 May 1805


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: 1794 (earlier)

WB 2 (1792-1808), p. 86
Frederick Tarver's will is offered in September Court 1794. In it he
leaves all his lands in GA to his brother John Tarver; to his brother
Benjamin, Negroes; to his brother Andrew, all the rest of his estate.


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: 1793 (earlier)

11 Dec 1793, John Tarver and Betsey, his wife, to Richard Sappington,
all of Wilkes Co., for L 60, 200 acres on Long Creek waters, adj. said
Sappington, Samuel Slate, Riddle.

/s/ J Tarver.
Wit. Geo Swain, JP.
No recording date.


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: 1790 (earlier)

Barnwell Co., South Carolina Land Records
vol. 1, 1787-1792, pp. 170-73, FHL film #0023283

8 Jul 1790 Indenture between John Tarver of Savannah River, Orangeburg
District and Elizabeth his wife to John Lark.

/s/ John Tarver and Elizabeth (x) Tarver
Wit. William Minor, William Mathis


Also that year (1790), John Tarver drew land in Wilkes County, Georgia.


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: 1787 (earlier)

George Jordan, Mr. Jordan names a daughter Elizabeth Tarver and grandson
Richard Tarver. /s/ Dec 1787, /p/ June Court 1792. Northampton Co.,
NC, 1759-1808 Gen. Abstracts of Wills by Hoffman, Will no. 340, p. 78.




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Reference
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Will of John Tarver of Wilkes Co., GA. Extract in Early Records of
Georgia., Wilkes Co., vol. 2, pp. 301-302, John Tarver Estate; Estate
Return of James Jourdan, Executor (Extract). Original in WB 1810-1816,
p. 48.

Original Papers of Wilkes County, pp. 301-302, Returns pertaining to the
Estate settlement of John Tarver's estate.



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