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Mary Cameron

Will or probate of Mary Cameron, was written or filed on Monday, July 14, 1849. Surnames listed in will or probate: AMY, CAMERON, GALBREATH, GREEN, GUICE, MONTGOMERY


Dougald A, Cameron - son
Catherine Montgomery - daughter
John C. Cameron - son, executor
Phillip H. Cameron - son
Sarah Ann Montgomery - daughter
N. P. Montgomery - husband of Catherine
Andrew J. Montgomery - husband of Sarah Ann
Lucille Guice - widow of Phillip
Catherine Amy - daughter of Phillip
Lafeyette Montgomery, John S. Green, A. Galbreath - witnesses

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Joseph W. Camp

Will or probate of Joseph W. Camp, was written or filed on Thursday, July 13, 1836. Surnames listed in will or probate: BROADUSY, BROWN, CAMP, CHISTMAN, DENSON, GRAFTON, PERKINS, PUGHES, SHARP


Elizabeth P. Broadusy - inherits
Joseph I. Pughes - signatory
James Grafton - signatory
Searcy D. Sharp [?] (of TN) - administrator
David P. Perkins - administrator
William J. Denson - administrator
C. Chistman [?] - witness
James Brown - witness

Slaves:
Sun (female)

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George W. Campbell

Will or probate of George W. Campbell, was written or filed on Saturday, September 14, 1863. Surnames listed in will or probate: CAMPBELL, CARRAWAY, CORNELIUS, CRANFORD, EPPINETT, LANE, MCALAN, MCNEELY, SMITH, TINNIN, TYLER


John A. Smith - administrator
D. McNeely - appraiser
J. Lipscomb - appraiser
J. S. E. Lane - appraiser
Robert McAlan - appraiser
P. O. Cornelius - appraiser
Almarine Cranford - child of Joseph Campbell
James H. Campbell - child of Joseph Campbell
Martha Elizabeth Smith (lately M. E. Reynolds) - child of Joseph Campbell
Maranda Eppinett - child of Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell - dec'd brother of George W. Campbell
James Campbell - brother
Linsey Campbell - brother
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Smith - wife of John A. Smith - sister
Martha Carraway - sister
Lawrence Tinnin - grandchild of Martha Carraway
Hugh Tinnin - grandchild of Martha Carraway
David W. Tinnin - grandchild of Martha Carraway
Martha Tyler - grandchild of Martha Carraway
Ranklin Smith - attorney

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Robert Carson

Will or probate of Robert Carson, was written or filed on Tuesday, November 10, 1837. Surnames listed in will or probate: ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, BAILEY, CALLIHAM, CAMERUL, CAMPBELL, CANNENFLUCK, CARSON, CONN, COOPER, FLEMING, FRITH, HAMINONLUK, HERRING, JOHNSON, KIRKARD, MABRY, MARTIN, MOORE, REYNOLDS, ROGERS, ROLLINS, SALLAWHITE, SIMMEONS, WESTBROOK, WHARTON


Margaret Carson - widow and heir
Armstrong Carson - heir
McClellan Carson - heir
Orville Carson - heir
Robert Carson - heir
Martha C. Westbrook - heir
Margaret Allen - heir
James Carson - heir
Gabriel Allen
John B. Allen
James Armstrong
Willis Bailey - Judge
N. Calliham - Judge
C.W. Campbell
John T. Camerul (?) - Clerk
John T. Cannenfluck (?)
Joseph Conn
Robert Cooper
George A. Fleming - Guardian of Orville Carson
John E. Frith
John T. Haminonluk (?)
Jacob Herring
Bede Johnson
Presly Johnson
John Kirkard
J.T. Mabry
James Martin
T.T. Moore
C.D. Reynolds - J.P.
A.J. Rogers
Mark R. Rollins
Thomas Sallawhite
J.M. Simmeons - Judge
Mabry Westbrooks
E. D. Wharton

Slaves:
Ben, Samuel, Thomas, Joly, Manda, Alfred, Lewis Sr, Lewis Jr, Charles, Edney (?) girl, Dorcas, Robert child, Debbie, Adcey (?), Pabellad (?), Henry, Jerry, Mariah, Isabella, Edna, Amanda, Alford, Sarah, Juliann

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Robert Carson

Will or probate of Robert Carson, was written or filed on Tuesday, October 18, 1867. Surnames listed in will or probate: ALLEN, BOSWORTH, CARSON, COVINGTON, CUNNINGHAM, DAVIS, EVANS, FOY, JEFFERY, JONES, MCCLELLAN, SIMPSON, WEATHERSBY, WESTBROOK, WESTERSBY


Margaret Allen - heir
Armstrong Carson - heir
Augustus Carson - heir
David Carson - heir
Elijah Carson - heir
J.A. Carson - heir
James Carson - heir
Mary F. Carson - heir
S.R. Carson - heir
T.V. Carson - heir
Thomas Carson - heir
W.F. Carson - heir
R.T. Carson - heir
William Carson - heir
Mrs. M.C. Covington - heir
Margaret A. Foy (Fory?) - heir
Elijah Evans - heir
Margaret C. Evans - heir
Maud Evans - heir
William W. Evans - heir
S.J. Jones - heir
William Jones - heir
J.N. Westbrook - heir
Robert T. Westbrook - heir
Josephine Westersby - heir
H.C. Bosworth (Publisher of American Citizen, Canton, MS)
Sarah Carson
W. Ben Cunningham - Probate Judge
J.W. Davis
E.S. Jeffery - guardian for minors
Joseph McClellan - Clerk of Probate
H.J.M. Simpson
William Simpson
T.H. Weathersby

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Emily C. Castens

Will or probate of Emily C. Castens, was written or filed on Sunday, June 4, 1876. Surnames listed in will or probate: CASTENS, HARGON, HOLLIDAY, PARISH, STEELE, STEWART


Children: William Stewart, Virgil A. Stewart, Caleb H. Stewart, Perkins Stewart
R. H. Castens - husband
Lucy Ann Parish - sister
E. L. Hargon - witness
T. C. Steele Jr. - witness
D. C. Holliday - witness

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John M. Coleman

Will or probate of John M. Coleman, was written or filed on Tuesday, October 11, 1833. Surnames listed in will or probate: COLEMAN, HALYS, WILEY


Elizabeth Coleman - wife
Harlon Coleman - brother
G. W. Halys - witness
John A. Wiley - witness

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Authoret Collier

Will or probate of Authoret Collier, was written or filed on Saturday, April 5, 1841. Surnames listed in will or probate: COLLIER, COLLINS, GRANBERRY, MOORE, ROACH, WEAVER


Charles Roach - oldest son
Richard Roach
Elizabeth Weaver - daughter
heirs of Reuben Roach
Mary Roach - widow of son John Roach
Mary Granberry - daughter
Sarah Collins - youngest daughter
Starky Collins - executor
Daniel Moore - as Justice of the Peace

Slaves:
Sam - about eleven years old; Viney - a negro woman about 45 years of age; Silas - a negro boy about 7 years old (youngest children of Viney); Washington - a boy about 4 years old (youngest children of Viney)

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Joseph J. Cox

Will or probate of Joseph J. Cox, was written or filed on Wednesday, September 13, 1866. Surnames listed in will or probate: BISHOP, COX, HENRY, MONTGOMERY, POWELL, YELLENAY


Rueben Henry - brother
Saul Yellenay [?] - brother
Martha - sister
Matilda - sister
Pamelia Bishop - sister
Jesse R. Powell - executor
A. J. Montgomery - witness
L. Montgomery - witness

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Rosanna Crawford

Will or probate of Rosanna Crawford, was written or filed on Sunday, September 12, 1841. Surnames listed in will or probate: ALLEN, CHAPMAN, CRAWFORD, DAVIS, GRAHAM, NEWPECE


Gabriel Davis - son-in-law and executor
Caroline Allen (wife of Jacob Allen) - daughter
Evaline Davis (wife of Gabriel) - daughter
Alex Graham - witness
S. Jas. Chapman - witness
John B. Newpece - witness

Slaves:
Milly a woman aged about twenty four years; Willis a boy aged about five years; Eliza aged about nine years; Willis aged about twelve years; Neinda aged about ten years

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