William Sumner Battle

A Patriot of the American Revolution for GEORGIA. DAR Ancestor # A007575

GEDCOM Note

I, William Sumner Battle of the State of Georgia and the County of Taliaferro, do make and ordain this my last Will and testament in manner and form following, viz:

First. I lend unto my beloved wife, Sarah Battle, dwelling house and all the out houses, and the plantation whereon I now live, with all and singular the premises and appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining, during her natural life. Also I lend her twenty negroes, to-wit, Chaney, Anne, Emely, Weston, Lewis and Jinney, Bobb and house, Harriett, Green, Jane, Crawford, Ben, and Martain, Phillis and her sister, Harriett, Samuel Ezekiel, Cyntha, Kinchen and Dick, and their increase during her natural life. And I give and bequeath unto her all the household and kitchen furniture. I also give her all the stock of horses, cattle, hogs and sheep, and all the farming utensils, Blacksmith tools, carpenter-tools, wagons, carts and geer of every kind, and the Still and all the casks, and all the brandy, corn, fodder, wheat, oats and barley. I also give and bequeath unto her all my ready money, my outstanding debts and dues, and request that the few small debts I owe, may be paid out of it.

2nd Item. I hereby confirm unto my son Joseph John Battle, the gifts heretofore made him by me. And I further give and bequeath to him, one negro woman by the name of Henrita and her four children, Anderson, Jemima, Emely, and George and their increase. To him and his heirs and assigns forever.

3rd Item. I give and bequeath unto my son, Jesse Brown Battle, the lands and tenements whereon he now lives in Hancock County, I also give and bequeath unto him two negro men, Candy and Andrew, and a woman called big Pheuba and her five children, to-wit: Ferry, Mourning, Allen, Weston and Washington with their increase; and all other property heretofore given him by me. To him and his heirs and assigns forever.

4th Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Sarah Carter, nine negroes named as follows: Anaca, and her three youngest children, Rose, big Jim and little Crawford, Peggey and her three children, Peter, Center, and the youngest, its name not recollected, and a boy named Clinton, with their increase, together with all other property heretofore given by me. To her and her heirs and assigns forever.

5th Item. I give and bequeath to my son John William Battle, fourteen negroes, to-wit: Little Creassy and her four children, Little Lucy, Otway, Rachael and Wiley, Agnes and her four children, Little Ben, Olive Merritt, Hittle, Violett, and Penney and her two children, Alfred and Penutice and fellow named Noel, and their increase. I also give my surveying and plotting instruments and a book entitled, Gibson Practical Surveying, and all other property heretofore given by me. To him and heirs and assigns forever.

6th Item. I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Susan Battle Mercer, one negro woman called big Patt and all her children, to-wit: Celia, Nathan, Abner, Martha, Margaret, and a young one whose name I do not recollect, and Milcah and her two children, Osborn, Austin and Delpha, and their increase. And I confirm to her father Herman Mercer, the gifts of a fifty dollar bill, a bed and furniture, sidesaddle and bridle and four chairs heretofore given to him by me. And I hereby lend him the above named negroes, which I have given his daughter Susan Battle until she shall arrive to age, or marry, and no longer, then to her heirs and assigns forever.

7th Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Serena Ragan Stroud, eleven negroes, to-wit: Beck, and her three children, Mariah, Levina and big Alfred and Mariah's child, whose name is not recollected, Suckey and her four children, Naney, Edmund, Frances and the youngest whose name I do not recollect, and a girl named Euphemia, they and their increase, to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

8th Item. I give and bequeath unto my son, Lazarus Whitehead Battle, twelve negroes to-wit: Cheener, Lepsey, Otway, Thadius, and little Harriett, big Creacey and all her children, Dolley, Nelson, Aylsey, and Daniel, a girl called Pate, and a fellow named Neptone, and their increase, together with all other property heretofore given by me, to him and his heirs and assigns forever.

9th Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Susan Long, ten negroes, namely, Big Phillis, Patience and her sons, Kinchen, Hartwell, Dick, Betty, Ephrum, Raphley and Amanda, and Adeline, and their increase, together with all other
property heretofore given her by me, to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

10th Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Selina Countes Bunkley, eight negroes, to-wit: Big Lucy, and her three youngest Children namely, Phebe, Matilda, and James Cato, little Pheruba and her three children, Sara, John and Elizabeth, and their increase together with all other property I have heretofore given her, to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

11th Item. I give and bequeath unto my four daughters, Sarah Carter, Serena A. Stroud, Susan F. Long and Selina C. Bunkley (jointly after the decease of their Mother) the lands and tenements whereon she now lives and the which is hereby reserved for her use during her natural life, to be equally divided amongst them in any way that they may deem most satisfactory to them and theirs and assigns forever.

12th Item. My will and desire is that after my decease, the following named negroes to-wit: Dafney and her three youngest children, Clorey, Rachael and Anderson, Nice and Bradford, Bridgett and her children, Batty, Sim and Eliza and their increase be equally divided among my eight children namely, Joseph John Battle, Jesse Brown Battle, Sarah Carter, John William Battle, Serena A. Stroud, Lazarus Whitehead Battle, Susan F. Long and Selina C. Bunkley, and after the decease of my wife, my will and desire that all the personal property that remain of my estate, and is not otherwise appropriated, be equally divided among my eight children above named, to them and their assigns forever.

Lastly. I constitute and ordain my sons, Joseph J. Battle, John William Battle, and my son-in-law William Stroud, the sole executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other or former wills by me made, ratifying and confirming this only. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affxed my seal, this 22nd day of December Anno Domini, 1826.

W. S. Battle (Seal) Signed, sealed and pronounced and delivered as the last will and testament of the testator in the presence of us, who in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. James Claxton his Wiley X Allen mark Larkin R. Gunn, J. P.

GEDCOM Source

Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1990 "Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1990." Citing County probate courthouses, Georgia. images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-30439-11563-59?cc=199... : accessed 8 March 2016), Taliaferro > Wills 1823-1922 vol A-B > image 55 of 436; county probate courthouses, Georgia; William S. Battle, 1826.

GEDCOM Source

WILLIAM SUMNER BATTLE-Taliaferro Co., Ga.; planter; b.
Nansemond Co., Va., Oct. 26, 1761; d. Taliaferro Co., Ga., 1828 (See will, Chap. V); came to N. C. in 1777 with his father, Jesse Battle*, and in 1787 removed with him to Greene (now Hancock) Co., Ga.; author "Historical Sketch of the Battle Family to 1820" (See Chap. II); Soldier of the American Revolution (See Chap. XII); Baptist; m. Edgecombe Co., N. C., May 24, 1783, Sarah Whitehead (b. N. C., Mar. 9, 1766; d. of Lazarus Whitehead).

The Battle Book: a Genealogy of the Battle Family in America, with Chapters Illustrating Certain Phases of Its History Battle, H. B., Lois Yelverton, and William James Battle Montgomery, Ala.: Paragon, 1930. Archive.org. 26 April 2018. Web. <https://archive.org/details/battlebookgeneal00batt> p. 206.

GEDCOM Source

3 BATTLE, WILLIAM SUMNER Ancestor #: A007575
Service: GEORGIA Rank(s): SOLDIER Birth: 10-26-1761 NANSEMOND CO VIRGINIA Death: ANTE 9-1-1828 TALIAFERRO CO GEORGIA Service Source: SMITH, CHEROKEE LAND LOTTERY, P 203 Service Description: 1) WIDOW RECEIVED LAND LOTTERY,1832

RESIDENCE Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: , By: Conversion 1) County: EDGECOMBE CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA

SPOUSE Number Name

Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 1) SARAH WHITEHEAD

Ancestor Database "Ancestor Database." DAR Genealogical Research Databases. National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, n.d. Web. (http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full... : accessed 23 Feb 2019) BATTLE, WILLIAM SUMNER Ancestor #: A007575.