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Diana Neal Persons BIRTH 1775 DEATH 16 Jul 1859 (aged 83–84) Strouds, Monroe County, Georgia, USA BURIAL Persons Family Cemetery Yatesville, Upson County, Georgia, USA MEMORIAL ID 73331315 · View Source
MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 Father- Thomas Neal 1745-1807 Mother- Sarah Neal ? - 1814 Husband- Jones Persons 1760-1859 Married 1790 probably in Warren Co., GA
Jones and Diana's children- 1.Thomas Persons 1791-1881 2. Turner Persons 1793-1848 3. Amos Persons 1795- ? 4. William Pinkney Persons 1797-1874 5. Benjamin Franklin Persons 1800-1885 6. John Persons 1803-1858 7. Mary J. Persons Allison 1804-1888 8. Sarah Rose Persons Smith 1807-1883 9. Martha N. Persons Peurifoy 1809-1864 10. Jones Persons, Jr. 1812-? 11. Lovett Persons 1814-1862 ~~~~~~~~~~ UPSON COUNTY, GA - NEWSPAPERS 1860 Upson Pilot --Saturday morning Newspaper, Mar 3, 1860 #16 AD sale 5 Negroes: Henry a man 23 yr old Biddy, a woman 21 yr old 3 children: Fanny a girl 5 yo, Joy a boy, 3 yo Warren infant boy 18mo belonging to the estate of Mrs. Diana PERSONS, dec'd Lovett Persons, Adm Jan 14 1860 ~~~~~ Diana Neal Persons Estate Papers - note Negroes named 1859, Upson Co, GA Upson County, GA Record Book E, p. 280 June 18, 1861
The Estate of Mrs. Diana Persons decd In ap with Lovett Persons, Adm.
Paid Mary A. Allison #1 566.25 " Thos Persons #2 566.25 " Simon L. Smith #3 566.25 " Pinkney Persons #4 566.25 " Stanley Peurifoy #5 566.25 " Benj. Persons #6 566.25 " Amos Persons #7 62.91 " M. H. Turner #8 62.91 " James E. Ordby (sp?) #9 62.91 " Amos J. Persons Gnd. (sp?) #10 62.91 " Stanley G. Elder Adv. #11 62.91 " Nancy Persons #12 62.91 Retained for Self 566.25 Paid P. Persons from ap #13 10.00 Paid Ordinary #14 4.00 ________ $4354.86 Caus. An Amt est as for rent of 13 Nov 1860 112.45 Caus an amt notes of Int retained in Inventory & collected 24.53 Do an amt from amt as for return of 13 Nov. 3.05 Av an above payments except my own share 94.72 234.75 $4589.61 By Balance from last ? $4375.87 Amt notes returned in Inventory & in trust Collected thereon 981.35 ________ 5357.22 [transcribed from photocopies of originals held in Upson County, GA by Sheila Schmutz in June, 2008. Note that Lovett Persons was the youngest son of the late Jones Persons and his wife Diana Neal. Sarah Rose Persons was the wife of Simon Lowry Smith and Martha Persons was the wife of Rev. Stanley Peurifoy. Mary A. Allison was the widow of Alexander Allison, Sr. ~~~~~ Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Diana Person, Deceased
1st Henry, a Negro man age about 23 years Valued at $1,300.00 2. Bidda, a woman age about 21 years and her three children, viz. Fanny a girl about 5 years old, Ivy a Boy about 3 years old and Warren a boy about one year old Valued at 2,100.00 3. One bedstead and furniture 16.00 4. One Trunk 2.00 5. " 1.70 6. One clothes press 5.00 7. One chest 4.00 8. Work stand 2.50 9. 4 chairs 4.00 10. ?, tongs and shovel 5 11 One boiler 10 12. One looking glass 20 13. One brush 20 14. Three Bonnett boxes 40 15. One note made by Pinckney Persons, dated April 6th 1854 and due twenty-fifteh December thereafter $452.00 and credited with $37.00 March 20, 1855. Also with $20.00 May 5, 1856. Also with $40.00 May 25th 1859. 16. One note made by John W. Peunfoy, dated Dec. 30, 1853 and due the 25th Dec. thereafter for $214.00 17. One note made by Stanley Peunfoy, dated March 10th, 1855 and due due the 25th Dec. thereafter for $100.00
Georgia, Upson County We do certify upon oath that as far as was produced to us by Lovett Persons the Administrator, the above and foregoing contain a true appraisement of the Goods, Chattels, and credits of the Estate of Diana Persons, deceased to the best of our judgment and understanding. Given under our hands and official signatures this October 10th, 1859.
William R. Murphy F. F. Matthews Jordan Lyon (written sideways is Appraisers)
I do certify that the above appraisers were sworn to perform their duty as appraisers according to law, this tenth day of October Eighteen hundred and fifty nine. Th. Riveire JP (sp?) Georgia, Upson County Sworn to & subscribed before me this 23rd Dec 1859 Lovett Person Wm A Cobb ~~~~~ It is thought that Diana NealPersons died near Culloden (probably Strouds, where many of her children settled). Estate papers available at the Thomaston-Upson Archives show her son Lovett Persons arranged to have a mason build a wall around his burial place; the estate paid the bill.
Family Members Spouse Photo Jones Persons 1760–1859
Children Rose Sarah Persons Smith unknown–1883
Thomas Persons 1791–1881
Photo William Pinkney Persons 1797–1874
Photo Martha Neal Persons Purifoy 1800–1864
Benjamin Franklin Persons 1800–1885
Photo Mary A Persons Allison 1804–1888
Photo Martha Neal Persons Peurifoy 1809–1889
Photo Lovett Persons 1814–1862
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1775
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North Carolina
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1795 |
June 1, 1795
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Monroe, Georgia, United States
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1797 |
November 12, 1797
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Warren County, Georgia, United States
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1800 |
January 17, 1800
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Georgia, United States
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1859 |
July 16, 1859
Age 84
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Strouds, Monroe County, GA, United States
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Persons Family Cemetery, Yatesville, Upson County, GA, United States
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