WILL ABSTRACTS, 1840-1855
ANDREW COUNTY, MO

Note: the date of death of the testator occurred sometime between the "Date of Will" and the day the will was "Recorded."

TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
George Washington Blankenship	Nov. 6th, 1841	Feb. 21st, 1842	George W. Knapp, grandson	Nancy Blankenship	Left bulk of estate to grandsons
			Austin E. Knapp, grandson
			Nancy Knapp Neeley, daughter
			Nancy Blankenship, wife
			William Blankenship, brother
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Owens, Nicholas C.	Apr. 3rd, 1842	June 1st, 1842	Elizabeth Owens, wife	Henry Owens	Left �negro girl Sally, age 30�
			Sary Frances Owens, daughter		to his wife
			Henry Owens, brother
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Ewing, Joshua; will transcribed in full on another page	Nov. 29th, 1843
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Johnson, Jane	July 25th, 1840	June 10th, 1843	Armstrong Johnson, son	Armstrong Johnson	Will written in Buchanan Co.
			Fanny Johnson, daughter
			Elizabeth Johnson, daughter
			Jane Johnson, daughter
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Bennett, Elisha	Dec. 23rd, 1843	Apr. 6th, 1844	John B. Bennett, son	John B. Bennett	Will of �Elisha Bennett, deceased�
			Elisha Bennett, son		submitted into probate court
			Isaiah H. Bennett, son		Feb. 10th, 1844
			Joseph F. Bennett, son
			William Bennett, son
			Hiram P. Bennet, son
			Abraham Hays, not given
			�wife,� not named
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Jeffries, Thomas	Jan. 13th, 1844	Apr. 6th, 1844	Mary Ann Jeffries, wife	not named	Estate included land in Andrew
			and her bodily heirs		Co. and Larue Co., Kentucky
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Harris, Robert P.	June 6th, 1844	July 7th, 1846	his �nearest relations�	William H. Rogers
				Elijah A. Carson
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Frogg, Polly	May 15th, 1845	July 7th, 1845	John Star ($3)	not named	Will of �Polly Frogg, deceased�
			John Carroll ($3)		submitted to probate court
			William Long ($3)		May 20th, 1845
			William S. Blankenship ($5)
			Berry Blankenship ($5)
			Elizabeth Neatherly ($40)
			Rebecca Carroll (rest of estate)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Birch, Silas	July 7th, 1845	July 7th, 1846	Nancy Lanier	Jesse B. Griffin	Will of �Silas Birch, dec'd� entered
			and her heirs		probate court July 17th, 1845
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Wardlow, John	July 27th, 1845	July 7th, 1846	William (son)	William A. Owsley	Sons Benj. & Sam'l to receive
			David (son)		the farm after mother's death
			Joseph (son)
			Catherine (daughter)
			Sally (daughter)
			Polly (daughter)
			Elma (daughter)
			Jane (daughter)
			Benjamin (son)
			Samuel (son)
			Elizabeth (wife)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Daily, William	Aug. 5th, 1845	July 8th, 1846	Susan Daily (wife)	Joseph Brinham	Will written in Platte Co.
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Bradley, Henry	Oct. 3rd, 1845	July 9th, 1846	Elizabeth Bradley (wife)	Elizabeth Bradley
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Freeman, Nathan	Apr. 11th, 1845	July 9th, 1846	Elizabeth (wife)	Elizabeth Freeman	Will of �Elisha Bennett, deceased�
			Nathan James (son)		submitted to probate court on
			Nathan John (grandson)		Jan. 27th, 1846
			John William (son)
			Nancy Eve (daughter)
			Polly Freeman More (daughter)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
McPeters, David	Mar. 6th, 1846	July 9th, 1846	Susannah McPeters (wife)	Susannah McPeters
			Matildy Renarke (granddaughter)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Ellington, John D.	Apr. 18th, 1846	July 10th, 1846	William Newman	Ezekial Smith	Appointed William Carpenter
			John Halls/Hulls		of Clinton Co. as guardian to
			William Ellington		his (John D. Ellington's) mother
			Pleasant Ellington
			George Grayson
			Prudence Wade
			�his mother� not named
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Graves, Boston	Sept. 9th, 1845	July 25th, 1846	Elizabeth Graves (wife)	Robert Jessee	Executor told to sell his slaves,
			Calvin M. Graves (son)		Charlotte, William and John
			Melvina Graves (daughter)
			Sarah McConnell (daughter)
			Louisa Jessee (daughter)
			Martha Jane Garten (daughter)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Adamson, Enos	June 7th, 1846	not given	Mary Adamson (wife)	John Q. Adamson	Isaac Adamson was described
			John Quincy Adamson (son)	Thos. J. Adamson	as Enos Adamson's brother
			Elizabeth Ann Adamson (daughter)	Isaac Adamson
			Louisa Jane Adamson (daughter)
			Thomas J. Adamson (son)
			William Harrison Adamson (son)
			Mary Jane Adamson (daughter)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Rodgers, Thomas	Oct. 8th, 1845	Mar. 1st, 1847	Allen G. Rogers (son)	Allen G. Rodgers
			Archibald A. Rodgers (son)	William G. Ball
			William H. Rodgers (son)
			Gilbert Ray (son-in-law)
			Nancy Perry (daughter)
			James Nichols (son-in-law)
			Andrew Nichols (g-son)
			Mary C. Rodgers (g-daughter)
			Caroline H. Rodgers (g-daughter)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Copeland, Henry Vowel	Oct. 17th, 1846	Mar. 1st, 1847	Samuel S. Copeland (brother)	James F. Ray
			James F. Ray (brother-in-law)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Kibby, Charles	Jan. 15th, 1847	Apr. 2nd, 1847	Elizabeth (wife)	John Corby	Estate included land in Andrew
					Co. and his share of a tract in
					Union Co., Kentucky, as an heir
					of James W. Kibby, deceased
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Eslinger, Daniel	Mar. 23rd, 1847	Apr. 10th, 1847	Hepsaley Eslinger (wife)	Hepsaley Eslinger
			Rachel Eslinger (daughter)
			John Eslinger (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Miller, William A.	July 21st, 1846	June 28th, 1847	Agnes C. Miller (wife)	Agnes C. Miller
			Fleming M. Miller (son)
			Samuel T. Miller (son)
			Charles D. Miller (son)
			George C. H. Miller (son)
			Finis A. Miller (son)
			Robert D. Miller (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Pettyjohn, Samuel	Apr. 28th, 1847	July 16th, 1847	John S. Pettyjohn (grandson)	not named	Will stated that his son, Lewis
			Lovisy W. Pettyjohn (wife)		Pettyjohn, had already received
			Molliston Pettyjohn (child)		his part of the estate; also wife
			Andrew Jackson Pettyjohn (child)		Lovisy contested the will but
			Elizabeth Emeline Pettyjohn (child)		outcome is unknown
			Lovisa Pettyjohn (child)
			Susan Pettyjohn (child)
			Reuben Pettyjohn (child)
			Catherine Pettyjohn (child)
			Eliza Pettyjohn (child)
			William Carroll Pettyjohn (child)
			Mary Ann Pettyjohn (child)
			Samuel Pyburn (grandson)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Severe/Levere, Elizabeth	Feb. 15th, 1845	Feb. 28Th, 1848	Rebecca Severe	Lovisy Caywood	Surname may be Lavere or
					Saveare; spelled a couple
					of different ways on document
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Howell, James	Jan. 25th, 1842	Feb. 29th, 1848	Susanna Howell (wife)	Susanna Howell	Requested that his �negro boy,
			William D. Howell (son)		Hiram not ever be sold�, and live
			Mary Levane (daughter)		with either James or Elizabeth
			James Howell (son)		after the death of their mother,
			Elizabeth Pendleton (daughter)		and that he �trusts in God that
					whichever child gets him
					treats him well for my sake�
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Beattie, David	Nov. 5th, 1847	Nov. 29th, 1847	John Breckinridge Beattie (son)	Allen Ashley	Name also spelled �Baty� and
			Armstrong Beattie (son)		�Beatie� within the document
			Nancy Beattie (wife)
			Elizabeth Beattie (daughter)
			Elenor Ashley (daughter)
			Isabel Allen (daughter)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
McQuinn, Charles P.	July 13th, 1847		John Jackson McQuinn (brother)	John J. McQuinn	�Died in the service of the United
			Mary McQuinn (mother)		States in the Oregon Territory, as
			Matilda (sister)		a private in Capt. W. H. Rodger's
			Faraly (sister)		company of the Iowa Battalion�
			Lucy Ann (sister)
			Polly Caroline (sister)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Means, George W.	Mar. 4th, 1848	Mar. 13th, 1848	Selvina Means (wife)	Robert Irwin
			Nancy Jane Means (daughter)	William C. Means
			George Washington Means (son)
			Susan Elvira Means (daughter)
			Martha Ann Means (daughter)
			Abejah Clemmons Means (?)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Popplewell, John	Feb. 24th, 1849	Mar. 19th, 1849	Sarah Popplewell, wife	Vincent Wilson
				Eli Johnson
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Tribble, Silas	Mar. 23rd, 1849	June 9th, 1849	Casander Tribble (wife)	not named
			minor children, unnamed
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Reynolds, Benjamin	Apr. 19th, 1848	Aug. 19th, 1848	Parmely Reynolds (wife)	Parmely Reynolds	Requests that his son James
			James William Reynolds (son)	Fielding Peters	�not be bound out to anyone�
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Bent, Nahum	Oct. 3rd, 1849	Oct. 18th, 1849	Edward Bent (son)	Luther Bent	One of the witnesses to the will
			Elizabeth Price (daughter)	Benj. F. Price	stated that Nahum Bent, Sr.
			Mary Guthrie (daughter)		died Oct. 14th, 1849
			Susan King (daughter)
			Luther Bent (son)
			Charlotte Bent (daughter)
			Nahum Bent (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Earls, Jonathan	Jan. 20th, 1846	Nov. 7th, 1849	Frances Earls (wife)	James H. Earls	Stated that he wished his minor
			minor children, unnamed	John H. Earls	children be �kept together� and
			John H. Earls (son)		properly educated
			James F. Earls (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Abbott, David P.	Apr. 27th, 1849	Apr. 3rd, 1850	Celestina Abbott (wife)	Edward Turpin	Edward Turpin was described as
			Maargaret Caples (daughter)	James A. Abbott	his brother-in-law
			James A. Abbott (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Miner, Marcus B.	July 31st, 1850	Aug. 10th, 1850	wife (not named)	not named
			children (not named
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Dyche, Moses	Aug. 16th, 1850	Sept. 13th, 1850	Rozannah Dyche (wife)	William Dyche
			William (son)	Rozannah Dyche
			James R. (son)
			Riley (son)
			Colbert (son)
			Albert (son)
			Mary (daughter)
			Eliza Jane (daughter)
			Nancy Ferguson (daughter)
			Margaret (daughter)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Kerney, Daniel	Oct. 10th, 1850	Oct. 28th, 1850	Eliza Kerney (wife)	Daniel Van Buskirk
			Mary (daughter)
			Katharine (daughter)
			Abner B. (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Brown, George	Oct. 24th, 1850	Nov. 1st, 1850	Anne Brown (wife)	not named	Estate included land in both
					DeKalb and Andrew counties
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Samuel, John W.	Oct. 21st, 1850	Nov. 14th, 1850	George W. Samuel	George W. Samuel	Estate included half-interest
				Robert Elliott	in a Savannah dry goods store,
					other half owned by G. W. Samuel
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Dyer, Benjamin K.	Jan. 27th, 1851	Jan. 31st, 1851	James Henry Dyer (son)	Edwin Toole	Appointed Edwin Toole as
			Sarah Amanda Dyer (daughter)		guardian of his three children
			Columbus Grif Dyer (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Joslin, Jonathan	Feb. 4th, 1851	Mar. 8th, 1851	Margaret Mary Elvira Rody Joslin	Josiah Joslin	Appointed his brother Josiah
					as guardian of infant daughter
					Margaret M. E. R. Joslin
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Allison, James M.	not given	Apr. 12th, 1851	Lewan Allison	William H. Paulett
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Keer, John	Aug. 30th, 1847	July 21st, 1851	Nathaniel Mitchell (grandson)	Upton Rohrer	Oliver Keer and the Rohrers
			Benjamin Mitchell (grandson)		inherited all the land; the
			other Mitchell grandchildren		others received household
			Colerick grandchildren		goods, cash and stock
			Sarah Ellis (granddaughter)
			Benjamin Keer (son)
			Thomas Keer (son)
			Oliver Keer (grandson)
			Upton Rohrer (son-in-law)
			Amanda Rohrer (daughter)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Wilson, Aaron	Aug. 12th, 1851	Aug. 23rd, 1851	Sarah Ann Wilson (wife)	not named	Sarah Ann Wilson to be given
			unnamed children		entire estate unless she remarries
					then it goes to the children
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
White, John A.	May 1st. 1850	Aug. 13th, 1852	Elizabeth W. White (wife)	Elizabeth W. White
			Susannah White (mother)
			unnamed children
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Kerney, William	Dec. 23rd, 1852	Mar. 7th, 1853	Mary Kerney (wife)	Jacob B. Kerney
			Cobb (son)	Nathan Kerney
			Jacob B. (son)
			Nathan (son)
			Martha Mary (daughter)
			Rachel (daughter)
			Margaret Jane (daughter)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Middleton, George W.	Feb. 17th, 1853	Apr. 25th, 1853	Minervy C. Middleton (wife)	Minerva Middleton	Directed that 1/16th of an acre
			William T. Middleton (son)	Anderson Freeman	of ground, on the north side of
			George O. Middleton (son)	William F. Ford	the Nodaway, be forever
			James S. Middleton (son)		reserved as a family burial ground.
					Noted that some of his children
					are already buried there.
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Stewart, Charles	May 15th, 1852	Apr. 27th, 1853	Elizabeth A. Stewart (wife)	not named	Directed that his �black boy,
					Wesley� be kept with the
					Stewart family
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Caleb Rhinehart	Sept. 27th, 1852	June 6th, 1853	Eunice Rhinehart (wife)	Elhanna Rhinehart
			Elhanna Rhinehart (son)
			other children unnamed
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Price, Caroline H.	June 9th, 1851	Oct. 7th, 1853	Daniel W. Price (husband)	Daniel W. Price	Will mentions name of her
			Edith A. Hind/Huid (sister)		former husband, Wilkins E.
					Williams
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Howard, John	Oct. 6th, 1853	Nov. 5th, 1853	Margaret Howard (wife)	Margaret Howard
			Matilda (sister)
			James (son)
			Mary (daughter)
			Sary Jane (daughter)
			Benjamin (son)
			John Henry (son
			George Washington (son)
			Abraham (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR(S)	COMMENTS
Richards, Sarah	June 16th, 1853	Jan. 28th, 1854	Zechariah W. Richards (son)	Zechariah W. Richards	�relict of Edmund Richards,
			Caleb D. Richards (son)	Caleb D. Richards	late of Macoupon Co., Ill.�
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Cole, Harry S.	not given	Mar. 30th, 1854	Mary Cole (wife)	James Bradford
			unnamed child
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Walker, Samuel A.	Apr. 20th, 1854	June 14th, 1854	Henry T. Walker (brother)	Henry T. Walker
			Mary K. Walker (sister)	Mary K. Walker
			William P. Walker (brother)
			Samuel Walker (father)
			Mary Walker (mother)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Tolle, Reddin A.	May 29th, 1854	July 1st, 1854	Sarah Tolle (wife)	Sarah Tolle
			Evaline Tolle (daughter)
			Elizabeth Caroline Tolle (daughter)
			Mary Frances Tolle (daughter)
			Walter Brown Tolle (son)
			Erastus Dudley Tolle (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
McIntosh, Jesse	Aug. 13th, 1852	July 22nd, 1854	Jane McIntosh (wife)		Estate included money from the
			unnamed children		sale of some land in Knox Co.,
					Kentucky
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Tyler, Solomon J.	July 15th, 1854	Sept. 8th, 1854	Lucretia Tyler (wife)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Miller, Christopher	Oct. 7th, 1854	Jan. 12th, 1855	Mary Miller (wife)	Cornelius Rowe
			James C. Miller (son)
			George A. J. Miller (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Mileham, Jacob	Feb. 17th, 1855	Mar. 9th, 1855	Manerva I. Mileham (wife)	James J. Dougherty	The Aldrige children were
			Samuel Aldrige (stepson)		described as �Manerva Mileham's
			John Aldrige (stepson)		heirs by Jesse Aldrige�
			James R. Aldrige (stepson)
			Jessie Anne Aldrige (s-daughter)
			David F. Mileham (son)
			Richard J. Mileham (son)
			John W. Mileham (son)
			Merica I. Mileham (daughter)
			Jacob Mileham (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Martin, Martial N.	Feb. 25th, 1855	Mar. 26th, 1855	Thurza Martin (wife)	Thurza Martin	Leaves to his wife �one black girl
			unnamed children	Rev. Lewis Allen	named Sarah and one black boy
					named Stephen�
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Bond, Jesse	Feb. 4th, 1852	Aug. 13th, 1855	Rachel Bond (wife)	Rachel Bond
			George Bond (son)
			Mary Ann Bond (daughter)
			Stephen Bond (son)
TESTATOR	DATE OF WILL	RECORDED	HEIRS	EXECUTOR	COMMENTS
Ewing, Margaret L.	Mar. 2nd, 1853	Nov. 19th, 1855	Mary J. Carson (sister)		�Martha� granted her freedom,
			David C. Ewing (brother)		$100.00 and a cookstove
			Tryphena Whitten (niece)
			Tryphosa Witten (niece)		Those with an (*) were mentioned
			heirs of Jane E. Hardy (sister)*		in the will as being remembered
			heirs of Eliza S. Witten (sister)*		but receiving nothing, except as
			heirs of Patrick Ewing (brother)*		already stated, i.e., the Whitten
			James P. Ewing (brother)*		sisters
			�Martha� (slave)

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