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tilt: uppuiiiuiusiiv ui. ttuvvttiu vcu.i» mat uic aiguabuic ui. k-uaiici' i -tr as Temporary Administrator men Gordon” occurs as “Plaintiffs, At-tioned. It is stated in regard to Vam- torney in the case mentioned above, er’s appointment that he was Ad- It seems that it had -been .claimed ministrator “with the will annex- that these slaves wer^vth'e property ed”. So, I supposed one may find of Edward Varner and, thus,* sub-this will in Jones County. The date* ject to his debts; whereas, others-of theappointment of Edward Var- claimed that they were the property ner as “Administrator C. t. a.” in of the minor children * of Samuel Putnam County is March 5, 1821; Dent, of Jones Co., deceased, and*. On which i date Varner gave bond merely in Varner’^ possession , as for $14,000.00. guardian. Charles P. Gordon liesA further glance at the Marriage buried - or, rather his.iportal* re-Records shows that ,Eipma Dent mains do - in a small''square;,* near married Edward Varner in the year the Old Cemetery. This grave was 1810. Emma must haye been some originally on private property, .» as relation to Samuel and this is pro- the land now containing a part of bably the reason Edward Varner the school playground, the. home of was made administrator. on Samuel Mr. D. W. Bearden, and that of Mr.,-Dcnt’s estate. The minor children of H D. Carpenter was the homo-place Samuel Dent arc mentioned as Ben- of Charles Pendleton Gordon. No iamin Franklin Dent and Laura S. doubt, Mrr. 'Gordon was buried by A. Dent. In 1823, Armstead Richard- her husband as there is sufficient ’ son was appointed as their Special space in the enclosure for her grave. Guardian’ for the purpose of in- The Pendleton family which fum-3 • * ^ I~ terposing the minor children's claim jg^ed an e(jitor for the Macoh'Tele-to a “parcel” of negroes left them grapk some years since is the same*I by thoir “her' Be- as that to which Mr. Gordon w« to-jamin and Laura were over four- a, ... .. Q - _ lated. Putnam’s Coleman Pendleton, teen years of age at the time for,, , t j , ,, „„ was another ofthis family,t they selected Edward Varner as’ . .. . , It is a matter of some distinct-s their guardian. The court, however, , , ... . .b gratification to be able to say that.a did not consent for him to serve be- . , , , , .i the Old Cemetery seems to be m at0 cause of some legal reason and ap- , .ic least no worse condition than it waspointed Richardson instead. a.- a year ago and that the hedge ofI suppose this is the same Ben- . • • • .' • spirea planted by certain’ of our, jamin F. Dent as the one who mar- . . 'ladies last fall now shows signs of1 ried in 1842. In 1834, Nancy Dent ... _ lt;. . , , ‘life. The bulbs .planted someJyears” and Asa R. Harrison were married; I , ■ ‘ ... . ,ago are lovely this spring and sug-in 1841, Harriet Dent married James „ . . .. „ . , -\ gest that, * if allowed to spread
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Eatonton Messenger
Eatonton, Georgia, US
Thu, Mar 26, 1942
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