John Vining^{[1, 2]}

1725 - 1801  (76 years)

• Name	John Vining  [1]
  Birth	1725	Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jul 1801	Vining Cemetery, Stapleton, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
  Death	02 Jul 1801	Jefferson, Georgia, United States
  Person ID	I312684221000	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ratcliff,   b. 1725, Talbot, Maryland, British Colonial America d. 26 Apr 1801, Jefferson, Georgia, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1745	Johnston, North Carolina, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F3332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN "Old John" VINING, SR. - Jefferson JOHN "Old John" VINING, SR. - Jefferson County, GA Last Will and Testament Born: 1725 Massachusetts Married: SARAH RATCLIFFE Will and codicil dated: 26 Apr 1801 Will Probated: 06 Jul 1801 State of Georgia ) County of Jefferson ) In the name of God, Amen. I, JOHN VINING, of Jefferson County and State of Georgia, being weak and very sick in body but sound in mind and disposing memory, do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say -- Item 1st: I give and demise to my daughter SARAH JUMP the tract of land where I now live containing three hundred acres to be the same more or less, also all my stock of cattle, towit, the cows and calves and to be hers and her heirs forever. Item 2nd: I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM VINING one negro boy by the name of Dread, to be his and his heirs forever. Item 3rd: I give and bequeath to my son SHADRACK VINING, one negro boy by the name of Ruffin, to be his and his heirs forever. Item 4th: I give and bequeath to my son JOHN VINING, my negro man by the name of Frank and negro boy child named Henry, to be his and his heirs forever. Item 5th: I give and bequeath to my youngest son JESSE VINING, one negro boy by the name of Lake and a negro girl by the name of Juda, to be his and his heirs forever. Item 6th: I give and bequeath to ZACHARIAH VINING, the son of AMEY PEACOCK, one negro boy name Jim, to be his when he arrives at the age of twenty-one years old but until then, to be for the use of said AMEY PEACOCK. Item 7th: I give and bequeath to my daughter ANN WILLIAMS, the wife of JOSEPH WILLIAMS, one negro woman named Rosa and the feather bed what I now lie on with the bedstead and furniture to be hers and her heirs forever. Item 8th: I give and bequeath to my granddaughter RODO (Kodo?) VINING, the daughter of CEDAR VINING, one negro girl child by the name of Charity, to be hers and her heirs forever. Item 9th: I give and bequeath to my grandson JOHN VINING, the s on of SHADRACK VINING, one negro girl named Treesa to be his and his heirs forever. Item 10th: I give and bequeath to my daughter ABEGILL FASLESS, one feather bed and furniture and bedstead, to be hers and her heirs forever. Item 11th: I do also give to my two sons JOHN and JESSE VINING, my wagon and two horses, my stock of hogs, the peweter, and plantation tools, with a debt on JESSE PAWLETT of forty dollars, with the residue of my property of every kind whatsoever to be aforesaid JOHN and JESSE VINING not herein enumerated nor willed to be equally divided between them to be theirs and their heirs forever -- Whom I do hereby appoint the afore said JOHN and JESSE VINING, my two sons, my Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made in witness of, I have made testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witness in presence of the Testator. /s/ JOHN (X) VINING - (X) his mark (LS) Witnesses: WILLIAM HARDWICK, WILLIAM HANNAH, NANCY (X) JUMP Codicil: I, JOHN VINING, do this day make and publish this Codicil to my Last Will and Testament, that is to say if it is pleasing to Almighty God to take me out of this world before the present crop is finished that the property before willed shall of every kind remain undivided until the Fall until the crop is finished, witness my hand this day and year first above written. /s/ JOHN (X) VINING Witnesses: WILLIAM HARDWICK, WILLIAM HANNAH, NANCY (X) JUMP State of Georgia ) County of Jefferson ) At a court of Ordinary held in and for the county aforesaid on 6 July 1801, personally appreared WILLIAM HARDWICK, WILLIAM HANNAH, and NANCY JUMP, subscribing witnesses to the annexed Last Will and Testament of JOHN VINING, deceased, who being duly sworn saith that they were present and did see the Testator sign, seal, publish, and pronounce the same to be and contain his Last Will and Testament and that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and belief and that they subscribed their names there to at the request and in the presnce of the Testator, and in each others presence. Sworn to in open court ) /s/ William Hardwick this 6th July 1801 ) /s/ William Hannah Jas. Boseman, Clerk of C.O. /s/ Nancy (X) Jump VINING Researcher: Virginia M. Paddock, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 &ltgigipad@@cox.net&gt by whitcherrebecca1

  
  

• Sources

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