Glynn County GaArchives Wills.....Grant, Hary March 10, 1812 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Amy Hedrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003209 July 25, 2005, 8:16 pm Source: Inventories & Appraisements Vol. D Pgs. 18-20 Written: March 10, 1812 Charleston 10 March 1812 Charleston State of South Carolina. In the name of God Amen. I Hary Grant of said state planter being of sound mind & memory do make this my last will and Testament revoking all others also all promises made verbaly [sic] all letters of bequeathments of whatever nature or kind prior to this date as my circumstances has changed not for the better with humility I offer up my soul to almighty God most humbly beseeching pardon and forgiveness of my sins and that I may meat in the mansions of Bliss my dear Daughter with regard to my property I leave it to those I hereinafter mention provided none of them go to Law about should either he, she, or they do it they loose their part or parts and to go amongst the heirs that are satisfied with my distribution. 1st all my just debts to be paid. Secondly I leave & bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Grant and her heirs Five thousand Dollars in lieu of all claims against my Estate to be paid her from the first asits[?] from my Estate by my Executors hereafter mentioned. Thirdly I leave in trust with my Executors the sum of seven thousand dollars to be disposed of agreeable to my letter of the 10th March 1813[?] addressed to them and have [illegible] also all my [illegible] furniture, Plate, Linen in Town & Country agreeable to Contents of said Letter. Fourthly I leave and bequeath all the remainder of my property real & personal to my dear Brother Robert Grant to be divided as he pleases amongst his children except my gold watch & chain to his son Hary and the sum of one thousand dollars to Miss Eliza Tappier[?] daughter of my friend Capt. Paul Tappier of New York. I nominate & appoint my respected friends William Drayton & Thomas W. Price Esquire and my Dear Brother Robert Grant to be my Executors and to dispose and do whatever they may think best with my property for the advantage of my heirs. Given under my hand and seal this tenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twelve. Hary Grant {LS} Twenty pound Str. to my sister during her life. Witness Saml. E. Axson, Alexr. Thompson, Lenord Elmes. Wm. Drayton, H.S.H.[?] Price & Robert Grant Esq. } Charleston 10th March 1813 My Dear Friends, On the 10th March last I made my will wherein you will find I have nominated you my Executors and also trustees for my female friend Euphina Garvin[?] her children and two other boys of [illegible] Robert & Henry you will find by the third clause in my will I bequeath the sum of seven thousand dollars which you will lay out as follows. viz. the sum of two thousand dollars in the purchase of a house and lot for Euphina and her children the House & Lot for her during her life and at her death to go to her children by her with all my plate, linen & house furniture in Town also the sum of one thousand dollars at her own disposal and the further sum of two thousand dollars to be invested as you see best in [illegible] the interest to go towards the maintenance of her children until he or she may attain the age of 20 years and to be divided the principal share and share amongst them the children to. To Robert I bequeath him the sum of one thousand dollars and the like sum to his brother Henry with all my wearing apparel house furniture bed & bedding in the country or the value [illegible words]. Ever my Dear Friends yours (signed) Hary Grant New York 17 December 1814 My Dear Brother I am sorry to inform you that I am rendered by my illness to such a degree of weakness that I am apprehensive I shall not have sufficient strength to overcome it. I have therefore thought it right to settle my account to this period with Capt. Tappier for which I have this day given him my Bond for the sum of one thousand dollars. The friendship attention and kindness I have experienced from Capt. Tappier and his whole family during my long illness merits my warmest gratitude and therefore it is my wish and desire of any monies on [illegible] or account of Georgia Lands from the United States commonly termed[?] the Yazoo license that the said Capt. Paul Tappier may be paid the further sum of one thousand dollars which you will please to communicate to the other Executors of my last will in your hands or wherever it may be left and I beg this request may be considered as a codicil to my said last will. Hary Grant Additional Comments: More Glynn County Genealogy & History can be found at www.glynngen.com or the sister site at www.rootsweb.com/~gaglynn/ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/wills/grant333gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb