Will of Thomas Berryhill, 1816, Jefferson Co. GA, & War of 1812 Service

Submitted by David Morgan dmorgan@efn.org

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THOMAS BERRYHILL - Company B-Bowlin's Detachment - Georgia Malitia.
Thomas Berryhill, Private, Captain David Clarke's Company of Vol. -Militia, 
Light Artillerists of the State of Georgia, War of 1812.
     Company Muster Roll for June to Sept. 7, 1814, Fort Jackson near Savannah, 
Ga. Commencement of Service March 26, 1814 for six months - present on all 
rolls.
     Company Muster Roll March 26 to June 30, 1814, Fort Jackson - Term of 
Service 6 months, pay per month 8 dollars, amt. of pay 48 dollars.

Thomas Berryhill must have received injuries or an illness from his service in 
the War of 1812 from which he died. Following is his Will.


In the name of God amen I THOMAS BERRYHILL being in a low state of health tho 
blessed be God of sound and perfect memory knowing that it is appointed for all 
men Once to die and that I cannot Survive in my present condidion and also that 
it is every mans duty to Settle his affairs and prepare for his latter End  Do 
make constitute and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament that is to say  
First I will and bequeath my body to the Dust and my Soul to God who gave it in 
hopes that He who formed me will have mercy on me:--- Secondly I will and 
bequeath to my beloved brother SAMUEL two dollars  Thirdly I will to my brother 
ANDREW two dollars  Fourthly I will and bequeath to my brother in law HENRY C 
FUQUA two dollars  Fifthly I will and bequeath to my brother JOSEPH five dollars  
Sixthly I will and bequeath to SARAH BERRIHILL Daughter of my brother Samuel one 
hundred dollars  Seventhly I will and bequeath to POLLET BERRIHILL son of Andrew 
Berryhill one hundred dollars  Eightly I will and bequeath to ANDREW AUGUSTA 
FUQUA one hundred dollars - Ninthly after my debts are paid - I will and 
bequeath to my Beloved sister SUSANNA all my property of all dementions - 
Tenthly I make constitute and appoint, My sister Susanna and Josia Scrutchens to 
be my executors of this my last will and Testament in Witnessed where of I have 
hereunto set my hand and Seal dated in the County of Jefferson and State of 
Georgia this 27 day of March 1816:--     Signed Sealed and Acknowledged before 
us--
THOMAS BERRYHILL                     ELNATHAN DAVIS
                                     SHEPHERD GREEN

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Georgia
Jefferson County   Appeared in Open Court Shepherd Green who being duly Sworn 
sayth he is a subscribing witness to said will and that he the deponent, and 
the said Elnathan Davis did see the testator sign said will and that the said 
witness signed the said will in the presence of the Testator - and that this 
deponent believes that the Testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory 
at the time of making said will.

Sworn to in open Court 31 March 1817 		Shepherd Green
A. Wright - Clk

The Story of John Berryhill and Elizabeth Derrisaw and Their Descendants

This is an unpublished manuscript done by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld before
her death in 1996. Her daughter Barbara gave me permission to put her
research online.

David Morgan  dmorgan@efn.org