Will of Thomas Burdett, Wilkes Co. GA

From: Meredith Clapper <meredithclapper@earthlink.net>


Georgia Wilkes County  Personally appeared before me John W.
Cooper a magistrate for this county John B Nelson & Charles H
Nelson who being duly sworn deposith and saith that Thomas
Burdett late of said county died in the time of his last illness
on Monday the sixth day of this instant did voluntarily in their
presance make a noncupative will in the words following--that is
to say it was his wish that all his just debts should be first
paid.  2nd that it was his wish and desire that his wife Polly
Burdett should have and enjoy the whole of his estate and at her
death she should dispose of the same as she pleased.

Sworn to and subscribed before me         Jn B Nelson 
this 22nd day of July 1818                Chas H Nelson 
Jn W Cooper JP 


Georgia Wilkes County  John B Nelson Charles H Nelson & Sarah
Taylor came into open court and being duly sworn saith that
Thomas Burdett did make publish and declair the noncupative will
herein under did in writing to be his last will & testament
therein stated and that they were called on to bear witness to
the same that at the time of his so doing he was of sound and
disposing memory that the same was done in his last illness in
Wilkes county that he was taken out of his senses the next day
and died on Saturday thereafter.

Sworn to in open court this
7th day of Sept. 1818                   Jn B Nelson
John Dyson C C P:                        Chas H Nelson
                                             her          
                                       Sarah     Taylor
                                             mark    


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