Georgia:  Wilkes County: Division of the Estate of
Joseph Burks, Deceased, 14 January 1828

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A True and Correct Copy of the Division of the Estate of
Joseph Burks, Deceased

Georgia
Wilkes County.

	Agreeable to an order to us Directed from the Honourable Court of 
Ordinary for the County aforesaid to divide the Negroes belonging to the 
Estate of Joseph Burks Decd. among the several Legatees & Distributees of 
said Dece. Do allot and assign in the following manner to wit:

	To Fortune Burks widow and Relict of said Deceased, Negroes Elmar, old 
Hannah Jefferson & Dilley valued at $1175.

	To Joseph H. Burks Negroes Manday, Mariah, Sam and Jeremiah valued at 
Nine Hundred and forty-two dollars in addition to one hundred and ten dollars 
recd. In lifetime of said Decd. making as the whole of the sum of One 
Thousand and Fifty Two Dollars.

To Benajah Burks Negroes George and Tony valued at  Nine Hundred and 
fifty two Dollars in addition to one hundred and ten dollars recd. In the 
lifetime of said Decd. making in the whole the sum of One Thousand & sixty 
five Dollars.

To William Burks Negroes Tabitha valued at one hundred and twenty 
dollars in addition to the sum of Nine hundred and Sixty Dollars recd. In the 
lifetime of said Dec.d. making in the whole the sum of One Thousand and 
Eighty Dollars.

To Willis Fullilove in right of his wife Clary Negroes Alfred, Caty and 
Henderson valued at Seven Hundred and ten Dollars in addition to the sum of 
four hundred and forty-five dollars Recd. In the lifetime of the said 
Deceased making in the whole the sum of Eleven Hundred and fifty five 
Dollars.

To Hudson, Francis, Mary and John Slack, Children of Benjamin Slack, 
Negroes Sophia Silver and child Mary valued at four hundred and ninety five 
Dollars in addition to sum of Five Hundred and sixty Dollars recd. By 
Benjamin Slack in the lifetime of said Decd. making in the whole the sum of 
one thousand and fifty-five dollars.

[Special Note by Jean McCullough:  Benjamin Slack married Mary Burks on 
19 December 1816 in Wilkes County, Georgia.  Benjamin married a second time 
to Catherine Graves on 21 October 1830.]

To William McLendon in Right of his wife Betsy Negroes Willis and 
Randol valued at six hundred and fifteen dollars in Addition to the sum of 
four hundred and thirty five Dollars Recd. in the lifetime of said Decd. 
making in the whole the sume of One Thousand and fifty dollars.

To John Burks Negroes Squire valued at Two Hundred and Sixty five 
Dollars in addition to the sum of Eight Hundred and sixty dollars Recd. in 
the lifetime of said Decd. making in the whole the sum of Eleven Hundred and 
Twenty five Dollars.

To Larkin Barton, in right of his wife Lucy, Negroes Malinda and Young 
Adam valued at Three Hundred and Ninety five Dollars in addition to the sum 
of six hundred and eighty Dollars recd. in the lifetime of the said Deceased 
making in the whole the sum of One Thousand and Seventy Dollars.

To Daniel C. Heard, in right of his wife, Sarah, Negro Milly valued at 
one hundred and ninety five Dollars in addition to the sume of Eight Hundred 
and Seventy five Dollars and 80/100 Recd. in the lifetime of the said Decd. 
and a note due by him to said Decd. for Ninety One Dollars and eight cents 
Principal and Interest making in the whole the sum of One Thousand and 
Seventy One Dollars and 90/100.

To Thomas Y. Gils in right of his wife Nancy, Mally Hannah and child 
Silvia & Bob valued at Five Hundred and Eighteen dollars, in addition to the 
sum of five hundred and sixty dollars in the lifetime of the said Decd. 
making in the whole the sum of One Thousand and Seventy Eight Dollars

To Charles Burks Negroes Ned, Catherine, and Long valued at One 
Thousand and Eighty Dollars.

To Wiley P. Burks Negroes Adallia, Eliza Susan and child Fanny valued 
at One Thousand and Seventy Five Dollars.

Given under our hands this 14th day of January 1828.

					Signed:

						James Hinton
						Garrett Ogleby
						Lemuel Wootten
						William Gill
						Jno. T. Dent.
Recorded Decr. 19th 1828


STATE OF GEORGIA
WILKES COUNTY

I, Edgar Smith, Ordinary and ExOfficio Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of 
Wilkes County, Georgia, do hereby certify that the two sheets of type written 
record contained a true and correct copy of the division of the estate of 
Joseph Burks, deceased, as appears of record in the Ordinary’s Office of 
Wilkes County, Georgia, in Inventory and Appraisal-Sales, Book 1828 – 1831, 
Pages 199-200-201.
	In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the 
official seal of the Court of Ordinary of Wilkes County, this the 4th day of 
October 1949.

						Signed:  Edgar L. Smith
						Ordinary and Ex Officio Clerk
						of the Court of Ordinary,
						of Wilkes County, Georgia