WILL: BURNWORTH, George - Wharton Township, Fayette Co., PA Contributed for use in the USGENWEB Archives by Sharon Truxal http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/fayette Copyright 2006. ___________________________________________________________ Following are excerpts from the Records of the Orphan's Court of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. These "excerpts" came from  "The History Of The Burnsworth Family" donated and on file at the "Pennsylvania Room" in Uniontown, Fayette County Pennsylvania. I didn't manage to copy the compiler's name but would like to give them credit for the information, I'm sure it was a Burnworth Family member. I just copied the information and wanted to post it since not everyone can get to the Pa. Room in Uniontown. (October 4th 1798) - (Excerpt #1) "Fayette County For The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Sheriff of Fayette County Greeting" We Command You that you take "GEORGE BURNWORTH" of your County, Yeoman, if he be found within your Bailiwick, and him safely keep so that you have his body before our judge at Union Town at our Court of Common Pleas there to be held for the county of aforesaid the fourth Monday of December next to answer "JOHN POTTER" of a plea of trespass on the (xxxxAc)? and have then there this writ. Witness the Honorable "ALEXANDER ADDISON" Esquire at Union Town, the Twenty Seventh day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Eight. Signed By: "Ephraim Douglas" (October 4th 1798) - (Excerpt # 2) (Bond Posted) Know All Men by these presents, that we "GEORGE BURNWORTH and "JOB CLARK" are held and firmly bound unto THOMAS COLLINS, High Sheriff of the county of Fayette, in the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Pounds lawful money of the State of Pennsylvania, for which payment to be made to the said Sheriff, his executors, administrators, or assigns, we hereby firmly bond ourselves, and each of our Heirs, executors and administrators severally and jointly by these presents. "Sealed with our Seals, and dated this 4th day of October 1798" The Condition of the above Obligation is such that if the above bounden GEORGE BURNWORTH shall be and appear at the next County Court of Common Pleas, to be held at the Town of Union Town for County of Fayette, on the fourth Monday of December next, then and there to answer JOHN POTTER ESQ. of a plea of trespass on the ??? then this obligation to be void, otherwise to be and remain full force and virtue. Signed Sealed and Delivered                       Signed By: George Burnworth Job Clark (September 1802, Volume 1) - (Excerpt #3) To the Honorable the Justices of the Orphans Court of Fayette County to be holden at Union Town for the County of Fayette the second Monday of September 1802. The petition of "Elizabeth Burnworth", Administrates, and "Job Clark", Administrator of the estate of George Burnworth, late of Wharton Township, deceased, humbly sheweth that the deceased died leaving One Child Named JOHN, born in his lifetime, now aged three years and upward, therefore request your Honors would be pleased to appoint a guardian to take charge of his person and estate during his minority. And your petitioners shall pray Elizabeth Burnworth (September 1802, Volume 1, Page 44) - (Excerpt #4) This court appoints "ABRAHAM TRIMBLY" of Wharton Township to be guardian over the person and property of "JOHN BURNWORTH" minor son of "GEORGE BURNWORTH" deceased, until he becomes of age at age "Fourteen". (June 1804, Volume 1, Page 51) "ELIZABETH BURNWORTH" and "JOB CLARK" Administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, and rights and credits which were GEORGE BURNWRTH of Wharton Township, Fayette County, deceased produced to the court the account of their administration, duly prepared before the Register, whereby there appears to be a balance in the hands of the said administrators of One Hundred and Sixty-Nine Dollars and Twenty Cents, which account the court allows and confirms and orders that the said balance after deducting there from the sum of One Dollar and Twenty-Five Cents, the expenses of this court, be and remain in the hands of the said Administrators until such time that they may be lawfully called upon for the same. (December 1820, Volume 1, Page 259) - (Excerpt # 5) January 8th 1821, On motion to this court, rule upon "ELIZABETH BURNWORTH" and "JOB CLARK" administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of "GEORGE BURNWORTH'  late of Wharton Township, Fayette County, deceased, to show cause on the first day of next term, why they should not pay over the balance of said estate, now remaining in their hands, to "JOHN G. BURNWORTH". They assured March 5, 1821 on motion to this court, rule confirmed.