Edgefield-Statewide-Abbeville County ScArchives Wills.....BURT, Harwood January 11, 1815 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Milisia HANLIN NineBetweens@aol.com July 15, 2010, 7:45 am Source: South Carolina Department Of Archives And History. 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, S.c. 29223. Tele: 803.896.6100; Fax: 803.896.6198. Http://www.scdah.sc.gov. Written: January 11, 1815 Recorded: May 15, 1815 [Start of Page One] Will of Harwood BURT In the name of God amen I Harwood BURT Of South Carolina Edgefield District being weak in body But of perfect mind and memory thanks be Given to God, and Calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this to be My last will and testament VIZ Principally and first of all I give and Recommend my soul into the hands of God that Gave it, and my body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a decent and Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such such worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to blefs me with in this life I Give Devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Imprimis--It is my will and I do order that all my just debts be paid Item—I give to my son Eugene BURT my rifel gun also I give to my son Harwood BURT my Shot gun. Item—I Give all the rest of my Estate both real and Personal to my beloved wife Sukey BURT During her widowhood to maintain and Educate my Children—but it my said wife should marry again, then and in that case it is will that she shall have one third part during her life and at her death to be Equally divided between my Children hereafter named Item—I Give all the rest of my Estate both real and Personal to be Equally divided between my sons and Daughters namely Eugene BURT Harwood BURT Mary ann BURT Caroline BURT Augustine BURT Moody BURT Amelia BURT and such others as may be legal heirs of mine, the same To be for them and their heirs forever lastly I do Constitute to this my last will and Testament Armsted BURT John GOOD to be my Executors to this my last will and testament, and I do hereby revoke and Disannul all other will bequeath and testaments by me hereto fore made and also I do disannul all other Executors by me here to…[End of Page One] [Start of Page Two] Will of Harwood BURT Page 2 “…fore appointed Harwood [his ‘x’ mark] BURT Signed sealed published and declared in presents of Each other have subscribed our names as witnefs to the same this eleventh day Jan. in the year of our Lodr one thousand Eight hundred and fifteen Francis BURT Thomas HART South Carolina Edgefield District By John SIMKINS Esq. Ordinary Persoanally appeared before me Francis BURT who Being Duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty Doth make Oath and Say he was present and Saw Herrod BURT Sign Seal Publish and Declare the within to be his last will and testament that he the Said Herrod BURT was then of sound and Disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of this deponants Knowledge and belief and that he the said Francis BURT together with Thomas HART did Sign their names as witnefses thereto at the request of the Testator and in his presence Same time qualified Armsted BURT Exec. To the within Given under my hand at my office the 30th Day of Oct 1815---- Jn SIMKINS O.E.D. Recorded in Will Book “A” Page 350-351 Recorded May 20, 1815 Jn SIMKINS O.E.D. Box 3 Pkg. 90” [End of Page Two] Source Citation and Source Information: South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, S.C. 29223. Tele: 803.896.6100; Fax: 803.896.6198. http://www.scdah.sc.gov. S108093: South Carolina Will Transcripts (Microcopy No 9); BURT, HARWOOD OF EDGEFIED DISTRICT, WILL TYPESCRIPT (2 FRAMES) (MSS WILL: BOOK A, PAGES 350-351; ESTATE PACKET: BOX 3, PKG 90).; Series: S108093; Reel: 0008; Frame: 00684; Item: 000; Date: 5/20/1815; Description: BURT, HARWOOD OF EDGEFIED DISTRICT, WILL TYPESCRIPT (2 FRAMES) (MSS WILL: BOOK A, PAGES 350-351; ESTATE PACKET: BOX 3, PKG 90).; Names indexed: BURT, AMELIA; BURT, ARMSTED; BURT, AUGUSTINE; BURT, CAROLINE; BURT, EUGENE; BURT, FRANCIS; BURT, HARWOOD; BURT, MARY ANN; BURT, MOODY; BURT, SUKEY; GOOD, JOHN; HART, THOMAS; Locations: EDGEFIELD DISTRICT; Document type: WILL (TYPESCRIPT); Topics: http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx? RecordId=301219. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/edgefield/wills/burt62wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/scfiles/ File size: 4.9 Kb