NEWBERRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Will of George RIKARD - 1825 ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives by: SYNDI STARK (SYNDISTARK@prodigy.net) 13 Nov 1999 ---------------------------------------- South Carolina Archives Microcopy Number 9 South Carolina Will Transcripts 1782-1868 SC-Ar-M/9-19 AD 543 Roll 19 Wills of Newberry County, Volume 2, 1805-1826 Wills of Newberry County, Volume 3, 1823-1840 Volume 2, Will Book I, Page 52 Verbatim Copies of Old Wills of Newberry County Furnished by Civil Works Administration Project No. 536-F4-22 Product of Civil Works Administration (CWA) Transcription of the wills of the 22 counties in existence in 1853 WILL OF GEORGE RIKARD In the name of God Amen- I George Rikard, feeling myself low in bodely infirmety: though sound in mind & perfect recollection, do constitute, & ordain this my last will and Testament, in the words following- I do Bequeath my soul to God who gave it to me. I my body to the dust from whence it came- And I do bequeath it as my last will & desire- that all my property real & personal be sold, as soon after my death as may be convenient: and after paying all my lawful contracts: the balance of the money to be put on interest in good hands until my children become of age: paying them their equal dividends as they separately become of age and my desire further is that each of my children to have an equal portion of English Education and the expences to be defrayed out of my Estate- And I do constitute and appoint my trusty & beloved friends Michael Rikard & Henry Rikard Senr. My lawful Executors: to act on this my last will & testament- In witness there to have here unto set my hand & seal this the 26th day of November 1825- Signed & sealed in the presence of George Rikard (L.S.) James Kilgore- John Rikard P.W. Palmer Recorded in Will Book "I" Page 386 Proved December 5 - 1825 Recorded June 5 - 1826 T. T. Cureton Ordinary of Newberry District Box. 51 Pkg. 120 Est. No. 1255 **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************