NEWBERRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Will of Michael RIKARD - 1845 ********************************************************************** 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/9-20 AD 543 Roll 20 Wills of Newberry County, Volume 4, 1840-1858 Volume 4, Will Book 1, Pages 161-162 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 whose probate records had survived. WILL OF MICHAEL RIKARD The State of South Carolina Newberry District I Michael Rikard, of the district and State aforesaid, being of sound and disposing Mind and Memory, but weak in body, and Calling to mind the uncertainty of life and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God, to bless me with, do make and ordain this My last Will & testament, in manner following - that is to say: -- decease all my 1st It is my Will and desire that immediately after my ^ just debts and funeral expenses be paid: 2nd I give devise and bequeath to my son Henry Rikard, all my real Estate Containing T wo hundred & Thirty Acres, more or less, it being the tract whereon I now live, to have and to hold the same to him his heirs & assigns forever. 3rd I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Katharine the wife of Daniel Stone, one negro girl Lizure about twelve years old and her issue; to her and her heirs forvever. This girl I have delivered to my grand daughter and she is to have this much over and above her legal share of my estate. 4th I give and bequeath to my grand son Geo. A. Rikard son of George Rikard decd - One negro boy Langston about twelve years old, also saddle & bridle, and a horse, to him & his heirs forever-This property, I have delivered to my Grand-son Geo. A. Rikard; he is to have this much over and above his legal share of my Estate 5th All the rest residue and remainder of my Estate of whatever Kind soever I desire shall be sold by my Executors herein after named, upon such terms and credits as they may think proper and upon the sale money falling due, or as soon thereafter as my be Convenient, I direct that the proceeds thereof Shall be divided into four equal parts or portions. The first portion I give to my son Henry absolutely and forever. The second portion, I give to my daughter Polly the wife of John Weedamon absolutely and forever. The third portion, I give to the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth Rikard to be divided equally amongst them absolutely and forever; but should either of the said Children die leaving issue the child or children of the said deceased child to be entitled to the same portion that the parent would have been entitled to if living; and the last portion I give to the children of My deceased daughter Christena Aull to be divided equally among them absolutely and forever-but Should either of he deceased Children die leaving issue the child or children of the said deceased child to be entitled to the same portion that the parent would have been entitled to if living. 6th and lastly I do constitute and appoint my son Henry Rikard, and My soninlaw John Weedaman Executors of this my last Will & Testament, by me made- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this the twenty-fifth day of November A. D. One thousand Eight hundred and forty-five- And in the Seventieth year of the Independence of the United States of America N.B. The words deceased all my in the 1st clause interlined before signed & sealed. Signed, Sealed, published & declared as & for the last his Will and testament of the within named Michael Rikard Michael X Rikard (L.S.) In the presence of us mark and Adam Kinard Seal- Thomas P. Richurson David Stone Recorded in Will Book No. 1. Page 251. "Record of Wills" Proved June 1st, 1846. Recorded September 11th, 1846 H. K. Boyd, Ordinary Newberry District. Box No. 80. Pkg. No. 206. Est. No. 2030. **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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