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Will Susannah Harvey McElveen Burnsides Bragg
Submitted by Barbara Beasley
In
the name of God, Amen. I Susannah Bragg
being of Advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart this life deem it
right and proper both as respects my daughter, my son and myself that I should
make a disposition of the property which a kind providence has blessed me with. I do therefore make this my last will and
testament hereby revolking all others made by me.
1st Item I
desire and direct that my body be burried in a decent and Christian Like
Manner. My soul I hope should return to
rest with God who gave it. I desire
that all of my just debts be paid by my Executors herein after appointed.
Item 2nd I
give and bequeath and devise to my Beloved Daughter, Delila Ann Hughes, and my
son, James E. Burnsides and their children Ten tracts of land containing five
hundred and forty acres in said county lying on the waters of
Merril (?) and Ashes Branch about 30 acres of
which is leased and in cultivation to be divided equally as they may seem
proper with all the rights, members, and appertainances to said tracts on
parcels of land in anywise belonging to said plantation of every description
whatever and also horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep also whatever I may be
p_____ed of at my death.
Item 3rd I
hearby constitute and appoint my beloved sons John D. McElven and William E. McElven Executor of this my
Last Will and Testament this the 12th day of A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Sixty-One.
her
Susannah
(x) Bragg (L.S.)
mark
Signed, sealed and delivered published by Susannahh Bragg as her Last will
and Testament in the presice (sic) of us the suscribers who suscribed our names
thereunto in the presince (sic) of Said
Testatis = at her special instense and request and of each other. January
12, 1861
B.J.
Wise
Rebecca
E. Strickland
Margaret
A. O. Strickland
State of Georgia
Bulloch County
John D. McElveen appeared in open court and
produced the Will of Susannah Bragg with Bridger J. Wise one of the witnesses
to said Will who after being duly sworn saith that he saw Susannah Bragg sign,
seal, and deliver the written (?)
Instrument as the Last Will and Testament and
that the Said Susannah Bragg was at the time in sound and disposing mind and
memory and that he signed the same as a witness and saw Rebecca E. Strickland
and Margaret A O Strickland do so likewise.
Sworn and Suscribed before me.
This 4th Day of February 1861 B.J.
Wise
William Lee Ordinary
State of Georgia I John D. McElveen do solemnly swear that this writing contains
Bulloch County the true last will of the within (?)named Susannah Bragg,
Deceased, so far as I know or believe
and that I will well and
truly Execute this same by paying
first the debts and then the
Legacy contained in said will as far
as her goods and matters will
thereinto extend and the Laws Charge
me and that I will make a true and perfect Inventory of all
such goods and matters so
help me God.
Sworn and Subscribed before me John D McElveen This 4th day of February, 1861
William Lee Ord.
Recorded this 5th day of February,
1861
David
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Transcribed from a 1970’s photocopy of will
recorded in Bulloch County, GA.
Handwriting was difficult to read. In a few cases I placed a (?) when word was
very difficult to interpet. I attempted
to follow spelling in document. Barbara
Beasley, great, great, great grandaughter of Susannah Harvey McElveen Burnsides
Bragg.
(note- p. 139 Bulloch Co. GA. Genealogical
Source Material - Peter Strickland made
his annual return as gdn. of of James, Elias and Deliann Burnsides, minor heirs
of Edmond Burnsides, dec’d. It is
probable that the comma should not have been placed between the James and Elias
and this child is James Elias. May
2001).
NOTE: Susannah, one of ten children born to Richard Harvey and Elizabeth Morell, early settlers of Bryan County was born about 1788. She married William E. McElveen in 1807 and they had 7 children. After William’s death (1826) she married Edmund Burnsides, the father of the two children mentioned in the will, and moved to Bulloch county. After Edmund’s death (probably early 1834), Susannah married William Bragg. Bragg died in 1838. On the 1850 Bulloch County Census, Susannah was listed at the home of her daughter, Delila Burnsides Hough. She was living with her son, John D. McElveen, in 1860.
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