I see you have Daniel or David? Could his name have been David and I misread? This old handwriting does leave much to be desired. Will check it when I get back to the FHC and let you know if it needs to be changed. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] Daniel Bettison--or David? > > > Hi Virginia, > > Yep, he's my guy alright! Connected to Robert, Tanner, Eldred and Grimball > families. Thanks so much! > > Cyndi in Baltimore > > > In a message dated 1/17/2004 6:56:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > DANIEL BETTISON of the Bayou Boeuf, Parish of Rapide and State of > Louisiana > > 1st: all my just debts paid > > 2nd. My children: ELIZABETH ANN BETTISON, JOSEPH RODERICK BETTISON, > THOMAS GRIMBALL BETTISON, REBECCA UNIS? BETTISON, ESTHER PROVIDENCE > BETTISON, and MARTHA SARAH BETTISON, shall take hold and enjoy equal > shares of my estate and that the same shall be laid to wit and assigned > to them in manner and from following > > All my estate -shall be held together undivided until my eldest heir > shall arrive at the age of twenty one year, or shall marry upon > > Which event it is my wish, and I order and direct that all my estae be > appraised by three *** and impartial persons under oath who shall be > chosen by my executors, here after named, to be divided into lots by them > as there sharll be of my heirs living at that time and of which shall be > taken by him or her as full share and portion of my estate. It is also > my wish and I do futher order and direct that the same mode shale be > pursued in assigning to my other children, their portion of my estate as > they may respectively arrive at the age of twenty one year or > marry -------and in case any of my said children shall die, leaving any > child or children before any division shall take place, or before their > potions shall be assigned to them, the same manner of assigning the same > is to be pursued. > > 3rd appoint ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT & RANDALL EDLRED, all of > this Parish MY EXECUTORS > > page 13 > > they are to have a commission of two and a half percent of the amount of > the inventory within and signed at Bayou Bouif in Parish of Rapids and > state of Louisiana > > 10 Aug 1820 DAVID BETTISON > > witness: JOHN OGDEN, JAMES S. TANNER, JAMES S. ROBERT, > > acknowledged in presence of this 15th dey of May 1823 > > JAMES ROBERT, ROBERT L. TANNER, WILSON COOK > > > > Parish of Rapide Oct 7 1823 > > On this day in open court came PAUL I. ROBERT and presented the last will > and testament of DAVID BETTISON dec'd and prayed that it should be proven > and recorded, and thereupon the said PAUL I. ROBERT L. TANNER being duly > sworn dispose and say that they recognized said testament as being > entirely written dated and signed in the hand writing of the said DAVID > BETTISON -------and thereupon came ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT, > RANDALL ELDRED, the executors there in named and took upon themselves the > execution of said will > > > > Th. C. SCOTT Par. Judge. I certify the foregoing to be a ture copy from > the original on file and of records in my office, given under my hand and > seal of office as Parish Judge in and for the Parish of Rapide the 18th > day of May 1831. TH. C. SCOTT Par. Judge. > > > ==== MSWILKIN Mailing List ==== > to Unsubscribe from the list > To: [email protected] > Subject: unsubscribe > Message: unsubcribe > > >