Guardian, SC, Fairfield, James Briant & William Briant, 1792 By the honorable the Judges of the County Court of Fairfield To Mr. BENJAMIN MCKINNEY WHEREAS JAMES BRIANT and WILLIAM BRIANT, orphans, appeared before us the 11th day of September, instant [1792] and voluntarily chose you as and for their guardian. AND WHEREAS the law hath invested in us with the power of approving or disapproving of such choice and also of auditing the accounts & reckonings of guardians final discission within our county. IN ORDER that the goods and chattels, rights & credits of the said orphans may be well managed and taken care of we do hereby grant unto you, the said BENJAMIN MCKINNEY upon special trust and confidence full power by the tenor of these presents to act as guardian to the said JAMES BRIANT and WILLIAM BRIANT, and to possess as yourself of the goods & chattels, rights and credits of or belonging to the said orphans within this county and state or elsewhere. Also to ask “sin” for levy and receive the same, and to pay all just debts and claims on the said orphans or their estate so far forth as their goods & chattels, rights & credits will extend. And to do all things in the premises which the law directs and empowers guardians and to make a true inventory of the goods & chattels, rights and credits of or belonging to the said orphans and return the same upon oath at our next court, and you are also make a true return and statement of your doings in the premises annually until the said orphans shall respectively attain the age of twenty one. By order of the court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto & c. this 14th day of September 1792 and 17th year of American Independence. L. EVANS, C. F. C. Recorded 26 September 1792 Page 1 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK ** Guardian, SC, Fairfield, James Briant & William Briant, 1792 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 2 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK **