Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 Box 10 – Pack 178 Estate of ROBERT BRYAN Deceased 1782 Page 1 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 State of South Carolina Ninety Six District By JOHN EWING CALHOUN Esquire ordinary of said District To JOHN PURVES Esquire, greeting I, placing special trust and confidence in you, do hereby authorize and empower you, the said JOHN PURVES, to qualify SARAH BRYAN as administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattels rights end credits of ROBERT BRYAN late of said district, deceased, and upon delivering letters of administration to the said SARAH BRYAN in a sufficient penalty was legal security to the faithful performance of said administration. You are also here by empowered to administer the necessary oath to three or more appraisers of the estate of ROBERT BRYAN, deceased, and certify the same under your hand on the warrant of appraisement. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal affixed this 27th day of April A. D. 1782. JOHN EWING CALHOUN Page 2 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 State of South Carolina Ninety Six District Pursuant to a power of appraisement dated on the 30th day of May and Anno Domini 1782 directed to us by JOHN EWING CALHOUN, esquire, ordinary of said district being appraisers of the estate of ROBERT BRYAN, deceased, late of Coffee Town in said district, being first duly sworn did meet at said house of said late deceased 30th of May 1782 did then and their view value and appraised so it should of said goods rights and credits belonging to said estate of the deceased as were shown to us by SARAH BRYAN administratrix of the same with a just and true inventory and appraisement of the said of State as follows. [Inventory list] We do hereby certify that said above is a just and true inventory appraisement of all and singular the goods and chattels shown To us by SARAH BRYAN administratrix of ROBERT BRYAN deceased May 30th 1782. SAMUEL ANDERSON JAMES HARRISON BENJAMIN GLANTON Recorded in book AB page B by PAT CALHOUN, surrogate for JOHN EWING CALHOUN, esquire, ordinary. Page 3 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 State of South Carolina Ninety Six District By JOHN EWING CALHOUN, ordinary of said district. Whereas SARAH BRYAN, of Coffee Town, has applied to me for letters of administration of all and singular that goods and chattels, rights and credits of ROBERT BRYAN, late of the said district, deceased, as next of kin these are therefore to site and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the deceased to be and appear before me in the court of ordinary for the district aforesaid on the Saturday after the publication whereof and to show cause if any they have why the said letters of administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal of office this 22nd day of April Anno Domini 1782 and in the sixth year of independence of America. JOHN EWING CALHOUN Published by [Reverend] SAMUEL FREDERICK LUCIUS 25th April 1782 V. D. M Page 4 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 The sale of all in singular of goods and chattels ROBERT BRYAN deceased late of Coffee Town Creek, Ninety Six district state of South Carolina May 30th Anno Domini 1782. [Inventory List] I do hereby certify that the above is a just and true account of the sale above- mentioned and that stated certified this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1782. by JOHN STEWART vendue mas. [Auction Master] Recorded in book AB page 73 by PAT CALHOUN surrogate for JOHN EWING CALHOUN, esquire, ordinary. Page 5 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 State of South Carolina Know all men by these presents that we SARAH BRYAN, BENJAMIN TUTT, DAVID MAXWELL of Ninety Six district and jointly and severally bound and obliged unto JOHN EWING CALHOUN, ordinary of said district, in the sum of fourteen thousand pounds current money of said State being equal in value to two thousand pound sterling money of Great Britain to be paid to the said JOHN EWING CALHOUN or his successors for the time being in the said office or his attorney or his assigned to which payment will be truly to be made and done we bind ourselves and our errors jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 29th day of April in the year of Our Lord 1782 and in the sixth year of the independence of America. Whereas administration of all in singular the goods and chattels rights in credits which were of ROBERT BRYAN laid of said district, deceased, was lately committed by the said JOHN EWING CALHOUN to the said SARAH BRYAN now the condition of the foregoing obligation is such that if the said SARAH BRYAN shall and will and truly administer on singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of the said deceased and which shall come into the hand of her the said SARAH BRYAN to be administered and to make distribution of what shall remain after payment of the said ROBERT BRYAN his debts and funeral expenses in a due course of law in this obligation to avoid otherwise to remain in full force and virtue signed sealed and delivered in the presence of. SARAH BRYAN {her S mark} BENJAMIN TUTT DAVID MAXWELL Page 6 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 State of South Carolina Ninety Six District By JOHN EWING CALHOUN, esquire, ordinary of said district to SAMUEL ANDERSON, JAMES HARRISON, and BENJAMIN GLANTON these are to authorize an empower you or any three of you to repair to all such parts within the state as you shall be directed onto by SARAH BRYAN administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of ROBERT BRYAN, late, of said District deceased wherever any of the goods and chattels of the said deceased or within the said places and which shall be shown on to you by the said SARAH BRYAN and there view and appraise the same being first duly sworn to make a true and perfect inventory and appraisement thereof and to cause the same to be returned under the hand of any three of you to the said SARAH BRYAN administratrix on or before the 25th day of July next and ensuing given under my hand and seal this 6th day of May ad 1782 JOHN EWING CALHOUN. Page 7 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 Memorandum This eighth day of May Anno Domini 1782 personally appeared SAMUEL ANDERSON, JAMES HARRISON and BENJAMIN GLANTON who being duly sworn made a oath that they would make a full and true appraisement of all and singular the goods and chattels and money only accepted of the estate of ROBERT BRYAN, deceased, which shall be produced to them by SARAH BRYAN administratrix have the same and return such appraisement certified under the hand of any three of them on to the said SARAH BRYAN administratrix within the time prescribed by law. Sworn to before me the day and year above mentioned JOHN PURVES, JP. Page 8 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 Warrant of appraisement on estate of ROBERT BRYAN deceased 6th May 1782 Returned and filed in ordinary office 27th November 1782 Page 9 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Ninety Six, Robert Bryan 1782 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 10 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK **