Will of William Burney II
Bladen Co, NC
13 Jun 1783
In the name of God Amen. I, William Burney of the County aforesaid, being in perfect health of body and right memory but calling to mind that it is appointed for all men once to die, do therefore settle my business after the manner hereafter named. First of all I recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body to be buried at the discretion of my friends or Executors hereafter named and as to my worldly goods which it has pleased God to bless me with, I give and dispose of in the manner and form following - viz:
After all my just debts be paid and funeral expenses, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Elizabeth, the manner (Manor) plantation whereon I now live and my black horse with a saddle and bridle.
I give and bequeath to my oldest son, James, one hundred acres of land joining Daniel Shipman lands, near the mouth of the Western Prong, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and bequeath to my son, William, his heirs and assigns forever, three hundred and twenty acres of land on the west side of Waccamaw Lake and Bogue Swamp.
I give and bequeath to my son, Arthur, his heirs and assigns forever, the one-half of the tract of land whereon my father now lies at the upper end be it more or less.
I give and bequeath to my son, Samuel, his heirs and assigns forever, a tract of fifty acres of land on the west side of the White Oak Pocosin whereon Jeremiah Bigford now lives.
I further give and bequeath to my son, James, fifty acres of land, to him and his heirs forever on the east side of Richland Branch.
I give and bequeath to each of my oldest sons, viz, James, William, and Arthur, one feather bed apiece and furniture.
I likewise give and bequeath after my Father's decease to my above said three oldest sons, his time divided about among them, one negro man named Prince, at this time a boy, and after my decease and my father's for a negro man named Sam to be at his own disposal and not be made a slave, and such chattels as belong to me at this not not to be divided to oldest sons and all the rest of my cattle to be equally divided among all my children. (not not was what it said) ??
I give and bequeath to Mary Taylor one mare, a dark bay with a star in her forehead and a snip on her nose named stockings, and all the rest of my horses and mares I desire they may be equally divided amongst all my children and all the rest of my estate to be equally divided amongst my wife and children.
I do likewise appoint and empower my brother Simon Burney and Duncan King to be my whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament, revoking all other Wills and do confirm this to be my last.
In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this the 13th day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty three.
Jeremiah Bigford (Seal) William Burney, Senr.
Mary White
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BLADEN COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Burney Family Deeds
Abstracts of Early Deeds of Bladen County, NC
Date Description
18 Dec 1759 John Speir of the County of Beaufort in the
government of North Carolina (Planter) to Wm.
Burney. 200 lbs. proc. Money. 360 acres
adjacent lands of Mr. Samuel Swan on Wagamaw
Lake (patented by the Hon. Matthew Rowan and
conveyed by him to Warren Baldwin and James
Baldwin on 26 Feb 1741 and by Warren Baldwin to
James Baldwin and by James Baldwin to William
Speir by deed dated 7 Apr 1752. Lands on the
north side of Waggamaw Lake. Wit: Hugh Pugh,
Thomas Coomer. Proven by oath of Simon Burney.
1 Sep 1760 William Burney for the natural love and
affection I have and bear unto my three
children, Simon Burney, William Burney, and
Catren Brocke...I do give to my two sons and
daughter, after my death, 180 acres on the lake
being part of the plantation whereon I now live
to my eldest son Simon, 300 acres on Bogue
Swamp to my daughter Catren Brocke, 300 acres
on the east side of the Lake and on Bogue Swamp
to my son William. Wit: Rob. Johnston, M.
Moore.
27 Aug 1782 William Burney, Sr. to Simon Burney, my son.
100 lbs. bill of sale for several
negroes...Wit: Jeremiah Bigford, William
Burney, Jr.
3 Oct 1786 Wit: Elizabeth Burney.
10 Oct 1787 Grant no. 1189 to Simon Burney. 100 acres on
north side of the Horse Shoe Swamp.
23 Oct 1787 Grant no. 632 to Simon Burney. 100 acres on
the north side of the Horse Shoe.
23 Jan 1789 James Burney, planter, to William Wilkison, 30
lbs. currency...my part of a certain negro
named Prince. Wit: Alexander King, Dempsey
Chancey.
30 Mar 1789 James Burney and Ann Burney, his wife, to Isaac
Powell, 20 lbs. 100 acres on west side of
Shipman’s branch, granted to William Burney,
Jr. And by him conveyed in his will to his son
James Burney. Wit: Barnabas Powell, John
Chauncey, William Wilkeson.
3 Aug 1789 John Gibbs, Sheriff to Isaac Powell. Judgment
to sell lands of James Burney...a tract of land
on Shipman’s Branch of 100 acres, adjacent
lands of Daniel Shipman.
Wit: Robert Gibbs.
26 Aug 1793 George Burney to Isaac Powell. 20 lbs. All my
undivided part of land held by the heirs of
Simon Burney (deceased) on the north side of
Waccamaw Lake and adjacent lands of I. Powell.
Wit: William White, William Burney.
6 Nov 1793 Arthur Burney, James Burney, William Burney to
John Warren. 15 lbs specie. 50 acres on the
west side of Slapass which land was patented by
John Powell on 25 Jul 1774. Wit: Isaac
Powell, James White.
Mar 1798 James Burney to Samuel Simpson. 60 lbs. A
negro woman named Bet. Wit: Daniel Shipman.
29 Jun 1798 John Warren to William Wilkeson. 60 Spanish
Mill dollars. 50 acres on the west side of
Slapass Swamp...granted to John Powell in 1774
and by him conveyed to Wilkeson and by him
conveyed to William Burney and from said Burney
to his three sons, Arthur, William, and James
Burney and by them conveyed to John Warren.
Wit: Isaac Powell, W. Bryan, B. Warren.
27 Sep 1798 Wit: James Burnie, Neill McNaughton.
29 Sep 1798 Daniel Burney, George Burney, and James Burney
to Isaac Powell 70 lbs. 90 acres part of a 360
acre tract on north side of the Waccamaw Lake
patented by Mathew Rowan, Esq. (signed by only
J. Burney). Wit: Dan Shaw, George Raiburn.
4 Jun 1800 Wit: W. Burney.
26 Oct 1812 John McNeil to Abel Burney. $280. 300 acres
being a tract of land granted to Nathaniel Ward
on 16 Jun 1736 by Hon. Gabriel Johnston. Wit:
John M. Calip, John McKay.
8 Nov 1813 Grant no. 332 to Abel Burney. 200 acres on
south side of Indian Creek.
22 Jan 1814 Arch’d McMillan to Jas. Burnie. $60.00. 100
acres on south side of Horse Shoe Swamp adjaent
lands patented by Sam’l Thornton on 25 May
1739. Wit: Duncan McCall, Sion Meshaw.
11 Jun 1832 Wit: Jas. Burney, A.F. Toon.
4 Mar 1833 Penelope Green to Daniel Shaw, Jr. $12. 204
acres on Horse Shoe Swamp, it being her dower
of the real estate of her deceased husband Able
Burney...adjacent lands of Sarah Graves...do
warrent...to Daniel Shaw, Jr....during my life
time and no longer...Wit: Daniel Shaw, Sr.,
Archd Shaw.
8 Mar 1833 Isaac Wright, planter, to James Burney,
merchant in Town of Elizabethtown. $2600...on
southwest side of Northwest River and known as
Isaac Wright’s residence or his part of McRee
land, excepting 30 acres which was to be laid
off by David Campbell and which has been doe
and same conveyed to Griffith J. White and
another tract known as the Singletary tract
cont. 25 acres for $1400, it beig part of a
tract patented by Benjamin Fitz Randolph on 9
Sep 1735 and conveyed by him on 7 May 1754 to
William Singletary...for a more particular
description of lst tract, Isaac Wright’s part
of the McRee land to a deed from John McNeill
to him dated 30 May 1805...one other piece
embracing the Spring, not being very far
distant from his dwelling...near the original
line of Division between Isaac Wright’s part
McRee land and that intended for Archibald
White. Wit: Jna. White, David Burney.
1 Apr 1833 Samuel Cain, Esq. Sheriff for County of Bladen
to Enoch Haws. Execution issued William
Straughan and Mary Moon against William A.
Burney...200 acres on east side of Colly Swamp.
Wit: J.F. Barnes, Timothy Anders.
27 Jan 1834 Mary Burney to Daniel Shaw, Jr. $240. 216
acres on east of Brown Marsh Swamp and both
sides of Horse Shoe Swamp. Wit: A. Lewis,
Jr., Daniel Shaw, Sr.
2 Nov 1835 Bond for David Lewis as Clerk of the Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Bladen County
signed by James Burney, Edward Lewis, Jas W.
Lesesne, Edward Lewis, and Daniel Shaw, Jr. to
David L. Swain, Esq. Governor in and over the
State of NC.
2 May 1836 John N. Burney to Neill Buie. $50. 160 acres
between Slap Swamp and Richland Branch. Wit:
Archd T. Buie, James Kaedley.
21 Sep 1836 (Thomas, signed Ithamore, his mark) Singletary
and Lydia, his wife, to Richard Burney.
$55.40. 92 acres on Goodman Swamp being part
of 200 acres patented by John Hilyard
1801...adjacent lands of Samuel Cain...Wit:
Nathan Bryan, Angus McLeod.
22 Mar 1837 James Burney, planter, to Heman Harwood
Robinson. $2,600. 554 acres on southwest
side of Northwest River, known as James Burney
residence formerly Isaac Wright’s residence or
his part of McRee land excepting Isaac Wright’s
sold 30 acres to be laid off by Daniel Campbell
and which has been done and conveyed the same
to Griffith J. White. Another tract lying
above the same known as Singletary
tract...Beginning at upper corner of James
Burney’s land formerly Mathew Rowan and since
known as McRee land and Isaac Wright’s
residence being 250 acres being part of a tract
of land patented by Benjamin Fitzrandolph on 9
Sep 1735 and conveyed by him 7 May 1754 to
William Singletary, from John McNeill to Isaac
Wright 30 May 1805, from Isaac Wright to James
Burney 8 Mar 1833. One other tract not very
distant from his dwelling near division line
between James Burney’s part of McRee land and
that intended for Archd. White...Reservation is
made of enclosure cont. The graveyard of Mr.
Wright’s family which is not intended to be
conveyed. Wit: A.F. Toon, Alex McDowell.
1 Mar 1840 Simon Burney and his wife Mary Burney to Peter
Monroe and his wife Eliza Monroe...relinquishes
our right and title to 1/3 part of the landed
estate of Joseph Wilson, deceased, included in
5 pieces on the northeast side of Cape Fear
river the lower part being Peter Monroe and his
wife Eliza...possessed by Joseph Wilson at his
death...Simon Burney and Mary his wife is
entitled to 1/3 part as heir at law of said
Joseph Wilson. Wit: M. Monroe, Malcom Evans.
1 Mar 1841 Peter Monroe and his wife Eliza Monroe to Simon
Burney and his wife Mary Burney...relinquish
our right to 1/3 part of the landed estate of
Joseph Wilson, deceased (included in 5 pieces
of the northeast side of Cape Fear river it
being the upper 1/3 part of said land allotted
to Simon Burney and wife...on the bank of the
river it being their and Margaret Wilson’s
dividding corner..100 acres possessed by Joseph
Wilson at his death ad Peter Monroe and his
wife Eliza is entitled to 1/3 part as heir at
law of the said Joseph Wilson. Wit: M.
Monroe, Malcom Evans.
12 Apr 1841 Plat representing land left by Thophilus
Peacock and Commissioners appointed by the
Court to divide the lands were James Robeson,
JP, William Young, Matthew Young, Simon Burney.
25 Oct 1842 James Burney to Dr. John Smith. $75 an
undivided part of 114 acres on the northeast
side of Cape Fear River formerly the widows
dower laid off to Sarah Mulford...said 114
acres granted to William Salter in the year
1736...the said part of 114 acres intended to
be conveyed descended to Peyton Duncan in right
of his wife Sarah who was the daughter of said
widow Sarah Mulford and was deeded by said
Duncan and wife to Hugh Murphy as will appear
by will of Hugh Murphy. Wit: R.E. Troy, David
Lewis.
7 Nov 1842 G.W. Melvin, Esq. Sheriff to Richard
Burney...by virtue of an Vendis Exponus issued
against Samuel Johnston and in favor of John
McDowell. 210 acres on the waters of Bearford
Swamp. Wit: H.H. Robeson, Durrum Lewis.
6 Feb 1843 Richard Burney to Henry Allen. $34. 210 acres
on Bearford Swamp, it being land sold as the
property of Saml. Johnson and bid off by
Richard Burney. Wit: Durrum Lewis, Nathan
Bryan.
24 Mar 1843 Iver McCollum of Wilmington, Margaret Hamblin
and Amelia McCollum and Ann Brooks of the State
of Alabama by their attorney in fact Iver
McCollum, John Burney and Mary Jane Lammon of
Bladen County to Thomas C. Miller of New
Hanover County. $290 on the northwest side of
the Northwest River on or near a swamp
generally known as Fryer Swamp. 1 tract of 150
acres originally granted to General Thomas
Brown in 1806, another tract of 150 acres on
Friar Swamp...another tract of 100 acres east
of Fryer Swamp in Neil McCollum’s dec’d line
adjacent lands of Thomas Daniel, Granted to
Neil McCollum on 27 Dec 1816. Wit: M.
Landon, Charles McNorton.
26 May 1843 Grant no. 4404 to Daniel Shaw, Jr. 22 acres in
and on both sides of the Horse Swamp adjacent
lands of Abel Burney.
9 Sep 1843 Felix Singletary to Richard C. Burney.
$38...quitclaimed...land on Goodman Swamp being
part of 160 acres patented by Josiah
Hendon...quitclaim all my right, title, and
interest in said land. Wit: William R. Sims,
Nathan Bryan.
