Born ‎ 1797 at Wayne County, North Carolina, died ‎ 1854 at Fayette County, Texas‎, 56 or 57 years
[Johnson.FTW]

[1144734.FTW]

REFN: 2013

Born ‎ Nov 22, 1801 at Wayne, North Carolina‎
[Johnson.FTW]

[1144734.FTW]

REFN: 7382

Born ‎ Dec 1, 1799 at Wayne County, North Carolina, died ‎ May 17, 1875 at La Grange, Fayette County, Texas‎, 75 years
[Johnson.FTW]

[1144734.FTW]

REFN: 2014
Will of Catherine (Dickinson) BARDIN, wife of Wasdin BARDIN, from W ayne
Co.
Posted by Vikki Hollowell Highfield on Wed, 02 D ec 1998
Surnames: BARDIN
State of Texas, County of Fayette. Know all me by th ese presents that I
CATHARINE BARDEN of the County of Fayette in the State af oresaid being of
sound mind and disposing memory and being mindful pf tje Cer tainty of
death and the uncertainty of life do make and publish this as my la st
will and testament hereby revoking all other former wills made by me.
Fi rst I desire that my body be decently buried and that all my just debts
and f uneral expenses be paid out of the effects of my estate as soon
after my deat h as convenient. Second. I will and bequeath unto my son
DAVID C. BARDIN my h ome stead tract of land Containing Two hundred acres
more or less being the s ame purchased by my husband WADSIN BARDIN from
one BAKER agent of Austin Coll ege also all my household and kitchen
furniture that I may die seized and pos sessed of. Third. I will and
bequeath unto my son JOHN THOMAS BARDIN now a re sident of California or
Oregan the unsold portion of a tract of land known as the BUTLER tract
purchased by me of AUGUSTAS BUTLER on the 8th day of Januar y AD 1856
situated in Fayette County fronting on the Colorado River between m y
homestead tract and a tract of 112 acres this day deeded to my Son S. D.
BARDIN said unsold portion of said tract contains about one hundred and
twent y acres more or less if my said Son JOHN THOMAS BARDIN should die
before I do and leaving no child or children then Said tract of land to
be equally enjoy ed by his Brothers or their heirs but should he die
leaving lawful children o r a child then said tract of land shall decend
to said child or children shar e and share alike and as I have made
advancements to my other Sons GREEN S. B ARDIN, JESSE J. BARDIN and S. D.
BARDIN of land and other property and have p aid debts for them so the
advancements made to each of them I consider to be equal in amount to the
respective property made to my said sons DAVID and JOH N THOMAS BARDIN.
Fourth. If I should die Siezed and possessed of any other pr operty than
the property named in this will it is my will and desire that the same
shall be enjoyed equally by my sons share and share alike and it is
p articularly my request in as much as I have done what I ___ to be just
betwee n my said children I wish them to be satisfied with what I have
done and not to have any disturbance about what little property that I
have left them afte r I am dead and gone. Fifth. I hereby appoint my said
Son DAVID C. BARDIN to be the Executor of this my last will and testament
and provide that he shall give no bond for the faithful performance of
the trust ___ __ in him and shal l settle of my estate without the
interferance of any court whatsoever in fac t I want the court of the
county to have nothing. I do wish my estate only to probate this my last
will and testament and affirm the inventory of the ___ of my estate
according to his best judgement. Witness my hand and Scroll for a seal on
this the 9th day of January AD 1866 in the presence of who signed t he
same as Witness at my request and in my presence and in the presence of
each other. CATHARINE BARDIN (Seal). JOHN E. MOON, C. HARWELL. Filed 17
May 1 875, Fayette Co., TX, Vol. J, p. 27.
Catherine BARDIN was the daughter of Isaa c DICKINSON and Elizabeth DANIEL
ROGERS DICKINSON formerly of Wayne Co., NC