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• Name: George LESSLIE
• Sex: M
• Birth: 1734 in Co Tyrone, Ireland ^b
• Death: 15 Sep 1775 in York Co, South Carolina ^d
• Burial: Beersheba Cemetery, York Co, South Carolina ^u


Parents:

• Father:
  
• (Unk) LESSLIE

Family:
Marriage:

• Mary (LESSLIE) on Abt 1760 .^m1
  
• Mary (LESSLIE) Birth: 1735 in Ireland Death: 1 Jul 1800 in York Co, South Carolina

Children:

1. George Jr LESSLIE
2. Mary LESSLIE Birth: 1761 in Ireland Death: 21 Feb 1848 in York Co, South Carolina
3. Samuel LESLIE Birth: Abt 1767 in York Co, South Carolina Death: 1844 in Phillips Co, Arkansas
4. Jane LESSLIE Birth: 29 May 1771 Death: 21 Feb 1803 in York Co, South Carolina
5. Grace LESSLIE Birth: Abt 1774

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002, Karen Hutten 7/7/2007, LesslieSB LESSLIE p361]

d 1775 age 41 [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p27, Murphy LESLIE p15c],

place:

[Ref: Karen Hutten 7/7/2007]

Ireland [Ref: GoodspeedBros SouthernAR p423, June Jones 12/1/2002],

brother:

James LESSLIE, John LESSLIE [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002]

Samuel LESLIE [Ref: Murphy LESLIE p11]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002, Karen Hutten 7/7/2007, LesslieSB LESSLIE p361, Murphy LESLIE p15c]

1775 [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p27],

place:

[Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002, Karen Hutten 7/7/2007, LesslieSB LESSLIE p27, Murphy LESLIE p15c]

South Carolina [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p362]

Sources for burial Information

place:

[Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p27, LesslieSB LESSLIE p361, Murphy LESLIE p15c]

Sources with Information about marriage to Mary (LESSLIE)

date:

abt 1760 [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002],

names:

George LESLIE & Mary ___ [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p27, LesslieSB LESSLIE p361, LesslieSB LESSLIE p366, LesslieSB LESSLIE p367, LesslieSB LESSLIE p377, Murphy LESLIE p15d, Murphy LESLIE p15e]

George LESSLIE & Mary ___ [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002, Karen Hutten 7/7/2007],

child:

[Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002, Karen Hutten 7/7/2007, LesslieSB LESSLIE p366, LesslieSB LESSLIE p367, LesslieSB LESSLIE p377, Murphy LESLIE p15d, Murphy LESLIE p15e]

Research Notes:
one of four men names Lessley in the latter part of the eighteenth century in the Carolinas [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p23]

could well have been a brother of Samuel and John LESLIE; however there is no convincing evidence to support the theory [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p27]

came to America a few years before the Revolutionary War, and died prior to the breakout of that war [Ref: GoodspeedBros SouthernAR p423, LesslieSB LESSLIE p362]

buried in the Beersheba cemetery, about five miles west of York, York Co, South Carolina [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p27]

will filed 16 Jul 1789 (though he died in 1775), mentiones "five children" but does not name them. Administrator Samuel Burns [Ref: Murphy LESLIE p15d]

estate settlement began in 1789; no explanation for the long delay after his death [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p363]

----- Probate Case 59, file 2681, York County, South Carolina
George Lessley, deceased, Administrators bond
Know all men by these present that we, Samuel Burns, William Fergus and William Burns of York County of State of South Carolina, are held and firmly bound to William Bratton, Joseph Palmer, James Wilson, Malcolm Henry, Abraham Smith and Thomas Gillam, Justices of the County Court of York aforesaid in the penal sum of four hundred pounds lawful money of the state aforesaid, for the true payment whereof we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated this 15th day of July, 1789.
The condition of the above is such that if the above bound Samuel Burns, administrator of all the goods, chattels and credits of George Lesley, deceased, do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all the singular the goods and chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of, the said Samuel Burns - or into the hands of any other person or persons for him and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the County Court of York at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the said court and all the rest and residues of the said goods, chattels and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account, the same being first examined and allowed by the justices of the said court for the time being, shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons, respectively as the said justices by their order or judgement shall direct, pursuant to the laws in that cause made and provided and if it shall here after appear that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased, and the executor or executors therein named, do exhibit the same in the said court making request to have it allowed and approved according if the said Samuel Burns being thereunto requested do render and deliver up his letter of Administration approbation of such testament being first had and made in the said court, this obligation to be void. Otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed and delivered in presence of Francis Curry.
Samuel Burns, William Fergus, William Burns. [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p364]

Settlement of George Lesley's estate, Case 59, file 2681, York County South Carolina:
The estate of George Lesley, deceased, in the hands of Samuel Burns, Administrator.
To clerks fee for administrators and settlement L 0.12.0
To Abraham Smith Esq for swearing appraisers, widow and
administrators 14.0
To John Fergus for clerking and taking appraisment,
sale and settling 14.7
To Daniel Collins for crying Vendue 8.9
To cash paid Col. Braton on acct due him 17.6
To commissioners for receiving do for paying at 2 1/2 % 5.1.0 1/2
To com's on the interest received 11.11 1/2
8.19.9 3/4
By amount of sale at vendue L 101.0.10 3/4
By interest collected by admin 5.19.4
107.0.2 3/4
Deduct debit side 8.19.9 3/4
98.0.5
Widows third 32.13.5 1/2
Five children, comes to each 13.1.4 1/2 [Ref: LesslieSB LESSLIE p366]



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