Peter Christian Burgner (b. 14 Feb 1773, d. 9 Jun 1824)
Peter Christian Burgner (son of Christian Peter Burgner and Anna Maria Burkhardt) was born 14 Feb 1773 in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster Co., PA, and died 9 Jun 1824 in Horse Creek, Greene Co., TN23. He married Ann Elizabeth Cline on 18 Nov 1796 in Woodstock, Shenandoah Country, VA23.
Notes for Peter Christian Burgner: Peter's will (recorded July 1824) reads:
To wife, Elizabeth, everything her lifetime -- then sold and equally divided. If Jacob should die -- Daniel to have his part. Daughters: Elizabeth, Polly, Sofia Burgner. Sons: Jacob C., Henry, Peter Junr., Daniel, Christian. My apple orchard land on Horse Creek adjoining Hayle, Capps, Prather, and John Broyles. Sons John C. and Henry have taken their liberty since the age of 15 years. Executors: John C. Burgner, Jonathan Waddle. Witnesses: Adam Painter Junr., John S. Broyles, Simeon Broyles. Dated: 31 May 1824
That is the version given in Greene County, Tennessee Wills, 1783-1890, compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner. A longer version was provided in The French Family Record, compiled by Ruth French Duffy and Philip A. Duffy, 1982:
THE WILL OF PETER BURGNER
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen, I, Peter Burgner of the County of Greene, State of Tennessee, being weak in body but of sound mind and perfect memory, blest of Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, that is to say,
First, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth Burgner, the perishable possession of my dwelling house and all the appurtentances of my estate and belongings thereto, on or about it, together will all the farming utensils and stock of every description she and my executor may deem proper to keep for the use and maintenance of herself and present family until her decease, and then all the moveable property remaining of my estate is to be sold and the money equally divided between my three daughters, Elizabeth, Polly and Sophia Burgner.
I give to my son, Jacob P. Burgner, and bequeath to him, his heirs forever the following designated land afters his mother's decease, and if he should not live and my son, Daniel shall be living to become of age to have heirs and assigns, he shall have the aforesaid piece of land and shall relinquish his right to the land which shall be designated here after for him and Christian, his brother, if he shall be living he shall have the whole, further if neither of the three should live to inherit the aforesaid Jacob F. Burgner's part and John C. and Henry Burgner, their heirs and assigns, shall heir the same equally (next two words illegible) if there be any heirs to remain to the survivors of my family forever. The courses of the aforesaid land are as follows, beginning at the sugar tree corner in the bottom of the North side of Horse Creek, thence up with said line to Prather's and Broyles corner, thence running direct line to the right hand corner of the barren field, so called, thence a straight line with said fence to Capp's far corner of the fence to the stake, thence on West with said line to Capp's far corner of the fence to a stake on the original line, thence in the same direction of said fence until it strikes, John Broyle's line to a stake, thence southwest with said line to Broyles and Burgner's corner, thence with the same line to the beginning. I further direct that my wife shall have the use of all the land which is or may be cultivated which shall be designated for Christian and Daniel until they severally shall become of age.
I give and bequeath unto my son, Peter Burgner, his heirs and assigns forever, the following designated land, running as follows, beginning at the original corner of my survey call Mook's and Brown's corner, thence down with said creek and line until opposite the lower corner of the apple orchard, thence northeast a straight line by the same degree of the upper line reversed from the black oak until it strikes Broyle's or Prather's original line to a stake, thence with said line to the beginning.
I give and bequeath unto my sons, Christian and Daniel Burgner, their heirs and assigns forever, the remainder of the land situated, Peter and Jacob P Burgner to be equally divided from the creek out to the back line.
In as much as my sons, John C. and Henry Burgner have voluntarily and of their own free will, taken their liberty from the age of fifteen years for their portion, I only devise and order that Peter Burgner, my son, shall honorably pay his brother Henry Burgner, one hundred dollars in the price of a good horse or some other property he the said Henry shall deem proper when he be comes of age, unless the said Henry, his brother shall give longer indulgence.
And as to John C Burgner's part, I give and vest him with the selling of a certain piece of land situate and joining Jacob P. Burgner, Michael and Jacob Capp, also John Broyles which he shall sell after my decease immediately, to the best he can, and out of the price of said land he shall reserve to himself, one hundred dollars to be paid to him in a good horse, and the balance of the money, after all my expenses and other debts are defrayed, shall be put to the use of the widow and family, as much as they may require.
I give and bequeath to my daughter, Elizqabeth Burgner my sorrell filly together with all other household and stock of every description her dear mother may deem proper to give her when she the said Elizabeth might marry or shall leave her respective mother.
I further devise and order that out of the price of the land which the aforesaid John C Burgner is to sell, there shall be some of the money expended to procure some castings for the aforesaid Elizabeth, my daughter such as she may mostly need.
I hereby appoint John C Burgner and Jonathan Waddle sole Executor of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 21st day of May in the year of our Lord 1824.
Peter Burgner (Seal)
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above name Peter Burgner to be his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witness in the presence of the Testator.
Adam Painter, Jr. Simon Broyles John J Broyles
Record in Greene County Court Minutes, 1824-25, page 120.
(Typed with misspelled words, punctuation errors)
More About Peter Christian Burgner and Ann Elizabeth Cline: Marriage: 18 Nov 1796, Woodstock, Shenandoah Country, VA.23
Children of Peter Christian Burgner and Ann Elizabeth Cline are:
+Daniel Forney Burgner, b. 30 Jul 1817, Horse Creek, Greene Co., TN24, d. 2 Feb 1902, Horse Creek, Greene Co., TN24.
Peter Christian Burgner (b. 14 Feb 1773, d. 9 Jun 1824)
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