The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-25
EIGHTEEN MILLIONS
OF ENGLISH MONEY.
Hazard Family of Georgetown Heirs to
,- Great Fortune.-Tho Facts of
the claim GiySn.

Hazzard Family of Georgetown Heirs t.
| Great Fortunes Tho Facts of
the Claim Given.
The Hazard family Of George
town, are claimants and probably
heirs to All immense fortune il
England, consisting of parks and
real estate in Bristol, and about
$4,000, 900 in money, including
accumulated interest. The mem.
bers. OF the family in Georgetown
county are ]. p. Hazard, a promi.
mont rice planter whose plantation
is. on Black river about six miles
from Georgetown; Capt. William
Miles :" Hazard, postmaster al
Georgetown, and the sons of the
late e. w. Hazard, e. W., Wm.
W: and J. p, young mon who
have but barely attained their ma
jority.
The other joint heirs to the
property are Mrs. J. @. White, OF
Atlanta, Ga, who. was. formerly a
Miss Hazard, daughter of the late
! Wm. Horton Hazard of Savan.
nah, and Hutthe Waldo family, repre-
sented by Col. loGs%:,sC oGHa Chisholm ss:E of
Now York city. 'V,''-'''r">a'
Prior to the American revolution
the. English Hazards were a
prominent family of Bristol, Eng.
Benjamin Hazard, a scion Of this
family, receiving royal commits
sion from King George II, came
over with British regiment to
the colonies. He was the great
grandfather of Mr.. J. P. and Capt.
VIM. NJ. Hazard. At the out
break of the Revolutionary war he
threw up his commission in the
English army and took sides with
the American patriots in the cause
of liberty.
In the meantime the Hazards
in England had waxed wealthy and
heirs apparent and preaumtive
were few in number. Benjamin
Hazard, On account of his politi-
cal affiliations, was disinherited
and his Inheritance con6scated by
the government. The property
was at a later date restored to tho
remaining heirs, the last of whom
was a Miss Hazard, who married
a Scottish nobleman. The union
was without Issue and the lady
died without making a will.
The English government subse-
quently took charge of the estate,
and efforts were made to discover
the rightful heirs. II was known
that member of the family CAME
to America several generations
back, and advertisements seeking
Information as to his descendants,
If any, were inserted in number
of American newspapers.
AS a result the claim to the CO.
tate was made by members of the
family in Georgia and South Caro-
lima, and strong proofs submitted
as to the inheritance being in the
above parties. The matter, how
ever, is still in statu quo III the
English courts, but steps are now
being taken to have the case adiu-
dlcated and brought to a conolu.
sion. September next has been
named as the time for tho final
hearing in the case, and it is prob.
able that one Of the heirs here will
go to England at an early date
carrying incontrovertible proofs to
the rightfulness of their claim to
the estate.
Mr.. J. p. Hazard has the family
sllverware with the family coat OF
arms upon it, which was brought
to this country by his great.grand-
father. He has also in his possess
ion number OF family papers
which prove beyond doubt that
his family are direct descendants of
the Hazards of Bristol.