WILL OF EDWARD DAVIS
Kershaw, SC 1786
SC Will Transcriptions
Not Recorded Wills page 3 & 4
From microfilm

South Carolina   )
Craven County   )
St. marks parish)
May 14, 1770    )

Edward Davis Lying very week & Low in helth but in his proper Sences agres
that this Shall be his last will & Testament-----
first I bequeth & Leve all your Land & Leving to my wife Nelley Deuring
her
wider //// hood & if She marres to be Devid [divide] as I Shall mention if
Not to her Deuering her Life after her Desese I bequith & give to my
Daughter [something crossed out but unable to make out what] wenerfor
draden
the Land & premises whare on I now Live to her & her heirs for Ever to
enjoy
the Sd* premises at her mothers marrey or Desese all So the bed &
furniture
that the Sd* Wennefor Lys on also my Desire is that my Daughter wennefor
Shall have the first Child that arron one of my wen*chis bars that Should
Live the Space of one year & a Day
                                                                 William
Canty    attr.
[two lines crossed out unreadable]
after her mothers Desese or marrey
I bequith & give to my Son henson a negro Cald georg after his mother
Desease
I bequith & give to my Son Rozure ["any" crossed out] one hundred acres of
Land Situate & ling on the south Side of Little Linches Creek.
also the second Child that arron one of my wenchis brings that Lives a
yeare
& a Day
I bequith & give to my Son Mason one Negro boy Cald frank after his
mothers
Deces  [space] also I be quith & give to my Daughter Ester one Negro wench
Cald Sara after her mother decese & give to my Daughter Rachel* one Negro
gal Cald Sue to her & her heirs for Ever --------------------------after
her

WILL OF EDWARD DAVIS PAGE 2

the Remaner part of my Estate to be Eqully Devid to my Children after my
Wife Decese
Allso I make & ordain her my ["Sd" typed between lines] Wife to be
Excutrix
of this my will in trust for the intent & purposes in this my will ["in
Trust for the interest" crossed out] Containd* & I mak my friend Joseph
michel venson of this my will to take care & see the Same peformed
according
[space] & memory
in witnefs wherof I the Sd* Edward Davis have to this my Last will &
Testament Set my hand & Seal the Day & yeare above Ritten Sind Seald &
Deliverd* by the Sd* Ed* Davis as & for this Last will & Testament in the
presences
of us Who was presence at))
the Signing & ----------------of))
Te                                    ))          Edward (his x mark)
Davis
(SEAL)
N S Robinson                   ))
Patrick McKain                 ))
Jacob Holey                     ))
Te                                   ))
Wennefor (her x mark) Davis
at the allreng of this above will

Not Recorded
Sworn Oct. 16, 1786.
J. P. I. Alexander
Apt. 19 Pkg 634