WILL OF THOMAS RICHARDSON
Kershaw, SC 1786
Not Recorded Wills pages 84, 85
From microfilm
In The Name of God Amen. The
Eighteenth Day of March one thousand Sevin Hundred and Eighty three, I Thomas
Richardson Senior of craven County in the State of South Carolina being very
Sick of Body but of Perfit mind and memory thanks be given to God, therefore,
Calling to mind the Mortallity of my body and knowing that it is appointed for
all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and
testment That is to Say Principally and first of all I
give and recommend my Soul unto God who give it and for my Body I recommend it
to the earth to be buried in a Christian like mannor at the direction of my exe
cutors not Doubting But at the general reso["r" between lines]ection I Shall Receive the same
again by the mighty
Power of God And as touching such
worldy estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Blefs me in this life, I do give devise and dispose in the following
manner and form- - - - Itam 1st I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife
Margaret Richardson all
my Household goods and Moveable estate, with one negore Such as She Chooses of
my Negores, to be at her disposel at her Discease, Her I also Constitute and
ordain one of my Executors and also her Thirds of my Two Hund [red] Acres
of Land that I now Live upon at Little River Diring Life 2ly I give and
bequeath unto my beloved Son William Richardson Two Pounds Current money of the aforesaid Estate, to be paid
after all Lawful Debts
is paid after my Decease - - - - 3ly I give and bequeath unto my beloved
Son Thomas Richardson Junior Two
Pounds current Money of the aforesaid
State whome I alfo constitute and ordain as my Executor.
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4LY. I give and bequeath unto my
beloved Daughter Jenett Kennedy Two Pounds current money of the aforesaid State
after my Lawfull Debts are paid after my Decease - - - - -
5ly I give and bequeath
unto my beloved Daughter Mary Richardson Fifty Pounds Current money of the
aforesaid State, to be paid to her by my Son Samuel Richardson Two years after
my Decease. But if She Dies before She married to fall to the dispose of
my Wife
6ly I give and bequeath
unto my beloved Daughter Margaret Richardson Fufty[Fifty] Pounds Current Money
of the aforesaid State, to be paid by my Son Robert Richardson Two years after
my decease, and and also one Hundred acres of my Three Hundred acrs [acres], of
my Land at Packlet, But if my Daughter Margaret Richardson Die before She
marries this is to full [fall] to my wife Disposal,
7ly I give and bequeath
unto my Son Samuel Richardson on Hundred acres of my Land that Lieth at Packlet, And to my beloved Son Robert
Richardson one Hundred acrs [acres] of
my Land at Packlet and my Two Hundreds that Lieth
at Little River to equy Divided Between ["them" typed between the
lines] as my executors Sees cause to Lay it off - - - - - But if any one, or
both of them Dies Bofore they be married their parts to full[fall] to my Wifs
Disposal I also will that all my Negores after my desecease saving the one mentioned
to my Wifes be Divided equeally among my four Children viz. MaryRichardson and Margerat Richardson and Samuel Richardson
and Robert Richardson.
Except they
(THE REST OF THE WILL IS MISSING)
Not Recorded
Witnesses Sworn 9 Oct 1786.
Ord. Not Known
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