Will of Joseph Anderson

State of South Carolina

Sumter District

In the name of God Amen I, Joseph W. Anderson of the state and district above mentioned being in feeble health of body, but in perfect mind and memory(blessed be god for the same) but calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing it is appointed unto all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, Principally and first of all, I resign my soul to God who gave it, and my worldly estate with which it has pleased him to bless me, I give and bequeath in the following manner.---

Item 1 st It is my will and desire that all my Just debts be paid, as soon after my decease as posible--

Item 2d It is my will and desire that my Est. be kept together for the benefit of my wife and children untill they become of age or marry, or the marriage of my widow, then in either case it is my direction that my estate be appraised (by three or five disinterested free holders which my executors may designate for that purpose) and one equal share or shares as the case may be) be

given to the one arriving at age, or marrying the balance of my estate be again thrown together and again appraised and kept together untill an other of my children become of age or marry,

and again to be divided as in the first instance, and in a like manner, untill all my children arrive at age or marry, that part of my estate alluded to is the personal and perishable, not including real estate.

Item 3d It is my will and desire, that should my wife intermarry with any person, that she be given by my Executors a childs part of my personal and perishable property, with or previse to

be hereafter named.-‑‑Viz. that should she have no children, that that part of my estate that she may receive be returned to my executors to be equally divided amongst my children or their

heirs, but should she have children, it is my will and desire that her proportion of property received from my estate be equally divided amongst my children and those she should have by

another husband--

Item 4th It is my will and desire that should my wife receive any property (real or personal or perishable) from her fathers estate, that she have the disposal of it as she may deem fit, and

that my executors have no control over the same unless she should desire them to take the same in charge for her benefit or when she may direct them to give it to by will or otherwise---

Item 5th It is my will and desire that my wife take the first choice of my negro women---

Item 6th It is my will and desire that when my first Son becomes of ago or marries, that my executors have my land valued, or appraised, and that my remaining sons pay him their respective portion of the appraisment and the same course to be pursued with all my sons the youngest son to have and to hold the whole of my lands provided he pays to each of his older brothers there respective valuation of my lands---

Item 7th I will and bequeath unto my Wife my carriage and two horses‑‑‑

Item 8. It is my will and desire that all my children be given, a good English education, or should my Sons desire, or my Executors deem it necessary to give any of them a classical Education, the expense attending the said education be paid off in there respective proportion of there estates---

Item 9. It is my will and desire that my Executors carry the provisions of this my will into effect, without application to the court of Law, or equity, further than is necessary in such cases and for that purpose do constitute and appoint Stephen Lacoste Robert L McL.eod and James G McIntosh my Executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills and testaments---

In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal this the 14th July in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one, and in the 66th year of American Independence--

Joseph W Anderson (SEAL)

In the Presence of---

Wm. Wilson

Wm. M. Reid

Ralph Johnson

Recorded in Will Book D-2, pge 175

Recorded June 2d 1851

W. Lewis O.S.D.

Bundle 121, Pkge 9