State of South Carolina

Sumter District

In the name of God amen. I James Brunson of the State and District aforesaid,

being of sound and disposing mind memory andunderstanding do make this my last

will and Testament in manner and form following(To Wit) I give devise and

bequeath all my property both real and personal ofwhat kind soever to my wife

Mary Brunson during the term of her natural lifeand no longer, (negroes and

other property to be kept together and worked onmy plantation for the support

of my family as done by me in my lifetime andimmediately after the death of my

Said wife Mary Brunson--It is my will and desirethat all my Estate both real

and personal be equally divided among my childrenshare and share alike

according to the laws of distribution of SaidState in cases of intestacy and

it is also my will that if it should be Esquasitein making said division to

sell any part either real or personal of my estatefor said purpose of division

that my Executors hereinafter named have powerwithout application either to

the Courts of Law or Equity to make said sale forsaid purpose and I do hereby

appoint my said wife Mary Brunson Executrix andElisha McCoy executor of this

my last will and Testament hereby revoking allother will or wills by me

heretofore made declaring this and this only to bemy last will and Testament

In witness whereof I have hereunto Set myhand and Seal this the

eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lordone Thousand Eight Hundred and

thirty nine.

Signed Sealed and acknowledged in presence of uswho have subscribed out names

as witnesses hereto

E. McGordon

William R. McCoy James

Brunson (SEAL)

Samuel F. Clark

(Recorded in Will Book D 2 Pge 53)

Recorded 25th Day of Nov. 1841

W. Lewis Ordy

Bindle 109 Pkge 10