WILL OF STRANGHAN CONYERS

State of South Carolina
Sumter District

In the name of God Amen.  I Stranghan Conyers of the State and District aforesaid, being Sick of body but of sound mind and memory do make constitute and ordain this my last will and Testament.

In the first place, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Conyers the plantation on which I now live during her natural life, and at her decease to go to my daughter Harriet Elisabeth to her and her heirs forever.

Item, Second, I give and bequeath to my daughter Susannah Catharine Brunson Ten dollars as her full share of my Estate.

Item, third, I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Witherspoon Meshow one negro girl named Sabinah and one boy named Simon to her during her natural life, and at her decease said negroes and their increase, if any, to be equally divided among the surviving children of said daughter Mary Witherspoon Meshow.

After my just debts are all paid I leave the residue of all my personal property to be equally divided between my beloved wife Mary and my daughter Harriet Elizabeth to them and to their heirs forever;  But should my daughter Harriet Elizabeth die before marriage, or before she arrives to the age of twenty-one years, then and in that case, it is my will that her part of the property, which she would have received go to the children of my daughter Mary Witherspoon Meshow, and their heirs forever.

And I do hereby nominate, and appoint my beloved wife Mary my executrix, and my three friends Robert Wilson, James E. Witherspoon and Absalom Wilson my Executors to this my last will and Testament, ratifying and Confirming this to be my last will and Testament.

In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal, this twenty-fifth day of Jany in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-one-

                                         Stranghan Conyers  (SEAL)

Witnefses present:
Ezra M. Gregg
Jas. H. Wilson
Hugh. G. Cafsels