Will of Abram Gidians

State of South Carolina

Sumter District

In the name of God Amen, I Abram Gidians of the state and district aforesaid being sound in Body- and of disposing mind and memory considering the certainty of death and uncertainty of time to the end therefore that I may be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please my God to call me hence have now determined to direct what disposition shall be made of my property after my decease, and after maturity considering the circumstances of those my heirs at Law have determined to make and publish this to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made and my will is that my body be decently buried and that my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid by my executor herein after named and my will is that my Executor herein after named shall forthwith after my decease sell and dispose of at public auction for money all my personal property that I shall have except one of my best beds and furniture I wish it given to my wife and I do hereby give and Empower my Executors hereafter named to Execute and deliver deeds for the conveyance thereof and out of the nett avails of my personal estate shall remain in the hands of my Executors after paying my just debts end funeral charges. I wish divided in the following manner. (Viz). I give and bequeath to my beloved wife one of my best beds and furniture also one hundred & fifty dollars in money and further more should she survive after I am dead and wish to live in my house she is to have said house during her natural life then to go as I shall here after direct.-

I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Gidians one hundred and fifty dollars I give and bequeath to my grand son, son of Thomas Gidians fifty dollars. son of Thomas Gidians- I give and bequeath to my son ‑ Jacob Gidians one hundred and fifty dollars I give and bequeath to my son James Gidians one hundred and Fifty dollars, I give and bequeath to my daughter Abagial Gidians & to the heirs of her body two hundred and fifty dollars,- I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Garot one hundred and fifty dollars ‑

my Land or real Estate I wish disposed of in the following manner viz. - I give and bequeath all my real Estate to my two daughters Sarah Kolb and Elizabeth Artus to be divided between them and the heirs of their bodies in the following manner, viz my will is that the path commencing from Jacob Gidians through Gum Land Savannah to the line between the two before named daughters Sarah and Elizabeth along said path to where it intersects my land Down said land strait line to where it Intersects this head back of my barn known as out of the heads of Brunson Swamp. thence strait line to the nearest point of the said Bay the above named line I have designated and laid out to be the line between my two before named daughters and the heirs of their bodies - fixed and not to be moved all north of the above named line I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Kolb and to the heirs of her body ‑ all South of that line I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Arties and the heirs of her body except the house in which I now live should my wife wish it for a house after I am dead she is to have it as before named during her natural life then go to my said daughter Elizabeth after the above named sums are paid to each of my said heirs should then still be anything in the hands of my Executors it is to be equally divided between all my children To have and To hold to them: my said wife and children res‑

pectively and to their respective heirs executors admrs. and afsigns, for their respective use. behoof forever. - and I do nominate and appoint my frds‑Caleb Williams and Jacob Gidians to be

sole executors of this my last will and testament - In witnefs whereof I have hereinto set my hand and seal - In testamony whereof I the said Abram Gidians have herewith set my hand and

afixt my seal this nineteenth of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine end in the sixty third and sixty fourth year of the Independence of united states of America.

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Abram x Gidians (SEAL)

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Witnefses

J. R. Berry

J. L. Jones

J. W. Barttlett

Recorded Will Book D‑2, Page 153

Recorded June 4th, 1844

W. Lewis -O.S.D.

Bundle 116, Package 6

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