Will of Henry Haynsworth

South Carolina

Sumter District

Know all Men by these Presents that I Henry Haynsworth of the District & State aforesaid, being In an infirm State of health, but of Sound Mind do Make this my last Will & testament ‑ In the first place I give & bequeath to my beloved Wife Sarah Haynsworth the following Six Negros to wit Sarrow Cloe Bill, Sam, Bob &t Wilson, also the Carriage & a good pair of horses, house-hold & kitchen furniture & books, Waggon & other plantation tools, such as She May Choose to take, Six head of Cows with their Calves & five Steers & twelve Sheep to be chosen by her, my

Stock of hogs & poultry, & all the provisions on my plantation at my death, but if there Should not be enough to Serve her, till she can make a crop, it is my Will that She Should have money to buy it, I further give her my road horse - Also I give & devise to her all my real Estate during her natural life; & after her death it is my Will that the Same be Sold & the money arising from the Sale thereof, be equally divided between my Sons James & William Haynsworth & my Daughter Rachel H Monk, her Share to be settled to her sole & separate use for life & after her death to her Children then alive equally to be divided among them, & I constitute my Sons Josiah, & James her trustees

Secondly. I give to my Son Richard Haynsworth my two Negro Slaves Harriot & Reuben ‑

Thirdly It is my Will that Linda be maintained during her life -

Fourthly It is my Will that all the rest & residue of my personal property be sold, that my Negros Cate, Peggey & her Children be sold together, Cretia & her Children & that Joe, Jane, Ned, &

Molly, be sold separately, but if my Son James should be disposed to take Molly; in payment of his profefsional services; it is my Will that she should be valued, & that he should take her at her

valuation in the Settlement of his Account against me - It is Further my Will that my debts be first paid, including a debt which I owe to Kennedy Vance on which judgment was obtained against me in Camden Court many Years ago, which with Interest I wish to be paid to the Said Kennedy Vance if he be alive or if he be dead to his legal Representatives if they Can be

ascertained‑ And after the payment of my debts aforesaid it is my Will that the rest & residue of the money arising from the Sale above directed be equally divided among all my Children, the Share to which my daughter may be entitled to be Settled in the Same Manner as I have above directed her Share of the Sales of my lands to be Settled -

Fiftly I give to old Mrs.. Heathcock two cows & Calves -

Sixthly. To my Son Josiah Haynsworth I give & devise the tract of land on which he now lives, which I gave him upon his Marriage but never made titles to, To have & to hold the Said tract of

land to the said Josiah Haynsworth & his Heirs & Afsigns forever‑

Lastly. I nominate & appoint my Sons John & William Haynsworth Executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking & annulling all former Wills by me at any time made ‑

In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty one,

Henry Haynsworth (SEAL)

Published & declared in the presence of us who have hereunto Subscribed our names as

witnefses in the presence of the Testator

Larkin Jennings

Tyre Jennings

John Graham

John Graham Jr

Recorded Will Book D‑l, pge 51

Recorded Jan.y 16, 1824

William Potts, Ord.y S.D.

Bundle 49, Pkge 1

Since the Execution of the written Will having understood that Circumstances have occured which render an Alteration in part prudent - I do hereby revoke so much thereof as relate to my

Son Richard Haynsworth & I do hereby give & bequeath forever to John Gale Esquire of Claiborne Alabama the Son in law of the Said Richard the two Negros Harriot & Reuben & also the equal Share of the proceeds of my personal Estate herein before given to my Said son Richard, in trust however that he the said John Gale will permit his Wife Sarah A Gale to have & use the said property at her discretion & to direct any Uses or make any appointments of the same by writing or otherwise or by last will which she may think proper provided that if the said Sarah A Gale should die without making any appointment of the same in the life time of the said Richard that in that case the said Richard shall be entitled to the use of the said Property & Its Increase for his life & if he should die leaving his present Wife alive that she shall be entitled to the use thereof for her life & after the death of the said Richard & his said Wife the Same shall be equally divided between the Children of said Sarah A Gale then alive

In witnefs whereof I have hereto Set my hand & Seal hereby making it a part of my last Will this 6th July 1822

Henry Haynsworth (SEAL)

John Graham

Matthew W Iver

John Graham Jr