Will of Holloway James

I Holloway James, being in my proper senses & Knowing the uncertainty of life--Do make this my Will‑‑‑Viz I give to my Wife Roxana James during her life time or so long as she remains Virtuously my Widow, The plantation & House where I now live, The furniture & out Buildings, utensils tools &ca necefsary to carry on the said plantation‑‑together with the following Negroes--Rose, Bob Lucy & Nuson Hansurd‑‑secured to her by Marriage Contract, & duly recorded in Columbia--together also with the Negroes her Mother give here with the following proviso--I appoint John B Miller my Executor-I charge all concerned to pay off my just Debts, & I charge all concerned to give my Children as good an education as circumstances will permit-- and when the eldest becomes of age or marrys, then all the lands & residue of my property to be equally divided The Mothers part if she be alive covering the Settlement where I now live, on the same condition specified before, & if she does well up to this time may take charge of the property of the Jun. Children until they become of age but if she violates the condition in that case, I give her only the Herny Tract of Land in lieu of the land first given during her lifetime, adjoining lands of Wm Wheloing & others, containing one hundred Acres By plot, and about a Mile below where I now live, or an equevalent in land (if that should be sold,) according to the discretion of my Executor-But under ever circumstance of the management of my Estate, I give to John B. Miller my Executor the right to sell the whole or any part of my Estate at any time; & to make such disposition of the same as he may think best for the Interest & Welfare of all the children‑-Shou’d any one or more of my Children die before becoming of age, the survivor or survivors as the case may be of the child or Children shall heir all‑‑The Mother being already provided for during her life time‑‑& after hir death all the property she may have from me or hir Mother will go to my Children as it is written--the child or children that may Heir any thing from their grand Mother Ann E Howard that is if she gives specially to one, more than the rest, then the rest are to have an equivalent from my Est. previous

to gen.l division, and all put on an equal footing, even to a dollar. a present I have four Children, Viz Lucian James; Wm. Alex.r James; Benj. Albert James; & Martha Ann James there may be more or lefs at my Death for all that I know.---

Holloway James (SEAL)

James G. Spann

Peter Mellett

W. L. Brunson

Recorded in Will Book D-1, pge 221

Recorded October 4th 1830

William Potts Ordy S.D.

Bundle 51, Pkge 2