Will of James Jennings

In the name of God Amen I James Jennings of the State of South Carolina Sumter District Clarendon County being weak of body, but of perfect mind and memory do hereby make my last will and testament. First of all I commend my Soul to almighty God who gave it, and my body to the earth to be buried in Christian like manner. Secondly it is my will and desire that after my just debts are paid that such of this worlds goods as it had pleas’d Almighty God to blefs me with shall be disposed of in manner and form as follows viz First I do will and bequeath unto my three Children Noah Jinnings Martha Jinnings and Mary Jinnings the whole of my estate to be equally divided between them. and that the division to take place when the oldest of my said three children Comes of age or marries and so on down to the youngest Secondly I do hereby nominate and appoint James W Sherriff and Harvey Skinner as my Executors of this my last will and testament, renouncing all other wills made by me heretofore This 3rd day of October in the year of our Lord 1834 and in fifty‑ninth year of the independence of the United States of America

James Jinnings (SEAL)

Signed and sealed in presence of us

Thos D Rhame

Samuel N. Thames

William Bradham

Recorded in Will Book D-1, pge 15

Recorded 10 Day of Nov 1834

Wm Potts Ordy

Bundle 50, Pkge 4