Will of John McFaddin Senior

In the district of Sumter

I John McFaddin Senior being in the Seventieth year of my Age & of a compofsed Mind & Memory and doubting the time of my difsolution to be near at hand ‑‑I recommend my Spirit to Almighty God, my body to be decently buried. my worldly Estate to be divided as follows (to Wit) Item I give & bequeath unto my three sons John Jay McFaddin Samuel McFaddin & William McFaddin all that plantation or Tract of Land that I now dwell on containing Six hundred &~twenty five Acres (more or lefs) according to William Mouzons resurvey in my lands, with all its Appurtenances; to them, their Heirs & afsigns forever, the said Tract of Land I have divided already & put them in pofsefsion‑‑so that my son John Jay is to have the Lower division‑‑my Son Samuel the Middle division & my son William the upper division enclusive My dwelling house & all my out houses-‑see the lines Already run as Appears in Mouzons

resurvey Affores’d‑‑‑

Item I give & bequeath unto my son John Jay McFaddin Seven Negroe named Phebe Nero, Centry, Joe, Fanny, Bobb & Doll with all the future increase of the females to him his Heirs & Afsigns.

Item I give & bequeath unto my Son Samuel McFaddin four negroes named Jacob, Prime, Nanna, Selina with all the future increase of the females to him his Heirs & afsigns.

Item I give & bequeath unto my eon William Seven negroes named Harry, Little Leno Cyrus, Harry, Caffee, Tony, & Aimey, with all the future increase of the females to him his Heirs & afsigns---

Item, I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary Anderson Six Negroe named Abb big Leno, Clory, Pinckney, Eve & Sam to her & her Ifsue, together with all the future Ifsue of the females- And in duty bound I leave my two Superannuated Slaves to my son William to feed and cloath during their natural life-(their names Carolina & Kate,) Item I give and bequeath unto my son William all the residue of my Estate. he to pay my debts.---

I do hereby authorize constitute nominate and appoint my three Sons. Viz, John Jay McFaddin, Samuel McFaddin & William McFaddin them or any two of them, or any One of them, my Executors or Executor of this my last will & testament.---

Nothing doubting but they will Manage it with all requisite prudence-- And I do hereby disallow & disannull all & every other former will & testament; by me heretofore made, named Willed or bequeathed.---

Ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will & testament. Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of the Subscribing Witnefses. dated March 2nd 1826.

John McFaddin (SEAL)

W. H. Woods

James M. McKnight

Isaac D Whitworth

Recorded in Will Book D-1, page 115

Recorded April 24th 1826

William Potts Ordy S.D.

Bundle 61, Pkge 6