Will of William H. Peebles

State of South Carolina

Sumter District

In the name of God Amen I William H Peebles being weak of body but of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and ordain the following as my last will and Testament.

First‑ It is my will and desire that my Executors and Executrix hereinafter named shall keep my estate together the present year and until another Crop is made and Gathered‑ & That they apply

the proceeds of the present and next crop to the payment of my Debts.

Second- I devise and bequeath to my wife Abigail Peebles for and during the term of her natural lire the following real and Personal estate -That is- all that part or parcel of the Plantation which I live lying on the North side of the Camden Road and embracing my dwelling house and all my out buildings- also all my household and kitchen furniture except as herein afterwards disposed of otherwise- and the following named negroes. That is Annie, March, Will, Gatsey, Ben, Washington and Lucy being seven in number and that from and immediately after the death of my wife I give devise and bequeath the above property both real and personal which I have given to my wife during her natural life to my two daughters and my son-or their ifsue it either of them should die before my wife leaving ifsue- share and share alike

Third‑ I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Angelina Croswell for and during the term of her natural life-the same not to be subject to the debts contracts or disposal of her present or any

future husband-The following property- That is all that part of my Rock Hill plantation lying on the North and west of a line drawn from the foot of Rock Hill opposite the house field fense

corner and continued on paralell to the lawn line of the same tract until it intersects my line on Shadrick Mathis’s land and including all the building on said Tract- Together with the following

negroes That is Dick, Mary, Richard and Eliza-and from and immediately after the death of my Daughter Above named- the said property is to be equally divided between the ifsue of her body

then living.

Fourth‑ I give and bequeath to my daughter Mariah Francis Baskins for and during the term of her natural life the following property-That is‑ The remaining half of my land lying North of the Central line above discribed and adjoining the portion of my Rockhill plantation before bequeathed to my daughter Sarah- also the following negroes- Titus, Viney, Alston and Carolina The said property thus given to my daughter is not to be subject to the debts contracts or disposal of her present or any future husband--And from and immediately after her death the same shall be equally divided between the ifsue of her body then living share and share alike-‑and should my said Daughter die without ifsue of her body then living the same shall be equally divided between my surviving Children or their ifsue if any of them shall have died leaving ifsue--

Fifth‑ I give and bequeath to my wife Abigail Peebles, the following property in fee simple, that is one half of my land not herein before bequeathed to my wife and Daughter Sarah A to be divided by a line drawn through centre, paralel to the above discribed line at my Rock Hill Plantation and containing that portion adjoining my mothers land, and Mrs Holly Kennedy’s lands, also the following Negroes that is John, Epsey, Ladson, and Ancrum, also one bed and the clothing of the same.

Sixth- I desire that all my personal property hereoin not disposed of to be sold after the present and another crop made, and the proceeds of such sale to be applied to pay any balance which may be due of debts, and the balance of any distributed equally among my wife and surviving children share and share alike

Lastly I hereby constitute and. appoint my wife Abagail Peebles and my son Henry E. L. Peebles executors of this my last will and Testament, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my band and affixed my seal this sixth day of November Anno Domini one thousand eight Hundred and forty three.

William H Peebles (SEA)

Signed Sealed and delivered as the last will and testament of Wm H Peebles. in the presence of us, who in the presence of each other and in the presence of the testator, have affixed our Names, as witnefses to the due execution thereof.

A Barnes

Jeff Kennedy

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E x Taylor

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Filed 12 Dec. 1843

Bundle 115, Pkge. 6