Will of Richard Rawlins

South Carolina

Sumter District

I Richard Rawlins of the State & District aforesaid being low in body but of Sound Mind and Memory do make this my last Will & Testament‑--

Item 1st I will & bequeath the whole of my estate both real & personal to my Wife Mary Rawlins to use and dispose of as She may think proper during her natural life & at her death the personal estate to be equally divided between her lawful Children & my lawful Children Share & Share alike to them & their heirs forever---

Item 2nd It is my Will that the land whereon I now live. be Sold after the death of my Wife. Mary--and the money arising from Said Sale be equally divided between the lawful Issue of her

the Said Mary. Share & Share alike‑-if her Son John Harrington. his heirs. &C do not fulfil a contract made between himn & his mother in which he wan annually to pay her twenty Dollars during her natural life, in compensation of a title deed by her to him given.‑but if the Said John Shall well & truly pay the Said Mary twenty Dollars annually the money to be divided as aforesaid‑ & the land to be his‑‑‑forever‑‑At the Same time I do nominate & appoint William McIntosh & John M. Witherspoon Executors of my last Will & Testament to which I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty

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Richard OW Rawlins (SEAL)

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Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of us.---

Wm. H. McIntosh

William Odom

Jofiah F Lemming

N. B. the w orda the personal estate was enterlin’d before Signed

Recorded in Will Book D-2, pge 4

Recorded March 4th 1840

W. Lewis 0. S.D.

Bundle 132, Pkge 7