Will
of Charles Skinner
State of South Carolina
Sumter Dist. Clarendon County
In the name of God Amen I Charles Skinner of State
District and County aforesaid, being weak of body but of sound and perfect mind
and memory, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as
follows namely. First of all I recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it me
and after my decease I wish my body to be buried in a Christian like manner And
after my Just debts are paid then what estate it has pleased Almighty God to
blefs me with in this
life, I wish it to be disposed of as follows, that
is to say first of all I do give and bequeath unto my son Hardy Skinner or his
lawful heirs Two dollars---
2nd I do
give and bequeath unto Daughter Amelia Swetman or her lawful heirs Two
dollars--- 3rd I do give and bequeath unto Daughter Sarah
Murray or her lawful heirs two dollars---
4th I do
give and bequeath unto my Daughter Celia Compton one negroe girl named
Panthea--- 5th I do give and bequeath unto my Grand Son Wm.
Skinner son of my Son Wm. Skinner dec.d
one negroe girl nam’d Lizetta as his full portion of my estate, and
should he die leaving no lawful ifsue it is further my will that the said girl
Lizetta and her ifsue, should she have any to be equally divided between Celia
Compton, the Children of Mary Ann Pool, Charles S Skinner, Epsey Ridgill, and
Harvey Skinner---
6th I do
give and bequeath unto my Daughter in Law who was the wife of my Son Wm.
Skinner dec.d Two dollars---
7th I do
give and bequeath unto Daughter Mary Ann Pool & her Children one Negroe
girl Nam’d Jane---
8th I do
give and bequeath unto Daughter Epsey Ridgill and the ifsue of her body one
negroe girl nam’d Huldah---
9th I do
give and bequeath unto my Son Charles Skinner One Negro man nam’d Isaac and all
my land lieing south of the old ford on Sammy Swamp and a strait line drawn
from said ford through a pond call’d the water Pond to a corner stake or tree
10th I do give and bequeath unto my Son Harvey
Skinner one negroe man nam’d Harmon and all my land lieing North of the old
ford on Sammy Swamp and a strait line drawn from said Ford through a pond
call’d the water pond to a corner Stake or tree---And it is further my will and
desire that at my death that all my property that is not mention’d above or
portion’d off to be equally divided between Charles S Skinner, Harvey Skinner
Mary Ann Pool and Epsey Ridgill
11th I do hereby appoint and Nominate my Son
Harvey Skinner & Richard Ridgill my Son in law my Executors to this my
lasit will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In
witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This Sixteenth day of June
and in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty-one and the
Fifty fifth year of the Independence of America Some words of the fifteenth line from the top Strictin out of
the second side---
Charles Skinner (SEAL)
Sign’d sea1’d and deliverd in presence of us
Martin Byrd
John E Brunson
Martha Byrd
Recorded in Will Book D-1, pge 260
Recorded February 13th 1832
William Potts Ordy S.D.
Bundle 89, Pkge 2