Will of Mary Tobias

State of South Carolina

Sumter District

In the Name of God Amen---I Mary Tobias of the District & State aforesaid Being in perfect Health Mind Memory and understanding, Thanks be to to God, and Calling to Mind that it is Appointed Unto all persons once to die, do Make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament, in Manner and Form Following, that is to Say, I Recommend My Body to be Deacently Buried at the Discretion of My Executors hearin After mentioned and My Soul, I Recommend it to the hand of Almighty God Who Gave it, Not Doubt.ing but I Shall Receive it again at the Resurrection Through the Merits of Jesus Christ and touching such Wourldly Goods as it has pleased God to blefs me With in this Life. I give and Dispose of the same as Follows That is to say I wish all my Lawful debts paid as Early as possible - Item I Give to My Beloved children hereafter named that is to say Robert Tobias Mary Tobias Jane Rebeckah Tobias All my personable state say a Negro Woman Named Amy and her children and all her increase to be

Devided Between My Beloved Children Robt. Tobias Mary Tobias and Jane R. Tobias--Shear and Shear alike or to be sold as they may think propper and the Money arising there from to be Equally Divided between the above named Children & I Give my Bed to My Beloved Son Robt Tobias I Give unto My Beloved Son Thos. Tobias the sum of fifty Dollars and no More, which I wish my Executors hereafter mentioned to pay over to said Thos. Tobias the above named sum of fifty Dollars as early as Convenient--I do hearby Nominate Constitute and Appoint Robt Tobias Mally Brogdon and Henry White Executors to this My last will and testament in witnefs here off I set my hand and seal this fourteenth of December in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Eighteen

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Mary x Tobias

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Signed Seald in presence of

Sam.l Pendergrafs Ju.n

Benj.m R Pendergrafs

Recorded in Will Book D-1, page 74

Recorded November 1st 1824

Bundle 53, Pkge 8