Will of Mary Caroline McCoy

I Mary Caroline McCoy of Sumter County So Ca, do make, publish and declare my Last Will and Testament as follows: Indebtedness of Estate to be paid in full My Husband A. Delay McCoy to receive a life Time support from my Estate. My Sons at (first) under age to remain and support the place. Gift by me until thet become of Age, then to receive as their portion from my Estate a good substantial Horse with saddle and bridle. My Real Estate I leave to my Daughters Sarah
Sussannah and Annie Louise McCoy, but in case (Lastly) or both of my Daughters marry they forfeit their claims to my Real Estate. She or they receiving instead the same property in money value that my Sons received, hers or their portion of Real Estate forfeited to be divided porportionately between her or them and her or their surviving Brothers. My furniture I leave to my Husband A. Delay McCoy his life Time, at his death to be divided equally between my children now under Age. It is my wish that my Son John William McCoy be the Executor of this my last Will & Testament.
In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name this the twenty first day of July 1890.

Witness               Mary C. McCoy (sign & seal)
Sarah S. McCoy (signed)
S.D.M. LaCoste (signed)
John Montgomery (signed)

Filed August 6, 1890
Probated September 9, 1890
Recorded Journal #2 Page 149
Will Book Page 728 & 729
SC Dept of Archives & History, Bundle 182 Package 23

Transcribed and donated by:
Tim J McCoy
Austin, TX