WILL OF
WILLIAM BRITTON
The State of South Carolina George Town district. Kingston Coun-
ty. In the Name of God Amen I William Britton of the State af-
foresaid Calling to mind the Mortality of Human Nature that man
was born to die and I at.present, is Sick but in perfect Mind
and Memory haveing the full Exersaie of my Reason and facculties
do hearby make this my Last Will and Testement, First. I Rec-
omend my Soul to Allmighty God that gave it. and my body to /be de-
sently Buried by my Executors, hoping at Nothing doughting to
be Raised at.the Last.day, and with what. worldly Estate is has
Pleased God to blefs me with First. I desier that my funeral
Chargest and Just debts be paid by/my Executors hearafter mentioned
Secondelly I order my Estate in manner and form following, that
is say I-----Lend my Neise Nancy Edwards one Negro Girl Named
Claresey & her Increes, to my Neise Nancy during her Life and
at her death to the Lawfull Ishues of her Bodey and in Case my
Neise Nancy Should die a minor or Leaveing no Lawfull Isues of
her body then in that. in Case its my will and desier that the
Negro Girl above Named. Should in Like manner Revert to her Sis-
ter, Mary Edwards, Item I Lend my Neise Mary Edwards One Negro
Girl and her Incres Named Cobow. during my Neises Natural Life
and at her Death to the Lawfull Isues of her.Bodey and In Case
my Neise mary Should die without Isue or a Minor then its my
will and desier that this Negro Girl Cobow & her Incres Should
Revert to my Neise Nancey, & in Like manner to the Lawfull Is-
ues of her body-----I,Tem I Lend my Mother Elizabeth. Lesesne
or Elias Graves during her natural Life four Negros Samson a
Man and Belinder his wife and A man Primus and A Woman Sarey
and at my Mothers Death, its my will and desier that the Negro
man Primus and the woman Sarey Should Revert. to my Sister
Elizabeth, Britton or Elias Edwards during her Natural/Lifewith the
Benefit of there Labour and at,her death its my will and desier
that Primus and Sarey Should Revert.to the LawfulIsues of her
Bodey to be Equaly devided at her Death, and. its my will and
desier at. my Mothers Death my fellow Samson and his wife Be-
linder be free for Ever for there honest Good behaviour to me and
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my father and Mother in there Life Time, and further its my
will and desier that. In Case my Sister Elizabeth & her hus-
band Simon Edwards Should die before my Mother, that neverthe-
lefs there Childeren Shall be the full & sole heir of the Above
Two Negros Primus and Sarey that I Lent. my Mother(And its my
will and desier that my four workeing Negros be hiered to pay
my Lawfull debts by my Executors.. before A devision of my Es-
tate, Take place) and further that I desier that one of my Ex-
ecutors hier my four workeing Negros Togeather, Lastly I Nome-
nate and I appoint. my Trustly frinds as follows my Executors--
my Brotherinlaw Simon Edwards & my freind -- Wm Bulune & my
freind Richd Woodbury Senr-- my Executors to this my Last will
and Testomen Giveen under my hand and Seal this Twentyeth Nineth
of Sep. One Thousand Eight. hundred and in the Twenty fifth year
of Americas Independance
Wllm Britton (SEAL)
Witnefs )So Carolina
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William Snow )Merion District
her )
EizabethX Ruse )Personally came Capt William
marks )
her )Snow & proved the above will
Mergrat. X Ruse )
marks )according to Law
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Sworn before me
19** day of November 1800 Wm Snow
Hugh Giles Ordy. for Marion District
Recorded in Book 1, Page 8
Roll No. 70
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