WILL of APSLEY CAMPBELL
In the name of God Amen, I Apsaley Campbell of the State of South Carolina
Marion District being admonished by the infermity of my body that my earthly
existance may soon Close yet being of sound mind and desireing to dispose of
such worldly estate as it has please God to bless me with do on this the
seventh day of December anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty
three make, constitute and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner
and form following vis First my will is that all my Just debts and funeral
expenses be paid out of my personal property, Secondly I give and bequeath to
my Grand Daughter Mary F. Breeden my negro man Jake my negro girl Flora and
negro girl Sally and one bed and furniture, I give and bequeath to my Grand
Daughter Jacabina Breeden my negro woman Dina and her child Harrison and boy
Calvin and also one bed and furniture, Thirdly I give and bequeath to my
Daughter Adaline Breeden all my estate both real and Personal of every kind
and description for her use and benefit during her natural life and at her
death to be Subject to such Distributions as is herein after made yet that
She may not dispose of it in any way or for any purpose nor Shall it or any
portion of it be Subject to any execution for any debt which she or her
husband may contract but that she shall the use and benefit of it during her
natural life only, and at her death all my real estate I give and bequeath to
my Grand Daughter Mary F. Breeded and Jacabine Breeden and any other child or
children born of the body of my Daughter Adaline Breeden which She may
hereafter have to be equally divided between Sharing equal and alike,
Fourthly, my will is and I so dispose and ordain that if my Daughter
Adaline Shall have other children or child than those above mentioned namely
Mary F. And Jacabina I give and bequeath to such child or children all my
personal estate not given and bequeathed to the said Mary F. and Jacabina but
Should the Balance of my personal estate vis my negro woman Grace and her
children Lucy, Harry and Huldy and Lenard and Daniel all other Personal
Property of every kind not herein before disposed exceed in value that which
I have left and bequeathed to the said Mary F. and Jacabina then that the
said Mary F. and Jacabina Shall of such excess receive a portion of the same
making their several Shares equal and alike and Should my Said daughter have
no such child or children then and that case, I give and bequeath the estate
aforesaid to the Mary F. and Jacabina at their mother's death,--and lastly I
nominate and ordain my brother William S Bethea my Executor to this my last
will and Testament In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand to this
my last will on the day and in the year first above written
Signed and Published as and for the Apsley Campbell
Last will and Testament of Apsaley
Campbell in Presence of
Malcom Stafford
John C. Bethea
Shepard E Nash
Recorded in Will Book 2, Page 178
Original Will Missing
Sworn to Feby. 6, 1854
E.B. Wheeler, ordinary of Marion County
Roll No. 995
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