Transcribed by
Francine Jones, 25 May 2001
WILL OF
SARAH MANNING
State of South Carolina)
)
Marion Distit ) In the Name of God Amen, I Sarah Manning of
the State and District being weak in body but of a sound mind & Memory,
do make this my Last will & Testament first I give my Soul to God who
Give it, and my body to be burryed in a Christain Like Manner 2. My De-
sire is that all my Just Debts should be paid by my Executor who I shall
appoint 3rd I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Grandsun Joel Coward my
Negro man Tom 4th I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Grand Daughter
Martha Coward my Negro woman Chainay also all my stock of horses & Cattle
& hogs and all my household and Kitchen Furniture and my Farming Tools and
also my Negro Girl Molsey accoding to a Deed of Gift that I have made to
the sd Martha Coward for the Sd Negro Girl Molsey before it is my Desire
that the above sd property shall be the property of the said Martha Coward
5th I give and bequeath unto my beloved Grandsun James Manning my Negro
Girl Named Mary - and IDox Constitute and appoint my beloved Frend Herod
Stackhous my Exsorter to this my Last will & Testiment makeing void all
Former will and Do Declare this to be my will. Signed our Names in the
prsents of Each Other as )
) her
witnefses at the Request ) Sarah X Manning (SEAL)
) mark
of the Testator this the )
)
thireth Day of November one )
)
thousand Eight Hundred and )
)
thirty seven )
Allen gaddey
Chestley Hyott
Malcom Stafford
Recorded in Will Book 1, Page 306
Sworn to Jany. 17, 1838
Ed. B. Wheeler, Ordy M. C.
Roll No. 529
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