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Victoria Proctor, 22 Oct 2000
WILL OF DANIEL WHITE, 1816
In the Name of god Amen I Daniel White of Marion District South Carrolina being
in Reasonable health of body and in sound mind and memory Coling to Remembrance
that it apointed for all men once to Die Do make this my last Will and testament
in manner and form folowing And first I give my Body to be bured in a Decent and
a Christian manner and form at the Discreation of my after named Executors and
my Soul and body I Comit unto god how gived unto Me and that at the general
Resurection both soul and Body Shall be again united to Sheare the glorious
Imortality throw the age of an Eternity of Blifs and touching such Worldly Estate
As god hath been plesed to Blifs me With I Do hearby leave and bequeath in the
following manor And first and foremust for and Deeds of gift made by Me for any
Negroe Whatsoever I Do hereby Disenull and Revoke the same It being Done throw
Defrode and usrey and not my Desire long since
ITEM I give to my son James White one Negro man by the _____ of sutton and
one Negro girl by the name of Riah and one Negro boy by the Name of Ben to him
and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten if No such heirs to be Devided among
the the Rest of My Children Namly gideon Richard and Betsey and there heirs
Item I give to my son Solomon White and his hiers one Shilling Sterling apice
and the Not Coming in for any More
Item I give to My Son Gideon White one Negro man by the Name of Shad and one
girl by the name of Ameh and one Negro boy by the Name of petter to him and
the heirs of his body lawfully Begotten for Ever
Item I give to My Son Daniel White one Negro man by the Name Jamie if he
Comes in the Space of Seven years after my Death if not I give the said to
my Son Gideon White and his hiers for Ever
Item I give to my son Richard White one Negro man By the Name of Isack and
one Negro girl by the name arch and one Negro boy by the Name of Jack to
him and the heirs of his Body lawfully Begotten for Ever
Item I also give to my son Richard
one hundred and seventy five acres of land on the Cowpen Branch corner upon a
pine and then Runing by mark trees unto Simon prichet corner upon the pine log
Branch and by Mr. prichet Back Line to Wilson Back line to a corner then to
Wilson other Bak line to the Station to him and his heirs for Ever
Item I give to My Daughter Betsey ferrel one Negro man named henery and one
Negro Woman by the Name of Seele and her Increase hereafter from this Day to
hir and the heirs of hir body Lawfully Begotten for Ever
Item I give to my Daugher Betsey ferrel one hundredand Eighty two acres of land
it Being the plantation and land I now live on It Joining Simon pritchet land
on the one side and John Hutson on the other the Willo creek Up to simon pritchet
land I allso give My Daughter Betsey My Best fether Bed and furnitur Also I give
my son Richard my other Bed and furnitur and My Disere is that My son gideon
Should have the Care of my two old Negros sam and Ameh as long as thy live but
if thy chufe to Live With any of the Rest of my children for them to take the
Care of them as I have not given them to non of them my heirs but Desire thy
Should take care of them My Stock horses and Cattle and hogs to be Divided
amongst My Named children James gideon Richard and Betsey And the bogs to be
Devided betwene Richard and Betsey and I Do hereby Constitute and Apoint
My son gideon White and My trusty and my frend Drurry pilkenton Sen
Sole Executors to this my last Will and testament
Whereunto I have set my hand and seal. in Confirmation thereof this is the 2
day of feburry one thousand Eight hundred and sixteen in the present of us
Malcom Woodrow Daniel White (SEAL)
James ferrel
his
Richard White X
mark
Recorded in Will Book 1, Page 100
Recorded April 18, 1816
Thos. Harllee, Ord M. D.
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