WILL OF RICHARD DAVIS
Kershaw County, SC 1815
Not Recorded Wills page 11
From microfilm

State of South Carolina
Kershaw District

In the Name of God Amen, I Richard Davis Being in a low State of Health but in but in Perfect mind and Memory, Calling to mind that all Persons have Once to die, do make ordain and Constitute this my Last Will and Testament
Denying all other Wills Deeds and Codicills of wills, First I Recomen my Sole to God from whence it came and my Body to be Buried in deacent Christian Like Form---and as to my Worldly Estate, First I give and bequeath Unto my beloved wife Hannah Davis all my house hold furniture to it Two Beds bedsteds and furniture five setting chairs two Tables One tophat and Two Chests One look Glafs Two Pots and one Oven my Pewter Tin ware Crockery ware knives forks Spoons and Settry One Sorrel mare of my Own Raising One black Cow and Calf One Black listed sow and Eight pigs and a Soficient quanity
of hogs out of Stock to make her bacon at the fall the Balance of my Stock of Hogs and Cattle to be sold to Discharge my lawful Debts and to Pay all charges and if thare shood be any left to be Returned to my wife above Mentioned and like wise I give to my above mentioned wife One pr of Stillards and I constitute and appoint my Trusty friend John Swilley my
true and lawful Executor and only him alone Given Under my hand and Seal this
4th
day of May 1815--------------
in the Prefsents of
Selah (her x mark) Hays
Demsey (his x mark) Irvin           Richard (his x mark) Davis (SEAL)
Wm Gardner

Not Recorded
Proved 22nd day of June 1815
Ord. KD, Wm Langley
Apt. 19  Pkg 648

[Note: Typed from microfilmed copy including typos and misspellings.]