WILL OF BARWELL EVANS
Kershaw County, SC 1822
Not Recorded Wills page 40
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In the name of god Amen   I Barwel Evens of South Carolina and Kershaw District being in a Low State of Healgth but thanks be to God in Sound mind and memory calling to mind the mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die I do make and ordain this my Last will & teftament that is to say principally and First of all if it Should pleafs
God to take me from time to Eternity before my two Law Suits with James Williams is Settled in Camden it is my Desire that Thos* Porter Should carry them on by the Afsistance of my Aternies the Same as if I was Living until they are Settled according to Law and then it is  my Desire that the money or property which may be Recovered by Said Suits ["if any" typed between lines] now in Law may be put or Left in the hands of Said Thomas Porter to pay all my Just Debts in the First place and the Ballance if any to be Disposed of in the Following Clause I Give and bequeath to my Son William Evans one Shot Gun which I Rate at ten Dollars and Nothing more and the Ballance of my Estate if any After my Death after the Said Thos* Porter Who I Leave to do all my businefs is paid for his trouble to be Equealy Devided betwixt my three Grand children peggy
Bullard Susan Evens and Ransom Evens And I do here by utterly Disallow Revoke and Disannul all and Every other former testaments wills Legacies bequests and Executors Ratifying and Confirming this and no ther to be my Last will and testament in witnefs Whereof I have Hare unto Set my hand and Seal this twentieth day of June in the years of our lord one thousand
Eight Hundre & tweny one
Signed Seald and Delive*d)
in presents of           )       Barwell Evans (SEAL)
gordan thompson          )
Ethel dread Thompson     )

Not Recorded
Proved 26, Sept. 1822
Ord. K.D.  S. Mathis
Apt. 24  Pkg. 827