WILL OF JOHN TAYLOR
Kershaw, SC 1782
Not Recorded Wills pages 99 & 100
From microfilm

In the name of God Amen I John Taylor, in Craven County & province of
South
Carolina planter, being sick weak in Body but of sound and perfect mind
and
memory blefsed be Almighty god for the same do make and publish this my
last
will & testament in manner and form following, that is to say first I
desire
that all my Worldly Debts be paid, Item I lend to my Beloved Wife Sarah
Taylor during her natural life one third of my two plantation on the
waterree Bought of James & William Harrison, four Negroes Viz filles, ned;
Aprill & march, one third of all my stock consisting of horses hogs &
Cattle
& all my household furniture, Item, I give to my Beloved Son John Taylor
one
piece of Land containing two hundred acres on the waterree which land I
bought of James Harrison to him and his heirs for ever; Item, I give to my
Beloved Son Simon Taylor two hundred acres of land on the Waterree Which I
bought of William Harrison, to him & his heirs for Ever.  Item, I give to
my
Beloved Son William Taylor two Tracts of land on the twenty five mile
creek
containing in the hole five hundred acres to him and his heirs for ever,
Item I give to my Beloved dater Mary Taylor, one tract of land containing
three hundred acres in the fork between Waterree & Ceder Creek which land
was given me by my Brother Thomas Taylor, to her & her heirs for ever.
Item
the remainder part of my Estate to be Equally divided among my four above
mentioned Children, which Estate consists of negroes cattle & horses &
hogs.
to them & their heirs for Ever. Item lastly I do hereby constitute
nominate
& appoint my Beloved wife & Brother Sarah Taylor & James Taylor Executors
to
this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me
maid
In witnefs where of I

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have here unto Set my hand and seal this 16th day of March 1781 in the
presence of us testators

John Hirons
Jane Curry
Hanah (her xxx mark) Grulb

NB the Above mentiond* remainder part of my Estate Divided among my
children
as they marry or as they come to the age of Eighteen

Not recorded
Proved Nov. 2, 1782
Ord. Wood Furman
Apt. 66, Pkg. 2365