In the name of God, Amen. I, John Anderson theElder of Sumter District, planter, being aged and infirm but of soundmind, memory and understanding, for which I thank God, do make mywill as follows, that is to say,

First, I give and bequeath to my niece JannettRoss, for and during her natural life the sum of four hundred dollarsto purchase a female Negro,--Note The prior sentence is written overanother sentence that will be shown at the end of the will.--, twomilk cows and calves, that after her death the same to be equallydivided amongst her children, that her present husband be her trustee& that the said legacy be delivered to them, their reciept beingtaken therefor.--It is my will that my executors do release to saidMrs. Ross and her husband any claim which I may have per provisionsfurnished them, or for use of a house.

Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my brother,Alexander Anderson the sum of five hundred dollars. To my brotherRobert Anderson five hundred dollars. To the children of my deceasedsister the sum of five hundred dollars, the said three legacies notto be payable until one year after the same shall be demanded, thatthe one half of each legacy be paid by my son that the other half bymy daughter out of my estate.

Thirdly, I give, bequeath & desire unto mydaughter Margaret Vaughn for and during the term of her natural life,the following lands, to wit, a tract on Bryer Branch of TwelveHundred acres purchased by me of Thomas Dugan, --a tract near Concordof seven hundred acres purchased or conveyed to me by Henry D.Atkinson, also I give to her for said time, the half of myNegroes-not before disposed of - that from and after her death, thesaid lands and Negroes to be equally divided between such children asshe may leave alive at her death.

Fourthly, I give, bequeath and devise unto my son,John Anderson for and during his natural life, all the rest of mylands and one half of my Negroes, with his sister, that from andafter his death the said land and Negroes to be equally dividedbetween such children as he may leave alive at his death.

Fifthly, It is my will that the residue of myestate be divided between my son and daughter as follows, to wit, twothirds thereof to my son and one third thereof to my daughter.

Sixthly, That in case my son and daughter cannotagree about the division of my estate, that my executors andexecutrix hereinafter named do nominate and appoint as they mayagree, five respectable freeholders to divide the same.

Lastly, I do hereby nominate John B. Miller and myson John Anderson my executors and my daughter Margaret Vaughn myexecutrix.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand andseal this twentyeighth day of September in the year of our Lord onethousand eight hundred and nineteen.

Signed and declared in the presence of us beingsealed before the words, " & their future issue" interlined infirst bequest and word present erased in same bequest before signingthe word "a Negro woman named Clarissa, a girl named Mary & theirfuture issue" first struck out & the word "the sum of fourhundred dollars to purchase a female Negro." interlined above thosestruck out.

John Anderson Senr. (Seal)

James Haynesworth

Thomas Mulludy

John B. Miller

Recorded Will Book AA, page 470

Recorded October 25th, 1822

William Potts, ORDY. S. D.

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