In the Name of God Amen I William Rafor Bell ofthe State of South Carolina District of Sumter, & County ofSalem, Planter, being very Sick & weak in Body, but of Perfect,Mind & Memory, thanks be given unto God, calling Unto Mind theMortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all Menonce to die, so make & ordain this my last will & Testament;that is to say, Principally & first of all, I give &recommend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God, that gave it and myBody, I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Decent Christianburial at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing doubting, but atthe general resurrection, I shall receive the same again by themighty power of God And as touching such worldly Estate Wherewith ithas pleased God to bless me in this life; I give, demise and Disposeof the same in the following Manner & form.&emdash; First, Iallow all My lawful Debts, to be paid, out of the penishable property & Crop Item, I give, unto my beloved Wife Mary, the useof my plantation Thereon I now live and all Stock, of cattle &Hoggs & together with my Horse Creatures, & plantation &farming Tools During her life time, for the benefit of my children,if she remains single and if she should Marry, then in that Case, allthe property to be divided, as hereafter to be Mentioned-- First Igive to my loving Wife Mary If she Marries again, Immediately afterher Marriage, one Equal part with my children, of all my propertyExcept land--Item, I give & bequeath unto my beloved DaughterMary Bell One feather bed & furniture Exclusive of her Equalpart, at the Division of all my other property inclusive. I give& bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth Bell one featherbed & furniture & one cow & calf which is now Call,d herstogether with their Increase, Exclusive of her Equal part at thedivision of all my other property- Item I give & bequeath unto mybeloved sons, John Bell, Archibald Bell, Thomas Bell, William Bell, James Bell, Dowry Bell, Jesse Bell, Benjamin Bell & RobertBell, Each their Equal part of all my property when a division of thesame takes place, Either, at the Marriage or at the Death of my WifeMary Bell, when then I allow my lands to be sold at publick sale, andsuch of my sons, as may be arrived to age to have his Equal partthereof, and Each of my other sons, who may not yet be of age, forhis part of the Money to be put to interest, & paid to them asthey arrive to age for demanding the same, Likewise I allow all mystock to be sold when my Lands are, & the Money arising therefromto be divided accordingly, I do hereby appoint Mosses Gordon, Esqr.Executor, to this my last will & testament, disanulling all otherwills, heretofore made, & Ratifying & confirming this &none other to be my last will & testament. In witness whereof Ihave here unto set my hand & seal this 26th day of Dec.1803

Sign,d, Seal,d, published pronouced

W..Rafor Bell (SEAL) & declared by the saidWm. Rafor Bell as his last will

& testament, in the presence of us, who in hispresence,& in the presence of

Each other, have hereunto subscribed ournames

Lewis Bell

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Mary X Stuckey

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(Recorded in Will Book A page 76)

(Recorded March 15th 1809)

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