In the Name or God Amen: I William Wright of thestate of South Carolina, and in the district of Sumter planter, beingin a low State of health but of sound mind memory and understanding,praised be to God for the Same, do make my last will and Testment inthe Manner following---I give devise and bequeath unto my belovedWife Martha Wright all my Beds and Household furniture except mydesk, The above gift is giving her in liue of Dower

Item: Also I lend the w hole of my Estate bothreal. and personal unto my Wife Martha Wright during her life, andafter her death I give it as follows, that is to say I give the wholeof my lands, and six Negroes Viz. Peter & his wife Billow LittleBob Duke Hariot & Deborah to Asa Dinkins

Item I give to Foster Fordice one Negroe boy namedSharpin also one horse saddle & bridle the value of Eightydollars to be givin when he becomes the age of Eighteen years, Item Igive to Warren Langstaff & Martha Langstaff Rachel & her twochildren Neptune & Middleton also Milley, in case Warren orMartha Langstaff should die before of age his or her part to thesurvivors, I lind to Sarah McGirth, Betty & her child Januaryduring her life, and at her death Betty and January to be set free,Item I give Leah Easter & Letty their freedom, also I give DublinCloe Samson Susy & Silva there freedom,

Item I give unto Peter & Thomas Wright big BobScially & her five children Charles Edmond Miriman Terry &Aby, also Jacob Matt March & Dick to be Equally divided betweenthem, if either should die before he comes of age his part go to thesurvivors, also I give my watch to Thomas Wright, My will is that myhorses cattle hogs waggon chair plantations Tolls & Kitchenfurniture to be sold & two hundred dollars to be given to SamuelDinkins (that is to say) what should remain at the death of wife, after the two hundred dollars taken the remainder to be Equallydivid'd between Asa Dinkins Thomas Wright & WarrenLangstaff.

Item Also I give my Writing desk to Asa Dinkins,Item. I give my claim & right of the Bond & Mortgage againstthe Estate of John Wright and all. accounts after discharging theAccounts the Estate has against me to Sarah John Wright, my will isif any of the Negroes should be difastified which I give to SarahMcGirth & her children there are to be sold and Money given tothem Item & Lastly I nominate & appoint Martha WrightExecutrix Asa Dinkins Peter & Thomas Wright Executors to this mylast will & Testament, also I leave them guardians for theNegroes I left to be free'd&emdash; In Witnefs whereof I havehereunto set my hand & Seal this 5th day of January in the yearof our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred & Eight

Signed in the presence of Wm. Wright (SEAL)

Josiah Ives My wish is that Twenty dollars

Man.s McHenry should be given to Leah Twenty to

his Easter & Twenty to Letty to be

Wm. x Nelms paid out of my Crops.

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(Recorded in Will Book A Page 42)

(Recorded March 14th 1808)

William Taylor ordy

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