WILL OF

WILIE BELVIN

 

State of South Carolina,

Claremont County: Sumter District,

I Wilie Belvin considering the uncertainty of thismortal life. and being. of Sound. mind. and memory., Blessed be godfor. the same, do. make and. publish. this. my. last. Will. and .testament in Manner. and. form. following --- That is to. say--First. I give. and . bequeath unto. my beloved wife, Sarah. Belvin,one hundred and fifty. Acres, of land being the place of my presentResidence, Known by the name of Spring Hill, and bounded. as follows,begining. at the English ferry. Road. at. Mrs. Dunlaps. Line, andEastwardly. as. sd. Road leads. until. coming. opersit Saint Johns.Church. So Caled, on the said Spring Hill, then. a Straight line, toJohn Reynoldses. land. so. as. to. leave, the afore mentioned.Hundred and fifty acres. of Land. west. of said line---to her mysaid, wife Sarah. dureing her natural life, and after her death, tobe Equally devided, betwen, Such. Children as I have or Shall leave.at. my Death Item And. also give & bequeath unto my said WifeSarah Belvin one negro woman, Slave named Jane, dureing her naturallive, and at and after the death of my said wife. I give and bequeaththe sd. negro Woman Jane, & her Isue to Such of my Children as Ihave or Shall, leave at My death, Item 3rd And I also give unto mysaid Wife, one gray mare and gig & harness to her and hirheirs--, the above Mentioned, property. Bequeathed to my said WifeSarah Belvin. in lieu of her dower, Item. I also give and bequeathunto my sd wife, two cows & Calves & two Feather beds andfurniture, & the whole of my Kitchen furniture, to hir and hirheirs------- the property given & bequeathed in the two lastlines also Included as in lieu of dower being forgoten to bementioned--My will and desire is that my Son in law Thomas L. Smithshall and may live and have the use of the Houses and lands Where henow lives two years from the first day of Janury next free of Rent Item. I hereby give and bequeath unto my Children herein after namedthe whole of the Residue of My Estate Real & personal, goodsChattles of whatsoever nature or Kind not before given my will anddesire is that the Same made be devided Share & Share alikebetwen my children namely Mary Smith James Winfield Belvin FrancesAnn Belvin Lorenzo Dow Belvin-Hezekiah Gibson Belvin Robert HixonBelvin-Sarah Jane Belvin, Solona Belvin William Tire Belvin to themmy said Children and their heirs for ever &endash; Lastly I herebynominate and appoint my wife Sarah Belvin Executrix and my son JamesW. Belvin Executor to this my last will and testament in witnesswhereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal, this the Eleventh dayof July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirtyOne ------

Signed Sealed & acknowledged by the with innamed Wilie Belvin to be his last will and testament in presence ofus who have hereunto Subscribed our names as witnesses in thepresence of the testator &endash;

Stephen Hanks---- Wilie Belvin(SEAL)

R. B. Wells

W T Dunlap

(Recorded in WillBook D 1 pge 244)

(Recorded Aug 15th 1831)

 

John Hemphill Ordy

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