Will of Samuel McBride

The State of South Carolina

Sumter District

Know all men by these present, that I Samuel McBride of the State and District aforesaid, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, in form and words following. I give to my friend Matthew E. Muldrow, my watch and all the demands I may have against him at my death. I give to my friend Joseph S. Lloyd my Rifle gun and what ever demands I may have against him at my death. I give to Salem Brick Church, the sum of Five hundred dollars, as a permanent fund, the Interest only to be used annually for the support of the Church and my Executors are hereby directed to pay Interest on the said five hundred dollars from the time of my death, until they may find it convenient to pay the whole amount. I give to my Niece Henrietta Mayes, one negro girl aged between ten and fourteen years. I give to William David Rhodes and Elizabeth Rhodes (children of my dec’d Niece Elizabeth Rhodes) one negro girl to each, between the ages of twelve and fourteen years. I give to William David Rhodes aforesaid, the sum of two Thousand dollars if so much be necefsary to be applied by my Executors for the completion of his Education, after he becomes Fourteen Years of age, this sum not to be applied for his use and benefit until he arrives at the age of fourteen and then in annual stepends as it may be necefsary. I give to Elizabeth Rhodes, aforesaid, the like sum of two thousand dollars, if so much be necefsary to be applied by my Executors for the purpose of her Education, after she arrives at the age of Twelve years and then in annual stepends until she arrives at the age of Eighteen Years, as it may be necefsary. Should either or both of the said children William David and Elizabeth Rhodes die in their minority or before their Education is completed, then and in that case the fund here by set apart for the purpose of their Education, or so much there of as has not been expended revert back to my Estate. I give to my Brother James’ daughter, Elizabeth, the sum of one thousand dollars to her and her Legal ifsue provided she survives myself. I give to Sarah McBride Muldrow (daughter of Sophonia Muldrow) two negro girls, between eight and twelve years of age to her and her Legal ifsue should the said Sarah McBride Muldrow die in her minority leaving no Legal ifsue, then the said two negro girls to revert back to my Estate. I give to my nephew John G. Shaw, one negro boy between the age of twelve and fourteen years for the use and benefit, jointly of himself and his Legal ifsue and under no consideration to be sold for or on account of John G. Shaw. The legacy however, to depend on his surviving myself.

I give to Rebecca Bethune one negro girl between the age of twelve and fourteen years for the use and benefit of herself and legal ifsue, this legacy however to depend on her being my survivor. My will is that the above named negroes given to Legatees above named, in their selection, my Executors shall not be strickly confined to age, or sex or valuation, but that each Legatee may have any arrangement in relation thereto with the Executors that they may agree on. It is my will that my Executors have the space of five years to pay the above named Legatees in, if necefsary. I give to my wife, Martha M. McBride one half of the remainder of my negroes, two beds, furniture and all the furniture she pofses’d at the time of our marriage, and the one half of what has been acquired since our marriage, and also my Riding Carriage and pair of carriage horses.

It is my will that my wife, aforesaid have the use of the house, furniture, plantation, stock, negroes during her life or residence on the land jointly with my son James, herein after named; and should my wife Martha M not reside on the place or at any time remove there from, she will in that event only receive her portion as above exprefsed in relation to the negroes, furniture etc. The joint occupancy and interest of my wife and son to cease (except as to occuping the house) when he arrives at the age of twenty one or marries and then my wife will with her force take the Lower part of the plantation including the buildings and designated by a line as follows: a line running with the fence on the eastern side of the Tomlin cotton field which lies nearly north & south from the back line in the swamp, North along the said cotton field fence until it gets to the Southern line of corn field fence coming from the outer gate near the public road, which will make a line a little north of East. That course continued across the public road to an old ditch leading from spring Branch or the drain leading out of the summer House field, and up that drain or cypress until it gets through the field to the head of said drain which will be nearly an East course, and then to run parallel with the upper line of my tract of land to the back or Eastern line near pudding swamp, and that she be allowed the use of a sufficient number of horses or mules, implements of Husbandry for carrying on a farm and together with provisions for the same. The intention I desire to exprefs in the above sentence in relation to my Landed Estate, is that in no event is my wife to have any other than a life Interest, or as long as she may live therein. I give to my son James McBride the remainder of my Estate both real and personal. It is my will that should my son James McBride die before arriving at the age of twenty one years and leaving no widow or child; that his part of the personal property of my Estate be divided into nine shares, four of the nine shares to go to Henrietta Mayes; four shares to William David and Elizabeth Rhodes and the remaining one share to Sarah E. Vardell or her heirs (sister of Mrs. Martha M. McBride). In case my son James should die under age and leaving no widow or child, it is my will that the whole of my lands on which I now reside should go to William David Rhodes and Elizabeth, to be divided between them agreeable to a line designated in a previous part of this instrument, and that their father, Marten Rhodes make the division between the two children without references to valuation. And in case of the death of my son James aforesaid dieing before he arrives at the age of twenty one, or leaving no widow or child, then I desire that my tract of Land known as Peaville, lying on the western part of Sumter District should go to Jane McBride Muldrow and also I give to said Jane McBride Muldrow, the sum of two thousand dollars.

It is my earnest request that my friend and neighbour George William Cooper have the superentendance of my son James’s education. That James be allowed much exercise in the country air and that he be so educated as will prepare him for the greatest amount of usefullnefs in his day, twenty one years of age is soon enough to complete his collegiate courses and I wish some two or more years prior to entering college be spent by him acquiring some useful Mechanical art, such as his disposition may lead to. My greatest desire is that he be early taught the great truths of the Christians Religion as contained in the Scriptures of the old and new Testaments, also the Catechisms of the Presbyterian Church and that he be taught to obey implicitly those who have the rule over him, these I prize above all worldly considerations. It is my wish that a competent person of good moral character be employed to reside on the plantation as manager. It is my wish that the plantation be kept and managed in the same order it is now done, a constant care to the improvement of lands and stock. I recommend that the settlement for the managers residence be located on the East side of the Public Road opposite the upper side the Horse shoe field near the upper line. I desire that no more land be cleared between the house and branch that will be sufficient for a horse lot and garden, and if it be necefsary to clear more, it is desired that it should be done on the East side of Bay Branch along the upper line. It is my intention that the clearing just mentioned is to be for the use of the manager.

It is my direction that my present fields be not enlarged and that no more land be cleared an the plantation (except what may be necefsary for rice and grass lots). It is my desire that not more than thirty working hands be kept on the plantation, exclusive of house servants and mechanics; the increase to be kept down on the place by sale of the more inferior, the dirty and immoral one, should one or more at any time be unruly or troublesome in any way on the place or neighborhood, my Executor or Executors are hereby directed to sell all, all such to be removed from the State of South Carolina, the proceeds arising from such sales to be vested in bank or other stock and accounted for with the rest of my personal property. I desire that at least fifty good meat hogs raised and butchered on the plantation annually for family use, together with two or more beeves. The negroes to receive two suits of clothes annually to be given to them on the first of June and first November in each year, 1 pr. best made shoes to each labourer, the ditchers to have two pair shoes, each labourer to have one blanket and each family to have one additional blanket for every two children, the blankets to be full eight quarters and to be furnished every fourth year. The men and boys to be furnished every other year with Scotch Bonnets and the women with Kilmarnock caps every third years

It is my wish in the appraisement of my Estate, that it be done in a general way, making as few items as pofsible. It is my wish that nothing about the dwelling house or lot be removed from its usual place if pofsible to avoid doing so. It is my desire that my son James should receive the place in the order it has been kept. Lastly I hereby appoint my friend, George William Cooper and Marten Rhodes my Executors to this my last will and Testament, with full power and authority to execute the same and every part thereof, without application to the courts of Law or Equity further than the Laws of South Carolina requires.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this twenty first day of June, in the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and forty eight and in the Seventy second year of the Independence of the United States of America.

Acknowledge in presence of us

Sarah A. Muldrow

M. C. M. Taylor

Geo. C. Muldrow

Samuel McBride (SEAL)

State of South Carolina

Sumter District

Know all men by these present, that I Samuel McBride do make and ordain this Codicil as an alteration and amendment of my last Will and Testament bearing date the twenty first day of June one Thousand Eight hundred and forty eight. First, in third line from top after the word, Watch, I desire the following words in said line to be annulled and of none effect that is to say “and all the demands I may have against him at my Death”. Second, in the fourth line from top of my Will I desire from the word Rifle Gun, the words “and what ever demands I may have against him at my death” be annulled and of none effect.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal, this ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine.

Signed sealed and acknowledge in the presence of us.

Matw P. Mayes

J. M. Muldrow

H. Mayes

Samuel McBride (SEAL)

(Recorded in Will Book D2 Pge 330)

Recorded 30^th day of Jan. 1850

W. Lewis Ordy

Bundle 125 Pkge 17