Will
of William J Rees
I, William J Rees of Sumter district in the
State aforesaid, Planter, declare this to be my last will and Testament:
I give and devise my Plantation
house and lot, also my Club house tract of land, containing about Three hundred
and fifty acres more or lefs, which was given to me by my Father, and also my
Taliafero James tract of land containing about Four hundred acres more or lefs,
which formerly belonged to my Uncle the late Wm J Rees Sr deceased, together
with the appurtenances to the said several premises belonging or in any wise
incident or appertaining, unto and to the use of Wilson Waties Rees and E. M.
Anderson Esq. and the survivor of them his Executors and Administrators during
the life of my Mother, Upon Trust to receive the rents and profits
thereof, and pay the same to my said Mother for her sole and seperate use and
benefit, free from the debts or control of her husband: And after the decease
of my said Mother, To such Uses and upon such Trust, and for such estate
or estates, intents and purposes as she, my said Mother, whether covert or
sole, by any deed or deeds or other instruments suitable in Law to convey the
said property, or by her last will and testament, shall appoint: And in default
of such appointment, To the Use of Wilson Waties Rees, his heirs and
afsigns forever, And I declare it to be my will that my Mother’s husband
shall not be tenant by the Courtesy nor have or enjoy any life estate or other
interest in said lands in case he shall survive my said Mother, But the same
shall, upon the death of my Mother, without having exercised the power of
appointment above given to her, go to Wilson Waties Rees, his heirs and Afsigns
forever as aforesaid.
I give and bequeath all my slaves in
South Carolina at the date of this my last will and testament, except such of
them as are here in after bequeathed to other persons, together with the future
issue and increase of the females thereof to Wilson Waties Rees and E. M.
Anderson Esq and the survivor of them his Executors and Administrators In
Trust for the same persons, for the sane purposes in the same manner and
subject to the same limitations and restrictions as I have already specified in
regard to the said several tracts of land above devised.
I give my watch to my Father, as a
testimony of the love I bear him.
I give and bequeath Hamp and Die his
wife together with their children, and the future issue and increase of said
Die to my God-daughter Catherine Waties.
I give and bequeath my slave Ambo to
my brother Wilson Waties Rees.
All the rest, residue and remainder
of my Estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature and kind soever,
which, at the time of my death, I, or any person or persons in trust for me, am
or are possessed of or entitled unto, I give devise and bequeath unto my
Brother Wilson Waties Rees his heirs, executors, Administrators and assigns
forever .
I appoint Wilson Waties Rees, Samuel
J Bradley, E M Anderson Esq. and F Sumter Esq. Executors of this my last will
and testament.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this fifth day of October Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred and fifty
Signed,
sealed, published and declared)
by
the above named Wm J Rees as and for)
his
last Will and testament in the presence)
of
us who at his request and in his) Wm J Rees (SEAL)
presence
and in the presence of each other)
have
subscribed our names as witnefses thereto)
J
W Denkins
B
Hood
W
H Burgess
Recorded
in Will Book D-2, Pge 395
Recorded
30th Day of July 1852
W
Lewis Ordy
Bundle
134, Pkge 28