The State of South Carolina
I Charles Spann of SumterDistrict and State aforesaid do make and ordain this my last Will
and Testament ö
I give to George W. Lee, the plantation whereon Inow live two tracts, one originally granted Heli Howard
and the other to Frederic Jones, these two tractstogether make eight hundred or a thousand acres of land,
Also the following Negroes, (Viz.) Nelly and herfour children named Maria, Sucky, Abram and Jim, Jacob
his wife Juanna, and her two children named Elcyand Galloway, Sampson and his wife Mary and her two
children named Paul, and Edward, also Charlotte,Ned, Randol, Anthony, Tommy, Sarah, Emily, Belinda
and her child Ellen, Sam, and his wife Jane, Davy,Simon, William, Amy and little Sam, children of the
above named Jane, Allen and his wife Sophy and herthree children, named Emma, Nancy, and Jane, Jack
and his wife Nelly and her children named Arra andJack, Simon, Nancy and her four children called Mary,
Lydia, Arnold and Patty also a motherless infantby the name of Davy ö with all the future issue of said
female slaves in Trust, nevertheless that my sonRichard R. Spann shall be permitted during natural life to
have use and enjoy the annual rents issues andprofits arising from the lands and the proceeds of the labour
of the slaves in this clause given in Trust, thesaid Lands and Negroes not to be subject to his debts or
encumbrances in any manner, whatever, and at thedeath of them, my said son Richard R. Spann the lands
and Negroes mentioned in this clause shall go,free from Trust, to his issue, including such of his children
hereafter to be born ö his children taking equallythe children hereafter to be born by his present or any
future marriage taking absolutely as each onemarries or comes of age, but such of his children as are now
living taking to them during their natural livesrespectively, as each one marries or comes of age and after
their death to their issue, the issue of adeceased child taking by representation, - but should either die
without leaving issue, the part allotted to thedeceased shall go to the surviving Brothers or Sisters and the
issue of such Brothers and Sisters now living, butwho may be dead ö the said issue to receive the Fathers
or mothers part ö I give to the children of mydeceased son William Spann, the following Negroes which
were in his possession at the time of his death(Viz) old Caleb, Winny, Jupeter, Gilbert, March, Hagar,
Lydy, Ephraim, Young Caleb, Mima, Siller, Ezekiel,Paul, Nancy, Amanda, Kate, Lusy, Molly, and Isaac,
together with their present and future increase,Also, the following Negroes (Viz) Jack and his wife Dilcy,
and her four children Milly, Moses, Peter andMary, Esses and his wife Esther and her child, Joe and his
wife Priss, Sam Penny, Grace, Will Hagar, Donus,Frank, Siller, Caroline, old John, and Alfred ö Also one
thousand acres of land embracing the settlementwhereon my said son William lived at the time of his
death, and the lands Eastwardly laid off from myother lands by a line running South 65 West, surveyed by
Mr. Hastin Jennings the 14th day of Oct 1837, Allthe personal property above named I give, together with
all the future increase of said female slaves tobe equally divided between the children of my deceased son
William aforesaid, as each on marries, or comes ofage to them during their lives respectively and after
their death to their issue, children takingequally and the children of a deceased child by representation ö
But shall either die without issue, in that casethe part allotted to the deceased to revert to the surviving
Brothers or Sisters and the issue of any that maybe dead the said issue to receive the Fathers or Mothers
part ö
I give to the children of my deceased son John R.Spann the following Negroes (viz) old Bitsy, Betty, Jack,
Milly, Bob, Theresa, Harry Bell, Syloy, Ben,Charity and Major, and Randol ö with the future increase of
said female slaves, to be equally divided betweenthe children of my deceased son John R. Spann as
aforesaid each one marries or comes of age, tothem during their lives respectively and after their death to
their issue, children taking equally and the issueof a deceased child by representation ö But should either
die without leaving issue, in that case the partallotted to the deceased to revert to the surviving Brother or
Sister and the issue of any that may be dead, thesaid issue to receive the father or Mothers part ö I give to
the children of my deceased son Charles Spann thefollowing Negroes VIZ Tamer, Anthony, Joe, Susanna,
Mary, Martha, Paul, Doll, Luke, Jim, Judy, LittleFrank Henry and his wife Hannah, Joe, Eliza Betsy Tom,
and Jefferson, with all the future in crease ofsaid female slaves, I give to be equally divided between the
children of my deceased son Charles Spann asaforesaid, as each on marries or comes of age, to them
during their lives, respectively, and after theirdeath to my issue ö children taking equally, and the issue of a
deceased child taking by representation ö Butshould either die without leaving issue in that case the part
allotted to the deceased to revert to thesurviving Brothers or Sisters and the issue of any that may be dead,
the said issue to receive the Fathers, or Motherspart I give to the children of my deceased Son James G.
Spann the following Negroes (VIZ) Isaac and herwife Jane Daniel and his wife Hannah and her two
children Aaron and Lewis, Galloway and his wifeSiller, Dick, Aggy, little Jacob, little Henry, Sam, Lethe,
Amanda, Gilbert, Cuffy, Bill, and January, to themand their Heirs forever ö
My Daughter Mary E. McConnico I have alreadyprovided for Also the Children of my deceased Daughter
Sarah E. Knox ö
I give to my niece Sarah S. Spann five hundredDollars for her affectionate attention to me ö The Estate
Real and personal given to the children of mydeceased Son Wm Spann I wish held in Trust for them until
each one marries or comes of age by my son R. R.Spann as Guardian ö
I charge the children of my deceased son John R.Spann with the payment of two thousand and seventeen
35/100 dollars ($2017.35/100) for money lent andadvanced him in his lifetime with Interest from 1st
January 1842 I charge the children of my deceasedSon Charles Spann with the payment of fourteen
hundred and fifteen 54/100 dollars ($1415.54/100)for money lent and advanced him in his life time, with
Interest from the 1st January 1842. I charge thechildren of my deceased son William Spann with the
payment of ten hundred and forty seven 74/100($1047.74/100) for money lent and advanced him in his life
time with interest from the first January 1842. Icharge my son Richard R. Spann with the payment of forty
nine hundred dollars ($4900) for money lent andadvanced him with interest from the first of January 1842.
which said money charged to my son R. R. Spann andthe children of my deceased sons, John R. Spann,
James G. Spann and Wm. Spann I wish divided in thefollowing Manner-
(VIZ) The one sixth part to the children of mydeceased Son John R. Spann ö one sixth part to the children
of my deceased Son James G. Spann ö one sixth partto the children of my deceased Son Charles Spann ö
one sixth part to the children of my deceased sonWilliam Spann and the two remaining sixth parts to my
son Richard Spann-
All the rest and residue of my property both realand personal not here in before Mentioned or disposed of,
I give to my son Richard R. Spann. I appoint myson Richard R. Spann my Executor to this my last Will
and Testament
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and sealthis the second day of April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty two, being thesixty sixth year of the Independence of the United States.
Henry Spears, Chas. Spann(SEAL)
Wm. T. Crosswell
Lawrence L. White
Recorded Will Book D-2, Page 161
Recorded June 19th, 1844.
W. Lewis ö O.S.D.
Bundle 116 ö Package 1.