In the Name of God amen. I Noel Vaughan Senior ofSumter district Planter being weak in body but of Sound mind &memory for which blessing I thank Almighty God, do make this my lastWill & testament as follows.
First I give & bequeath unto my son WilliamVaughan a negro man named Handy also a negro woman named Patty &her four Children, Maria, Andrew, Reuben, & Hannah & theirfuture issue & increase also all money that may becoming to mefrom the estate of my deceased Sister Naomi Hampton.
Secondly I give & bequeath unto my son NoelVaughan a negro man named Adam & a boy named Charles also a girlnamed Julia Hannah called old Hannah & Jacob & their futureissue & increase & all the money which I have lent him or hemay owe me & also all my present crop, he paying all my debts& taxes -------
Thirdly. I give & bequeath unto my Son Isham anegro woman named Hannah or little Hannah & her four childrenSarah, Mary, Minder & Jim & their future issue & increase-------
Fourthly - I give & bequeath unto my daughterMary Richardson a negro man named Jack, a woman named Jane & herchildren Hampton & Ben their future issue & increase -------
Fifthly I give & bequeath unto my Son NoelVaughan all the rest residue & remainder of my estate not beforebequeathed
Lastly I do hereby nominate, constitute &appoint my son William Vaughan & Noel Vaughan executors hereof
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand& Seal this Eleventh day of
April in the year of our lord one thousand eighthundred & twenty five
Noel Vaughan Senr {SEAL}
Signed & declared in the presence of us
Henry Spears
Obediah Spears
Joshua A Spears Jr
(Recorded in Will Book D-1, page 191)
(Recorded 23 Day of March 1829)
William Potts Ordy
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