Last Will and Testament of James Jackson

 

 

State of South Carolina

Sumter County

 

 

                             I, James T. Jackson of Privateer Township Sumter County, SC by occupation a Farmer, make this my last will and testament I give devise and bequeath my Estate and property real and personal as follows, that is to say.   I devise unto my wife Anna C. Jackson my homestead and all my cleared land during her life time as a home for her and my daughters while they as any one of the remain unmarried.  At the death of my wife Anna C. Jackson I will that the above cleared lands and the house thereon shall pass to my unmarried daughters in the marriage of all of them, be with all my Real Estate equally divided between my Children James Benjamin, Thomas J., Ida Nain, Mosses Lee, Susannah, Samuel Harvin, and Mary Jane.  My sons John M. and Franklin P. Are not included in this bequeath as they have been fully provided for.  I give and bequeath my carpenter tools to my son John M. Jackson.  All the other of my personal property I bequeath to my wife Anna C. Jackson as long as she shall live and the to be equally divided among all my children as the heirs except my cow and increase which I bequeath to my daughter Ida Nain.

 

                             I appoint Frank Mellett, John M. Jackson and William O. Cain executors of this my will.  On witness whereof I signed sealed and declared this instrument as my Will and Testament on September the twenty Sixth Eighteen hundred and Eighty four.

 

 

                                                          J.T. Jackson



Note:

James Timothy Jackson  was an ancestor of:  Larry Jackson 2840 Cain's Mill Road Sumter, SC 29154 e-mail: oldhicre@earthlink.net
He goves the information that his ancestor's name was James Timothy Jackson.