Will of Robt. West

[SC will book transcriptions from microfilm.]

In the Name of God Amen I Robert West of Horry and state of South Carolina Being weak of body but of sound and disposing mind and Memory thank be to almighty God for the same Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and Knowing it is appointed to all men once to die do make constitute and ordain this my last will and Testament in the manner and form following Viz My Body I commit to the dust to be Buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors and as to my wordly goods whereof it hath pleased God to Blefs me in this life with I give demise and dispose of in the manner and form following Item I lend unto my dearly beloved wife Mary during her Natural life and no longer the use of my dwelling HOUSE where I now live and other buildings and four Acres of Land round the Said Buildings and at her death I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Sion the Said buildings and Land Item I lend unto my dearly beloved wife Mary during her Natural life and no longer the use of foure Cows and Calves their increase one feather Bead and ferniture also my Kitchen ferniture and at her death I give devise and bequeath unto my Sons Arthur and Sion and my Daughter Dicy West the above mentioned Cattle and increase Bead and ferniture Kitchen ferniture to be devided between the Said Arthur and Sion and Dicy aforesaids Share and Share alike

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Sion West all the tract of Land where I now live ["live" raised between lines] that is on this side of the Little Swamp that is to say all my Land N E Side of said swamp Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Sion West my ["my" raised between lines] Sorrell Mare called Fill also my Bay Horse called Farmer Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Sons Arthur and Sion West all my stock of Hogs to be devided between Said Arthur and Sion Share and Share alike also all my plantation Tools to be devided between Said Arther and Sion Share and Share alike Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Sons Arther Sion and my daughter Dicy West all my Stock of Cattle except foure Cows

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and Calves and their increase which I have lent to my wife Mary as above mentioned to be divided between Arther Sion and Dicy West Share and Share alike

Item I give and devise and bequeath unto my Son Arther West part of a tract of Land where I now live lying and being on the other side of the Little Swamp being on S W Side of Said Swamp the Run of Said Swamp to be the deviding line between Said Arther and Sion West

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Cornelious West one Dollar

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Smith wife of Solloman Smith one Dollar

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Kittittsa Vaught wife of Mathias Vaught one Dollar

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Meclamy wife of William Maclamy one Dollar

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my grand Son Simon West one Dollar

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Sion West one Shot gun

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Robert and ["my" raised between lines] daughter Dicy West atract of Land known by the name of Morsy Hill devided in the manner and form following beginning at the bridge near T Deboyses and thence along the public road to a poll cosway near Robrt Wests fence thence adirect corse to the head of Pigpen Bay thence a direct course to the origonal Line and thence along said line to the N corne thene up the deviding line between myself and Mr T Deboys to a Bridg crofs the public road to the said Dicy and the remaining part of the Said Land to the said Robrt

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Arthur one feather Bead and ferniture

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Sion one feather Bead and ferniture

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Dicy the remainding part of my House hold ferniture

it is my will and desire that my Son Arther take in care my Corn pease and all Kind of prvision that's on my plantation and

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this plantation Lastly I hereby Nominate and appoint my trusty friend Dan Lee and Josias Befsant Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby Revoking all former wills and Testaments as witnefs whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix my Seal this 26th of December A D 1826

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published and declared by the teatator in our presence to be his last Will and Testament

Robert (his x mark)
West (Seal)

Test Thomas Befsetn
Abraham W Befsent
Josias Befsent

Recorded in Will Book A. Page 38
Recorded February 12th, 1827
John Durant Ordy* H.D.
Box 10 Bundle 1

[Note: *Denotes raised letter. Misspellings were part of original copy from microfilm.]