Laurens County Wills
Will of Thomas McCrary
Submitted by: J. Lucinda Weinberger, rosebud@interacs.com
About 1733-1791
In the name of God Amen, I Thomas McCrary of Laurens County and state of S. Carolina being in perfect mind and memory thanks be to god calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men over to die, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of almighty god, that give it and my body I recommend to the earth, to be buried in a decent Christian form nothing [?] doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god and touching such worldly Estate, where of it hath pleased god to bless me with in this life, I give, devise, and dispose of in the following manner and form:
I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Young, one negro girl named Rose.
Item I give and bequeath to my son, Matthew McCrary one negro fellow named Sam, and a hundred and fifty acres of land, lying on the ridge joining John Watson; Items I give and bequeath to my son, Thomas McCrary one Negro boy Named Titus and ahundred and fifty acres of land joining David Batty and John Grey and the Smith tools are for my son Chas McCrary and Mathew [sic].
Item I leave John Greer infull of all I allow him of my Estate one Shilling Sterling, he being married to my daughter Jane offer to him and this only.
Item I give my daughter Jane four shillings eightpence and if she does not take up with John Greer, she is to be taken care of and supported well out of the Estate I leave her in the care of her mother.
Item I give to my son, Moses McCrary, one Negro boy named Samson, and one hundred acres of land joining Andrew McCrary and also Moses and George McCrary to have two of the best horses to plow his land for them.
Item I give and bequeath to my son George McCrary one Negro boy Named Peter and hundred acres of land joining the old survey and joining Thos McCrary and my rifle gun.
Item I give and bequeath to my son, Christopher McCrary, one Negro boy Named James.
Item I give and bequeath to my son, Andrew McCrary, one Negro girl Named Moll and the Mills betwixt Christopher and Andrew and the old survey and what Land is joining that has not been mentioned.Item I give and bequeath to my loved wife, Lettie McCrary her living and support of the plantation and mills and the command of the house and household goods and a negro girl named Dinah and a negro fellow named Charles and at her death or marriage Dinah is to be given to my daughters, Mary McCrary and Catherine McCrary. Charles is to be given to my son, Matthew McCrary and to my son, Thos McCrary and my son, George McCrary and likewise if negro Moll and Dinah breds my daughters Mary and Catherine McCrary is to have the first 2 children and if they have any more they are to be divided amongst the rest beginning at my two sons Matthew and Thomas McCrary and so down wards and also my daughters Mary and Catherine McCrary two cows to each of them and a horse and saddle apiece and the rest of the cows to my wife, Lettie McCrary, and also I give her the household furniture to dispose of among the Children as she pleases also a horse as she may choose for her to ride but at her Marriage or Death all these things to be divided amongst the Children.
I do confirm this and no other to be my last will testament whereof I have hereto set my hand seal this 9th day of Jany in the year of our lord 1790 [?]. I likewise ordain and make Thos Brandon and my wife Lettie McCrary and George Young Executors of this my last will and testament.
Signed seald [sic] published pronounced and delivered by so Thos McCrary as his last will and testament
George Bush Thos McCrary (Seal)
David Bailey
Recorded and proven date not available, Recorded in will book A, page 71.
Copy of will from Laurens Co. Library, 1017 W. Main St., Laurens SC 29360.