WILL OF JOHN WOFFORD SR Spartanburg, SC
written 1808; probated 1813.
In the name of God Amen, I, JOHN WOFFORD Sen., of the
State of So Carolina and District of Spartanburgh,
being weak in body but of sound memory blessed be
God do this 3rd day of May in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred & eight make and publish this
my last will and Testament in manner following, that is to
say,
First, I give and bequeath to my son ISAAC WOFFORD
one Negro man named Cyrus. I also give and bequeath
to my son WILLIAM WOFFORD two Tracts of Land, one of
the thirty six acres taken up by myself, the other
two hundred & forty more or less, purchas'd by
myself from Joseph Lannom, one negro woman named Tempey, all my
stock of Cattle, hots & sheep, farming tools,
household furniture, with this injunction that he
take care of his mother & provide for her, her
lifetime.
And in respect of the rest of my children, I have
given them and each of them in my lifetime what I
designed to give them.
And lastly I do make and constitute my well beloved
son WILLIAM WOFFORD & my trusty friend WILIE
WILLFORD (note: difficult to decipher on original.
Likely is WILIE WILLIFORD, son of BRITTAIN
WILLIFORD. These individuals were in 1800 & 1810 Spartanburg SC
census) Executors to this my last will and Testament,
in witness whereof I the said JOHN WOFFORD Sen. have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day & year
above written.
Signed, Sealed & published by the said JOHN
WOFFORD Sr as & for his last will &
Testament in the presence of us who were present at
the signing & sealing thereof--WILIE WILLFORD (WILLIFORD),
MARK BENNETT, JAMES BENNETT.
South Carolina Spartanburgh District. Personally
appeared before me WILIE WILLFORD (WILLIFORD), MARK
BENNETT & JAMES BENNETT who being duly Sworn on
the Holy Evangelist of Almight God, doth make oath
and say that they saw JOHN WOFFORD sign, seal &
publish, pronounce and declare the same to be and contain his
last will and testament,that he, the said JOHN WOFFORD, was
then of sound and disposing mind, memory &
understanding, to the best of the deponents
knowledge and belief; and they the said WILIE
WILLFORD (WILLIFORD), MARK BENNETT & JAMES BENNETT did sing
their names as witness thereto, at the request of the
testator in his presence; at the same time qualified
WILLIAM WOFFORD Executor. Given under my hand this
25th day of November, 1813. W. Lancaster, Ord. Of
Sp. Dist.