South
Carolina
Spartanburg District
Know all
men the these presents that I Robert Bullington of State and
District above written being now in health and of Sound and
disposing mind do make this my last will & Testament
1st
I will to my wift Mary Bullington a negro woman named Grace and
the youngest She may have at my death (the other
children of Grace to go to my other heirs as
here-inafter directed) Two Feather beds with
necessary furnature for Each. One Large Cherry Wood chest & one
Table of the Same Wood one Small bureau all of which I
give to her and her heirs- (not mine) for Ever
I
also Will that She Shall have the Following property
during her natural Life and after death the same to be
part of my Estate. three Choice Chairs & one Small
pine Table one Choice Cow four Choice Hogs and four
Choice Sheep & her choice of any One of my Horses and One third
part of all by Table and Kitchen furnature to use during
her natural life. but Should She die before my death
then those last Mentioned Articles will remain as part
of my Estate
I Will
further that Should my wife be the Longest lived & by
Sickness or infirmity need more for her comfortable Support than I
have Allready provided. I will that my Executors Shall
provide out of my Estate Such reasonable Sum or Sums as
may be necessary for her comfort during her natural
Life
I
hereby Will to my Daughter Lucy Chapman a Negro Girl named Fan
which Girl I have delivered to her and I herby charge her with
the price of the Girl Six hundred and fifty dollars
which Sum She is to account for in the final Settlement
of my Estate I give to my Daughter Nutty Howard Three
hundred and Seventy five Dollars which Sum She is to
account for as part of her distributive Share in my
Estate
I
hereby charge my Son Samuel Bullington with the Sum of four
hundred and Sixty nine and Eight Seven cents ($469.87) due me on
three Separate notes which I now hold on him my Son
Samuel Bullington in the whole to that sum—I further
charge him with forty three dollars for which I hold his
receipt and I further charge him with the Sum of Twenty
four Dollars & fifty cents on account amounting in
the whole to the sum of five hundred & thirty Seven
dollars & thirty seven cents ($537.37) I further charge him my
Son Samuel Twenty five Dollars pr Annum rent for the
Land upon which he now lives commencing with the year
Eighteen hundred and forty nine & to continue till
my death or So Long as he Shall continue to use and
occupy the same I hereby charge my Son William Bullington with the
Sum of one hundred and fifty Six Dollars (156 00) due me
on Two Separate notes which I hold against him my Said
Son William I further charge my Son Benjamin Bullington
with the Sum of Seventy four dollars the price of a Mare
delivered to him I also charge my Son Jesse Bullington
with one hundred Dollars the price of a Waggon delivered
to him I further charge my son Calib with the Sum of one
hundred and forty five Dollars the amount of a note I hold on him---
I
Will and desire that after all my Just debts are paid
all of my Estate both real and personal Shall be divided
amongst my Eleven Children (viz) Samuel Bullington Luch
Chapman wife of John Chapman Nutty Howard now a widow
William Bullington Benjamin Bullington Jesse Bullington John
Bullington Reuben Bullington James Bullington Calib Bullington
& Elizabeth Brannon wife of James Brannon Equally
(viz) all the Sums mentioned in the forgoing part of
this Will as being Severally charged Shall be deducted
from the Share of Each of them & Those who have not
received any thing & those who have received Small Sums
Shall be made Equal with the highest Sums named So that all my
Said Eleven Children Shall have an Equal Share in my
Estate – But I further State that no Interest Shall be
charge on any note or account which I have or may have
on any of my Said Children at my death they are to
account for the principal only but they may Mach Such
arrangements, or Division of property as Shall be Equal and
Satisfactory to all parties concerned or they failing to do so
then the whole of my Estate to be Sold by my Executors
Should I appoint one herafter as I now intend to do but
Should I appoint no Executor then my Administrator will
Sell agreeable to Law In Witners Whareof I have herunto
Set my hand & Seal this 26th day of Febury
1851
In
presence of
Gabrel
Cannon
Robert Bullington (Seal)
Eliza
Johnson
Joseph
Furger
Recorded in Will Book D Page 347
Box 13
Package 27
Recorded 5th July 1852
R.
Bowden O.S.D.
Reference – S.C. Archives
Spartenburg
Estates #1090 (first 3 pages of file)