The Estate
of William Wood
Spartanburg Estate File # 2174, SP 70 [transcribed from
microfilm available at the South Carolina State Archives
by Laurel T. Baty].
South
Carolina
Spartanburgh District
In
the name of God Amen: I William Wood of State and
district aforesaid being under bodily affliction but of
sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding
blessed be to God for the same, Do make this my last
will and testament in manner and form following---My
will is that my debts be first paid. My will and desire is
that my beloved wife Nancy Wood have the plantation or
tract of land whereon I now live, bounded as follows
Beginning at the head of the lane at David Reeds Corner
turning with Nortons lane to the ford on the branch
known by Sighs branch down said branch to Nuckolls home or
lane a long his line to Pacolate up pacolate the meander thereof
to David Reeds line a long Reid’s line to the beginning,
six choice Negroes and as much of the household and
kitchen furniture and stock of all kinds, wagon,
plantation and farming tools together with one years
provisions during her natural life as she choose to keep, the
balance of my Real and personal Estate of what nature or kind
soever be laid off into equal lots among all my children
which I hereafter name, my lands to be made into seven
lots & my negroes also to be made into lots as equal
as can conveniently be done by keeping the families the
Negroes together pretty much by four or five good men
chosen by my Executor & those drawing the small lots are to made
up by those drawing the larger lots, Lucinda Littlejohn,
James Wood, David L. Wood, Wm. L. Wood, Caroline M.
Wood, John H. Wood & George T. Wood. Those of my
children that are under age their lots are to be kept in
my Executors hands for the said Childrens benefit until
they arrive at suitable ages to receive them & at my wife’s
death the Negroes and perishable property which she have
is to be divided in the same manner as the above and
drawn for by my seven children as above stated. My
real estate which is above described for my wife is to
be sold at her death by my Executor and the money
answering there from be equally divided among my seven children
which I have before named. If any of my children die having
no child or children Lawfully begotten of their body
then their part or parts are to be equally divided among
the surviving Brothers & sisters unless one or more
of said children having an heir or heirs in such case a
deceased child or children’s Legatees shall have the share or
shares that their parent or parents would have been intitled to
were they living share and share alike. I now
nominate, constitute & appoint my sons James Wood,
David L. Wood, & John H. Lipscomb my executors
revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof
I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal the twenty
fourth day of February one Thousand Eight hundred and
thirty eight.
Signed,
Sealed & acknowledged
William
Wood [Seal]
In
presents of us
Test
Smith
Lipscomb Senr
Elizabeth Littlejohn Senr. (Her mark)
J.
Griffen Junior
Recorded in Will Book C, page 147
Box 30,
Package 6
Recorded 26th March 1838
Jno. Bomar
O. S. D.
South
Carolina, Spartanburgh District
Pursuant to the last will and testament of Wm. Wood dec’d
late of said district We the undersigned commissioners
called upon by the Exr. As mentioned L. will have this
day received the real estate of said dec’d and also the
Negroe property and have lotted out said land &
Negroes agreeably to said will in to seven lots as follows:
Lot No. one, one hundred & twenty five acres of land &
three Negroes to wit Harry, Randy & Aaron valued to
the sum of two thousand & seventy one dollars Thos
Wood & Lot No. two on one hundred & ninety three
acres of land & three negroes to wit Rose, Giles & Marthy
Ann, valued to two thousand one hundred & thirty six
dollars drawn by John H. Wood & Lot No three of one
hundred & twenty acres of land & four Negroes to
wit Kitty, Ellen, Elias & Charles valued twenty one
hundred & forty five dollars drawn by James Wood & lot No. 4
one hundred and sixty acres of land & three negroes
to wit Eliza, Doctor & Mary valued to twenty one
hundred & fifty five dollars drawn by Caroline M.
Wood & lot No. 5 one hundred & sixty acres land & four
negroes to wit Cate, Barbary, Minty & Nancy valued to
twenty one hundred & seventy seven drawn by William
Lipscomb Wood & lot No. 6 one hundred & sixty
seven acres of land & four negroes, to wit, Sary,
Alexander Sampson & Letty valued to twenty two hundred &
thirty three dollars drawn by Lucinda Littlejohn &
Lot No. 7 Ninety four acres of land & four negroes
to wit Norva, Josephine, Pinky & Catherine valued to
twenty one hundred & fifty two dollars drawn by
David L. Wood.
Which lots
of land will more fully appear by reference being had to the
several plats made out and delivered to the said Ex’tr for the
use of the said Legatees we have also according to the
will laid out to Nancy Wood relict of sd dec’d five
hundred & forty five acres of land as per plat to be
delivered. Given under our hands this 13 day of
Dec. 1838
Commissioners
D.
W. Riles (??)
Wm.
Lipscombe
Wm.
Littyjohn
D.
Mitchell
Joshua
Draper
Spartanburg District
South
Carolina
To
the Ordinary of said District
The Humble
Petition of James Wood Ex’r of William Wood dec’d showeth:
That his
Testator died on the __ day of __ leaving a considerable
personal estate to his widow the late Nancy Wood during his lifetime
and at her death to be sold and divided among his legal
heirs & representatives mentioned in same will.
Your
Petitioner would further shew that his widow, Nancy Wood, as
aforesaid has lately died and he therefore prays for an order
from this court for the sale of said property.
And as in
duty bound he will ever pray etc.
Nov. 25,
1857
James Wood,
Exr.
The
property of Nancy Wood is also divided up in the following lots of
December 1, 1857:
Lot No. 1
Drawed by Daniel Draper
1
Negro woman Louisa 740.00
1
Negro Boy Farrow ?40.00
1
Negro girl Sarah 535.00
Bed &
furniture 60
Total
$1675.00
Lot No. 2
James Wood
1
Negro woman Darcas & child 840.00
1
Negro Boy Wash 470.00
Bed &
furniture 52
Total
1362.00
10.00
1372.00
Lot No 3
John L. Wood
1
Negro man Henry 870
1
Negro girl Lill 610
Bed &
furniture 58.00
Total
$1438.00
Lot No. 4
drawed by David Wood heirs
1
Negro man Armstead 720
1
Negro boy Wallace $780.00
Bed &
furniture 50.00
Total
$1552.00
Lot No. 5
G. T. Wood
1
Negro girl Mandy $790.00
1
negro man Isaac $330.00
Bed &
furniture 52.00
Total
$1172.00
Lot No. 6
W. L. Wood
1
Negro woman Annica ??
1
Negro girl Nance $700
Bed &
furniture 50.00
$1010.00
Lot # 7
William Littlejohn
1
negro girl Mary $675.00
1
Negro Boy Middleton 666.00
Bed &
furniture 68
Total
$1385.00
The State
of Alabama
Bibb
County
Probate
Court Special term December 1st 1860
This day
came Charles Carter* and moved the Court for letters of
Guardianship on the personal estate of William C. Wood, Sarah L.
Wood, Nancy A. Wood & Maryetta C. Wood minor heirs of
the Estate of David L. Wood and the Court assenting
thereto therefore came the said Charles Carter together
with Henry F. Franklin and Felix Shropshire his
securities and entered into and acknowledged ?? in the
security of thirty two thousand and five hundred dollars
conditioned according to Law which is approved by the Court and
ordered ?? in due form of Law to the said Charles
Carter.
Jackson
Ganoway, Judge of Probate Bibb County, Ala.
*Charles Carter is the grandfather of the heirs of David L.
Wood. David L. Wood married Mary Jane Carter May
11, 1844 in Bibb County, Alabama. Sarah Lucinda
Wood, daughter of David L. Wood and Mary Jane Carter, is
the great great grandmother of Laurel Baty.