Talladega-Clay County AlArchives Wills.....Mayfield, Abraham October 21, 1826
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Source: Pendleton Dist Estates.  Doc.427
Written: October 21, 1826

In the name of God, Amen.  I Abraham Mayfield of Pendleton District South 
Carolina, being in a low state of health, but of perfect mind and memory, 
thanks be given unto God, call unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing 
that it is appointed for all men once to die 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 unto the hand of almighty God that gave it, and my body I 
recommend to the earth to be buried in decent order at the discretion of my 
executors. Not doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the 
same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly estate 
where with it has pleased Go to bless me in this life, I give, dismiss, and 
dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

First I give bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Peggy my tract of land on 
which I now live lying on the north and northwest side of the spring branch 
south of my house running eastward and from the head of said branch straight 
to the upper line with all the property that I have with the present crop that 
is in the time.  To Suffy (Sophia 1784-1852), my second daughter, I give 
thirty-seven acres of land more or less lying in the south corner of said 
tract of land.  Unto Austin I give one hundred (and forty-seven marked out) 
acres of land lying on the south side of the above named spring branch. Unto 
Elijah I give forty-seven acres adjoining the hundred acres last mentioned 
which shall be his when he pays the demands Austin has against him.  Unto 
Ephraim I give all the land lying on the south side of said spring branch 
which is not enclosed in the tract last mentioned between the branch and my 
outside line eastward it lieth.  

All the property that I give unto my wife Peggy shall belong to her during her 
life or widowhood then that property to be sold according to law and equally 
be distributed amongst all of my children to be heirs. And I do hereby utterly 
disallow, revoke and disannul? all and even other former testaments will 
legacies ratifying and confirming this and not other to my last will and 
testament.  I witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this 
twenty-first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 
and twenty six.  And I chose and appoint William Magee as my executor and to 
take possession of this my last will and testament.  

	His
Abraham (X) Mayfield
	Mark

  Signed, sealed and declared by the said
Abraham Mayfield as his last will and testament
In the presents of us who in his presents and 
In the presents of each other have here unto 
Subscribed our names
	
	Wm Magee
	Samuel McCoy
	Sanford Vandiver




Additional Comments:
This is Austin Mayfield's father's Will.  Austin moved to Talledega co. before 
1839.  His daughter Elizabeth married Levi Reynolds and raised a family in 
Clay co. 

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