Will of Charles Brumfield,1815, Descendants in Washington Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Carolyn Brumfield Date: October 12, 1999 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Source: Copy of Will of Charles Brumfield WILL OF CHARLES BRUMFIELD STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In the name of God Amen I Charles Brumfield of the State of South Carolina and District of York do make and ordain this my last will and testament and do hereby dispose of all my worldly goods and Real estate as follows First. I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Brumfield all that tract or parcel of land whereon I now live lying and being on fishing creek in the State and District aforesaid, with all and Singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise incident or appertainint--also a negro man Slave named Roary, and (man) negro Slave named Tom, a negro Woman Slave named Hannah, and a negro woman Slave named Sue, (which Said negro Slaves belonged to her before our intermarriage) also my two mares named old Bet, young Bet, and young Bet's two Colts--also all my farmeng utensils of every description: To have and to hold the Said land, negroes, horses, cattle, hoggs, sheep, furniture and all things to her above bequesthed th my Said wife Elizabeth Brumfield and her heirs forever Item--It is my will and desire that a tract, plantation or parcel of land lying and being in the State and District aforesaid on fishing Creek and adjoining the land wheron I now reside, and James Brean's land and George Davis' land, being the tract of land which I lately purchased from William Martin, and containing three hundred and thirty acres be the Same more or less, be Sold at public Sale to the highest bidder by my Executors hereafter to be named, and I do hereby authorize my Said Executors to execute lawful titles in fee Simple of the Said lands to the purchaser, In the Sale of which lands I do authorize my Said Executors to give Such reasonable credit as they in their discretion may think proper for the advantage of the Said Sale Item It is my will and desire that my Executors shall Sell at public Sale to the highest bidder all my Stock of horses, cattle, hoggs, sheep, and all my negro es and all and every other article of my personal property what I have not above Spicefically bequeathed, and disposed of, and on Such reasonable credit as my Executors shall in their discretion think fit and proper Item I will and bequeath to my Son James Brumfield of the State of Georgia four hundred dollars, to be paid to him by my Executors as Soon after my decease as that Sum of money can be collected out of the proceeds of the Sales of the lands, negroes and other property above directed to be Sold, and from my outstanding debts. Item I will and bequeath to my grand daughter, the daughter of my late Son Isaac Brumfield deceased, the Christian name of which Said child, I understand to be Caroline, but to her, by whatever name, I will and bequeath that my Executors pay the Sum of Six hundred dollars at interest for her use until the time above mentioned provided and nevertheless, that if my Said grand daughter Should die before she arrives at the age of twenty one years or is married, then it is my will and disire that my Executors do equally divide the Said Sum of money bequeathed to her--amongst all those of my children who shall be liveng at the time of her death and the heirs of those who shall have died before her, Such heirs amongst them takeng Such Share as their parents would have taken--if liveing Item It is my will and desire that all the reset and residue of my estate, (after my just debts be first paid) being the proceeds of the Sales of the land and personal property above derected to be Sold, and all my outstanding debts when collected, after the above legacies be paid out, shall immediately be equally divided amongst my children to wit--Elizabeth McCorkle, John Brumfield, Charety Neely, James Brumfield, Mary Mopy, and Jesse Brumfield and if either of my Said Children Should die before my decease, then the Share allowed to Such child to be divided equally among- at the issue of Such deceased child Item I do hereby name ordain and appoint my Son Jesse Brumfield and my Son in law Thomas Neely, my Executors of this my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal and thereby have acknowledged and published this as my last will and testament, this twenty sixth day of September on thousand eight hundred and fiftenn Signed Sealed and published in presence of -- Robert Clendinin) In presence Jno Feemster ) of Hugh B. Davison) each other Charles Brumfield (L. S.) Recorded___ Will Book "G" P-203 Case No. 10 File No. 400