Abbeville-Edgefield-Statewide County ScArchives Wills.....Baker Tilman TAIT, Nancy September 20, 1845 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Milisia HANLIN NineBetweens@aol.com April 26, 2009, 2:02 pm Source: South Carolina Department Of Archives And History. 8301 Parklane Road. Columbia County, Sc 29223. Tele: 803.896.6200; 803.896.6198. Http://scdah.sc.gov/. Written: September 20, 1845 Recorded: 1845 “Will of Nancy TAIT In the name of God Amen- I Nancy Tait Of the County of Desoto and State of Mississippi do make and leave this Will and testament revoking all others— 1st. I wish all of my just debts to be faithfully paid. 2nd. I wish as much of my property sold as will bring One thousand dollars without breaking famleys of negroes and that amount given to my Husband James M. Tait. 3rd. It is my will that at my death, My house servant Jane and her Son Elijah belong to my husband James M. Tait, and at his death to belong to Lemuel Banks or his heirs and by them to be taken good Care of 4th. I give and bequeath to Anne Branon the following Negroes, Kenner, a man Harriot, a woman,, and they not to be frought from S. Carrolina, but to be sold for her benefit is she remains in this State, also One bed and furniture horse and saddle- 5th. I give and bequeath to my neice Hennaritta Baker, daughter of Joseph Baker of Abaville Dist S.C.) a Negro Woman Isabella, and her four children 6th. To my faithful Servants, Anthony, and Jude, I give their freedom leaving it with them to Choose their Owner Or those with whom they may wish to live, at the same time hoping those they may choose to live with will try to Carry out as faw as they Can this my will respecting said Servants—also my Servant Mary I wish her to choose whom she will live with, and they to let her enjoy all the freedom that the laws will permit 7th. My horses and Carraige I give to My Brother Joseph Baker, with a request that he treat them with great humanity, also I give him my two Servants William and Dick— 8th. I will that Tyler and Turner be Sold and that the proceeds go to my Brother William Baker- 9th. To my Sister Mary Burt I give Margarett and her child— 10th. To Francy Grimes my Niece and Martha Meaweather My Niece I give Hetty and her five youngest Children, and they to be equally divided between them 11th. I give and bequeath to my Nuphew Thomas Baker and his heirs, or if he dies without heirs to his Brothers my Servant Elbert, also five hundred dollars. 12th. It is my wish that Lewis and Sharlett his daughter be permitted Choose their Own Masters, and for them to sold to Shuch perrons at Valuation 13th. I will that My Brother Samuel Baker receive One thousand dollars from My Estate 14th. It is my wish that two hundred Dollars of My Estate be appropriated to. having a suitable tomb Stone placed Over My grave 15th. I will that all of My property both real & personal Not mentioned in this…[End of P:1] [Start of P:2} “…^ [inserted] five hundred dollars be given to my sister Elizabeth Griffin^ instrument, to be Sold and After all of My bequeats have been Complyed with the balance of my Estate to be equally divided between the Southern publication Society and the Berman Mission— And I hereby appoint and leave Andrew Giles esqr of Abeville Dist. S.C. and James M. Tait of Desoto Cty Mississippi to carry into effect this my last Will and testament this the 20th September 1845—interlined before Signed Witness My hand And Seal---- Nancy Tait (Seal) James H. Freeman John Rich H. Docking” “A codicil to this my last Will and testament Changing the bequest made to my Brother Joseph Baker and my sister Mary Burt, So fair ^as it^ relates to the Slaves given It is my Will that William T. Dick belong to my sister Mary Burt instead of Joseph Baker and that Margarett & child belong to my Brother Joseph Baker instead of Mary Burt as bequeathed in the Seventh and ninth clauses of this my Will Witness My hand and Seal September the 21st. 1845 Nancy Tait (Seal) James H. Freeman James S. Olive John Rich" Source Citation and Source Information: South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 8301 Parklane Road. Columbia County, SC 29223. Tele: 803.896.6200; 803.896.6198. http://scdah.sc.gov/. S108093: South Carolina Will Transcripts (Microcopy No. 9). TAIT, Nancy [BAKER] of Desoto County, Mississippi, Will Transcript, Abbeville County [South Carolina] (2 Frames) (Estate Packet: Box 112, Pkg. 3311). Series: S108093; Reel: 003; Frame: 00369; Item: 000. 9/21/1845. Description: TAIT, NANCY OF DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, WILL TYPESCRIPT, ABBEVILLE COUNTY (2 FRAMES) (ESTATE PACKET: BOX 112, PKG. 3311); Names indexed: ANTHONY (SLAVE); BAKER, HENNARITTA; BAKER, JOSEPH; BAKER, SAMUEL; BAKER, THOMAS; BAKER, WILLIAM; BANKS, LEMUEL; BRANON, ANNE; BURT, MARY; DICK (SLAVE); DOCKING, H.; ELBERT (SLAVE); ELIJAH (SLAVE); FREEMAN, JAMES H.; GILES, ANDREW; GRIFFIN, ELIZABETH; GRIMES, FRANCY; HARRIOT (SLAVE); HETTY (SLAVE); ISABELLA (SLAVE); JANE (SLAVE); JUDE (SLAVE); KENNER (SLAVE); LEWIS (SLAVE); MARGARETT (SLAVE); MARY (SLAVE); MEAWEATHER, MARTHA; OLIVE, JAMES S.; RICH, JOHN; SHARLETT (SLAVE); TAIT, JAMES M.; TAIT, NANCY; TURNER (SLAVE); TYLER (SLAVE); WILLIAM (SLAVE); Locations: ABBEVILLE COUNTY; DESOTO COUNTY, MS; MISSISSIPPI Additional Comments: Nancy BAKER, born circa 1789, Edgefield District, South Carolina, died 1845, in DeSoto County, Mississippi; she was married twice, to Oscar Hiram TILMAN, circa 1810, and to Captain James M. TAIT, who was enumerated in her 1845 will of DeSoto County, Mississippi. Nancy BAKER was a daughter of James Edward BAKER, born circa 1755, Charlotte County, Virginia, and of his wife, Elizabeth FUQUA, born circa 1762, Charlotte County, Virginia; her parents migrated to Edgefield District, South Carolina, between 1785-1790... File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/abbeville/wills/bakertil37wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/scfiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb