Abbeville County ScArchives Wills.....Moore, William A. July 17, 1843 ************************************************ 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: Sharon Moore mathew_brady@msn.com February 21, 2015, 7:01 pm Source: South Carolina Dept Of Archives And History, Wills Vol. 3 Page 104 Written: July 17, 1843 Will of William A. Moore The State of South Carolina In the Name of God Amen, I William A. Moore of the District of Abbeville & State aforesaid, beeing at present of sound Mind, Memory & understanding, do Make and Ordain. This to be my last will & Testament in Maner & form – following (viz) 1st - I give & bequeath unto my son John Washington Moore, one negro man, Named Henry, and six hundred Dollars in Cash, (he having already receivd the Cash) 2nd - I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Tilitha Ann McCants – one Negro boy Named Lee - & fifty Dollars in Cash – also five hundred & fifty Dollars which D.W.McCants my soninlaw has recievd - 3rd – I give & bequeath unto my son William Andrew Moore, one Negro boy Named Augustus, one negro woman Polly & her Child Silva, with her future increase which woman & child he has recievd – 4th – I give & bequeath, unto my son Oliver James Moore, one negro Man Edmond & his wife (big Sally) with her two Children Dianah & Adaline, with her future increase 5th – I give & bequeath unto my son Augustus Wesley.Moore, one Negro man Jim & his wife (little sally) & Child Pheaby with her future increase 6th – I give & bequeath unto my son Docitheras Clayton Moore, one negro woman Mary & her two Children – Elzira & Mitchell with her increase. Also one boy Named Willis --- 7th – I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Jane Elizabeth Moore, two Negro girls Namely Amanda & Sinda. With their future increase – 8th – I leave, Subject to the Control of my Executors, one Negro woman Racheal & her son Stephen – also one hundred & twenty five Dollars in Cash, which money my Executors will Control & take Charge of, keeping it at interest, unless it becomes necessary for the support of my daughter & her Children, then my desire is that it shall be so expended as will answer their Necessities, The said Negroes under the Controle of my Executors. To be Managed for the use & benefit of my Daughter, Lucinda Calvert & her children while the Children remain single or under age, but after they arrive to the age of twenty one or Marry, then in that Case, my daughter. Lucinda Calvert is to have the use & benefit of the said Negroes, until her death, and after her death, to be sold & devoted. Equally be tween her Children – 9th – I leave & bequeath to the use of my beloved wife (lucy Moore) and for the purposeof raising my Children until they Marry or become of age, the following Property – tract of Land whereon I now live. All the stock, Corn & Provisions sufficient for their support one year. Also the House hold & Kit- furniture. Plantation tools etc., etc., when the youngest child arrives to the age of twenty one, or at the death of my wife, or in Case she should Marry – in either of these Cases, my desire & request is that my Executors- will sell of the whole Estate, both Real & personal, retaining a sufficiency to supporting wife decently, during her Natural life or widowhood. And deviding the ballance Equally between my ****************Children or their heirs – My Executors retaining my daughter Lucinda Calverts, part in their hands for her use as before prescribed – 10th – My desire is, that all the Negroes which I have herein bequeathed & set apart for my children who are yet Minors to be Kept together in Common with the rest of my Estate, and my Executors is requested to have these children Educated & pay the expenses of the Same out of the proceeds of the farm – 11th – My request is that the crop of cotton that may be on hand to be soldin Market for Cash & the proceeds to be devided as before directed – Lastly – I do hereby. Nominate, Constitute and appoint . My son John W. Moore & my soninlaw David W. McCants to be my Executors . of this my last will & Testament . hereby revoking and . anuling all former . willssby me made, Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last will & Testament Witness my hand & seal this the 17th – day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty three -------- William A. Moore (LS) the word serving in the latter part of the 9th section was raced out before signing with two other words interlined. Test. Joel Smith Williston W Franklin William Graham Additional Comments: This was transcribed from a typescript, with all misspellings and punctuation as they appeared. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/abbeville/wills/moore60nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/scfiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb