BARNWELL COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - 1862 Trust, Williams to Wise ************************************************ SCGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm Contributed to the SCGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Brown Hootman b.hootman@att.net transcribed from data resident at the Aiken "Old Hospital" Repository June, 2005. "Direct Index to Titles" 1885 - Barnwell Book M, Page 39 ****************************************************************************** Thomas R Roberts, Trustee of Mrs Martha M Williams & children Martha M Williams to W H Wise & William Harris Trustees of Mrs. Caroline Wise and her children The State of South Carolina Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Roberts of the State of Georgia Trustee of Mrs Martha M Williams of the State of South Carolina, widow of the late Wm W Williams deceased and her children in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty nine dollars and eighty nine cents to me in hand, paid by W H Wise and William Harris Trustees of Mrs Caoline Wise and her children in the state aforesaid have granted bequeathed (?) sold and released and by these presents do grant bargain sell and release unto the said W H Wise and William Harris. All that piece parcel in lot af(???) lying and being in the town of Aiken in the state aforesaid and District of Barnwell Bounded on ? north by a lot ? ? ? said Thomas R Roberts ? on the east by a lot belonging to W Calderbank on the south by Barnwell street and the west by Chesterfield Street. The east line Nine hundred feet on Barnwell Street one hundred feet Together with all and singular ? ? ? ? and appurtencies to the said premises belonging or in any way incident or appertaining where and ? and all and singular ? premises before mentioned unto the said W H Wise and William Harris Truestees as aforesaid their heirs and assigns. In Trust nevertheless to and for the sole and ? use benefit and behalf of Mrs Caroline Wise the wife of the said W H Wise of the State and district aforesaid for and during the term of her natural life and free from any contracts by or liabilities for or on account of her present or and future husband and when her death in trust that the value be equally divided between the children of the said W H Wise and Caoline Wise share and share alike the issue of any deceased child where said division is made taking the share which said ? of those living would have <. Also with full ? and authority in said trustees W H Wise and Wiliam Harris as trustees aforesaid to see the proerty now conveyed in any part thereof at public or private sale whenever it may be decided expediant and to ? the processes of suchh sale as other property which commuted or contributed property shall be held by the said trustees upon the value uses and ? and subjects to the same. however ?. Specified, And I do hereby bind myself (as trustee) My heirs executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said W H Wise and William Harris ? and ? against me and my heirs and all persons lawfully claiming or to claim he Issue or any fact thereof Witness my and and seal also the signature of the said Mrs. Marta M Williams hereby giving her instructions to her said Trustee to sell the premises hereby conveyed ? the ? day of October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two Signed sealed and delivered Thos R Roberts Trustee (seal) in the presence of of Mrs Martha M Williams & children John M Wa?? Martha M Williams A L Atherson J ? ? Signed by Mrs Martha M Williams in presence of W Perrcuneau(?) Fiselip(?) Barnwell District Personally appeared before me John M Ward who being duly sworn made oath that he was present ? Thomas R Roberts Trustee of Mrs Martha M Williams & children signed seal and as his act orderd delivered the above ? ? ? ? with W L Att? signed their names as witnesses to the ? ? ? Sworn before me This 22 May 1863 Fred A ?ord Magistrate Recorded Dec 8 1885 W M Jordan ? W. C