CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Will of John Smith 1724

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Will of John Smith 1724
Charleston, SC
Charleston Will Book Vol 2, pages 48, 49

						WILL OF
					          JOHN SMITH

(John Smith dec" ds* Will (vide bundle)) HH No*
2.----------------------------
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN this first day of February in the year of Our Lord
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Four. I John Smith of Charles Town in
the Province of South Carolina. Merchant, being Sick and Weak in Body but of
Sound and Disposing Mind-----------memory and understanding, thanks be to
Almighty God for the same, Do make. publish, and declare this my last Will
and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, IMPRIMIS I give
and resign my Soul into the hands of my Blefsed Saviour and Redeemer Jeusus
Christ, and my Body I commit to the Earth from whence it came, ITEM all and
singular my Lands, Tenements, Hrereditaments and prmifses, with
Happurtenances whatsoever that I now am Seized or pofsesed of Or that at the
time of my Death shall or may belong## or appertain to me, Scituate, lying
and being either in the Province of South Carolina abovesaid, or in the
Kingdom of Great Brittain, or elsewhere, I give Devise and bequeath the
same, and every part & pcell thereof, to my Affectionate Wife,Anne Smith,
and to her Heirs & Afsigns Forever.  ITEM I give to St. Nicholas Watts of
Stoak Newington in the County of Middlesex Geni"l* and Susannah his Wife,
Five Guyneas each, to buy Them Rings; Item I give to my three Brothers
Richard Smith, Nathaniel Smith and Samuel Smith all residence in London, and
to each of them, Five Guyneas, to buy them mourning Rings, ITEM I give to
Capt* Laurence Dennis and Providence his Wife the Summe of Fifty Pounds,
each, Currt* mony of Carolina, to buy them Mourning. ITEM all and every## my
Negro Slaves, and other Slaves of what Nature or kind---soever. And all my
Plate, Jewells, Household Goods and other Goods and Chattels whatsoever and
wheresoever that now doth Or which shall belong and appertain to me at the
time of my Death, my Debts, Legacies and funeral Expences being first paid &
discharged, I give and bequeath the same and every part & parcel thereof to
my said Affectionate Wife Anne Smith, whome I make Constitute [ between
lines : and appoint my] whole and Sole Executrix of this my Will,
IN WITNEFS whereof revoking and making void all other and former Wills by me
heretofore made, I have to this my Last Will and

WILL OF JOHN SMITH PAGE 2

Testament set my Hand and Seal the Day & Year first within written.
		Jno*. Smith. Jno*. Smith (LS)
Read, Signed, Sealed, Published
and declared by the said John Smith
The Testator, to be his last Will & Tes
tament in the Presence of us
Isaac Holmes-Jur*:  H. Peronneau, Junr*: Thos* Ellery, Jur:
Recorded in original Will book 1724-25 On page 127
Recorded March 20th. 1724 By Char. Hart Secty.

[Note: I have typed this exactly as original copy including misspellings and
typos. * Denotes raised letter. All of the wills in Charleston of the early
time periods were transcribed by WPA workers. Some were more inclined to
type exactly what they saw others seemed to make what they felt were
corrections to present day language or spelling. This is the first early
1700's will that I have seen where they didn't spell the cities name
"Charles Town". Also first line appears to be a reference to location of
where the original will was located.]


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