CHESTER CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - WILLS - John Kidd (Sr.)

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Will of John Kidd (Sr.)

In the name of God; Amen, I JOHN KIDD of Fishing Creek Settlement,
County of Chester and South Carolina: being weak in body but perfect
mind and memory; Thanks be to God for it and calling to mind the
mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men
once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. That
is to say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul
to the hands of God that my body be buried at the discretion of my
Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall
receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God, and as touching
such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to Bless me in this
life. I give, devise and dsipose of the same in the following manner
and form: 

Second: I give and bequeath to JANE my Dearly Beloved Wife, one
negro wench named Sall also one Sorrel Colt with a bald face, three
years old last Spring, also her choice of two cows and calves from
amongst my stock of cattle, as also her bedd and furniture with her
pewter and two pots. She is also to have sufficient maintainance
during her life of the Plantation, I now live on at the expense of my
son JAMES KIDD and should it be her choice my son James shall furnish
her with reasonable decent house for her own use, during her life.... 

Third: I give and bequeath to my son JOHN KIDD the two hundred acres
of land whereon he now lives, being part of the tract of four hundred
acres that I now live on... 

Fourth: I also give and bequeath to my daughter MARY WRITE (Wright),
at the death of my said wife JANE, the negro wench Sall, first
mentioned also one sow and lamb, but should my said daughter Mary
Write not live to possess the said negro wench Sall, then I give and
bequeath her to my Grandaughter JANE WRITE. 

Fifth: I also bequeath to my son ANDREW KIDD two sows. 

Sixth: I also bequeath to my daughter MARTHA DIRBEN the sum of five
shillings of sterling. 

Seventh: I also give and bequeath to my son JAMES KIDD the tract of
land whereon I now live containing two hundred acres together with
all the remaining part of my Estate not all ready mentioned in this
my Last Will, he is also to have the use of the said negro wench Sall
in all other times of work in the field when it is possible for my
said wife to spare her. Should said negro wench Sall have any
increase before the death of my said wife then my said son JAMES KIDD
is to have said increase..... 

Lastly: I do appoint my Beloved wife JANE and my son JAMES together
with Edward Lacey to be my sole Executors of this my Last Will &
Testament ..... I utterly revoke and disanul all former Will &
Testaments by me made ratifying and confirming this and this only to
be my Last Will & Testament. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this 4th day
of October, One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety One, and of the
Independance of the United States the Sixteenth. Signed, sealed,
published and pronounced in the presence of: 
Jane Baird
Cate Baird 
                         Edward Lacey JOHN KIDD {seal}
   
Probated April 21, 1794
Recorded in Book A, Page 155 Apartment No. 33
Package No. 525