Colleton-Charleston County ScArchives Wills.....Shaw, Alexander April 16, 1765
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Written: April 16, 1765

WILL OF ALEXANDER SHAW, 
VOL. 10 PAGE 687 
PROBATE JUDGES OFFICE, CHARLESTON, S. C. 

South Carolina
   IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Alexander Shaw of St. Bartholamews Parish Colleton
County & province aforesaid Planter being weak in Body But of perfect sound mind
and memory and Calling to mind the mortality of the Body and Well knowing it is
appointed for all men once to Die do make and ordain this my Last Will and
Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) FIRST & PRINCIPALLY I
recommend my soul to Almighty God hoping thro' the merits of my Saviour pardon
and forgivness of all my Sins, my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be Interr'd
in a decent and Christian Like manner at the Discretion of my Executor or
Executrix hereafter mentioned and as to what worldly Estate it hath pleased
Amighty God to Betsow upon me I Give and Bequeath as follows It is my Will and
desire that all my Lawfull Debts and funeral Charges Be first Discharged.

   ITEM I Will and Bequeath one full tliird part of my Personal Estate to my
Well Beloved Wife Martlia Shaw to her and her forever in Lieu of her Dower.

   ITEM I Will and Bequeath to my Well Beloved sister sister formerly Ann Gray
now Ann Atkins and her Issue by William Gray deceas'd (that is) John, William
Alexander & Martha Gray, another full tliird of my personal Estate to be equally
Divided between the said John, William, Alexander; and Martha Grays or the
survivors of them at the discease of Ann Atkins to them and their Heirs forever.

   ITEM L Will and Bequeath the other one third part of my Personal Estate to my
Beloved Sister Martha Newman During her natural Life & at her Demise to Her
Issue John George Alexander & Susannah Newman & Ann Newman now Filput Martha
Newman other wise Smith to be equally divided between them to them and their
Heirs forever.

   ITEM T Give and Bequeath unto Thos. Filput One Tract of Land Containing Five
Hundred Acres on Savannah River in Granville County to him and his Heirs forever
And if in Case it Shall appear here-after that any other Lands in this province
shall prove my property I give and Bequeath all such Land or lands to my well
beloved Wife Martha Shaw Her & her Heirs forever.

   AND LASTLY I Constitute and appoint Well Beloved Wife Martha Shaw Executrix
and Wm. McTier Thos. Filput John Newman John & Wm. Gray Exors to this my Last
Will and Testament hereby Revoking all former wills by me made.

   IN WITNESS whereof I have Hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this Sixteenth Day of
April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Five and in
the fifty Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third of Great
Brittain france & Ireland King Defender of the faith & ca & ca.
Signed Sealed Delivered Published.
& Pronounced in presence of us                 Alexr. Shaw (SEAL)
Thos. Holman       Wm. Day 
Mary Holman        Jno. Hugh's

   Proved by Virtue of a Didmus directed to George Johnston Esqr. this
fourteenth day of June 1765.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

A GENEALOGICAL COLLECTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA WILLS AND RECORDS
VOL. I

Compiled By
MISS PAULINE YOUNG
South Carolina Genealogist
Box 129
Liberty, S. C.

Copyright 1955
By
PAULINE YOUNG
PRICE $ 10.00


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