COLLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - WILL - John Andrew, Jr. - 1745
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Charleston County, Will Book 1740 - 1747, page 282

Will of John Andrew

South Carolina
	In the Name of God, Amen.  I John Andrew of St. Bartholomew Parish Colleton
County Planter, being in a weak Low Condition of Body but of Sound mind a
Judgement (praised be God) knowing the certainty of Death but as its time is
uncertain, Therefore the better to Discharge myself from worldly 
concerns and to be prepaired for the lords Call I Do Recommend my Immortall
Soul to God for Salvation thro the merits of Jesus Christ my only Redeemer;
and my body to be buried decently at the Discretion of my executors after 
mentioned.  
2d.  I will that all my just Debts and funeral Charges be first paid,
3d.  I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Ann and to her heirs forever
my Negro Judith and her Child Peg with my two Negro Children Bob and Maria;
and also one of my best Beds and its furniture.
4th.  I will that all the remainder of my Estate Real as well as personal
shall as Soon as Can Conveniently be sold at Publick Vendue and after paying
the just Debts the remaining money so arising shall be put out at Interest
on Good Security of the use and Benifite of Beloved Daughter Ann
her and her Heirs for ever to be paid at her marriage or when She Shall
attain to the Age of twenty one
years and In case of her Death before that time above mention’d
5thly then I give and bequeath all the above mentioned Negroes and Sums of
money that may arise from the Sale of my Said personal and Real Estate to my 
Beloved Brother James to him and his Heirs for ever. 
6thly I will and appoint Doctr James Skirving and my Brother James as
Executors to this my Last Will and Testament hereby Revoking all former Wills 
and Testaments by me formerly made at any other time.
In Witness hereof I have Subscribed this and the preceding Page this Ninth
day of January one thousand Seven hundred and forty five and six.

Signed Sealed & Published this				John Andrew
My Last Will and Testament in
Presence of the Subscribing Wit-
Nesses who also Signed in presence
Of the Testator.
Joseph Harley
William Oswill

This will was proved before his Excellency the 22 day of January 1745 by the
Oaths of George Mitchel 
Joseph Harley & William Oswill and James Skirving and James Andrews
Executors therein Named were 
qualified at the same time.