DARLINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - WILLS - COLE 1803 JAMES COLE, DATED 9 MARCH 1803 -------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Ann Million mam@itexas.net November 3, 1997 --------------------------- Will of James Cole Darlington County, South Carolina In the name of God Amen I James Cole of Darlington County and State of South Carolina being weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principaly and first of all I give and recomend my soul into hads of almighty God that gave it and my body I recomend to the earth to be buried at he discresion of my Executors nothing troubling but at the general resurcation I shall receive it the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate where with it hath pleases God to blefs me in this life I give demis and dispose of the same in the following manner First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife and child a part of my personal estate, I give and bequeath to my three sons Isach Cole and James Allereander Cole my land to be equally divided at the death of their mother I give to my son Isach Cole a young Gray horse one cow and yearling and a childs grant of personal estate I give to my son James Cole a bay mare 6 years old two three year old heffers with a childs part of my personal estate I gave to my Mireander Cole and equal part of my personal estate I give to my daughter Molley one cow and yearling and one cow and calf with her part of children, I give my three youngest daughters Elizabeth Sallie and Cleney Ann each of them a childs part of my personal estate my children scholing to taking out of the principal of my personal estate my just debts to be first paid and as much of personal property sold and collected as will by a likely young negro weinch for the suport of my wife and children and her with her increase to be sold and equally divided amongst my children at the increas of my beloved wife I likewise constitute make and ordain George James Executor my wife Cleray Cole Executaix and Isaai Cole the sole Executor and etx. of this my last will and testament by them to be freely to be posesed and enjoyed and I do hereby utterly disalwo revoke and disamul all and every other former testament legoeice bequests and exucutors by me in anewis mentioned wills and bequested ratifieng and confirming htis as my last will and testament in witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this ninth day of March one thousand eight hundred three. Signed Sealed and Delivered Pronounced and Delivered by the James Cole to be his last will and testament in the presences of us who in his life presence and in the presense of each other subscribed our names----------------- John McCown James Cole Sarah McCown **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************