Deed of Reubin Holloway heirs, 1806:  Edgefield County, South Carolina

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Edgefield Co. SC Deed Book 27, pgs. 293-296
PENINAH HOLLOWAY AND THE LEGATEES
Edgefield County
State of South Carolina     Bond and Agreement, These articles of 
agreement entered into this 6th day of October in the year of our
Lord Eighteen Hundred and Six between Peninah Holloway wife of Reubin
Holloway late of the county above mentioned and the heirs of the said
Holloway witnesseth that whereas the said Reubin Holloway departed 
this life intestate leaving no lawfull will and we all desireous to
settle and divide the estate of the deceased with as little trouble
and expense as possible do enter into this agreement, vizt, the said 
Peninah Holloway agrees to take for her part of said estate the use
of one third of the land and plantation she now lives on with the 
lent of a negro woman named Hannah during her natural life and after
her death they are to return to the heirs to be divided between them 
with also an equal childs part of all the personal estate of the dec'd
that was on the plantation at his death to be at her disposal and the
legatees or heirs agrees amongst themselves to give in on oath if 
required all the property they have received from their father in
his lifetime to the best of their remembrance down as low as the
price of a horse to be added into the estate and taken out of their
part when divided.  They also pitch on and appoint Wm. and Jordan
Holloway to sell settle and divide the estate in the same manner as
though they were lawfully qualified to do the same and each of our
heirs to stand to and abide by the terms of the above agreement as
punctual and to be as binding as though there was separate bonds 
taken from each person under the penalty of ten thousand dollars.
In witness whereof we have each of us set our hands and seals this day
and date first written, signed, sealed and acknowledge in presence of
Peninah (x) Holloway, Milah Holloway, William Holloway, Caleb Holloway,
Peter Holloway, John Mitchell, Jordan Holloway, Francis (x) Runnals,
William Morris, Edward Holloway, Joseph Morris.  Test. Jesse Holloway,
Elijah Smith

Before me personally appeared Jesse Holloway and made oath on the Holy 
Evangilist of Almighty God that was present and saw the within named
Peninah Holloway, Milah Holloway, William Holloway, Caleb Holloway,
Peter Holloway, John Mitchell, Jordan Holloway, Frances Reynolds,
William Morris, Edward Holloway, Joseph Morris sign and acknowledge the
within instrument of writting and saw Elijah Smith sign with himself as
witness thereunto.  Jesse Holloway 
Sworn before me 24th of November 1806  John Blocker J.P. Record 24th Nov.
1806

Edgefield County Deed Book 27, p. 296
Peninah and Jesse Holloway to the Legatees of Reubin Holloway     Bond
Know all men by these presents that we Jesse Holloway and Peninah Holloway
of Edgefield District State of South Carolina are held and firmly bound
unto the legatees of Reuben Holloway decd. late of the county and state
aforesaid in the just and full sum of one thousand dollars, for which
payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors
or administrators jointly and severally firmly this 13th day of November
1806.  The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above
bound Peninah Holloway do and shall comply with the agreement entered into
on 6 October last the above obligation to be void.  Witnessed:  Daniel Bird,
William Glen   signed: Peninah (x) Holloway , Jesse Holloway
Proven 24 November 1806 by William Glen; John Blocker J.P. Rec. 24 Nov. 1806.
and signed and acknowledged