Edgefield County ScArchives Wills.....Daniel, William March 11, 1807 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert L. Daniell roloda@knology.net May 2, 2006 Source: South Carolina Department Of Archives Written: March 11, 1807 Recorded: May 11, 1807 The Last Will & Testament of William DANIEL: In the name of God Amen. I William Daniel of the State of South Carolina Edgefield District do make ordain this Instrument Which is Written and Subscribed with my name to be my last Will and Testament and as touching such worldly estate Wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form-------- Imprimis all my debts be paid. Item To my dearly beloved wife Lucretia Daniels I give and bequeath the plantation where I now live for the time of her natural life also the third part of my personal estate as I also do my household and kitchen furniture of every sort and kind and after her death to be divided among my children. Item To my beloved son John Daniel I give and bequeath all that tract of land lying in Fairfield District on the waters of Broad River containing one thousand acres more or less and that my son John Daniel do pay out of the value of the land three hundred dollars to each of my daughters, Mary Daniel & Catherine Daniel as their part of the real property. Item To my beloved sons Jesse Daniel and James Daniel all that tract of land lying in Edgefield District lying on Indian Creek to be equally divided between the two, James Daniel to have the upper part where he now lives and Jesse Daniel the lower part of said tract containing one thousand acres more or less. Item To my beloved son William Daniel I give and bequeath that tract of land lying in Edgefield District on the waters of Mine and pen Creek Beginning at a stake corner by a pine near Jeremiah Mobleys then along the old line to the Branch then down the Branch to the old line of a three hundred acre tract then along sd. Line in a westwardly direction as far as my line runs and on Philip Raifords line to the Perkins Road?) And then along the Perkins road to the dividing line between Elisha Bland & Paton(?) Bland to a small white oak in a bottom from there to a corner on a white oak corner(?) on a branch on Henry Harris' line known by the name of quarter branch containing twelve hundred acres more or less, and all the land north of the last mentioned line. Item To my beloved son Stephen Daniel I give and bequeath my land where I now live after the death of his mother including all the land lying on both sides of Mine Creek containing two thousand acres more or less. Item To Philip Raiford I give and bequeath for services he has done for me one hundred fifty acres of land more or less lying between _____ Road and a White Oak Corner on a (?) branch and binding on Wm. Daniel Junr. , Henry Herren(?) And Said Raiford. Item To Bryan Marsh for his wife's part of land I relinquish my claim for money lent him which is one note of hand for two hundred fifty dollars, also sixty dollars by order to Presley Bland. Item My request is that all personal property including household & kitchen furniture of every kind also my plantation tools of every kind also my last years crop of cotton to be appraised with the other movable property and equally divided after reserving one third for their mother amongst my children John Daniel, Elizabeth Raiford, Jesse Daniel, James Daniel, Martha Marsh, Mary Daniel, Catherine Daniel, William Daniel, and Stephen Daniel also my will and desire is that all movable property that I have heretofore given to my children be brought forward and appraised with the rest of my estate and be equally divided among my heirs. Item My desire is that my wife educate my two sons William and Stephen Daniel out of her thirds also for my money to be equally divided among my heirs as the other property. My will is that my Negroes are to continue on the premises until the expiration(?) of the year & for the executors to sell such of the stock as they think proper they can make sale of the best advantage for the benefit of the heirs. Lastly I constitute and appoint Philip Raiford, my son Jesse Daniel and my son James Daniel Executors of this will and testament. In witness thereof I have set my hand and seal this 11th day of March one thousand eight hundred & seven & of the independence of the United States the thirty first. Signed Sealed and Delivered William Daniel in presence of us Mumford Perryman John Permenter Salley Mobley Proved by the oath of John PERMENTER this 6 May 1807 & at the same time qualified Philip RAFORD, Jesse & James DANIEL as executors & recorded the 11 May 1807. Jn TIMKINS, OED." (Edgefield County, SC, Will Book 1, page 384a, 1807. JRC) or (p. 231, 11 March 1807. aep) William DANIEL Dec'd. Deed 31-451 Edgefield. Heirs John, James, and Jesse DANIEL, Bryant MARSH, husband of William's daughter Martha. This transcription of William's will is of interest because of surname spellings in it: SC Archives: Series Number: S108093 Reel: 0008 Frame: 00400 item: 00 Date: 1807/04/03 Description: DANIELS, William of Edgefield District, Will Typescript (3 Frames) ( MSS Will: Book A, page 231; Estate Packet: Box 36, Pkg 1383). Names Indexed: DANIELS, William/DANIELS, John/DANIELS, Catherine/DANIELS, James/BLAND, Paton/DANIELS, Stephen/DANIELS, William Jr./MARSH, Bryan/RAFORD, Elisabeth/PERRYMAN, Mumford//MOBLEY, Salley/DANIELS, Lucretia/DANIELS, Mary/DANIELS, Jesse/MOBLEY, Jeremiah/BLAND, Elisha/RAEFORD, Philip/HERREN, Henry/BLAND, Presley/MARSH, Martha/PERMENTER, John/Locations: Edgefield District/Broad River/Mine Creek/Quarles Creek/Fairfield District/Indian Creek/Penn Creek.