EDDGEFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - WILL - MACKQUARTER, Moses - 1797 ********************************************************************** 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: Billie Jones 7 April 2002 ---------------------------------------- Will of MOSES MACKQUARTER (McQuirter) - Box 43, pkg 1764, Edgefield Co., SC files July 1797 South Carolina, Edgefield County) In the Name of God amen, I Moses Mcqurter being in perfect mind and Memory do make this my last will and testament as followeth, to wit my desire is that out of my Estate all my just debts should be paid viz. I given unto my Loving wife Elizabeth and her children all of my estate during her Natural life and Widowhood. The use of my Estate, and if she should marry again I give her the third of all my estate during her life and after her death it to be left to all her children George Allen, and Salley Duglass, Daniel Puckett, Allen Marlen, Gene Allen, And my son Moses I give one [iron] & joiner and jack plain and all my turning tools except one chissel. Several other tools the names is not mention, and my son Landon I give all the rest of my tools one chisel. And my son John I give on brown horse, ___ ___ I was to pay & has paid him sixteen and [Six] pence . And lastly, I appoint Thomas Adams Executor and my wife Elizabeth Execuricks of this my last will and testament, Revolting (sic) all others and I__ all written wills made before by me, as wittiness my hand this twentieth day of February one thousand seven hundred ___. Moses (his mark) Mackquarter. Test: Elizabeth (her mark) Spears Zina (her mark) Winfrey Sarah (her mark) Howell. Proven on the oath of Sarah Howell and recorded 3 July 1797 Recorded in Will Book A. from pages 126 to 127. July term, 1797 and Examined by R. Tutt, Jr. Appraisement of the Estate of Moses Mackquarter: Sept 29, 1797 by ___ Cobb, Charles Martin, John Cheney. Shows tools as well as some hogs, horses and household items, valued at ca $72.00. In the order for appraisement the name was written Moses McWhirter. **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************