EDDGEFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - WILL - STILL, John - 1797

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*Last will and testament of John Still   Sept 26, 1797,  
South Carolina, Edgefield County. Will Bk A:131-133

 [Abstracted from a Photostat of the Original Will]
    In the name of God, Amen. I, JOHN STILL, being in a low state of health, 
but in sound mind and memory, bearing in mind that it is appointed for all men 
to die and after that to come to Judgment, do 
ordain this my last will and testament. First, I recommend my soul to God who 
gave it, not doubting but that my body and Soul 
shall again be united at the glorious morning of the resurrection, and my body 
I commit to the dust from where it was taken, to 
be buried in a Christian-like manner, and as for the estate that the Lord has 
been pleased to bless me with in this life: first of all, 
I desire that my just debts be paid and the remainder to be disposed of as follows 
     Item 1. I give unto my beloved wife JANE, the plantation and tract of land 
where I now live. Also the negro women by the 
name of Tab and Dant with all my stock of horses, cattle, and hogs, one set of 
smith tools and all my plantation and household 
furniture during her natural life, and the profits arising therefrom to go for 
raising and schooling of my children that is yet under 
age and in case of my wife remarrying then for her to have an equal part with 
the four children hereafter to be mentioned who is 
to have that part of the estate. 
     Item 2. I give unto the heirs of my daughter, DARKES DELOACH, deceased, 
one dollar. 
     Item 3. I give unto my daughter, HANNAH FLANIGAN, one dollar. 
     Item 4. I give unto my son, JOHN STILL, one dollar. 
     Item 5. I give unto my son, THOMAS, one negro boy named SAM, to him and 
his heirs forever. 
     Item 6. It is my desire that if the above named negro woman shall have as 
many as three children that they be disposed of as 
follows: that my daughter, SARAH YOUNGBLOOD, may have the oldest at one year 
old and that my daughter, MARY 
COCKAROF, may have the second at one year old and that my daughter, LETTY, is 
to have the third at one year old. In case 
any of these three daughters shall fail in getting a negro at a year old by the 
said Tab not having that many, then in that case, 
they are to come in for an equal part of the estate with the four boys 
hereafter mentioned. {These were the youngest girls} 
     Item 7. I also give my four sons, DAVID, BENJAMIN, JOSEPH, and JOLLY, at 
my wife's death, the above mentioned tract 
of land and two negro women, with the remains of the income, but in case of my 
wife's death before my children comes of age 
for the whole of this last mentioned part of the estate, to be kept together till 
they do come of age for the above mentioned 
purposes. {These last mentioned were the youngest and not of age when John 
wrote the will.} 
     Item 8. I also ordain, constitute, and appoint my beloved wife, JANE, 
and son-in-law, JACOB YOUNGBLOOD, my 
executors of my last will and testament Wherefore I have set my hand and seal 
this twenty-sixth day of September, one 
thousand, seven hundred and ninety - seven. 

JOHN BLOCKER 
JULTANY BLOCKER 
MILDRED ROUNDTREE 
Signed JOHN (-I-) STILL

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