Fairfield-Union County ScArchives Wills.....DAVIS, Amos December 6, 1785
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Source: South Carolina Department Of Archives And History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, South Carolina, Usa 29223
Written: December 6, 1785
Recorded: November 14, 1786

Will of Amos DAVIS [of Fairfield County, South Carolina]

In the Name of God Amen, I Amos Davis of the State South Carolina Fairfield 
County, Being Very Sick and Weak in Body, But perfect mind and memory thanks 
be to God.  therefore Calling to mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing 
that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last 
Will and Testament, That is to Say, it is my Will and desire thall all my Just 
debts be paid, and as touching Such Worldy Estate Wherewith it hath Pleased 
God to Blefs me with in my life-time, I Give, demise, and dispose of the Same 
in the following manner and form—

First I Give to my beloved son John Davis the Plantation or tract of Land 
Whereon I now Live Containing one hundred and fifty Acres, also a tract of 
Land of two hundred and thirty Eight Acres Lying Adjoining the tract whereon I 
now Live, Also a negro Boy named Ben,,--

I Give to my Son Elnathan Davis a Negro Girl named Rose [Rose], and its my 
will and desire that the Remainder of my Estate, (Except What is hereafter 
Particular Mentioned) be Equally devided Between my Son Elnathan Davis, and 
the Child my wife (Sarah Davis) is now Pregnant With, if Born a Live, And in 
default of Such Isue, the Remainder as before mentioned to be divided in Such 
manner, that my Son John Davis have one third, and my Son Elnathan Davis to 
have two thirds, 

And Lastly, I Give and bequeath to my Beloved Wife Sarah Davis, a Negro man 
named Daniel, and a Nigro woman named Lett, the one half of the above 
mentioned tracts of Land being in the Whole one hundred and Ninety four Acres, 
the one half of all household Furniture, two Work horses, all Plantation 
Tools, for and during her Natural Life, and after her decease, the Land to 
Return to my Son…. [End of Page One] [Start of Page Two.  Will of Amos DAVIS, 
Page 2. ] “….John Davis, And the Negroes and Increase, to be Equally Divided 
between the then Surviving heirs of my—Body Lawfully begotten, -- 

And I do hereby Constitute, make and ordain, Thomas Lewis and my Wife Sarah 
Davis, my Executor, and Executrix of this my Last will and Testament, 

And I do hereby Utterly disallow, Revoke, and disannul, all and Every other 
former Testament, Wills, Legacis, Bequests, and Executors, by me in any ways 
before named, Willed and Bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this, and no 
other to be my Last will and Testament, In Witnefs Whereof I have hereunto Set 
my hand and Seal.  the Sixth day of December 1785—

Signed, Sealed, Published, Pronounced, and declared by the Said Amos Davis, as 
his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us the Subscrebers—

Amos Davis (Seal)

Test

W. Hogan
Mofes Arnold
Mary (hir ^ mark) Arnold

Recorded in Will Book A1 Page 348
Recorded November 14, 1786
J. P.  Richard Winn
Apt. 19. Pkg. 631.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History.  8301 Parklane Road, 
Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Tel: 803.896.6100; Fax: 803.896.6198.  S108093: 
South Carolina Will Typescripts (Microcopy No. 9)  DAVIS, Amos, of Fairfield, 
Kershaw County, [South Carolina] Will Typescript (MSS Will: Camden District 
Estate Record Book A1, Page 348; Estate Packet; Apr. 19, Pkg. 631.) (2 
Frames).  Series:  S108093; Reel: 0014; Frame: 00699; Item: 00.  Date: 
11/14/1786.  Description: DAVIS, AMOS 0F FAIRFIELD, KERSHAW COUNTY WILL 
TYPESCRIPT (MSS WILL: CAMDEN DISTRICT ESTATE RECORD BOOK A1, PAGE 348; ESTATE 
PACKET: APT. 19, PKG. 631) (2 FRAMES).; Names indexed: ARNOLD, MARY; ARNOLD, 
MOSES; BEN (SLAVE); DANIEL (SLAVE); DAVIS, AMOS; DAVIS, ELNATHAN; DAVIS, JOHN; 
DAVIS, SARAH; HOGAN, W.; LETT (SLAVE); ROSE (SLAVE); Locations: FAIRFIELD 
COUNTY; Document type: WILL (TYPESCRIPT); Topics: SLAVES, NAMED.  
http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/Thumbnails.aspx?
recordId=305153.  


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