FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Will of Moses HOLLIS, 1793 ***************************************************************************** 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 SCGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Contributed to The SCGenWeb Archives by: Lee Ann Gerhart 11 May 2000 _______________________________________ WILL OF MOSES HOLLIS IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. THIS 9TH DAY OF APRIL ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY THREE I MOSES HOLLIS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD BEING VERY SICK AND WEEK BUT OF PERFECT MIND AND MEMORY, THANKS BE TO GOD, BUT CALLING TO MIND THE MORTALITY OF MY BODY, AND THAT IS APPOINTED FOR ALL MEN ONCE TO DIE DO MAKE THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. IMPRIMIS MY SOUL I GIVE TO GOD WHO GAVE IT TO ME, AND MY BODY TO THE EARTH FROM WHENCE IT WAS TAKEN TO BE BURIED IN A DECENT CHRISTINE LIKE MANNER AT THE DISCRETION OF MY EXECUTORS HEREAFTER MENTIONED ITEM I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY DARLY BELOVED WIFE ROSANNA HOLLIS ALL MY HOUSE & HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ALSO MY NEGRO GIRL ABE MY HORSE GRUBERTY, BRIDLE AND SADDLE TWO COWS AS LONG AS SHE LIVES OR REMAINS A WIDOW, AND AFTER THAT THE NEGRO COS TWIN TO MY SON MOSES HOLLIS TO ONE NEGRO FELLOW PAD, TO HIM HIS HEIRS & AFSIGNS FOREVER, ITEM I GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY SON ELIJAH HOLLIS ONE NEGRO BOY TOMY, WHERIN HIS AFSIGNS FOREVER, ITEM I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TOMY SON BEVRY HOLLIS MY NEGRO BOY TO HIM HIS HEIRS & AFSIGNS FOREVER, ITEM I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY DAUGHTER NANCY GLADDEN MY FEATHERVED TO HER HEIRS AND ASFIGNS FOR EVER, ITEM I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER CATHRINE PATERSON FOUR HEAD OF CATTLE TO HER HEIRS AND ASFIGNS FOREVER. ITEMS I LEAVE ONE NEGRO FELLOW NEED, AND ONE NEGRO BOY GLASEO ALSO FIVE HEAD OF HORSES & ELEVEN HEAD OF CATTLE AND WORKING TOOLS TO BE SOLD AN MY DEBTS PAID WITH THE MONEY, AND THEN THERE REMAINDER TO EQUALLY TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN ALL MY CHILDREN, LASTLY I NOMINATE & APPOINT ZACHARIAH CARTERY AND MY SON JOHN HOLLIS AND MY SON ELIJAH HOLLIS ECECUTORS FO THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTIMENT HEREBY DISANNULING ALL OTHERS HERETOFORE BY ME MADE IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERESUNTE SET MY HAND AND SEAL, THE DAY AND YEAR ABOVE WRITTEN. SIGNED SEALED AND ACKNOWLEDGED. IN PRESENT OF US THOMAS GOODREN MOSES HOLLIS PROVED JULY 17, 1794 RECORDED IN BOOK NO. 3 PAGES 63 AND 64 AUG. 4 HIS 1794 X APT. 18 FILE 230 EDWARD TIDWELL MARK BERREY HOLLIS **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************