FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Will of John McClurken, 1792 ********************************************************************** SCGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, provided this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor(s) 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: Margaret Lindsey Smith 27 Oct 2000 ---------------------------------------- Will of John McClurken as typed by the WPA: WILL OF JOHN MCCLURKEN In the Name of God Amen. I John McClerken of Fairfield County & State of South Carolina Being weak in Body but sound in mind & Memory Calling to Mind the Mortality of My Body & that is appointed for all men once to Die I settle my affairs in the following way & manner first I give my soul to God who Gave it not doubting to Receive it again at the general Resurrection Leaving my Body to be buried in Decent Burial order at the discretion of my Executors & as touching what Worldly estate it hath Pleased God to Bless me with I Dispose of and Bequeath in the following manner - First I leave & Bequeath unto my well beloved wife Margret all her Apparel Viz her body Clothes her Bed & Bedding spinning Wheel & saddle Value one Third part of all my Personal Property after all my lawful Debts are paid freely to be enjoyed by her & her Heirs forever & also one Third part of my Real Estate or Lands to her to be enjoyed During her widowhood Secondly I Leave & Bequeath to my well beloved sons Ansedo [NOTE: this should be Andrew] & James & all & singular the Remainder of my Estate Real & Personal to e equally Divided Between them at a convenient age at the Judgement or Discretion of my Executors Thirdly my will is that at my Death all My Household furniture & movable Property of every kind except my Negro wench be sold at Publick sale sd wench to Remain unsold During my wifes widowhood ___ use of which wench I allow to her for the Raising & schooling my two sons but if it should Please God to Remove one or both of my sons y Death in there nonage the one that survives shall enjoy the others part & if Both should die & my wife Remain a widow my will is that my whole Estate shall Devolve to her till Death continuing a widow & then be at her Disposal as she sees cause but in case she should marry & my sons Die without Issue in such a case I Leave & bequeath the whole of my Real estate & my two sons Part of any personal estate to be equally Divided Between my Brother Samuel and sister Elioners Daughter Mary & my sister Janes son John & my sister Gennet Daughter Cathrine by them & their Heirs to be freely possessed & enjoyed forever & further I allow unto my Beloved wife Margret the sum of Three Pounds Sterl. to be Taken from the Nest amount of my Personal estate for the Purpose of Buying a suit of Clothes Lastly I Constitute make & ordain my Loving Fatherinlaw Andrew Walthe & William McQuiston my sole Executors of this my Last will & Testament in Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal Seventy second Day of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Ninety Two 1792. Signed Sealed & Published & Declared by the sd John Mc John McLurken {Seal} Lurken as & for his last will & Proved Feb. 12, 1793 Testament in the Presence of Recorded in Book No 2 us who were Present at the signing Page 21 & sealing whereof Feb. 21, 1793 Staffd Curry D Evans C .F. C. Mathew McLurken Apr. 13 File 065 John Boyle ---------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Need to check probate records for original to get correct date, etc. and check transcription for other errors. Note the discrepancy in the spelling of the name: McClurken and McLurken. - MLS **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************