Greenville County ScArchives Wills.....Reynolds, Larkin C. June 18, 1869
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Source: Greenville County Probate Court  Apt. 32, File 43
Written: June 18, 1869
Recorded: February 6, 1872

State of South Carolina
Greenville County

Know all men by these presents that I Larkin C Reynolds of the State and 
County aforesaid do make and publish this my last will and testament.

1st 
I will to my dearly beloved son Elsey Franklin Reynolds all that piece parcel 
or tract of land purchased by me of Greenberry Capps and lying on the head 
waters of Middle Saluda Fall and Gap Creek to have to hold to him and his 
heirs forever. I further will to my son Elsey Franklin Reynolds a lot of land 
lying in the village of Marietta containing three acres more or less that I 
purchased of Harriet Bates.

2nd
The residue of my estate both in this state and in North Carolina I wish sold 
and divided equally among my lawful heirs.

3rd
Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my dearly beloved son Elsey Franklin 
Reynolds the sole executor of this my last will and testament in witness 
whereof I have set my hand and seal in the presence of the subscribing 
witnesses who saw me sign and signed in the presence of each other this the 
18th of June 1869.

(signed)   L. C. Reynolds (seal)

Witnesses:  W. C. Cleveland
                    A. J. (or T) Cleveland
                    Caroline Choice

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The State of South Carolina                                             
Probate Will—Mountaineer Press
Greenville County

Present: Honorable S. J Douthit                                Probate Judge 
for the County of Greenville
	Personally Appeared A. J. Cleveland & Caroline Choice subscribing 
witness to the annexed instrument of writing, purporting to be the last Will 
and Testament of L. C. Reynolds late of Greenville County deceased, who, being 
duly sworn, deposeth and saith that They were present, and did see the said 
instrument of writing duly executed by the said L. C. Reynolds And deponent 
further saith that the said L.C. Reynolds at the time of executing the said 
instrument of writing was, to the best of deponent’s knowledge and belief, of 
sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding; and that A. J. Cleveland 
& Caroline Choice (the deponents) and W. C. Cleveland in the presence of each 
other, and of the said L. C. Reynolds and at his request, signed their names 
as witnesses, to the due execution of the same.

Sworn and subscribed to before me, this 6th day of February in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy two. (signed: S J Douthit, A. J. 
(or T.) Cleveland, Caroline Choice)
  


Additional Comments:
Names found in the will include Larkin C Reynolds who was born in North 
Carolina in 1799 and his son Elsey Franklin Reynolds. Other names include 
witnesses A. J. (or T) Cleveland, W. C. Cleveland, and Caroline Choice. 
Mention was made of Greenberry Capps and Harriet Bates from whom Larkin bought 
land. Other names included in the estate records were granddaughter Minerva 
Caroline Baine of Hendersonville, NC who gave her brother, E J Bedingfield, 
permission to represent her in settling her grandfather's estate. There was 
also a paper from Larkin's daughter, Aley Caroline Reynolds Cox, of Cleveland, 
Greenville County, SC, giving her son authority to represent her.

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