GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Will of William WELCH, 1818


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 03 Feb 2000

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WILLIAM WELCH

3 July 1818 - Greenville County South Carolina
Will Book A, Page 288, Apt. 8, File #514
Probated 18 September 1818

I, WILLIAM WELCH of Greenville District and State of South Carolina being weak 
in body but sound in mind and memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body 
knowing it is appointed for all men to die I make constitute and ordain this 
to be my last will and testament after commiting my sole to the care of Almighty god 
I make the following distribution of the world estate which God has given me in this life.  

I give and bequeath to my loving wife ELIZABETH the old Negro woman named CLO.  
I also bequeath to my wife ELIZABETH all that part of the tract of land where I 
now live on west of the creek that runs through my plantation running a straight 
corse with the creek to the line during her life or widowhood and at her death or 
marriage to fall to my son William.  I also bequeath to my son William a Negro boy 
named BEN.  I also bequeath to my son-in-law HENRY REANS one dollar and twenty five cents.  
I also bequeath to LINNEY WELS one good feather bed and furniture and all the rest of 
my property the land east of the creek before mentioned with all my other property, 
Negroes, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and household and kitchen furniture to be sold 
at publick sale and my money on hand all to be equally divided between my wife, my 
son Daniel, my son George, my daughter Polly, my daughter Suckey, and my son William. 

I also constitute THOMAS AUSTIN, my son-in-law, JAMES PEDEN and JAMES ALEXANDER, Sr., 
to be my executors of this my last will and testament.  I hereby ratify and confirm 
this and no other to be my last will and testament.  In witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty third day of July in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.   
Signed, Sealed in the presence of JAMES PEDEN, DANIEL WELCH, JAMES ALEXANDER.   



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