GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Will of William WELCH, 1818 ********************************************************************** 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 USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives by: Bennie Altom (BAltom@NovaOne.net) 03 Feb 2000 ---------------------------------------- WILL OF DANIEL WELCH 1 January 1839 Greenville District S.C. Will Book B-page 166 Apt. 8, File No. 526 Probated 6 May 1839 In the name of God Amen. I, DANIEL WELCH, of the State of South Carolina and District of Greenville being perfectly sound in judgement and understanding and of a disposing mind remembering it is appointed for men to die and being desirous to set my house in order before that period do make ordain and constitute this my Last Will and Testament revoking all others in the manner and form following, (viz) my body to the Earth from whence it came and my soul to the author of all good, and as for the worldly goods that the Lord has blessed me with, I shall dispose of in the following manner, First of all my burial expenses and just debts to be paid, the rest of my estate both real and personal to be disposed of as follows: I give unto my beloved wife PRISCILLA WELCH the tract of land whereon I now live containing one hundred and ninety acres more or less during her natural life, also give unto her as above four Negro boys: DANIEL, PRINCE, SILAS, and LEAZ, also all of my livestock farming tools and other speciz of property which I am in possession of which is not otherwise bequeathed, for the use of her and the family that is now together and after the death of my wife as follows, I leave unto my daughters ALSEY and PRISCILLA equally between them the tract of land whereon I now live. I leave unto my son JOSEPH N. WELCH a certain tract of land on the waters of Rabans Creek called the Huckleberry Pond containing one hundred and eighty three acres more or less, also my set of blacksmith tools. I leave unto my son JESSE WELCH a certain tract of land whereon I formerly lived on the waters of Rabans Creek containing two hundred and fifty acres, more or less. I leave unto my daughter ANNA STEPP, 1 Negro girl, LOUIZA. I leave unto my daughter ALSEY WELCH, 1 Negro boy, Daniel after the death of my wife, PRISCILLA, I leave unto my daughter JANE PEARSON after the death of my wife 1 Negro boy, PRINCE. I leave unto my daughter PRISCILLA after the death of my wife, 1 Negro boy, SILAS. I leave unto my daughter KISIAH DURHAM after the death of my wife, 1 Negro boy LIAZ. I leave unto POLLY NIX exclusive of what I have already given her three dollars to be paid out of my estate. I leave unto JOHN WELCH exclusive of what I have already given him three dollars to be paid out of my estate. I further desire all the personal property which is not already herein bequeathed which is left for the use of the family after the death of my wife PRISCILLA to be appraised and drawn for my lawful heirs and received by them at the appraisement. I also nominate and appoint my son JOSEPH N. WELCH and my daughter ALSEY WELCH my executor and executrix of this my Last Will and Testament. In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of January Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Nine. In presents of us, WATSON ROBBS, AMERICA FOWLER, ARTHUR BARRETT. Signed DANIEL WELCH. **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************