Kershaw-Union-Laurens County ScArchives Wills.....Davis, Richard May 4, 1815 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Milisia Hanlin ninebetweens@aol.com March 4, 2008, 10:13 am Source: Wills Of Kershaw County, South Carolina; Wills Of Kershaw County, South Carolina, NOT RECORDED; Courthouse, Kershaw County, South Carolina, Usa; Written: May 4, 1815 Recorded: June 22, 1815 Will of Richard DAVIS, of Kershaw County, South Carolina: "State of South Carolina, Kershaw District In the Name of God Amen, I Richard Davis Being in a low State of Health but in but in Perfect mind and Memory, Calling to mind that all Persons have Once to die, do make ordain and Constitute this my Last Will and Testament Denying all other Wills Deeds and Codicills of wills, First I Recomen my Sole to God from whence it came and my Body to be Buried in deacent Christian Like Form--and as to my Worldy Estate, First, I give and bequeath Unto my beloved wife Hannah Davis all my house hold furniture to it Two Beds bedsteds and furniture five setting chairs two Tables One tophat and Two chests One looking Glafs Two Pots and one Oven my Pewter Tin ware Crockery ware knives forks Spoons and Settry One Sorrel Mare of my Own Raising One black Cow and Calf One Black listed sow and Eight pigs and a Seficient quantity of hogs out of Stock to make her bacon at the fall the Ballance of my Stock of Hogs and Cattle to be sold to Discharge my Lawful Debts and to Pay all chargis and if thare shood be any left to be Returned to my wife above Mentioned and like wise I Give to my above mentioned wife One pr of Stillards and then I constitute and appoint my Trusty friend John Swilley my true and lawful Executor and only him alone Given Under my hand and Seal this 4th day of May 1815---- in the Prefsents of her Selah x Hays mark his Demsey x Irvin mark his Richard x Davis (SEAL) mark ~ Source Citation and Source Information: Wills of Kershaw County [South Carolina] Not Recorded; Kershaw County Courthouse, Kershaw County, South Carolina; Will of Rirchard DAVIS, of Kershaw County, South Carolina. 4th May 1815. Kershaw County Courthouse, Kershaw County, South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Series: S108093: South Carolina Will Transcripts (Microcopy NO. 9); Davis, Richard, of Kershaw County, Will Typescript (Estate Packet: Apt. 19; PKG. 648; 1 Frame). Will TYPESCRIPT of Richard Davis. South Carolina Department of Archives & History, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. http://167.7.33.100/onlinearchives/; Series: S108093; Reel: 0014; Frame: 00264; Item: 00; Date: 06/15/1815; Description: DAVIS, Richard, of Kershaw County, Will Typescript (Estate Packet: APT. 19; PKG. 648) (1 Frame). Names Indexed: DAVIS, Hannah; DAVIS, Richard; Gardner, William; HAYS, Selah; IRVIN, Demsey; SWILLEY, John; Locations: Kershaw County; Document Type: Will (Typescript); Topics: Additional Comments: It is believed Richard DAVIS and his wife, Hannah UNKNOWN DAVIS, were the parents of Reverend Gary [George] DAVIS, born circa 16 January 1799, in Union County, South Carolina, died circa 04 August 1875, buried near DAVIS CROSSROADS, in Davis-Hill Family Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia, USA. Reverend Gary DAVIS is thought to have married Sarah 'Sallie' D. FLOYD, daughter of Garland Gallant Floyd and his first wife, Nancy ABERCROMBIE [daughter of James ABERCROMBIE, of Laurens, Laurens District, South Carolina, USA]; Sarah 'Sallie' D. FLOYD and Reverend Gary DAVIS married circa 1821 Hall County, Georgia, USA; she is buried next to her husband near DAVIS CROSSROADS, in Davis-Hill Family Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia, USA. The Davis-Hill Family Cemetery, near DAVIS CROSSROADS, Cobb County, Georgia, is located in the middle of/near a residential section currently being studied for development, recently the subject of review by the historical society and currently the project of restoration. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/kershaw/wills/davis19wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/scfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb