LAURENS CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - COURT - ADAIR, James, Sr. 1818

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Source: Lrs. County, S.c. Deed Bk. M, Pp. 77-78
Written: October 26, 1818

State of South Carolina, Laurens District                                      
Whereas James Adair, Senr., of this district departed this life in the month 
of August 1818 and at the time of his death was possessed of a personal 
estate, consisting of negroes, horses, cows, hogs, sheep, waggon, household 
and kitchen furniture, corn, fodder, cotton and various other property not 
mentioned, all of which he was possessed of at the time of his death, and 
leaving a widow Hannah Adair and seven children, also four children of 
Elizabeth Parlmore (Palmer) in the right of their mother, to wit: John Prather 
in the right of his wife Mary; Nelly Ramage (a widow); James Adair, Jr.; 
Reuben Meadors in the right of his wife Hannah; Wm. Cassels in the right of 
his wife Susannah; Willis Langston in the right of his wife Nancy; Wm. Gamble 
in the right of his wife Martha all of which are entitled to distributive 
shares of the said James Adair's estate, that is to say, Hannah, the widow of 
James Adair, dec'd is to have one third part of sd. after payment of all just 
debts and other lawful expenses that may accrue at the intended sale and the 
remainder of said estate to be equally divided between the eight children of 
the sd. James Adair, the four children of Elizabeth Palmore to have their 
mothers part equally divided between them, share and share alike. Now for the 
better distribution and equal division of said estate we, Hannah Adair the 
wife of James Adair dec'd, John Prather, Nelly Ramage, James Adair, Reuben 
Meadors, Wm. Cassels, Willis Langston, and Wm. Gamble do agree to sell the 
estate before described on a credit until the first day of January 1820 and to 
divide the proceeds thereof as before directed. Now know all by these presents 
that we Hannah Adair, John Prather, Nelly Ramage and James Adair, Junr., 
Reuben Meadors, William Cassels, Willis Langston and William Gamble, are held 
and firmly bound unto each other in the following sums, that is Hannah Adair 
in the sum of three thousand dollars, John Prather in the sum of one thousand 
five hundred dollars, Nelly Ramage in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, 
James Adair in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, Reuben Meadors in the sum 
of fifteen hundred dollars, William Cassels in the sum of fifteen hundred 
dollars, Willis Langston ine the sum of fifteen hundred dollars and William 
Gamble in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, to which payment well and truly 
to be made and done, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators 
and assigns, firmly by these presents in witness whereof we have set our hands 
and seals this twenty sixth of October 1818. Now the condition of the above 
obligation is such that if we, Hannah Adair, John Prather, Nelly Ramage, James 
Adair, Reuben Meadors, Wm. Cassels and Willis Langston and William Gamble 
stand to keep and perform the foregoing intact by selling the before mentioned 
estate on a credit until the first day of January 1820. After giving legal 
notice of the intended sale, and to give a Bill of Sale to such persons as may 
purchase at the intended sale, then after payment all just debts of sd. estate 
as well as expenses that may accrue thereon, and the proceeds to be divided 
according (to the) foregoing agreement, then the above obligation to be void 
or else to remain in full force and virture. Witness our hands and seals this 
day above written.                                                        
Simon Reeder, John L. Abell                                             
William Cassels, Willis Langston, William Gamble, Hannah (X) Adair, John 
Prateor, Elenor (X) Ramage, James Adaire, Reuben Meadors                  
South Carolina                                                          
Laurens District                                                        
Personally came before me John L. Able and made oath that he was present & saw 
Hannah Adair, John Prather, Elenor Ramage, James Adair, Reuben Meadors, 
William Cassels, Willis Langston and William Gamble sign, seal and deliver the 
within instrument of writing for the uses and purposes therein contained & 
that he subscribed his name as a witness thereto & was present and saw Simon 
Reeder subscribe his name as a witness to the same. Sworn to before me this 
20th Jany. 1829.                                                             
J. L. Abell                                                                
W.E. Lynch, J.P                                                               
A true record of the original 22nd Jany. 1829                              
John Garlington, 
R.M.C.