SOUTH CAROLINA - LAURENS COUNTY - Will of Joseph ADAIR, Jr. - 1812

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WILL OF JOSEPH ADAIR, JR

    State of South Carolina Laurens District. In the name of God, Amen. Know all men by 
these presents that I, JOSEPH  ADAIR, of the same State and District are now in good 
health and in my natural senses at this date and time make this my last will and testament. 
At my death, I bequeath my body to the tomb, my soul to the almighty God, me maker 
and cratar and Jesus Christ my redemer. 
     Likewise I give and bequeath unto JOHN ADAIR, my son, all the land that I layed of 
for him, that RICHARD HOLLEN and  JOHN PRIER now lives on and one negro 
woman named JUKE. 
    Likewise, I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES ADAIR   all that part of a tract of 
land he now lives on lying on the South Side of Littel Dunkins Creek bounded on land of 
THOMAS  MCCRARYES, ALEXANDER WILKERSONS, ELISHA ADAIR and one 
negro man named DUKE. 
    Likewise, I give and bequeath unto my son ROBERT ADAIR the money that he did 
receive from ALEXANDER WILKERSON for a tract of land made over by me and my 
son ELISHA ADAIR to said WILKERSON and one negro girl named TAMER. 
    Likewise, I give and bequeath to my son ELISHA ADAIR all that part of land I now 
live on containing three hundred and  seventy five acres more or less, resurvayed by 
JOHN A. ELMORE, one negro boy named MORRIS, one new waggon and                                           
all her harness. 
    Likewise, I give and bequeath unto JOSEPH ADAIR, son of ELISHA ADAIR, one set 
of silver coat buttons, and one set of  silver breaches buttons to my son ROBERT 
ADAIR. 
    I likewise, give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH and her husband JOHN 
HUTRON one negro girl named CHAVIS to be tharne during there natural life, and at 
their death to be equally divided among all ELIZABETH HUTRON'S children of her 
natural body. 
     Likewise, I give and bequeath unto my daughter JANE, wife of THOMAS 
HOLLAND, one negro girl named Dice. 
    Likewise, I give and bequeath unto my daughter CASEY, wife of THOMAS 
MCCRAREY one negro woman named SID. 
    Likewise, I give and bequeath unto CHARTY, wife of DAVID LITTEL, one negro 
woman named SARAH and all the rest of my  perishable property to be equally divided 
among my eight children of my natural body. I hereby set my hand and seal this 20th
of January, 1812. It being in the thirty sixth and thirty seventh year of American 
Independency. And I do here appoint ELISHA ADAIR and JOHN ADAIR my Executors. 
Witness present 

                                  Richard Holland Joseph Adair(Seal)
                                           William Adair
                                          George McCrary

                      Recorded in Will Book D-1, Page 105. Recorded date not available.
                               Proven Jan. 15, 1813. David Anderson Ordy.

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