Newberry County, SOUTH CAROLINA - Wills - Charles Plonket 1784 ************************************************ 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: Beth Collins collins@negia.net October 12, 2003, 9:28 am Source: Newberry County, Box 15, #12 Written: September 28 1784 Newberry County, Box 15, No. 12 In The Name of God Amen ---- I Charles Plonket of Little river of Saluda in the state of So Carolina Being Weak of Body But of perfect mind and Memory Blessed be God this Twenty Eighth Day of Septr. In the year of Our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty four Calling to mind that it is appointed for all men Once to die do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament in Manner and Form following. That is to say ---- First of all I give and bequeath unto my oldest son Robert plonket my Buckskin Breches – Item I Give unto my son James plonket one pair of white Breeches and my handkerchief --- Item I give unto my Well beloved sons William Charles and John plonket all my Lands containing 300 Acres to be Equaly Devided among them --- Item, I Give unto my Only & well Beloved Daughter Elisabeth plonket on Bay horse --- Item I give unto my son Charles plonket one Bay mair --- Item I Give unto my son John plonket one Black mair --- Item I Give unto Gean Cleeland one Dun mair ---- Item I Leave unto my Loving wife two Cows and one horse During her Natural Life and that she Live on the place and have part of every Crop for her Maintenance During her Life --- And After my Lawful Debts are all paid and my Body Buried in a Decent and Christian Like manner the Rest of any household stuff Goods and Chattels whatsoever I Leave to the Care of my Loving wife to be Given by her to these my Children Above mentioned at what time soever she thinks fit and at her discreation --- And I do hereby Constitute ordain and appoint my Two sons Robert and James plonket to be the Executors of this my Last will Ratifying and Confirming this and No other to be my Last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal on the Day and in the year first above written --- signed sealed pronounced. his published & Declared Charles x plonket In the presence of us mark Robt Speer Robert Cleeland Charles Plunket