PICKENS CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - Will of Elisha Alexander - 1832

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Pickens District, South Carolina

The Will of Elisha Alexander is recorded in Book 1 on page 17, on 
September 10, 1832


Last Will and Testament of Elisha Alexander August 8th, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two--Know all men by these presents that I,
ELISHA ALEXANDER being of sound mind do now bequeath First as follows to my
beloved sons ELIJAH, THOMAS and DANIEL that part of my track of land situated
on Crow Creek which lies above the still house branch & joins
the land of DANIEL ALEXANDER, SENIOR.

Secondly, I bequeath to my beloved sons GEORGE WASHINGTON and ELISHA the
balance of said track lying below said branch on Crow Creek & joining to
PRYIOR ALEXANDER's land on which my dwelling house now stands.

3'd I also bequeath to my beloved son ELISHA a negro man named BOB, age
fifteen.

4th I do also bequeath to my beloved wife NANCY one negro girl named MILLY--
which she is to keep 
her life time & at her death said negro gorl with her increase is to be sold
& the money equally divided 
mong my children & and I also bequeath to her my dwelling house & and a
maintenance out of that part of 
said plantation willed to  my two sons GEORGE WASHINGTON & ELISHA together
with the household 
and kitchen furniture & a certain bay horse called Bill and all my stock of
hog and cattle, of which stock
that may be on hand at her death with the household & kitchen furniture must
be sold and devided equally 
among my children & that she have out of the present crop what will be
sufficient for her support & and 
after taking out the fifth of the whole crop which is the share of my son-in-
law HENRY GROGAN.   I 
desire the balance to be sold and applied to the payment of my just and
lawful debts.

5th I wish the negro woman called ESTHER and her four children named as
follows, viz.-JESS RICHARD 
GEORGE  & LUCINDA be sold & the proceeds of the sale applied to the payment
of my just and lawful
debts & if there be any remaining after the debts are paid I wish it divided
equally among my children-
and that I certify that this is my last Will and Testament. 
Signed ELISHA (X) ALEXANDER and in 
Testimony of which we affix our seals: 
CHARLES M. REESE (seal), 
ELIJAH ALEXANDER (seal), and 
JOHN F. HERD (seal)