Last Will and Testament of John Field
 
Last Will and Testament of John Field. State of South Carolina, Pickens District. 
I, John Field, Sen'r., being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be 
Almighty God for the same, do testament in manner and form following, that is to say: First, I
give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Rehab the free privilege of six hundred acres of land where 
I now live to remain her right and property during her natural life then to be sold and equally divided 
between my own children. I also give and bequeath unto my wife Rehab Isaac and Joanna and her two 
children Dick and Ben with all her future increase forever to do and dispose of as she pleases. I also 
give and bequeath unto my wife Rehab forever one road waggon and harness also the waggon saddle and harness 
also her own saddle also one sorrel horse and one sorrel mare two cows and calves her own head of sheep and 
all the old corn that is in the cribs and all the oats and fodder that is in the farm and all the present crop 
that is growing all the household and kitchen furniture and all the meat hanging in the smokehouse also all 
my ready money and cash notes and also my rifle and shot gun and also my farming tools consisting of ploughs, 
hoes, mattocks, axes, etc. also one patent fan also two clocks her own choice; my will is that my old negro 
woman Rose should be put up and sold to the lowest bidder to some man who will treat her with humanity and 
the amount to be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of the other slave. And lastly, as to all the rest, residue 
and remainder of my real and personal estate, goods and chattels of what kind and nature soever to be sold by the 
Executor and equally divided among my own children. …And lastly Joseph Trotter whom I hereby appoint sole Executor 
of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
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