Pickens County ScArchives Wills.....Keith, William L. June 11, 1866 ************************************************ 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: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 August 11, 2009, 7:27 pm Source: See Below Written: June 11, 1866 WILL OF WILLIAM L. KEITH PACK. 182 CLERK OF COURTS OFFICE, PICKENS, S. C. FEBRUARY 21, 1856 IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I William L. Keith of Pickens Village in the State of South Carolina being weak and feeble and knowing it is appointed for man to die and having a desire to dispose of my worldly estate which it hath pleased God to Bless me with do make this my last will and Testament in manner following viz. 1st. I desire that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate by my Executrix and Executors after my death. 2nd. I have heretofore given my son Elliott M. Keith an Education and property what I intend for him to have at present. 3rd. I have heretofore given my son Marville L. Keith an Education and property what I intend for him to have, Except three hundred dollars I direct my Executrix and Executors to pay him as soon as convenient in place of the office I built for him and the small piece of Land I intended for him. 4th. I have heretofore given my daughter Eliza A. Earle what property I emtend for her to have at present. 5th. Elizabeth J. Allen who is dead and left one heir Elizabeth L. Allen about four years of age is provided for out of the property that was heretofore given to her mother by Trust deed I desire that her Trustee take the said Trust property and sell the males and hire the females or sell them as the Trustee may think best and keep the money at interest for the said E. L. Allen until she comes of age. 6th. I have heretofore given to my son Thomas J. Keith what property I intend for him to have (Except he is to have Two hundred dollars to be paid to him out of my Estate when it is convenient, also two cows and calves and one Bed and furniture by my Executrix and Executors to make him equal to the Balance of his Brothers and Sisters. 7th. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Mary J. Keith my Negro girl chain Jenney and her child Joe and Patts two children Joe and Lucy one gold watch worth one Hundred dollars one good Horse two cows and calves and two Beds and furniture to her and her heirs and assigns forever. 8th. I give and bequeath to my son William C. Keith my Negro Boy Bob and Negro girl Nancy and Five hundred dollars in money and all his expenses to be paid by my Executrix and Executors until he graduates and one bed and furniture and two cows and calves and one good Horse. 9th. I give and bequeath to my beloved son John R. Keith my Negro Boy Bill and Betsey and at his mother's death' I give him my Oolenoy plantation containing one hundred and fifty acres and a small tract adjoining known as the Huwary? tract containing eight acres more or less to him his heirs and assigns with the following Proviso he is not to have possession of the said Land until his mothers death also one Bed and furniture a good. Horse and two cows and calves. 10th. I give and bequeath to my beloved Grandson Calhoun William Keith Five hundred dollars in money to be paid to his Father E. M. Keith by my Executrix and Executors as soon as convenient and his father to keep it on interest until the said C. W. Keith arrives at full age and then to pay it to him with the Interest. 11th. I give and bequeath to my beloved Grandson Broadwell William Keith Five Hundred dollars in money to be paid to his Father Marville L. Keith by my Executrix and Executors as soon as convenient and his Father to keep it at Interest until the said B. W. Keith arrives at full age and then to be paid to him with the Interest. 12th. I give and bequeath to my beloved Grandson William Robison Earle Five Hundred dollars in money to be paid to his father James W. Earle by. my Executrix and Executors as soon as convenient and his Father to keep it at interest until the said W. R. Earle arrives of full age and then pay it to him with the Interest. 13th. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Brown Keith all the balance of my Real Estates all Lands or parts of Lands now owned or belonging to me in any way whatever together with all my Slaves or Negroes that is not disposed of in this instrument together with all my money cash Notes or accounts of every description, also all my household furniture plantation tools and every other thing that belongs to me of every kind or description that is not disposed of in this instrument during her life or Widowhood with the following instructions. That she be at full Liberty at any time during her single life to Swap sell devise as she may think fit and proper any of said property devised to her and if the said property become any way burthen-some or ungovernable to make a sale and sell off such portion as she and the Executors may think best I further direct my said Wife and Executors that if any of the property devised to my son William or daughter Mary or son John should die before they arrive of full age and receive it I direct it to be made up to them out of my Estate by other property to the value of the property so dead or valueless. I further direct my said wife Elizabeth not to sell my Cheohee plantation during her life unless it can be sold for Ten thousand dollars or more and I desire my Executors if the said Cheohee plantation is not sold by my wife and them before her death if they think it advisable to let the said Tract of Land lie for Ten years if they think it best for the interest of the estate. Should my said wife marry I only give and bequeath to her my Oolenoy plantation Darby and Patt his wife old Chaney Lucy and her children Jinney and Jenney and Ben and as much stock as will support the place to have during her life and at her death to be sold and equally divided between my Seven children viz. Elliott Marville Eliza Thomas William Mary and John. I further direct my said wife Elizabeth to try to make my children as equal as she can should any of my children become deceased that is not of full years and become unable to make a support that she provide for them as she thinks best for there benefit. I direct my said wife to set old Chaney at full Liberty at her death and she is provided for and the other old Servants put them in as easy circumstances as she can should my said wife remain Single during her life she is to have the full control and management of all the property so devised to her and to dispose of the same at her will and pleasure though I desire that she doe equal Justice to all of our seven children as she can. Lastly I constitute and appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth B. Keith my Executrix and my son Elliott M. Keith and my son Thomas J. Keith my Executors of this my last will and Testament to carry the same into effect agreeable to the meaning of the said will. In testimony whereunto I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, Hereby published and declared W. L. Keith (SEAL) to be the last will and testament of William L. Keith hereby revoking all former Wills by me heretofore made in Presence of us. Tlio. R. Brackenridge James George M. F. Mitchell Wesley Phillips South Carolina Pickens District) In the Court of Ordinary. I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the last will and testament of W. L. Keith dessd. which has been duly Probated in the court of ordinary, the original will now remaining in my office. Given under my hand and Seal of office this 11th day of June 1866. W. E. Holcombe O. P. D. Additional Comments: Extracted from: A GENEALOGICAL COLLECTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA WILLS AND RECORDS VOL. I Compiled By MISS PAULINE YOUNG South Carolina Genealogist Box 129 Liberty, S. C. Copyright 1955 By PAULINE YOUNG PRICE $ 10.00 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/pickens/wills/keith15nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/scfiles/ File size: 8.3 Kb