WILL OF ALEXANDER FAIRES The State of South Carolina, York District In the Name of God Amen, I Alexander Fearis being of sound and disposing mind and memory but weake in body and calling to mind the uncrtainty of life and being desirous of disposing of all my Negro property, having in my life time divided all of my other property to the best of my Judgment, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following-- I do will and bequeat to my Son Jess, Sampson a Negro man Slave, and Bid and Moriah Negro girl Slaves and their Increase to him and his heirs forever, Item, I will and bequeat to my son Thomas my Negro man Slave Levi to him and his heirs forever,-- Item, I do give and bequeat unto my son Thomas, William, and Samuel, and Alexander, and my Daughter Jennet wife of William Wallis the following Negroes to be Equally divided between them Viz: Mary a Negro woman, Joe a Negro man, & Cinthia & Lavania Negro girls and their increase to them and their heirs forever, Item. It is my express will that the above named Negroes remain with my son Jepsee (Jessee) during the Natural life of my beloved wife Jennet Fearis to assist to support her Except Levi who is at this time with my son Thomas and I allow him to remain with him-- I wish it to be understood by all my other Children not mentioned in the above Will that I have given them what I thought to be their Just shares of my property- Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my Son Jesse Fearis Executor of this last will and Testament by me made in Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 16th Day of Febuay 1824. Signed and Sealed and published and declared to be the last will and testament of the above named Alexander Fearis Alexand Farres (Seal) in the presence of us and in the testators presence James Carothers Alsey Fuler August 10th, 1824. South Carolina York District South Carolina, York District - Probated the above Will and Testament of Alex. Faires Dec'd, by the oath of James Carrothers one of the Subscribing Witnesses to the same, August 10th, 1824. Benjamin Chambers, A? or Oyd(Reg.?) At the same time heretofore Jesse Faires Executor. Benjamin Chambers, A? or Oyd Probated August 10, 1824 Will Book "G" P-137 Case No. 18 File No. 268 The last will and testament of Alex Faires deceased August 10, 1824. Minute Book Page 154 Recorded Book 9 or G Pages 137 and 138. Note: The date of Alexander Faires tombstone is Died June 6, 1834 which is not correct as his will was probated August 10, 1824. The date of his death being June 6, 1824 In Many old wills I have found that the one doing the writing spelled the name the way it sounded to them. On all the old grave markers I have seen it is spelled Faires, Alexander, Jesse, James, and William at Old Unity and James and John at Bethel Presbyterian Church, S.C. are spelled Faires.