Thanks for the suggestion, Billie...Wanda --- Lee and Billie Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Wanda, > > I can't help you on this, but have a recommendation. > If you got this from one > of the transcribed WPA wills which were copied from > the original, you may be > able to find out much more by ordering the full > probate record from the State > Archives. > > The will should have a Box & package # and they can > go the the microfilm and > send you all the accountings, payments, debts, etc. > I have found a lot of good > information such as marriages for children, > relationships for grandchildren > when an adult child has died and their portion goes > to that child's heirs. > > I try to get the word out about this, as I found a > lost ancestor named in the > accounting. > > There is even more info. in Administrations of an > intestate probate. Those are > not listed in the Will Books. > > State Archives address & phone # is > > SC STATE ARCHIVES: > SC Department of Archives and History > 8301 Parklane Rd. > Columbia, SC 29223 > 803-896-6100 > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/homepage.htm > > http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ > > Good luck, > > Billie Jones > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wanda Rabb" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:53 PM > Subject: [FARRIS-L] Will of William Farris, York Co. > SC 1843 > > > > Can anyone outline the family of this William > Farris? I am typing it > > as it was written, complete with misspelled words. > This is > > transcribed from a typed version of the will found > on microfilm. > > > > > > Will of William Farris > > State of South Carolina > > > > South Carolina > > York District > > > > In the name of God Amen I William Farris of the > State and District > > aforesaid Being of sound mind and disposing memory > do make and ordain > > this my Last Will and Testament. > > > > Item 1 I leave and bequeath unto my beloved wife > Susan Farris her > > maintainance such as is suitable for her helth and > ? dureing her > > natrel life. > > > > Item 2 I leave and bequeth to my Son William I. > Farris the plantation > > I purchased from Andrew Baxter which will be > included in a state > > grant with the plans I now Love on with all my > notes and book ? also > > all the stock includes horses cows hoggs and stock > of every > > discription also includes my crop and farmin > utensels with the waggon > > and all the aparates their unto belongon. > > > > Item 3 I leave and bequeath unto my four > daughters Margarett Jane > > Marry & Nancy all my hosehold kitchen furniture of > every description > > to be equally devided betwen them or as it may > best suit to devide it. > > > > Item 4 If thier should be any other property > belonging to me not > > named I leave and bequeath it to my son Wm I > Farris. > > > > Item 5 I nominate and appoint my son William I > Farris my sole > > Executer to Execute and Despose of my affeaks as > above directed. > > > > Item 6 I do Dis--- and revoke all former wills > and acknoledge this > > to be my Last will and testament in presents of > witness my hand and > > seal Oct 5th 1842. > > > > M.T. Hall Wm Faris (L.S.) > > Arthur Garison > > Wm N. B---ill > > > > Probated January 2, 1843 > > Will Book "3" No. 50 > > Case No.72 > > File No. 1866 > > > > > > ==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== > > Submit your "Most Wanted Farris" to me and I will > place your query on the > "FARRIS MOST WANTED" web site at > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wanda/FMW.html > > > > > ==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== > Submit your "Most Wanted Farris" to me and I will > place your query on the "FARRIS MOST WANTED" web > site at > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wanda/FMW.html > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools