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    1. Re: [SC] Re: SC-Genealogy-D Digest V04 #253
    2. Mike Lawson
    3. unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 8:00 AM Subject: [SC] Re: SC-Genealogy-D Digest V04 #253 > unsubscribe > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

    09/21/2004 11:42:07
    1. Re: Sugar Jones MATTHEWS estate rec.
    2. Audrey Pool
    3. MATHEWS, Sugar I. (Jones)-Dec'd. R.E. sold 1831. Edgefield Rec. Bk. A-38 Dist: 1/12 each equal to $82.97. Legatees: James MATTHEWS Willey MATTHEWS Drury MATTHEWS Pamelia Blanche Caleb MATTHEWS Lewis MATTHEWS Luke MATTHEWS Catherine John CHRISTIAN William MATTHEWS; Sarah and Martha, children of Bud MATTHEWS share jointly. (Note on page) 'It is doubtful whether one CHRISTIAN is entitled to the share (that) has (been) given him.' James MATTHEWS- Purchaser. Rec't. 24 Oct 1831 from John CARTER, Jr for share of wife. Rec'dt 29 April 1833 from John CHRICTIE (CHRISTIAN) for share of wife."

    09/20/2004 11:05:31
    1. Re: POOL(E)-HOLLOWAY connections
    2. Audrey Pool
    3. Obviously, the MATTHEWS/MATHIS families brought down names, Drury and Luke, seen in Edgefield, SC records. Audrey Will Book 5, Brunswick Co, VA: "Will of Drury MATHIS 21 Dec 1781 28 Apr 1795 To my wife Sarah - I give to her 1 bed & furniture, 1 horse; I lend to her Negro 'gearl' Dilce for life & the land & plantation on for her widowhood. All my land to be divided among all my sons born & unborn, & all the rest of my estate to be divided among all my children bory & unborn. Ex: my brother Luke MATHIS, my neighbor William TAPLEY Wit: William QUARLES, John (x) CONNELY, Ch (Charles?) HASKINS. Probate indicates that John CONNELY* proved the will on the above date & that William QUARLES had already proved the will on 27 Jan last." *Note: One, John CONNELLY's dau, Sarah, married a John STROUD; believed to be part of Tennessee STROUD'S lineage. She married my husband, Ray's g-grandfather, John Altman POOL. (Audrey) Will Book 6, Brunswick Co, VA: "Account for the estate of Thomas WILLIAMS. Named: Among others are. William ALLEN, Sterling EDMUNDS, Thos EDMUNDS, James FISHER'S excrs, Jonathan FISHER, William FISHER, William FISHER, Wm HARDAWAY, Drury HARPER, Joseph HARPER, Natt HARPER, Wells HARPER, Lewis HOLLOWAY, William HOLLOWAY, Joseph L. LYELL, Joseph LYELL, Hicha MABRA (Hinchey MABRY), Thomas MANSON, John MATHEWS, *Drury MATHEWS, William MOORE, William ROPER, QUARLES & WILLIAMS, James QUARLES, James QUARLES, Jr, James QUARLES, Sr, Samuel QUARLES, John READ, Moses Quarles RIVER (?), Charles ROPER, David ROPER, William ROPER, Mayse TARPLEY (TAPLEY), William TARPLEY est. (TAPLEY), Isham TROTTER, Luke WILLIAMS, Sara WILLIAMS, John WILSON. Included were Negroes Harry, Jane, Surapha, Will. Audited 28 Dec 1788-1795 by Sterling EDMUNDS, Jno Flood EDMUNDS, Thos EDMUNDS. Returned to Court 23 Oct 1798 by Joseph LYELL, excr." "Account 1788 - 1795 for Lewis HOLLOWAY by Jos. LYELL excr. Of Thos. WILLIAMS. Named James QUARLES, Luke WILLIAMS, excr. Included were Negroes Adam, Jane, Will."

    09/20/2004 10:49:24
    1. Re: [SC] Re: Testing...?
    2. Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts. My son and his wife lived the other side of Gulf Breeze toward Ft Walton and they really caught it. If we just get power back we will be ok.My dau is the dietary manager in a health care facility in FT Walton and they had a time too. She said they got power back today and that the military was handing out free water and MRE's I think they are called so all of the patients were a lot happier.I think somebody is trying to tell us something. The Pensacola News Journal had a bid thing on line today. I understand they have already got power back to 11,000 cistomers and are hoping to restore it tomorrow to the hospitals and nursing homes in the Pensacola area. My friends in Pascagoula on Fri. Thanks again Jean

    09/19/2004 04:58:50
    1. Re: [SC] Re: Testing...?
    2. Audrey Pool
    3. Thanks, Jean. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [SC] Re: Testing...? > I got it also Audrey- altho I am not a t home. We have no power or water in > Pensacola. I am in North Carolina. > Jean Stuckey > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > South Carolina Resources Available at RootsWeb! > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC.html > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >

    09/19/2004 01:08:23
    1. Re: [SC] Re: Testing...?
    2. Audrey Pool
    3. Thanks, Gaila. However, when I try to send something out there is a problem!! Must call my Server. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gaila & James Merrington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [SC] Re: Testing...? > Yes Audrey, it is getting through, > Gaila > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Audrey Pool" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 3:59 AM > Subject: [SC] Re: Testing...? > > > > Just trying to find out if my mail gets through. Audrey > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > South Carolina Genealogical Resources > http://www.crosswinds.net/~southcarolina/Societies/societies.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

    09/19/2004 01:04:22
    1. Notes about Scotch-Irish and German Settlers in Virginia and the Carolinas
    2. Gail Harris
    3. fyi... Notes about Scotch-Irish and German Settlers in Virginia and the Carolinas Information collected and shared by William Lee Anderson III http://www.elesoft.com/band/tree/doc/scot/scotchirish.htm

    09/19/2004 11:23:23
    1. Re: [SC] Re: Testing...?
    2. Jean, I'm so sorry for all of you who are effected by the recent storms. I'm glad you had some place to go. My husband and I lived on the Tx. coast, so we know what it is like. Please know that we are praying for all of you. Velma

    09/19/2004 09:43:53
    1. RE: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915
    2. Kinta Delamain
    3. Thanks -- that is what I thought it must be -- kinta -----Original Message----- From: Mark Lomax [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 2:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915 You order the films at your local Family History Center. You have to pay $3.50 per roll, which is the cost of postage. The films will be delivered to the center about two weeks later. You view the films at the center. Most centers have a reader/printer for making copies. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kinta Delamain" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 9:53 AM Subject: RE: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915 | Hi -- hate to be so dumb -- but how did you "see" the records?? I have not | been able to see anything. Have all the call numbers -- but what do I do | with them now -- must I go to a LDS Center?? | kinta | | -----Original Message----- | From: Mark Lomax [mailto:[email protected]] | Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 11:39 PM | To: [email protected] | Subject: Re: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915 | | | It appears that these records do exist -- although copies are not available | from the state health department (DHEC) in Columbia or from the Trident | Health District vital-records office in North Charleston. DHEC and Trident | have no records prior to 1915. | | Charleston was one of the earliest cities to require death certificates, | although enforcement of the requirement was somewhat spotty. I have death | records from Charleston dating as far back as the 1850s. | | As I wrote in my original message, the Family History Library has | microfilmed copies of Charleston death records through 1886. This does not | mean, however, that death certificates were not issued between 1887 and | 1915, when the state assumed the recordkeeping responsibility. I knew the | records existed somewhere, because I have copies of Charleston death | certificates issued in 1908 and 1911. (I obtained the copies from a | relative who cannot remember where she got them.) The mystery for me was: | What happened to the records for the period of 1887 through 1914? Surely, | the records were not destroyed. | | A few knowledgeable members of this list answered that question for me. The | South Carolina Room of the Charleston County Public Library has microfilmed | copies of Charleston death records through 1914, though, according to the | library, there are some gaps. The microfilmed records are in chronological | order, but the library has a card file index that was created with the | assistance of the WPA. (We should all say a little prayer for President | Roosevelt and the WPA [not to mention the LDS Church], which was responsible | for a number of indexing and record-preservation projects beneficial to | family historians.) | | Billie asked about the FHL death records through 1886. Go to | www.familysearch.org, click on Library, then Family History Library Catalog, | then Place Search. Type Charleston in the box. From the long list of | places named Charleston, click on "South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston" | (not "South Carolina, Charleston") then Vital Records. Scroll down the list | and click on "Death records, 1821-1886 Charleston (South Carolina). Board | of Health." The image quality of the FHL-filmed death records is pretty | good (unlike the FHL-filmed Charleston birth records, whose quality is | terrible). | | Mark Lomax | Pasadena, CA | | | | | ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== | To UNSUBSCRIBE | Write [email protected] | Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter | Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode | | ============================== | Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration | Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 | | ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== To contact the list maintainer [email protected] ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

    09/19/2004 08:28:51
    1. RE: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915
    2. Kinta Delamain
    3. Hi -- hate to be so dumb -- but how did you "see" the records?? I have not been able to see anything. Have all the call numbers -- but what do I do with them now -- must I go to a LDS Center?? kinta -----Original Message----- From: Mark Lomax [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 11:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915 It appears that these records do exist -- although copies are not available from the state health department (DHEC) in Columbia or from the Trident Health District vital-records office in North Charleston. DHEC and Trident have no records prior to 1915. Charleston was one of the earliest cities to require death certificates, although enforcement of the requirement was somewhat spotty. I have death records from Charleston dating as far back as the 1850s. As I wrote in my original message, the Family History Library has microfilmed copies of Charleston death records through 1886. This does not mean, however, that death certificates were not issued between 1887 and 1915, when the state assumed the recordkeeping responsibility. I knew the records existed somewhere, because I have copies of Charleston death certificates issued in 1908 and 1911. (I obtained the copies from a relative who cannot remember where she got them.) The mystery for me was: What happened to the records for the period of 1887 through 1914? Surely, the records were not destroyed. A few knowledgeable members of this list answered that question for me. The South Carolina Room of the Charleston County Public Library has microfilmed copies of Charleston death records through 1914, though, according to the library, there are some gaps. The microfilmed records are in chronological order, but the library has a card file index that was created with the assistance of the WPA. (We should all say a little prayer for President Roosevelt and the WPA [not to mention the LDS Church], which was responsible for a number of indexing and record-preservation projects beneficial to family historians.) Billie asked about the FHL death records through 1886. Go to www.familysearch.org, click on Library, then Family History Library Catalog, then Place Search. Type Charleston in the box. From the long list of places named Charleston, click on "South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston" (not "South Carolina, Charleston") then Vital Records. Scroll down the list and click on "Death records, 1821-1886 Charleston (South Carolina). Board of Health." The image quality of the FHL-filmed death records is pretty good (unlike the FHL-filmed Charleston birth records, whose quality is terrible). Mark Lomax Pasadena, CA

    09/19/2004 06:53:38
    1. Re: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915
    2. Mark Lomax
    3. You order the films at your local Family History Center. You have to pay $3.50 per roll, which is the cost of postage. The films will be delivered to the center about two weeks later. You view the films at the center. Most centers have a reader/printer for making copies. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kinta Delamain" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 9:53 AM Subject: RE: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915 | Hi -- hate to be so dumb -- but how did you "see" the records?? I have not | been able to see anything. Have all the call numbers -- but what do I do | with them now -- must I go to a LDS Center?? | kinta | | -----Original Message----- | From: Mark Lomax [mailto:[email protected]] | Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 11:39 PM | To: [email protected] | Subject: Re: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915 | | | It appears that these records do exist -- although copies are not available | from the state health department (DHEC) in Columbia or from the Trident | Health District vital-records office in North Charleston. DHEC and Trident | have no records prior to 1915. | | Charleston was one of the earliest cities to require death certificates, | although enforcement of the requirement was somewhat spotty. I have death | records from Charleston dating as far back as the 1850s. | | As I wrote in my original message, the Family History Library has | microfilmed copies of Charleston death records through 1886. This does not | mean, however, that death certificates were not issued between 1887 and | 1915, when the state assumed the recordkeeping responsibility. I knew the | records existed somewhere, because I have copies of Charleston death | certificates issued in 1908 and 1911. (I obtained the copies from a | relative who cannot remember where she got them.) The mystery for me was: | What happened to the records for the period of 1887 through 1914? Surely, | the records were not destroyed. | | A few knowledgeable members of this list answered that question for me. The | South Carolina Room of the Charleston County Public Library has microfilmed | copies of Charleston death records through 1914, though, according to the | library, there are some gaps. The microfilmed records are in chronological | order, but the library has a card file index that was created with the | assistance of the WPA. (We should all say a little prayer for President | Roosevelt and the WPA [not to mention the LDS Church], which was responsible | for a number of indexing and record-preservation projects beneficial to | family historians.) | | Billie asked about the FHL death records through 1886. Go to | www.familysearch.org, click on Library, then Family History Library Catalog, | then Place Search. Type Charleston in the box. From the long list of | places named Charleston, click on "South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston" | (not "South Carolina, Charleston") then Vital Records. Scroll down the list | and click on "Death records, 1821-1886 Charleston (South Carolina). Board | of Health." The image quality of the FHL-filmed death records is pretty | good (unlike the FHL-filmed Charleston birth records, whose quality is | terrible). | | Mark Lomax | Pasadena, CA | | | | | ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== | To UNSUBSCRIBE | Write [email protected] | Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter | Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode | | ============================== | Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration | Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 | |

    09/19/2004 05:17:34
    1. Re: [SC] Re: Testing...?
    2. I got it also Audrey- altho I am not a t home. We have no power or water in Pensacola. I am in North Carolina. Jean Stuckey

    09/18/2004 05:31:38
    1. unsubscribe
    2. Melinda
    3. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 7:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SC] Re: SC-Genealogy-D Digest V04 #253 unsubscribe ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

    09/18/2004 03:30:59
    1. Re: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915
    2. Mark Lomax
    3. It appears that these records do exist -- although copies are not available from the state health department (DHEC) in Columbia or from the Trident Health District vital-records office in North Charleston. DHEC and Trident have no records prior to 1915. Charleston was one of the earliest cities to require death certificates, although enforcement of the requirement was somewhat spotty. I have death records from Charleston dating as far back as the 1850s. As I wrote in my original message, the Family History Library has microfilmed copies of Charleston death records through 1886. This does not mean, however, that death certificates were not issued between 1887 and 1915, when the state assumed the recordkeeping responsibility. I knew the records existed somewhere, because I have copies of Charleston death certificates issued in 1908 and 1911. (I obtained the copies from a relative who cannot remember where she got them.) The mystery for me was: What happened to the records for the period of 1887 through 1914? Surely, the records were not destroyed. A few knowledgeable members of this list answered that question for me. The South Carolina Room of the Charleston County Public Library has microfilmed copies of Charleston death records through 1914, though, according to the library, there are some gaps. The microfilmed records are in chronological order, but the library has a card file index that was created with the assistance of the WPA. (We should all say a little prayer for President Roosevelt and the WPA [not to mention the LDS Church], which was responsible for a number of indexing and record-preservation projects beneficial to family historians.) Billie asked about the FHL death records through 1886. Go to www.familysearch.org, click on Library, then Family History Library Catalog, then Place Search. Type Charleston in the box. From the long list of places named Charleston, click on "South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston" (not "South Carolina, Charleston") then Vital Records. Scroll down the list and click on "Death records, 1821-1886 Charleston (South Carolina). Board of Health." The image quality of the FHL-filmed death records is pretty good (unlike the FHL-filmed Charleston birth records, whose quality is terrible). Mark Lomax Pasadena, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee and Billie Jones" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 1:09 PM Subject: [SC] Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915 | Mark, | | The simple answer is that you can't get death cert. prior to 1915. | | They were not required, and therefore are not available. The death records for | those periods of time can only be found in newspaper obituaries, church | minutes, probate records, equity records, possibly guardianship records, and | other court records of the area. There are books out that that folks have | posted this type of information from their research of old court records. | | The records from 1915 - 1953 are now available on microfilm, as SC has a | privacy rule of 52 years. I know of two locations that has these microfilmed | records..... The SC State Archives in Columbia, and the Camden Archives & | Musuem. However the Camden Archives has not gotten the 1953 records, just thru | 1952. | | I sure would be interested in you reference to death records prior to 1886 that | you said are available thru LDS films, as I live in SC and have never heard | about these available records. | | Good luck, | | Billie Jones | Camden, SC | [email protected] |

    09/18/2004 02:38:30
    1. Deaths of local citizens during Civil War / LANGDALE & HARRIS / Colleton District, SC
    2. Gail Harris
    3. Is there any source of information on the deaths of residents of Colleton District, SC, during the Civil War? Rumor is that my great great grandmother & her daughter died sometime in 1863/1864 during the war...probably lived close to or in Walterboro. Her maiden name is LANGDALE & married name is Elizabeth C. HARRIS. Daughter's name is Jane HARRIS. The family is enumerated on the 1860 census for Colleton District of South Carolina, Walterborough Post Office, page 310a / head of household is Wm. H. HARRIS. Are there any newspaper archives for this time period & location? Thanks for your time! Gail Harris

    09/18/2004 11:44:12
    1. Re: [SC] Re: Testing...?
    2. Gaila & James Merrington
    3. Yes Audrey, it is getting through, Gaila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Pool" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 3:59 AM Subject: [SC] Re: Testing...? > Just trying to find out if my mail gets through. Audrey

    09/18/2004 11:02:05
    1. Re: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915
    2. Lee and Billie Jones
    3. Mark, The simple answer is that you can't get death cert. prior to 1915. They were not required, and therefore are not available. The death records for those periods of time can only be found in newspaper obituaries, church minutes, probate records, equity records, possibly guardianship records, and other court records of the area. There are books out that that folks have posted this type of information from their research of old court records. The records from 1915 - 1953 are now available on microfilm, as SC has a privacy rule of 52 years. I know of two locations that has these microfilmed records..... The SC State Archives in Columbia, and the Camden Archives & Musuem. However the Camden Archives has not gotten the 1953 records, just thru 1952. I sure would be interested in you reference to death records prior to 1886 that you said are available thru LDS films, as I live in SC and have never heard about these available records. Good luck, Billie Jones Camden, SC [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Lomax" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 3:31 AM Subject: Charleston Death Certificates -- 1887-1915 > Charleston has death records dating back to the mid-19th century. Microfilm copies of death records are available from the Family History Library through 1886, and death certificates are available from the state Dept. of Health & Env. Control from 1915 to the present. Can someone tell me where I can obtain copies of Charleston death certificates for the period of 1887 to 1915? > > Mark Lomax > Pasadena, CA >

    09/18/2004 10:09:07
    1. Re: [SC] Re: Testing...?
    2. Margie King
    3. I got your e-mail Margie Puckett King ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Pool" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 1:59 PM Subject: [SC] Re: Testing...? > Just trying to find out if my mail gets through. Audrey > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Virus warnings are not welcome on this list. > Remember when writing a query, to always put in DATES & LOCATIONS > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

    09/18/2004 07:42:16
    1. Evans of the early Welsh Tract
    2. JOANNE HARLEY
    3. Freda, et al. My dates on my William Evans b. ca. 1716 d. 1795 , wife Ann died 1800 Marlboro Co.,SC. . Sources: D.D. McColl's "SKETCHES OF OLD MARLBORO", page 94, states that William Evans was another prominent citizen of this period and that he came to this county with the Welsh Colony people in 1740 with his wife, Ann Evans. . In Marlboro Deed book AA, pgs. 526-529, dated 3-8-1769 and 5-9-1769, Thomas Vining bought land in Welsh Tract from William Evans and wife Ann. "HISTORY OF THE OLD CHERAWS", by Gregg, page 52 , mentions Thomas Evans & wife and Samuel Evans & wife among the first settlers. Eveyone had my William as the son of a Thomas Evans, wife Hannah, but I just found this Thomas's will, and he names onlly his wife Hannah, daughters Sarah, & Judith, and son Samuel. "Cheraw/Chestefield District Wills, 1750-1865 & Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas 1823-1869" by James C. Pigg, page 9: EVANS, THOMAS... W.P.A. Charleston County Will Transcripts, Vol. 6, pages 598-599. In the name of God, Amen, the tenth day of February in the year of our Lord 1748, I Thomas Evans of the Welch Tract in Craven County on Peedee River in Province of South Carolina being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say principally & first of all I recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like decent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting by at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Imprimis, I give to my daughter Judith FERGUSON one Shilling Sterling. Imprimis, I give to my daughter Sarah MCDANIEL one Shilling Sterling; I give to my daughter Judith FERGUSON her children to each of them one cow and calf if they come into the Province of South Carolina. Item, I give to each of my granddaughters, Eliza McDaniel and Hannah McDaniel the day of their marriage the value of twenty pounds to be paid to each of them. Imprimis, I give the Negro wench named Nancy to my well beloved wife HANNAH EVANS during her life with the place or Plantation I now dwell on with all the rest of my estate moveable and immoverable goods chattels and cattles together with al my dues and demands whatsoever and to pay all my debts whom I do constitute and ordain with my son Samuel EVANS to be my sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament and after my wife's decease to be my sons and in case my son SAMUEL EVANS can't agree to dwell together with my beloved wife HANNAH EVANS is to show him where to build on the place. I do order my beloved wife HANNAH and my son SAMUEL that see and cause the above legacies and all things before mentioned to be rightly regularly performed and I do hereby utterly disallow and revoke every other Testament or Wills whatsoever ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Wtiness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. (Signed : Thomas EVANS Signed sealed published pronounced and delivered in the presence of Daniel Devonald, David Harry, Thomas Brown , This Will was proved before Paul Trapier Esqr the 11 August 1751 by virtue of a Dedimus and at the same time the Executrix qualified. (Recorded in Will Book 1747-1752, page 495.) NOTE: All early wills were recorded in Charleston which was the first capitol. In 1769, the Cheraw Judicial Dist. was organized with the enactment of the Circuit Court Act. By 1785, the three distinct counties were governing themselves. (Marlboro,, Darlington, Chesterfield.) Joanne Harley [email protected]

    09/18/2004 06:13:40
  1. 09/18/2004 02:00:24