Probate Record of Mary Perry: Box 74, Pkg 2997 Executor: E.W. Perry Extracted from microfilm at SC State Archives: "After (expenses), I wish my Estate both real and personal to be disposed of as follows: to my daughter Martha Rutland and (heirs/hers) (Ans) one negro girl named Heater (sic) and increase. Also one bed and furniture. To my daughter Sarah Corley and (hers) (Ans) one Negro girl named (Muggy) amd increase, also one bed and furniture. The residue and remainder of my estate both real and personal I devise and bequeah to my son Ezekiah Watson Perry to have and to hold the same during his natural life and after his death to be equally divided among his children, grandchildren if there be such to take collectively what their parents would have taken if he or she had been alive at the time. (If there be no children, the remaining to be divided by the laws of division.) Appoint Ezekial Watson Perry my sole executor. 20th day of Feb., 1857. Mary (X) Perry An attached affadavit discussed her health, right mind, that she was operating the farm herself with the help of her Negroes, even being seen in the fields. She was of sound mind, and had the reputation of being a "first rate midwife". Son is referred to as Capt. Perry. One witness described her as a very old lady, who did not know her exact age, but thought herself to be between 80 and 90. She was very hard of hearing and one had to speak above a normal voice for her to understand. She had several other children beside E. W. Perry, 4 he thinks, but he does not know the circumstances in comparision with Mr. Watson Perry. He does not know who wrote the will, and Mr. Watson Perry was in the room with they arrived to witness the will. Mr. Perry gave him the will, and he read it in a normal voice, so does not think that Mrs.Perry could hear it. A later witness mentioned that Mrs. Watson had been offended by Watson's last marriage. That a son-in-law, or sons-in-laws had come and taken everything they could when her husband died, and Watson Perry had not gotten much. (my comment - maybe Watson Perry was living away at that time? There is mention of her being upset that he left the area. There was no mention of the name of her husband or the sons in law or Ezekial Watson Perry's wives. Points that were made by various witnesses: Described daughter Mrs. Corley as being poor with very little property Described Mrs. Rutland as having left 8 children surviving, which seems to indicate that she was deceased. W. Perry has some 5 or 6 children - he received 2 slave from his father. Mrs. Perry told him that Watson had received very little when his father died. Mrs. Tillman Watson and Mrs. E. Watson sworn.. Knew her for many years, and thought she was capable of making decisions altho she was growing more physically feeble. They stated that she had said that she had promised two slaves to her daughters, and altho. her daughter Mrs. Rutland was deceased, she would keep her word. Mrs. Perry stated that she had worked hard for her property and would dispense of it as she saw fit. RE: Watson Perry's marriage - she was not so much concerned about he marriages themselves, but the fact that he had moved away, and she didn't understand that as she could give him more than he could earn on his own. Billie's comment - I ran out of steam - there are 58 pages of the petition, scanned thru about 25. At the end I found that the petition that brought about all the testimony was brought by "the children of Martha Rutland, the children of Rebecca West, and the children of Matilda Mathews, grandchild of the said Mary Perry to "prove in due form of laws" the will of Mary Perry. So there may be more in equity records. I cannot identify Rebecca West - have placed her as a possible daughter, since the mention of grandchild is not plural and assume it refers only to Matilda Mathews. Also there is a reference where one witness believed there were 4 children, and I only had 3 w/o Rebecca. Can anyone help identify this Rebecca? I found NO Rebecca West in the 1850 Edgefield Co. census. I have put some of the family together from: 1. This will, 2. Edgefield Death Notices and Cemetery Records, Carlee McClendon, 1977 by Hives Press, P.O. Box 1841, Columbia, SC 29202, p. 146, obit of Mrs. Mary Perry. 3. info. from HC Ouzts, Beth Boysworth Hemingway, Horace Satcher 4. 1850 Edgefield Co, SC, p. 95A, hh# 1464 (No. sequence should be 1468) hh of Watson E. Perry, age 40 5. Bates Family Cem Records, Batesburg, Saluda Co, SC per HC Ouzts. 6. Death Certificate, Aiken Co, SC # 12190, Tillman W. Lott, son. 7. Dry Creek Baptist Church Minutes: Ward, Saluda Co.,SC - transcribed copy of Church Records in possession of Billie S. Jones. 8. 1850 Edgefield Co, the District p. 161A, hh ##33/33, hh of Abram Rutland. Descendants of Ezekial Perry 1 Ezekial PERRY b: Abt. 1775 NC d: Abt. 1833 Burial: Perry Family Cem, Monetta, Saluda Co, SC . +Mary WATSON b: Abt. 1769 The Ridge, Edgefield Co, SC d: March 19, 1857 The Ridge, Edgefield Co, SC Father: Michael Watson, Capt. ..... 2 Martha PERRY b: Abt. 1792 d: December 21, 1856 Burial: Denny-Vansant Cemetery, Saluda County, SC ......... +Abram RUTLAND b: Abt. 1784 NC m: Bef. 1828 d: February 27, 1862 Ridge Springs, Edgefield Dist, SC Burial: Denny-Vansant Cemetery, Saluda County, SC ............ 3 Lawrence Perry RUTLAND b: Abt. 1820 SC Burial: Ridge Springs Cemetery, Ridge Spring, Saluda Co, SC ................ +CATHERINE b: Abt. 1822 SC Burial: Ridge Springs Cemetery, Ridge Spring, Saluda Co, SC ............ *2nd Wife of Lawrence Perry RUTLAND: ................ +Frances Morris RANDALL ............ 3 E. Watson RUTLAND b: Abt. 1824 d: October 18, 1861 Edgefield Dist., SC ............ 3 Marina RUTLAND b: May 17, 1828 SC d: April 30, 1879 Burial: Lott Family Cemetery, Hwy 23, Johnston, Edgefield Co, SC ................ +Emsley LOTT b: January 01, 1823 SC m: September 26, 1844 Edgefield Co, SC d: June 26, 1866 Edgefield Co, SC Burial: Lott Family Cemetery, Hwy 23, Johnston, Edgefield Co, SC Father: Emsley Lott Mother: Silvy Holston ............ 3 Sophronia RUTLAND b: Abt. 1830 SC d: April 15, 1893 Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Trenton, Edgefield Co., SC ................ +Henry M. SATCHER b: November 22, 1819 [SC] d: Bet. 1873 - 1880 Father: Amos Watson Satcher Mother: Hannah Unknown ............ 3 William RUTLAND b: Abt. 1832 ............ 3 Martha RUTLAND b: Abt. 1837 ..... 2 Sarah PERRY ......... +CORLEY ..... 2 [Rebecca] PERRY ..... 2 Ezekial Watson PERRY b: Abt. 1810 Burial: Perry Family Cem, Monetta, Saluda Co, SC ......... +Mary Ann M. BATES b: November 09, 1821 d: January 14, 1854 Burial: Bates Family Cem, Batesburg, Saluda Co, SC ............ 3 Ezekial Andrew PERRY b: December 26, 1844 d: August 21, 1919 Burial: Ridge Springs Cem, Ridge Springs, Saluda Co, SC ............ 3 Lawrence L. PERRY b: Abt. 1844 ............ 3 John L. PERRY b: Abt. 1846 ............ 3 Michael W. PERRY b: Abt. 1849 ............ 3 M. H. PERRY b: Abt. 1851 ............ 3 J. J. PERRY b: Abt. 1854 Please contact me if you see an error in this family outline. Registry of the family available as a word attachment upon request. Billie Jones Camden, SC [email protected]