Will of Charles Strother 1773 Charleston, SC Charleston Will Book 15, page 611, 612 WILL OF CHARLES STROTHER South Carolina In the Name of God Amen I Charles Strother of Charles town Butcher being very Sick & Weak of Body but of perfect Mind & Memory thanks be to God for it therefore calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my last will & Testament that is to say principally & first of all I Give & recommend my Soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it & my body to be buried in a decent & Christian manner at the discretion of my Exors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same, again by the mighty Power of God And with respect to what worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to blefs me in this Live I Give demise & dispose of the same in the following Manner & form Imprimis My Will & desire is that all my Just Debts & funeral Expences be paid as soon as conveniently can be done after my decease Item I Give & Bequeath to my Loving Wife Mary Strother my Riding Chair & horse named Spot Item I Give & Bequeath to my loving Wife Mary Strother to my Sons William & George Strother & to my Daughter Sarah Strother all my real & personal estate Vizt*. Lands Negroes & all other parts of said Estate to equally Divided between the said four persons share & share alike if any of y said Children should die before he or she cometh of Age My Will is that the fourth part of my Estate intended for such Deceased Child shall be equally divided between the Surviving Children & if two of my Children should die then the survivor to be paid the two parts of my said Estate & if all my Children should die before they cometh of Age then two of my Childrens parts of the Estate to return to my Wife May Strother & one part of the said Estate to be equally divided between the Children of my Brothers William & George Strothers & Lastly I do nominate & appoint my Loving Wife Mary Strother Executrix & William Saunders Executor of this my last Will & WILL OF CHARLES STROTHER PAGE 2 Testament hereby revoking & disallowing all other wills whatsoever In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this twelfth Day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty Six Charles Strother (LS) Signed Sealed Published ) Pronounced & declared by) the said Chas* Strother ) as his last Will & testa- ) ment in the presence of ) Proved before the Hon ble* us who in his presence & ) Wm* Bull Esq Lieut* Govr* In in the presence of each ) the Court of Ordinary the other have hereto sub- ) 5th Novr* 1773 At same scribed our Names ) time Qualified Mary Strother James Oliver ) Exx* to said Will. Jacob Nicola Schwartzkopff) John Wagner ) Recorded in Original Will Book 1771-1774 Recorded on Page 464 [Typed exactly to original copy including misspellings. *Denotes raised letters mostly the last letter but "ble" is all raised.]