Last Will and Testament of Joseph Wood SC - Pickens Co. (WPA Transcription) South Carolina } Pickens District} Know all men by these Presents, that I, Joseph Wood, of South Carolina and Pickens County being in my sound reasons as common yet having a view of death before me, I make and own this as my last will and testament. After my death I desire that the Lord Jesus will take my soul to himself in glory and as to my affairs I want as mutch of my property sold as will pay my just debts then I allow all the children that I had by my first wife Lavisa to have one dollar a piece that is to say one dollar for Nancy and one dollar for Charity and one dollar for William and one dollar for Easter and one dollar for Solomn and one dollar for Winny and one dollar for Isaiah and one dollar for Catherine and one dollar for lavisa and what is left I want my present wife Mary to have to raise her children on. I want my wife to have the property or possession that have till her death unless she should marry again and if she should marry after my death I desire whatsoever remains of my property to be sold and divided as the law directs with the children that Mary my wife has bore to me. If my wife should remain unmarried till her death if their be any property yet remain let her children divide it equal among them this being my last will and testament. Signed and sealed this the sixth day of January 1829. Signed in the presence of us. N.B. My wife Mary is to be my Executor to have the whole power in her hand. Joseph x Woodd (seal) Philip Snead. Jacob Lewis. Daniel G. Nix. The State of South Carolina } Pickens District } By James H. Dendy, Ordinary of the District aforesaid; Be it remembered that the within will was proved by the oath of Daniel Nix, one of the subacribing witnesses to the within will. At the same time qualified Mary Woodd widow of the deceased as Executrix of the same. 2nd February, 1829. James H. Dendy, O.P.D. (seal) Recorded in the Ordinary's Office Pickens District Book No. 1, pages 3 & 4. Certified for the 2nd day of Feb'y 1829 and examined by me. Jas. H. Dendy, O.P.D. ____________________________________________________________ Let's see if I can organize my thoughts. I am looking for parents of James M. Wood of Pickens Co., and Anderson Co., SC. Members of these lists have given me some wonderful ideas to explore but James is still somewhat elusive. I get the following from the above will. Joseph Wood b. unknown d. bet. 1-6-1829 and 2-2-1829 Pickens Co., SC md. Lavisa Unknown Children: William Soloman Isaiah Nancy Charity Easter Winny Catherine Lavisa 2nd. wife: Mary Unknown Can anyone identify the children Mary bore Joseph Wood? Can anyone tell me if this is a second marriage for her and she did she have children from that marriage. Thanks Terry Jackson tjackson@corrcomm.net