In the name of God Amen, I Roberson Coker of Sumter District South Carolina, being weak and feeble of body but of sound and firm mind thank the Lord, do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament, I commend my Soul to God who gave it, my body to be decently buried in the usual burying (ground ?), my worldly estate to be divided as follows - (Vz ?) - Item first - I give and bequeth unto my daughter Lucindia One hundred fifty acres of Land being a part of the Land I now live on. Item Second - I give and bequeth unto my daughter Lucretia the whole residue of said tract of land being one hundred fifty acres more or less. I also wish Luncindia to have the bed, bedstead and furniture that I lye on, and Lucretia to have choice of the other beds, taking one bed bedstead and furniture Item third I give and bequeth unto the children of my son Benjamin who is dead the sum of Five dollars - I also wish the ballance of my estate both real and personal, after paying my just debts, to be equally divided between my two daughters. I also appoint and constitute my friends Henry Goodman and Ervin J. Goodman as my Executors to this my last will and Testament. In Witness whereunto I have set my hand and seal, this the seventh day of October In the year of Our Lord one thousand eight-hundred and forty three. In presents of } his } Roberson X Coker I S Levy (Goodmon or Goodmon) } mark Z A (Lemmson or Simmson ?) } Henry Goodman (Jau or Iav ?) } -- Source: South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Transcribed by Steven James Coker from a copy of the original document. -- + ------------------------------------------------------------------ + | Steven J. Coker [email protected] | | Home: PO Box 359, Charleston, SC 29402 [email protected] | | Work: PO Box 919, Charleston, SC 29402 [email protected] | | Home: 803-571-4586 http://www.wp.com/Coker | | Work: 803-727-4330 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2780 | | Work: 800-208-2054 http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/cokers | + ------------------------------------------------------------------ +