Will Book G of Kershaw County SC

 

WILL OF JOHN ADAMSON

 

South Carolina       In the name of God, Amen.

 

 I JOHN ADAMSON of the town of Camden in the State of South Carolina, planter; being of Sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament in manner following.

 

To my grandson JOHN ADIMSON during his natural like only (intending hereby to create a life estate merely in him) and after his death to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, I give and devise all that tract of Land situated on the wateree River, bounded South by William Adamsons land, West by the Wateree River, North by JUDGE BREVARD’S and JOHN CHESNUTS land and east by WILLIAM NIXON’S land, including about eighty acres purchased from JOHN CHESNUT ESQUIRE.

 

To my grand son ALEXANDER ADAMSON during his natural like only (intending hereby to create in him a life estate merely) and after his death to the heirs of his body oawfully (lawfully) begotten, I give and devise All that tract of land containing two hundred acres more of less situated on the wateree River, Bounded North on WILLIAM NEXON’S land, West by the Wateree River, and south by ABR’AM BELTONS land-

 

To my grandson WILLIAM ADAMSON, during his natural life only (intending hereby to create in him a life estate merely) and after his death to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, I give and devise All that tract of Land purchased from JOSEPH H HOWELL and wife, situated on the Wateree River, bounded South by JUDGE BREVARDS land, east and North by JOHN CHESNUTS land and west by the Wateree River.

 

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In case either of my said grandson shall die leaving no heirs of his body living at the time of his death, the lands above devised to him so dying shall go to my other grandson or grandsons the heirs of his or their body or bodies under the same conditions as the lands above devised to him or them.

 

I direct that the plantations on the wateree River devised above to my grandson ALEXANDER ADAMSON and WILLIAM ADAMSON, shall be well enclosed and the fences constantly kept up so as to exclude stock of every kind from the space of seven years from my death, during which period the said partition shall not be cultivated.

 

All my lots and lands not herein otherwise disposed of, I give and devise to my grandson ALEXANDER ADAMSON and WILLIAM ADAMSON and the heirs of their bodies respectively subject to the same terms as the plantations above devised to them-

 

To each of my grandsons, JOHN ADAMSON, ALEXANDER ADAMSON and WILLIAM ADAMSON, during their natural lives alone, and after their respective deaths to the heirs of their respective bodies who may be living at the time of their deaths, I give and bequeath fifty shares in the South Carolina bank In case of the death of either of them without leaving such heirs, the survivor or survivors to take his share subject to the same terms, limitations as their other shares;
 in case of the death of all of them without leaving such heirs, the said bank stock is to be equally divided among my Daughters SARAH CIPLES and AMELIA ADAMSON and my grand daughter CHARLOTTE ADAMSON BOYKIN, subject to the same terms and limitations as the back stock herein after bequeathed to them.

 

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To each of my daughters SARAH CIPLES wife of LEWIS CIPLES and AMELIA ADAMSON and to my grand daughter CHARLOTTE ADAMSON BOYKIN wife of JOHN BOYKIN, during their natural lives alone, to their sole and separate use and benefit without being in any manner subject to the debts, contracts or forfeitures of their husbands, and to the heirs of their respective bodies, who may be living at the time of their respective deaths, I give and bequeath fifty shares in the union Bank, and fifty shares in the planter’s and Mechanick’s bank of this State, making in the whole three hundred shares. In case either of my daughters or grand daughters should die without leaving such heirs of her body, her share shall go to the other or others of them subject to the same terms and limitations as her or their other bank shares.  In case they should all die without leaving such heirs, the said bank shares shall go to my grand sons above named subject to the said terms as the bank shares bequeathed to them-

 

To my daughter SARAH CIPLES her heirs and assigns forever, I give and devise the two lots in the Town of Camden adjoining the lots formerly occupied by the goal and now owned by the Town of Camden as a market square.

 

Should I sell these lots in my life time I give her out of my estate the amount for which they ay be sold.  I also give and devise to my said daughter SARAH CIPLES her heirs and assigns the lot N seven hundred and fifteen (715) on Fair Street in the town of Camden, purchased from ABR’AM BLANDING-The dwelling house kitchen and smoke house are to be furnished out of my estate.

 

To my daughter AMELIA and her heirs and assigns forever, I give and devise and lots known and distinguished in the Town of Camden by the Number (170) one hundred seventy

 

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and (173) on(e) hundred and seventy three and such parts of the lots (169) one hundred sixty nine,  (171) one hundred and seventy one, (172) one hundred and seventy two and (174) one hundred seventy hour as are situated south of a line to be drawn from Broad Street to church street parrelled to King street and running with the north wall of the brick kitchen, standing to the North west of the building or dwelling home lately erected on the said lots hereby intended to be devised, the whole being bounded South on King Street and east on Broad Street, and with the said dwelling house standing on the said lots, I give my said Daughter AMELIA all the furniture belonging to the said home-

 

To my Grand daughter CHARLOTTE BOYKIN, her heirs and assigns forever I give and devise sixteen lots in the town of Camden, forming one square on the east side of Broad street and south side of meeting Street opposite the old brew house square; and also three lots situated at the Corner of King and fair street south of JUDGE BREVARDS lots and adjoining lots occupied by JOHN KERSHAW.  The dwelling house, kitchen and smoke house on these lots are to be finished out of my estate.

 

To my daughter SARAH CIPLES, during her natural life alone and to her sole and separate use without being in any manner subject to the debts, contracts or forfietures of her husband and after her death to the heirs of her body who may believing at the time of her death, I give and devise the following negro slaves with their encrease from this day, that is to say, JUDE, and her child, CARLOS, LAURA, TOM, JIM, and his wife and her four children, POLLY and her three children, WICKLOW his wife and

 

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her two children, LIMERICK, PERDAR, DAVY, JUNE, SILLA and (interlined: her child and) a child named CORA, and HARRY and his wife, and her four children, making in all thirty two slaves, subject to the same limitations over, on her death without leaving such issue or heirs, as are expressed respecting the bank stock herein before bequeathed to her.

 

To my daughter AMELIA during her natural life alone, and to her sole and separate use without being in any manner subject to the debts, contracts or forfietures of her husband and after her death to the heirs of her body who my be living at the time of her death, I give and bequeath the following negro slaves,with their encrease from this day, that is to say, MILLEY, FANNY, ATHY, PAT and her six children, JOHNO his wife and her two children, OLD NANCE and her six children BOB, DUBLIN, LONDON, and his wife and her child, making in all twenty six slaves, subject to the same limitations over on her death without leaving such heirs, as are expressed respecting the bank stock herein before bequeathed to her.

 

To my grand daughter CHARLOTTE A. BOYKIN, during her natural life alone, and to her sole and separate use without being in any manner subject to the debts, contracts or forfietures of her husband and after her death to the heirs of her body who my be living at the time of her death, I give and bequeath the following negro slaves,with their encrese from this day, that is to say, NANCE and her child, SOLOMON, NATHAN, WILL, YELLOW PHILIS, LUCY, RACHEL, Pat and her two children, JIM GERMAN and three children, CAVEN, HARRIET, LUNA, CORKE, CHARLES, BEN, DOLLY, ANTRIM his wife and her two children, making twenty six slaves in all, subject to the same limitations over on her death without leaving

 

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such issue as are expressed respecting the bank stock herein before bequeathed to her-

 

In addition to the sum of three thousand dollars, which I have already given to LEWIS CIPLES husband of my daughter SARAH , I give her the sum of two thousand dollars.

 

In addition to the sum of three thousand dollars which I have already given to JOHN BOYKIN husband of my grand daughter CHARLOTTE, I give her the sum of two thousand dollars.

 

Not having given my daughter AMELIA any sum, I hereby give and bequeath her five thousand dollars.

 

To my grandson JOHN ADAMSON I give my large tankard and gold Watch, to be delivered to him at an age suitable for him to receive it.

 

To my Nephew JONATHAN BELTON ADAMSON, son of my brother JAMES ADAMSON I give five hundred dollars.

 

All the horses stock and tools belonging to my plantations I direct to go to the person to whom the plantations are devised-

 

The dividends on bank shares bequeathed to my grandsons I direct to - be annually invested in other stock untill they shall respective come of age, when each shall receive his part.

 

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As long as my daughter AMELIA remains unmarried and chooses it, her negroes are to remain on the plantation devised to my grandson JOHN ADAMSON, and to be worked with his negroes, for which she (interlined: is) to receive a proportion of the crops allowing however for all expenses and land rent.

 

All the rest and residue of my estate, I devise give and bequeath to my grandsons aforesaid to be equally divided among them.  The same is to be invested in bank or other stock by my executors and as soon as either o f them arrives at the age of twenty one years, he is to receive his share or part thereof-

 

Should it be deemed advisable for any cause to sell any part of the negroes or bank stock given and bequeathed to my daughter, grand daughter or grandsons, I hereby authorize my executors and executrix or such of them as qualify, with the consent of the legatee to whom such negros or stock belongs to sell such negores or stock, vesting the proceeds thereof in other property of a similar nature or in some other kind of good stock, subject to the same conditions and limitations over as the property sold.

 

I give and bequeath to JOHN BOYKIN------------------------my negro woman LINDA, upon condition that he does immediately emancipate her according to law, the expences of such emancipation to be defraid by my estate and she to be supported out of it as long as she remains with my family—

 

I hereby constitute and appoint my daughter AMELIA executrix and LEWIS CIPLES, JOHN BOYKIN, my grandson JOHN ADAMSON and ABRAM BLANDING executors of this my last will and testament, hereby requiring that my said grandson should not be permitted to qualify or act as an executor untill he arrives at the age of twenty one years; And I hereby revoke

 

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all former wills by me made.

 

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my mane and also written it in the margin of each of the form sheets of paper hereunto annexed, which with this sheet contains my last will and testament, this twenty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen and in the thirty eighth year of the sovereignty and independence of the United States of America.

 

The work “meeting” in the devise to my daughter-being first erased and the word “Church” interlined in its room.

 

Signed published and declared
by the testate as and for his
last will and testament, in our                               JOHN ADAMSON
presence who at the request of
the testator and in his presence
and in the presence of each other
subscribed our names as witnesses
to the due execution thereof.

 

DUNCAN McRA
H.H. DICKINSON
THO: SALMOND

 

Since making this my last will and testament I have purchased other real estate, Now I hereby republish this my will and testament, and bequeath and devise the real estate so purchased to my grandsons, ALEXANDER ADAMSON and WILLIAM ADAMSON their heirs and assigns forever.
Witness my hand and Seal
                                     This fourth day of April 1826
Declared and republished
in presence of us                            JOHN ADAMSON
IA BROWN
FRANCIS S. LEE
A. BLANDING

 

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I have paid to my son in law the husband of my daughter AMELIA one thousand dollars which I direct to being part of her legacy of five thousand dollars given in the written will
April 4th 1816                                   JOHN ADAMSON

 

Whereas I have become the administrator of the estate of my son WILLIAM ADAMSON deceased and as such have received monies which belong to my grand sons ALEXANDER ADAMSON JOHN ADAMSON; and WILLIAM ADAMSON; and whereas on the sale of the real estate of their mother I become the purchaser ans as such stand indebted to them in a sum equal to one half of the purchase money of the said lands, which monies I have not been able to pay over to them in consequence of (interlined: their) minority, I therefore direct that the legacies and devices in this my will given to them shall be in full satisfaction of all the monies to by me owing to them.
April 4, 1816                                  JOHN ADAMSON

 

Recorded in Will Book G Page 290
Proved Mary 25, 1816
Ord. S. MATHIS
Apart. 1 Pkg. 14

 

(Microfilm: Kershaw County, SC Will Book G. Pages 4-12)