In the name of God
Amen
I JOHN LANGSTON of
South Carolina and worthy member of the Church being through the abundant
mercy and goodness of God tho weak in body yeat of a sound and perfect
understanding and memory do constitute this my last will and testament
and desirest may be received by all as such imprimes.
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I most humbly bequeath
my soul to God my maker beseeching his most gracious acceptance of it through
the all sufficient merits and mediation of my most compassionate redeemer
Jesus Christ who gave himself to be an attonement for my sins and is able
to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him seeing he ever liveth
to make intercession for them and who I trust will not reject me a returning
penitent sinner when I come to him for mercy in this hope and confindence
I tender up my soul with comfort humbly beseeching the most blessed and
glorious Trinity One God most Holy most merciful and Glorious to prepare
me for the time of my disolution and them to take me to himself in that
peace and rest and incomparable felinity which he has prepared for all
that love and hear his Holy name
Amen.
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Item I give to my son
James
one negro named Harry to him and his heirs,
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Item I give to my son
Solomon
one negro named Lamkin to him and his heirs,
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Item I give to my grandson
Asa
at marriage if he lives until the, if not to his brother Willm
but my wife to have the use of him her life and after her decease Jechonias
until such marriage as afores'd one negor named Benn, I also give Jechonias
that piece of land he lives on to him and his heirs,
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Item I give to my daughter
Molley
Smith one negro named Venus, but if Feb brings
one more for that to go to Molley
and Venus to fall to her mistress,
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Item I give to my daughter
Beekka
Wilms {Rebecca Williams, wife of Thomas Williams}
one negro girl named Ede to her and her heirs after my wife's decease
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Item I give to my daughter
Fanney
my negro boy named Tim,
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Item I give to my daughter
Salley
Smith one negro boy named Peter,
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Item to my son Samuel
one negro man named Hippoh after my wife's deceased,
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Item I give to my daughter
Elizabeth
Spann one cow and calf,
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Item I give to my sons
Joseph,
Jesse ten shillings sterling each also my
daughter Patta McVay
the same,
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Item I leave the remainder
of my whole estate land and mill and all my household goods and the use
of all the negroes but Lamkin and Harry during her life and after her decease
to be sold at Vendee, the land and mill and all the estate Indow and all
be divided amongst my children named as followeth and first Samuel
Langston, Molley Smith, Sally Smith & Fanny Langston, Jechonias Langston
and John son of Jesse
my grandson equal to be divided among them all and Bekka
Willms {Rebecca Williams, wife of Thomas Williams}
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I also constitute ordain
this to be my last will and testament revising and disannuling every will
and wills made by me hereto fore and I appoint my son Jechonias
and my son-in-law Thos Williams
to be my full and sole executors of this my last will and testament,
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I forgot Lusia
Thompson to give her two Dollars silver and
I hereunto set my hand
and seal this first day of March in the year of our Lord 1782.
JOHN LANGSTON
(L.S.)
Test (his mark)
Joshua X Smith
JOHN LANGSTON
(his mark)
John X White
(her mark)
Eliner X White |