Will of George Bell
Will of George Bell
In the name of God Amen. I George Bell of Fairfield County State of South Carolna Being in health of body and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die Do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God And as touching such worldly estate werewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in
the following manner and form.
And first I give and bequeath to my daughter Agnes Floid's child the
lower end of my plantation in which I now live to be
divided beginning at a hicory on the river bank
marked for that purpose running thence to a white
oak marked on the old line then taking the old line. If he does not live to the age of twenty one I do give and bequeath to my daughter Mary his part with the upper end on which the house stands with the house and all the household furniture with the plantation tools. also a negro boy and girl named hary and faney with one hundred dollars also two horses and four cows and all my hogs with what she claims of her own property.
And further I do give and bequeath to my daughter Jean one negro named Jacob and one hundred dollars. Also I do give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth my plantation lying on the south side of Broad River containing one hundred acres and one hundred dollars.
Also I do give and bequeath to my two grandchildren Sarah and Mary Bell two hundred dollars each and further if my daughter Mary should depart this life without a lawful heir I do give and bequeath the plantation and all bequeaths to her to my two granddaughters Sarah and Mary Bell. Further if they should both dy (sic) without lawful ishew (sic), their part shall be equally divided among my daughters if surviving if not to their heirs. Also the remainder of the stock is the be sold and equally divided among my three daughters. Also my negro Bob is to remain on the plantation as long as Mary lives in a state of salebecy (sic) and then to be sold and equally divided among my three daughters. Also I do give to William Feemster twenty two dollars. I do appoint and constitute Samuel Feemster and Adam Cooper and Samuel Johnson executors to act and see the above will executed. In witness whereof before the undernamed witnesses I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two.
David Johnson
Berryman hisXmark Night
William Feemster
George Bell (seal)
Proved 8th July 1803, Jno. Buchanan J. C. P., Recorded 18 July1803 in will book #4, pp 804-805, Apt 9, File
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