I James Zachry of the County of Richmond in the said State, being of perfect mind & memory, blefsed be God for the same, do make, ordain and constitute this my last Will and Testament, in the words following Vizt. Imprimus, I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved Wife Mary Zachry All the Tract of land I now live on, containing Two hundred acres, be the same more or lefs, lying and being in the said County of Richmond on both sides of the Uchee Creek, together with all my personal estate consisting of Two Negroes named James & Sarah, with their future increase, Horses Cows Sheep & Hogs, farming utensils, and House-Hold goods except one feather bed , which shall be hereafter named, all during the natural life of my said Wife, Subjected to the maintenance of my Daughter Betty, an Idiot.
Secondly, - I give and bequeath to my Son William Zachry, his Heirs and afsigns for ever, two hundred acres of land, lying on the waters of the Uchee Creek which he now lives on being part of a Tract of Four hundred acres:
Thirdly. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Tinsly, Her Heirs and afsigns for ever, fifty Acres of land, being part of the said tract Containing four hundred Acres. Also one hundred acres of land on Savannah River Joining lands formerly Laramours and Millins.
Fourthly - I give and bequeath to James Blackstone and John Blackstone, one hundred & fifty acres of land being the ballance and part of the above mentioned Tract of Four hundred acres of land that my Son William now lives on; and to their Heirs and afsigns for ever.
Fifthly; I give and bequeath to my Daughter Betty, one feather bed & furniture, and to her heirs and afsigns for ever. Also should my Dear Daughter Betty Survive the death of my dearly beloved Wife then and in that case, the said Tract of land and Negroes, already bequeathed to my said Wife shall be vested in her during her natural life.
Sixthly; After the decease of my said Wife and my Daughter Betty; I give and bequeath to William Yarbrough and James Yarbrough my Grand Sons and lawful Sons of Littleton Yarbrough, All that Tract of land that I now live on and already bequeathed to my said Wife and Daughter Betty, to be equally divided between them, Share and Share alike, and to their Heirs and afsigns for ever.
Seventhly, It is my will & pleasure, that after the Decease of my said Wife, All the personal estate then Remaining (except the Two Negroes, James & Sarh already bequeathed) to be publicly vended, and the monies arrising therefrom to be equally divided among all my Children, that is to say, John Zachary, Winifred Blackstone, James Zachary, deceased, William Zachary, Pelethal Adams, Mary Tinsley, Betty Zachary & Martha Yarbrough, Share and Share alike to them and their Heirs for ever. Likewise, After the death of my dearly beloved Wife and dear Daughter Betty, the Negroes aforesaid, are to be publicly vended and the monies arrising to be equally divided among all my Children, Share and Share alike, as aforesaid.
And lastly; I do ordain, constitute & appoint my Dearly beloved Wife Mary Zachry my Sole and entire Executrix, to receive all debts due, and to pay all Legal demands against my estate; Given under my hand and seal the Twentieth day of January one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety.
Micah McDonough & Daniel Elam being duly Sworn saith that they were present & saw James Zachry sign & seal the above instrument of writing & deliver it as his last will and Testament for the purposes therein inprefsed, that they believed the said James to be at that time of sound memory , & that that they together with Bettyann Tindell Subscribed their names as witnefses in presence of each other & in presence of the Testator. 8th March 1790.
By Lewis Gardner Register of Probate for the County of Richmd. These are to authorize and impower you or any three or four of you whose names are hereunder written to repar to all such parts and places within the aforesaid County as you shall be directed unto by Mary Zachry Executrix of all and Singular the Goods, Rights, and Credits of James Zachry late of the County and State aforesaid deceased, wheresoever any of the Goods and Chattels of the said deceasd. are or do remain within the said parts and places, which shall be shown unto you by the said Mary Zachry and there view and appraise all and Singular and every the said Goods and Chattels; being first sworn according to Law to make a true and perfect Inventory and appraisement thereof and to cause the same to be Returned Certified under your Hands or any three or four of you to the said Mary Zachry on or before the twentieth day of June ------ now next ensueing and you the said Mary Zachry to Return the same to the Register of probate on or before the day of twentieth day of July next ensueing
To MefsiersGiven under my Hand and Seal at the Registers Office the twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety
This 5th day of April 1790 personally appeared before me Daniel Elam, Esquire one of the Justices Afsigned to keep the peace in the County of Richmond Andrew Crawford, John Booker and David Walker being three of the appraisers appointed to appraise the Goods and Chattels of James Zachry deceased who being duly sworn made oath that they would make a just and true appraisement of all and Singular the Goods and Chattels (Ready Money only excepted) of the said James Zachry deceased as shall be produced by Mary Zachry Executrix of the Estate of the said James Zachry Deceased and that they would Return the same Certified under their Hands to the said Mary Zachry within the time prescribed in the within Warrent of appraisement