Will, SC, Camden, JOHN STALLINGS, 1783

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In the name of God, Amen.

The twelfth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
eighty three, I, JOHN STALLINGS of Camden District in South Carolina being weak in
body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory (blessed be God) and calling to
Remembrance the transitiveness of this life, and that it is appointed for all men
once to die, do make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner and form
following viz.

My will and desire is, that my just debts and funeral charges be justly & fully
paid by my executors hereafter named.

ITEM I lend to my beloved wife MARY STALLINGS the one third part of all my movable
or chattel estate together with any one of the rooms of my present mansion house
that she shall choose to be to her use and benefit during her natural life and from
and after her decease then to be equally divided among my then surviving children,

ITEM I likewise lend to my wife one female slave ROSE to be to her use during her
natural life and at and after my wife’s decease, I give and bequeath to son SILAS
STALLINGS the said female slave ROSE and the girl child now socking at her breast,
JENNY by name, and all the increase of said slave ROSE to his use and benefit of
him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son JAMES STALLINGS a track of Land containing
eighty two acres being part of a track of land bought of PETER KUYKENDALL bearing
date of sixth day June 1768

     Beginning at a Black Oak at the road opposite my house and N 70 E 73 rods
     to a Black Oak; then N 18 W 136 rods to a Hickory on MILLIKEN’s Branch;
     then S 73 W 114 rods to a Hickory; thence S 40 E 67 rods to a White Oak;
     then 30 E 64 rods to the beginning. Containing eighty two acres.

to the use and benefit of him and his heirs forever, also I give & bequeath to my
son JAMES STALLINGS one Negro girl HESTER, to the use of him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give & bequeath to my son-in-law DEMAY WINORN [DEMPSEY WINBORNE] all that
part of my land lying on the west side of Fishing Creek joining WILLIAM BARROW’s
land for his use and benefit forever. Also I give and bequeath to my said son-in-
law one girl named LUCY to his use and benefit forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son SILAS STALLINGS my manor plantation and all the
land remaining in said tract, after the two above mentioned tracts are taken off,
to the use of him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my grand-daughter LEVINAH COOK one negro girl CATE,
to and her heirs lawfully begotten. And if she should die without an heir legally
begotten of her body, that the said negro girl name CATE is to be & I do give and
bequeath her, that girl, to my grandson BENJAMIN COOK and his lawful heirs. And if
he should die without heir lawfully begotten that the said negro girl CATE and her
increase shall be sold and the money arising from the sale to be equally divided
amongst my now surviving children or their heirs, that is to say JAMES STALLINGS,
SILAS STALLINGS, and WINNEY WINBORNE, to the use of them and their heirs forever.


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ITEM I give and bequeath to my wife MARY STALLINGS my roan horse for her use and
benefit forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES STALLINGS a new Rifle barrel for his use
and benefit forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son SILAS STALLINGS my rifle gun to his use and
benefit forever.

My further will & desire is that all the remainder of my movable estate of every
kind, which is not heretofore given and bequeathed away, sold and my just debts
paid with the same, and if any remain after my debts are paid it is to be equally
divided among my children JAMES STALLINGS, SILAS STALLINGS and WINNEY WINBORNE or
their heirs to their use forever.

And further and lastly I do hereby appoint constitute & ordain JAMES STALLINGS,
DEMSEY WINBORNE and DANIEL GREEN, each of the district and state before mentioned,
my whole and sole executors of this, my Last Will & Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year before
written.

JOHN STALLINGS {seal, his mark}

Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the testator to be his last will and
testament in the presents of

HUNTER DAVID ANDREWS
DAVID ANDREWS
WILLIAM ANDREWS

Recorded in Will Book A1 Page 78

Recorded Date Not Available.

Ord. Not Known.

Apt. 65. Pkg. 2297.




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