Will, SC, Craven, Luke Whitfield 1767

In the name of God, Amen.

I LUKE WHITFIELD Sr. of Prince George Parish, Craven County in the Province of
South Carolina, being indisposed of body but of perfect mind, but knowing that
there is nothing so certain as death and nothing so uncertain as the hour thereof,
therefore, I do make, constitute this my last will and testament, revoking and
annulling and make void all other wills, codicils and gives in case of death but
will that this, my last will and testament, may stand and in all its force and
virtue.

First of all I commit my spirit to the hands of almighty God, hoping for a
resurrection at the last day and my body to the earth to be decently interred of my
executors hereafter named, in indiscretion, nothing doubting but I shall receive
the same at the resurrection of the great day and be again reunited by the almighty
power of God. And as for such worldly goods as it pleased God almighty to endow me
with, I do hereby dispose in manner and form following.

FIRST of all I give and bequeath to my loving wife CHLOE WHITFIELD the plantation I
now live on and crop on the said plantation, all my stock of horses, cattle, hogs,
sheep and geese and all my household furniture and one negro fellow named MOLBRY
and my debts being paid out of my wife CHLOE WHITFIELD’s part of my estate.

SECONDLY I give and bequeath to my two youngest daughters PENELOPE WHITFIELD and
TERECY WHITFIELD, at their marriage or when they com of age, one negro wench named
VILET and one negro wench named SAL, they and their increase, from this day to be
equally divided with the two girls PENELOPE and TERECY WHITFIELD with wife CHLOE
WHITFIELD having the use of the above named negro wench VILET her life time.

THIRDLY I give and bequeath to my son LUKE WHITFIELD Jr. one negro boy named
DANIEL.

FOURTHLY I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH [WHITFIELD] MOODY one negro
boy named SIMON.

FIFTHLY I give and bequeath the following Negroes: one wench named CATE, one girl
named JUDE, one girl named DOL and one girl named PHILLIS, one boy named TIM, one
boy named MINGO and one boy named TOM, they and their increase from this day to be
equally divided between my four youngest sons as they come of age, WILLIAM
WHITFIELD, MATTHEW WHITFIELD, BENJAMIN WHITFIELD and LEWIS WHITFIELD.

SIXTHLY I leave my negro fellow SAM to be sold and the money arising to be applied
to the use of schooling the four above named boys WILLIAM WHITFIELD, MATTHEW
WHITFIELD, BENJAMIN WHITFIELD and LEWIS WHITFIELD I further request my executors to
carry, send the four above named boys WILLIAM WHITFIELD, MATTHEW WHITFIELD,
BENJAMIN WHITFIELD and LEWIS WHITFIELD into Dobbs County in North Carolina, they
and their portion of Negroes to WILLIAM WHITFIELD and CONSTANTINE WHITFIELD to have
them in their care to raise their portion of the Negroes in their case & to give
each boy his share as they come of age. Andy I further request of my executors to
send or carry the above named negro fellow SAM and to put the money the said negro
fellow doth fetch to the use of schooling the four above named boys WILLIAM
WHITFIELD, MATTHEW WHITFIELD, BENJAMIN WHITFIELD and LEWIS WHITFIELD and to give
WILLIAM WHITFIELD and CONSTANTINE WHITFIELD the liberty of selling the above named
negro fellow SAM.




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                        Will, SC, Craven, Luke Whitfield 1767

And for the execution of this my last will and testament and every article and
condition therein contain I have and do constitute, nominate and approve my dear
and beloved son LUKE WHITFIELD Jr. and my beloved friend AARON DANIEL, hoping and
well assured that they will, in conjunction, do their utmost endeavor to have every
article and clause therein contained performed and fulfilled.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

LUKE WHITFIELD Sr. {seal}

Signed, sealed and published the twenty ninth day of August Annoque Domini one
thousand seven hundred and sixty seven.

MATTHEW WHITFIELD
CHARLES MOODY       {his mark}

Proven by virtue of a dedimus directed by his excellency the Right Honorable LORD
CHARLES GREVILLE MONTAGU to JOHN ABRAM ESQ. 21st October 1767.

At the same time qualified AARON DANIEL and LUKE WHITFIELD executors of the said
will.

Recorded in Will Book 1767-71
Recorded on Page 141




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