Will, SC, Kershaw, Patrick Duncan 1776

In the name of God, amen.

I PATRICK DUNCAN of Camden District in ye colony of South Carolina being through ye
abundant mercy and goodness of God of sound, perfect, understanding & memory, do
make & ordain ye my last will & testament in manner & for in following.

My will & desire is ye all lawful debts & funeral charges be paid & discharged by
my executors, herein after named.

ITEM I will, bequeath & demise to my son THOMAS DUNCAN a certain tract of
plantation containing one hundred & fifty acres formerly improved on by ye said
THOMAS DUNCAN and adjoining ye plantation on which I now live to him his heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns forever.

ITEM I will, bequeath & demise to my JAMES DUNCAN ye plantation or tract of land on
which I now live, containing two hundred & one acres to him, his heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns forever. He, ye said JAMES DUNCAN, paying to my
daughter MARGRET DUNCAN, her heirs ye full sum of one hundred pounds currency at
four different payments (viz) ye first payment of twenty five pounds currency to be
made to her one year & a day after my decease. Ye remainder at twenty five pounds
of currency per year till ye remaining seventy five pounds of currency be paid.

ITEM I will, bequeath to my son JOHN DUNCAN one cow & calf.

ITEM I will, bequeath to each of my sons, viz., ROBERT DUNCAN, BENJAMIN DUNCAN &
WILLIAM DUNCAN five shilling sterling.

ITEM I will, bequeath to each of my sons-in-law viz. JAMES KERR, JOHN ALEXANDER,
JOHN GARVAN, JAMES LUCK five shillings sterling each.

ITEM I will, bequeath to my grand daughter MARY GARVAN twenty five pounds currency.

ITEM I will and ordain ye all my remaining personal estate be sold at public vendue
and ye money thence arising after all my debts & legacies is paid ye remainder to
be equally divided between my daughters, viz. JEAN [DUNCAN] KERR, MARY [DUNCAN]
LUCK, RACHEL [DUNCAN] ALEXANDER, and my grand daughter VIOLET DUNCAN, daughter to
my son JOHN DUNCAN, so ye each of ye may have a share & share alike.

LASTLY I constitute & ordain JOHN DUNCAN & WILLIAM WATSON my executors of ye my
last will and testament and my cousin CHARLES MOORE overseer of it be performed
according to the true intent & meaning.




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                        Will, SC, Kershaw, Patrick Duncan 1776

And acknowledges this to be my last will & testament, revoking all former will &
testaments whatsoever.

Signed, sealed and acknowledged this 20th day of October 1776.

PATRICK DUNCAN {seal, his mark}

In the presence of us

WILLIAM WATSON
ANDREW BARRY
CHARLES MOORE

Recorded in Will Book A1, Page 54
Recorded on the 22nd day of May, 1783

JOHN THOMAS, Jr. Justice

Apt. 22, Pkg. 749




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