Will, SC, Richland, John Bryson

                                   WILL OF
                                 JOHN BRYSON
                           IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN

I JOHN BRYSON Senior of the District of Richland and State of South Carolina
being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory - thanks be
given unto God; calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that
it is appointed for all men once to die do make & 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 powers of God, and touching such
worldly estate as wherewith it has pleased God to bless bless me in this
life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form:

FIRST - after all my lawful debts are paid I give and bequeath to RACHEL my
beloved wife one bed and furniture, two cows and one mare by her to be freely
possessed, willed and bequeathed.

ALSO I give to my daughter JANE one hundred acres of land adjoining WESTON’s
land by her to be freely occupied and possessed during her life and at her
death it is to come to my grand son WILLIAM BRYSON.

ALSO I give to my daughter SARAH one hundred acres of land adjoining my son
JOHN BRYSON and CROFT’s Lands to be freely occupied by her heirs.

ALSO I give to my Daughter RACHEL five pounds to be raised and levied out of
my estate.

ALSO I give to my son HENRY BRYSON all the remainder part of my lands (only
my wife to have a support out of it during her life) by him to be freely
occupied and possessed together with the remainder part of my stock,
household furniture and plantation tools.

I Likewise constitute, make, and ordain my sons JOHN BRYSON and HENRY BRYSON
the executors of this my Last will and Testament, and I do hereby disallow,
revoke, and disannul all and every other testament, will, legacies, bequests
and executors by me in any ways before mentioned willed and bequeathed,
rectifying this and no other to be my last will and testament.




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                       Will, SC, Richland, John Bryson

In witness, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the eighteenth
day of September 1800.

JOHN BRYSON {seal}

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and delivered by the said JOHN BRYSON
as his list will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and
in the presence of each other hath here unto subscribed our names.

MARY ADAMS {seal, her X mark}
JAMES ADAMS
ABRAHAM ADAMS




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                       Will, SC, Richland, John Bryson

South Carolina    ]
Richland District ]

Appeared before me JAMES ADAMS & swore that he saw the within named JOHN
BRYSON sign, seal, & acknowledge and declare the within instrument of writing
to be his last will and testament & at the time of making the same appeared
to be of sound mind & memory & that be this Deponent with MARY ADAMS &
ABRAHAM ADAMS were subscribing witnesses to the same.

JA ADAMS

Sworn to before me the 18th November 1800

SIM TAYLOR, ordinary




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