Will, SC, York, Josephus Arnold 1802

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November 1st 1802

DELPHY ARNOLD and WILLIAM ARNOLD exhibited before me an instrument of writing
containing the last will and testament of JOSEPHUS ARNOLD deceased upon which JOHN
BRENNAN Esquire and WILLIAM ARNOLD came for me and being first duly sworn, as the
law directs, saith they were present and saw JOSEPHUS ARNOLD by marking his mark
sign,seal, pronounce and declare the said instrument of writing as his last will
and testament, that he was in the right mind when he signed the same, and that
THOMAS BRENNAN was a subscribing witness to the said instrument at the same time.

ALEXANDER MOORE, ordinary




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                       Will, SC, York, Josephus Arnold 1802

                                    (The will)

In the name of God Amen.

I JOSEPHUS ARNOLD of the state of South Carolina and York District being weak and
sick and body put of perfect mind and memory, thanks to my God for the same,
calling to mind that it is appointed for all men once to die do and ordain and make
this my last will and testament.

And first of all I recommend by soul to God who gave it me, and my body to the
Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my executor is
Hereafter mentioned.

Then first of all I do allow all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be
first paid out of my world is state that God has blessed me with and for the
remainder of my estate I do dispose of it in the following Manner and form.

ITEM I do bequeath to my well-beloved wife DELPHY ARNOLD one sorrel mare, one bed
and furniture, one spinning Wheel, one loom and tackling, one chest, two you sheep,
one cow called Willy and the half of the dresser furniture, one pot, one chair.

ITEM to my son WILLIAM [ARNOLD] I bequeath one black filly, one bed and furniture,
one piece of land leased from the Catawba Indians of 73 Acres he paying my son JOHN
[ARNOLD] the half of the purchase money I gave for the same which was $3.50 per
acre, one barr shear and coulter, one pair of drawing chairs, one cow and Whitey's
yearling, one iron tooth harrow, one bull and yearling heifer, to ewe sheep, one
maddock, one chair, one falling ax.

ITEM to my son [JOHN ARNOLD] I bequeath one gray mare, one black cow, and calf, one
pair of drawing chairs, one half of the price of the land aforementioned to be paid
by my son WILLIAM, on to JOHN when he arrives at the age of 18 years, one shovel,
plow, two sheep, one chair, one broad ax.

ITEM to my daughter POLLY [ARNOLD] I bequeath one bed and furniture and the half of
the remaining half of the dresser furniture, one cow called white face and her
yearling, one dutch oven, one cotton wheel, the gray mare’s colt she has now, one
walnut table, two sheep, one chair.

ITEM to my step daughter REBECCAH LOVENS the sorrel mare colt, one cow called
Brindle, one bed and furniture to be made over and the remainder of the dresser
furniture, one dutch oven, two sheep, one chair.

And my young bay horse I allowed to be sold by my executors in order to pay my just
debts.




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                       Will, SC, York, Josephus Arnold 1802

And I do make choice of my beloved wife DELPHY ARNOLD and my son WILLIAM ARNOLD to
be my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament and I do revoke
disannul and disallow all Wills are Testaments before by me made, either by words
verbally or in writing but this only to be my last will and testament.

JOSEPHUS ARNOLD {seal, his x mark}

In the presence of

WILLIAM ARNOLD
THOMAS BRENNAN
JOHN BRENNAN




The 7th day of May 1802.

November 1st 1802 qualified DELPHY ARNOLD and WILLIAM ARNOLD executors for the
above will.

ALEXANDER MOORE, ordinary York District




[wife DELPHY is DELPHA COLLINS d/o LEWIS COLLINS]




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