Probate, SC, York, SAMUEL Feemster 1815 Book F Page 85 State of South Carolina County of Chester in Probate Court Ex parte MARGARET FEEMSTER And JOHN and WILLIAM FEEMSTER Executors June 26th 1816 In re Estate of SAMUEL FEEMSTER Deceased Apartment 19 Package No. 303 Page 1 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, SAMUEL Feemster 1815 In the name of God Amen I SAMUEL FEEMSTER Chester District in state of South Carolina being, through the mercy of God, in a good state of health and sound and Perfect Memory do constitute this my last will and testament and I do desire it may be received by all as such. ITEM first I most humbly bequeath My Immortal soul to God who gave it and as to the worldly Goods which it has pleased God in his Providence to bestow upon me I will let it be divided in manner following viz. ITEM I desire all my just debts to be paid. ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved wife MARGARET FEEMSTER the plantation or tract of land where an I now live with one half of the plantation tools and one half of all my stock of every kind and likewise the one half of my household and kitchen furniture. And I also bequeath my negro woman CECILIA to my said wife during her natural life and at my wife's death the said CECILIA with her offspring, if any she has, I bequeath to my daughter ANNE KERR. And I further will and bequeath to my said wife my negro girl CHARLOTTE and my negro boy BEN with my clock during her said life's natural life and at her death I give and allow all the aforesaid bequeath property to my son JOSEPH FEEMSTER with the exception of my aforesaid negro woman CECILIA and offspring before mentioned to go to my daughter ANNE KERR, my clock to my son WILLIAM FEEMSTER at his mother's decease. ITEM I give and bequeath to my son JOHN FEEMSTER my negro woman LYDIA with her three children TOM, LEVI and infant girl her daughter now unnamed with my negro boy PAUL. ITEM I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM FEEMSTER eight hundred dollars in cash, my still and still vessels, my black Smith tools, my wagon and hind gear and my block, at the time before mentioned viz at my wife's decease. ITEM I give and bequeath to my son SAMUEL FEEMSTER my negro woman PHILLIS with her four children SIBIA, BOB, HARRIET and her son and infant now unnamed and I do also give and bequeath to my son SAMUEL FEEMSTER aforesaid my negro boy PETER. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JOSEPH FEEMSTER my negro girl SARAH and Offspring now and possession of DANIEL KERR my son-in-law at my wife's death which SARAH and Offspring is at my wife's death to be given up to me said son JOSEPH FEEMSTER and my negro girl or woman CECILIA the aforementioned is to be given up to DANIEL & ANNE KERR as before bequeathed to the said ANNE KERR. And now at last I will and bequeath the whole of my property and money not before bequeathed to be divided between my two sons JOHN and WILLIAM FEEMSTER in manner following viz: Page 2 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, SAMUEL Feemster 1815 I bequeath to my son JOHN FEEMSTER the one third part of said property and to my son WILLIAM FEEMSTER the remaining two-thirds and I do here by constitute and ordained my wife MARGARET FEEMSTER and my two sons JOHN and WILLIAM FEEMSTER whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament that they will see to the True Performance and management of the same. Signed and sealed in presence of the under named Witnesses the 14th day of April in the year 1815. SAMUEL FEEMSTER {seal} The words at Cecilia the sum of an offspring and money were interlined before signing JAMES FEEMSTER JOHN JAMIESON WILLIAM JAMIESON South Carolina Chester District Personally came before me E. LYLES ordinary of Chester, Captain JAMES JAMESON one of the subscribing witness to the within instrument of writing and be sworn as the law directs say it on his own he saw that Within named SAMUEL FEEMSTER deceased sign seal and pronounce the within to be his last will and testament and that the deceased was at the time of assigning this is his said will of sound and disposing mind and memory and was capable of making a will and that he also saw JOHN JAMIESON and WILLIAM JAMIESON subscribe their names to the with him self witness to said will at the represent of present of the testator in his presence and the presence of each other sworn and subscribed this 26th day of June 1816. E. LYLES OCD JAMES JAMIESON Will of SAMUEL FEEMSTER recorded in book pages 85 & 86 Page 3 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, SAMUEL Feemster 1815 South Carolina Chester District By E. LYLES ordinary of Chester These are to authorize and Empower you or any three or four of you whose names are here under written to repair to all such parts and places within this District as you shall be directed on to buy the executor is named Within last will of SAMUEL FEEMSTER deceased and there return appraise all and every the said goods and chattels being first sworn to make a true and perfect inventory and appraisement thereof and to cause the same to be returned under your hand or any three or four of you on or before the 1st Monday in September next. 26th of June 1816 To: JOSEPH BROWN Esquire JOHN MCKELVEY JOHN MCCAW [THOMAS] JAMES WEAR JAMES JAMESON E. LYLES OCD Page 4 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, SAMUEL Feemster 1815 The appraisement bill of the estate of SAMUEL FEEMSTER deceased this 1st day of July 1816 JAMES JAMIESON ] JOHN MCKELVEY ] appraisers JOSEPH BROWN ] Amount of this appraisement bill 6594.06 Cash in the hands of WILLIAM FEEMSTER $500.08 Money found in his chest $597.59 Notes found $307.00 Total $7,998.74 JOHN FEEMSTER WILLIAM FEEMSTER executors Page 5 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, SAMUEL Feemster 1815 Agreeable to the with an order of appraisement JAMES JAMESON, JOHN MCKELVEY and JOSEPH BROWN Esquire came before me and was duly sworn as appraisers according to law before me July 1st 1816 JAMES ANDERSON JP Page 6 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, SAMUEL Feemster 1815 Return of sale of part of the personal property of SAMUEL FEEMSTER deceased sold on the 17th and 18th day of October 1816 Itemized list excluded JOHN FEEMSTER WILLIAM FEEMSTER Page 7 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, SAMUEL Feemster 1815 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 8 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK **