Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 In the name of God Amen. I WILLIAM DEAN of Edgefield District in the state of South Carolina feeling the infirmities of age, and considering the uncertainty of life, and being desirous of making a disposition of what property it has pleased the almighty to bless me with, do make this my last will and testament in manner following. FIRST it is my will that after after a reasonable time from my death my executors shall exposed to public sale, on a credit of twelve months, all my estate, both real and personal, accepting therefrom a tract of land where on my son ROBINSON [DEAN] now resides, and that out of the proceeds of the sale all my just debts be paid. SECONDLY I give to my beloved wife SALLY [DEAN] one hundred dollars. THIRDLY I give to my daughter MARGARET HOLLOWAY one hundred dollars. FOURTHLY I give to my grandson ROBERT M. SMITH one hundred and fifty dollars. FIFTHLY it is my will that the remainder of the money arising from the sale of my state together with deaths due to me be divided into 7 portions 6 of the said portions to be equal in value and the 7th portion to be one hundred and four dollars less than either of the other portions. It is my will that my executor shall purchase, and hold in trust under their control for the term of 10 years to be computed from the time of my death, property equal in value to the said 7th or smallest portion of my estate the said property to be of such description as in their opinion will be most suitable for the support and maintenance of my son ROBINSON and his children and the said property when so purchased should be exclusively used for that purpose it is further my will that my executor shall permit my said son ROBINSON to reside on and cultivate the plantation where on he now resides free of rent during the said term of 10 years and should my son said son ROBINSON be living at the expiration of the term of 10 years than all the property here in directed to be purchased and held in trust for his support together with its increase and also the I said tract of land where on he now resides shall absolutely be vested in him and his heirs forever but should my said son ROBINSON die before the expiration of the said term of 10 years then the set property to be equally divided among his surviving children. SIXTHLY it is my will and that my executors shall purchase and hold in trust for and during the term of 10 years to be computed from the time of my death property equal in value to one of the six larger portions of my estate the said property to be of such description and shall and their opinion be most suitable for the support and maintenance of my daughter ISABEL [DEAN] YOUNGBLOOD and her children and the said property went so purchased shall be exclusively used for that purpose and should my said daughter ISABEL be living at the expiration of the said term of 10 years then all the property here by directed to be purchased for her support together with its increase shall be absolutely vested in her and her ears forever but should my said daughter ISABEL die before the expiration of the said term of 10 years then the said property to be equally divided among her surviving children. SEVENTHLY I give to my respective sons THOMAS [DEAN], WILLIAM, BRYAN, and SIMEON [DEAN] and my daughter MARGARET [DEAN] HOLLOWAY to each of them one of the remaining five portions of my estate as divided in the fifth Clause of this will. Page 1 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 EIGHTHLY I hereby constitute an appoint my son WILLIAM DEAN and my son BRYAN DEAN executor of this my last will and testament here by revoking all other wills heretofore by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and a fixed my seal this 14th day of July in the year of Our Lord 1829. WILLIAM DEEN {seal} Signed sealed and acknowledged and published as and for the last will and testament of WILLIAM DEAN by him in our presence and at his request and in the presence his presence we subscribe our names as witnesses thereto. BENJAMIN STEVENS THOMAS S. CARTER ROBERT BRYAN Recorded and will book see Pages 323 321 Recorded September 22nd 1830 JOHN SIMPKINS, OED Box 8 package 295 Page 2 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 Proved by the oath of BENJAMIN STEVENS, witness of the within, 13th September 1829. Same time qualified WILLIAM [DEAN] and BRYAN [DEAN] executors. JOHN SIMPKINS OED Page 3 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 The estate of WILLIAM DEAN Sr., deceased, in account current with WILLIAM & BRYAN DEAN, executors. 1830 – 1831. DR. S. ADAMS J. S. ADAMS WILLIAM ADAMS ROBERT BRYAN SIMEON CHRISTIE M. COATS J. DEEN ??? R. DEEN R. DEEN SIMEON DEEN THOMAS DEEN WILLIAM DEEN SAMUEL HARLING CALEB HOLLOWAY R. JOHNS D RICHARDSON DR. S. PERRYMAN R. M. SMITH JAMES SMYLEY JOHN & ISABEL YOUNGBLOOD WILLIAM DEEN executor BRYAN DEEN, executor The within examined & sworn to the 9th April 1832 & paid vouchers for every item noted with the letter V near the left hand margin. JOHN SIMKINS, OED. Page 4 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 The estate of WILLIAM DEAN Sr., deceased, in account current with WILLIAM & BRYAN DEAN, executors. 1832 B. DEEN R. DEEN SARAH DEEN WILLIAM DEEN Jr. J. I. YOUNGBLOOD The within examined & sworn to the 8th April 1833 & paid vouchers for every item noted with the letter V near the left hand margin. JOHN SIMKINS, OED. Page 5 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 Notes and Accounts BUD BLEDSOE JAMES HOUZE JOHN HUSKY RICHARD KEMP WILSON KEMP We the under signed appraisers do hereby certify this to be a just and true inventory of the goods and chattels shown us by WILLIAM DEEN, Jr. and BRYAN DEEN, executors of the estate of WILLIAM DEEN Sr., deceased, this 28th day of October 1830. DAVID RICHARDSON BENJAMIN STEVENS WILLIAM BLEDSOE [INVENTORY LIST] Negroes: DAVE, BUCK, JACK, SAUL, SIMON, DINAH & CHILD PHILL, PHEOBY AND CHILD GEORGE, WILEY, DILSE AND CHILD SEBURN, HENRY, EDMUND, LEVEASE, NICE, DARCAS, JIN, DAIRY Page 6 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 Sale bill of the estate of WILLIAM DEEN Sr., deceased, sold the 24th & 25th November 1830 JOHN L. ADAMS JOHN JENTRY LEVY ADAMS WILSON KEMP WILLIAM ALLEN MARK MATHEWS BERRYMAN BAKER ALFRED MAY WILLIAM BLEDSOE JOHN H. MAY NANCY BRADFIELD ALEX MCCREARY ROBERT BRYAN JAMES MCCREARY TILLMAN BRYAN HENRY MITCHELL WILLIAM BUCKELEW GEORGE MOCK SIMEON CHESTER OLIVER MOORE LEWIS CLARK HENRY OUTZES MARSHAL CLEGG ABRAM OUTZES EZEKIEL CRABTREE GEORGE OUTZES WILLIAM CULELAZIER ALEX PATTERSON BRYAN DEEN JOHN QUADDLEBURN ROBERTSON DEEN WILLIAM RAIFORD SIMEON DEEN BARTLETT SANDERS THOMAS DEEN JOSEPH SANDERS WILLIAM DEEN MOSES SANDERS WILLIAM DEW MOSES SANDERS WILLIAM DORN ELIZABETH SIMMERMAN JOHN DOZIER BENJAMIN STEVENS AMOS FAULKNER ELBERT STEVENS JOHN FAULKNER JAMES STEVENS WILLIS FAULKNER JAMES G. STILL JACOB GOLEMAN JOSEPH STILL ANDERSON GREEN JOHN STORM SAMUEL HARKINS RANSOM TIMMERMAN ISAAC HERRING SAMUEL WALTON THEOPHILUS HILL WILLIAM WALTON CALEB HOLLOWAY JOEL WATSON JOHN HORN ALBERT WILLIAMS WILLIAM T. HUBBARD ISABEL YOUNGBLOOD JOEL HUSKY THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD JOHN C. HUSKY WILLIAM DEEN, executor BRYAN DEEN, executor ROBERT BRYAN, Clk Page 7 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 WILLIAM DEEN, deceased This Account of sales received in the Ordinary’s Office on the oaths of WILLIAM & BRYAN DEEN, executors, 20th December 1830 JOHN SIMKINS, OED. Page 8 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 State of South Carolina Edgefield District By JOHN SIMPKINS Esquire ordinary of Edgefield District. 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 the state, as you shall be directed onto by WILLIAM DEAN and BRYAN DEAN executor of the goods and chattels, rights and credits of William Dean deceased, wheresoever any of the said goods and chattels are, or do remain within the said parts and places, and which shall be shown on to you by the said WILLIAM DEAN and BRYAN DEAN executors and their view and appraise all and every the said goods and chattels, being first duly sworn on the holy evangelists of almighty God, to make a true and perfect inventory and appraisement thereof, and to cause the same to be returned under your hands, or any three or four of you, unto the said WILLIAM DEAN and BRYAN DEAN on or before the 8th day of November next. WITNESS JOHN SIMPKINS Esquire ordinary of the set District, the 13th day of September in the year of Our Lord, 1830 and in the fifty fifth year of American independence. JOHN SIMPKINS OED TO MISTERS: DAVID RICHARDSON, BENJAMIN STEVENS, JAMES SMILEY, and WILLIAM BLEDSOE appraisers MEMORANDUM that on the 28th day of October in the year of Our Lord, 1830 personally appeared before me ROBERT BRYAN one of the justices assigned to keep the peace in the said District DAVID RICHARDSON, BENJAMIN STEVENS, and WILLIAM BLEDSOE being three of the appraisers appointed to appraise the goods and chattels of WILLIAM DEAN late of said district deceased, who being duly sworn, made oath, that they would make a just and true appraisement of all and singular, the goods and chattels of the said WILLIAM DEAN Sr. deceased, as shall be produced by WILLIAM DEAN and BRYAN DEAN executor of the estate of the said deceased, and that they would return the same, certified under their hands, unto the said WILLIAM DEAN and BRYAN DEAN executors on or before the 8th day of November next. Sworn the day and year above written before me, ROBERT BRYAN, JP Page 9 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will Probate, SC, Edgefield, William Dean 1829 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Bryan & Martha M. Bryan. 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. Bryan Martha M. Bryan BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 10 of 10 ** PAGE BREAK **