Will, SC, Charleston, James Bryan, 1781

In the name of God Amen.

Hi JAMES BRYAN of Charleston in the province of for said, Mariner, being very sick
and weak and body perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, calling to
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 hands 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 executrix, nothing doubting but at the general
Resurrection I shall receive the Same Again by The Mighty power of God.

And as touching such worldly as state wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in
this life I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following Manner and form.

I give and bequeath to MARY BRYAN my dearly beloved wife, whom I constitute, make &
ordain the sole executrix of this my last will and testament, all and singular my
lands, messuages and tenements by her freely to be possessed and enjoyed, after all
my just in lawful debts are paid.

And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former
Testaments will legacies bequests and executors by me in any way before named,
willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other, to be my last
will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of August in
the year of Our Lord 1781.

JAMES BRYAN {seal}

Signed Sealed published and declared by said JAMES BRYAN as his last will and
testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each
other have hereunto subscribed our names.

JOHN EGAN
JOHN MCCOUNBRIDGE
RICHARD SAVAGE

By virtue of a dedimus from The Honorable WILLIAM BULL, Esquire, Lieutenant
Governor and ordinary of his Majesty's province of South Carolina, proved before
The Honorable THOMAS SKOTTOWE this 8th day of September 1781. At the same time
qualified MARY BRYAN executrix.

Recorded an original will book 1780-1783, page 153

[Not the same James Bryan from York SC]




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