Will, SC, Spartanburg, James Camp 1817

In the Name of God Amen.

I JAMES CAMP of Spartanburg District being of sound mind memory and
understanding for which I thank almighty God and calling to mind the
uncertainty or human life and desirous of disposing of such worldly estate as
it has been pleased God to bless me with do make and ordain this to be my last
will and testament in manner and form following viz:

It is my will and desire that my Just debts and funeral expenses be first
paid.

ITEM 1st I give and bequeath unto my son ALFRED [CAMP] a Negro Boy Named
CARTER when he arrives to the age of twenty one years.

ITEM 2nd I give unto my daughter NARCISSA [CAMP] a Negro girl named RIAH on
her marriage day, also a good beast worth sixty dollars & a saddle.

ITEM I give unto my son Joseph one Negro PATRUM.

ITEM 3rd I give to my son GEORGE [CAMP] when he arrives to the age of twenty
one years old one Negros Boy Name JACK.

ITEM 4th I give my son LANGLY [CAMP] when he arrives at the age of twenty one
years old one Negros boy name LEWIS.

ITEM 5th I give to my daughter HARRIET [CAMP] on her marriage day or arrive at
lawful age one Negro girl Named ARRABELL.

ITEM 6th I give unto my two youngest sons JAMES [CAMP] & WILLIAM [CAMP] five
hundred dollars each or one Negro boy each equal to the above Negro boys which
I give to my other sons when they arrive at the age of twenty one years old.

ITEM 7th I give to my beloved wife SARAH CAMP the balance of my Negroes, Viz:
one fellow named FARMER, three wenches DICE, JANE, & CLARACY, also one small
Negro girl named FILLIS also the whole of the stock of every kind, also my
dwelling house & plantation where on I now live, also my mill and plantation
enjoining to it over the river, also all my house hold & kitchen furniture,
black smith tools & plantation utensils & stills it is to be further under
stood that She is to raise, school, clothe the children, clear of board & when
they come to age or marry she is to give them one horse, saddle & bridle each
to be worth eighty dollars, all except NARCISSA, also one feather bed and
furniture each, & one cow and calf each.

ITEM 8th is further my will that my loving wife sell my land in Virginia and
lay out the money in young Negroes for the use of my children & also my
plantation on Buck Creek known by the name of West Harris’s place place.

ITEM 9th I will that the whole of my property left my wife during her life at
her death be equally divided amongst my children.

ITEM 10th I will that all my land not mentioned be equally divided amongst my
children.


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                     Will, SC, Spartanburg, James Camp 1817

ITEM 11th I nominate my loving wife & JAMES YOUNG executors to this my last
will and testament, hereunto revoking and renouncing all other wills
heretofore made by me.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the 28th day of January,
1817

JAMES CAMP {seal}

ALEXANDER COPELAND
GEORGE MCWILLIAMS
WILLIAM COPELAND




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                    Will, SC, Spartanburg, James Camp 1817

South Carolina
Spartanburg District

By WILLIAM LANCASTER, Esqr. Ordinary of said District.

Personally appeared before me, ALEXANDER COPELAND & GEORGE MCWILLIAMS who
being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, doth make oath and
say that they saw JAMES CAMP sign, seal, publish, pronounce, and declare the
same to be and contain his last will and testament, that he, the said JAMES
CAMP was then of sound & disposing mind, memory & understanding, to the best
of these deponent’s knowledge & belief; and that they, the said ALEXANDER &
GEORGE did sign their names as witnesses thereto, at the request of the
testator in his presence at the same time qualified SARAH CAMP, executrix,
JAMES YOUNG Esqr. refusing to qualify given under my hand this 9th day of
April, 1817.

WILLIAM LANCASTER O. S. D.

Recorded in Will Book A Page 107
Box 6 Package 1
Recorded 15th day of May 1817




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