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Last
Will and Testament of Ebsworth Moore
Will
Book D page 498 – 501
The
Last Will and Testament of
Ebsworth Moore Dec. 31, 1851
South
Carolina
Spartanburg District
Know
all men by these presents that I Ebsworth Moore of the State and
District aforesaid being in good health as usual and Enjoying the
facalties of my mind as I think Sufficient to discharge my common
business declare before God and all Whom it may concern that my Last
Will & Testament is as following
1st I bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Moore my Land house &
household and Estates Furniture and One Negro Woman Riah and her
youngest child Parthena One roan mare one cow & calf one cow & pigs
and provisions for one year which I wish her to have and to Enjoy
all the benefits during her natural life at her death my Son
William Moore to have and to hold the above named Land as his right
and property and I do hereby appoint Wm. Moore Guardian for his
mother to attend to her business the above named Negro Woman &Child
Parthena, household & kitchen Furniture & Stock that may remain to
be sold the Woman Riah to have the priveledge of chosing her master.
And I bequeath to my Son John Moore one hundred Dollars out of the
proceeds of the Sale,, and my Daughter May Edwards to have Four
hundred Dollars and my Daughter Letty Vise to have Four hundred
Dollars of the above named procedes If there be so much – and if the
Woman Should increase and there be more than the above named Slaves
Let it be placed to any other servants that may be found.
I bequeath my Negro boy Wiss to my Son (Thomas or
Solomon, illegible) and his heirs. And my Boy Green to my Son Levi
and his heirs and my Girl Sarah Sons to my Son Isaac Moore and his
heirs – and as I have raised Ebsworth Moore Son of my Son John Moore
– and as he has bee a dutiful grandson to me – I do in consideration
of the Love give unto him and his heirs my Negro boy Simon and also
for the Love consideration I give unto my Grand Daughter Caroline
Matilda my negro Girl Liza which I design for her and the heirs or
her body – and I give my Negro boy Levi to my Son William Moore and
his heirs and all my other property not named to be Sold and all my
Debts to be paid & all other just charges and the Balance If any to
be Equally divided between my heirs – And I do hereby appoint my
Son Wm. Moore my Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I
desire him to Sell Riah to the man of her chosing at private Sale –
Which I Sign in the presence of the under Scribed Witnesses – this
14th day of April 1854.
Signed
Ebworth Moore Seal and Mark
Azariah
Vise
Thomas
Arin
Edward
Arin
CODICIL
Whereas
I Ebsworth Moore have duly executed my Last Will & Testament in
Writing baring the date the 14th day of April 1854 and
thereby given & bequeathed to my wife Elizabeth Moore a certain
portion of my Estate, And providence Seeing fit to remove her from
time to eternity, Now I do hereby revoke and make void the Said
Legacy and the plantation now goes to my Son William Moore and the
balance of the personal property to be Sold at public Sale Except
the Two Negros Reah & Parthena, and as there has been one born since
– my desire is that Reah Parthena & Venis be Sold at a reasonable
appraisement by my Executor at private Sale in one Lot together to
the man of her choice and necessary indulgences given if it be five
years- And give to my Son John Moore One hundred Dollars – To my
Daughter Mary Shipless (is now) Four hundred Dollars and my Daughter
Letty Vise Four hundred dollars out of the proceeds of the above
three Negros named Negros and my Further desire if it is not Lawful
for Riah to choose her master I hereby Empower my Executor William
Moore to choose one of them. And further as God has seen proper to
call from time my son Levi Moore my desire is that the Boy given be
Sold at private Sale in the Same way and Manner as the above name
Riah and Parthena & Venus and the proceeds to be Equally divided
amongst his Lawful heirs. And Lastly I do constitute my Son William
Moore Executor of this my Last Will and Testament by me heretofore
made in Testamony whereof I have herunto Set my hand and affixed my
Seal the 31st day of March 1857.
Legend
Sealed published and declared as and for
The
Last Will & Testament of the
Above
named Ebsworth Moore in the presence of us
Ebsworth Moore Seal and Mark
Theron
Shands
William
Edwards
Francis
M. Harrison
The
Last Will & Testament of Ebsworth Moore Deced was this day proved in
Conserver form by the Evidence of Thos Arin one of the Subscribing
Witnesses to the Original Will and Frances M Harrison witness to the
codicil and ordered to be Entered of record this 12th
June 1857.
R.
Bowden
I
hereby Swear that this Witnessing paper contains the Last Will &
Testament of the within named Ebsworth Moore Decd so far as I know
or believe and that I will Well and Truly Execute the Same by paying
first the debts & then the Legacees therein contained so far forth
as goods & chattels rights & credits will there unto Extend and the
Law charge me & that I will make a True & perfect Inventory of all
Such good & chattels So help me God – Sworn to before me 12 June
1857
William
Moore
R.
Bowden
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