WILL OF JOHN WOFFORD SR Spartanburg, SC
written 1808; probated 1813.
In the name of God Amen, I, JOHN WOFFORD Sen., of the State of
So Carolina and District of Spartanburgh, being weak in body but
of sound memory blessed be God do this 3rd day of May in the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred & eight make and publish this
my last will and Testament in manner following, that is to say,
First, I give and bequeath to my son ISAAC WOFFORD one Negro man
named Cyrus. I also give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM WOFFORD
two Tracts of Land, one of the thirty six acres taken up by
myself, the other two hundred & forty more or less, purchas'd by
myself from Joseph Lannom, one negro woman named Tempey, all my
stock of Cattle, hots & sheep, farming tools, household
furniture, with this injunction that he take care of his mother
& provide for her, her lifetime.
And in respect of the rest of my children, I have given them and
each of them in my lifetime what I designed to give them.
And lastly I do make and constitute my well beloved son WILLIAM
WOFFORD & my trusty friend WILIE WILLFORD (note: difficult to
decipher on original. Likely is WILIE WILLIFORD, son of BRITTAIN
WILLIFORD. These individuals were in 1800 & 1810 Spartanburg SC
census) Executors to this my last will and Testament, in witness
whereof I the said JOHN WOFFORD Sen. have hereunto set my hand
and seal the day & year above written.
Signed, Sealed & published by the said JOHN WOFFORD Sr as & for
his last will & Testament in the presence of us who were present
at the signing & sealing thereof--WILIE WILLFORD (WILLIFORD),
MARK BENNETT, JAMES BENNETT.
South Carolina Spartanburgh District. Personally appeared before
me WILIE WILLFORD (WILLIFORD), MARK BENNETT & JAMES BENNETT who
being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almight God, doth
make oath and say that they saw JOHN WOFFORD sign, seal &
publish, pronounce and declare the same to be and contain his
last will and testament,that he, the said JOHN WOFFORD, was then
of sound and disposing mind, memory & understanding, to the best
of the deponents knowledge and belief; and they the said WILIE
WILLFORD (WILLIFORD), MARK BENNETT & JAMES BENNETT did sing
their names as witness thereto, at the request of the testator
in his presence; at the same time qualified WILLIAM WOFFORD
Executor. Given under my hand this 25th day of November, 1813.
W. Lancaster, Ord. Of Sp. Dist.
