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The
Estate of William Wood
Spartanburg Estate File # 2174, SP 70 [transcribed from microfilm
available at the South Carolina State Archives by Laurel T. Baty].
South
Carolina
Spartanburgh District
In the
name of God Amen: I William Wood of State and district aforesaid
being under bodily affliction but of sound and disposing mind,
memory and understanding blessed be to God for the same, Do make
this my last will and testament in manner and form following---My
will is that my debts be first paid. My will and desire is that my
beloved wife Nancy Wood have the plantation or tract of land whereon
I now live, bounded as follows Beginning at the head of the lane at
David Reeds Corner turning with Nortons lane to the ford on the
branch known by Sighs branch down said branch to Nuckolls home or
lane a long his line to Pacolate up pacolate the meander thereof to
David Reeds line a long Reid’s line to the beginning, six choice
Negroes and as much of the household and kitchen furniture and stock
of all kinds, wagon, plantation and farming tools together with one
years provisions during her natural life as she choose to keep, the
balance of my Real and personal Estate of what nature or kind soever
be laid off into equal lots among all my children which I hereafter
name, my lands to be made into seven lots & my negroes also to be
made into lots as equal as can conveniently be done by keeping the
families the Negroes together pretty much by four or five good men
chosen by my Executor & those drawing the small lots are to made up
by those drawing the larger lots, Lucinda Littlejohn, James Wood,
David L. Wood, Wm. L. Wood, Caroline M. Wood, John H. Wood & George
T. Wood. Those of my children that are under age their lots are to
be kept in my Executors hands for the said Childrens benefit until
they arrive at suitable ages to receive them & at my wife’s death
the Negroes and perishable property which she have is to be divided
in the same manner as the above and drawn for by my seven children
as above stated. My real estate which is above described for my
wife is to be sold at her death by my Executor and the money
answering there from be equally divided among my seven children
which I have before named. If any of my children die having no child
or children Lawfully begotten of their body then their part or parts
are to be equally divided among the surviving Brothers & sisters
unless one or more of said children having an heir or heirs in such
case a deceased child or children’s Legatees shall have the share or
shares that their parent or parents would have been intitled to were
they living share and share alike. I now nominate, constitute &
appoint my sons James Wood, David L. Wood, & John H. Lipscomb my
executors revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof
I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal the twenty fourth
day of February one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight.
Signed,
Sealed & acknowledged
William
Wood [Seal]
In
presents of us
Test
Smith
Lipscomb Senr
Elizabeth Littlejohn Senr. (Her mark)
J.
Griffen Junior
Recorded in Will Book C, page 147
Box 30,
Package 6
Recorded 26th March 1838
Jno.
Bomar O. S. D.
South
Carolina, Spartanburgh District
Pursuant to the last will and testament of Wm. Wood dec’d late of
said district We the undersigned commissioners called upon by the
Exr. As mentioned L. will have this day received the real estate of
said dec’d and also the Negroe property and have lotted out said
land & Negroes agreeably to said will in to seven lots as follows:
Lot No. one, one hundred & twenty five acres of land & three Negroes
to wit Harry, Randy & Aaron valued to the sum of two thousand &
seventy one dollars Thos Wood & Lot No. two on one hundred & ninety
three acres of land & three negroes to wit Rose, Giles & Marthy Ann,
valued to two thousand one hundred & thirty six dollars drawn by
John H. Wood & Lot No three of one hundred & twenty acres of land &
four Negroes to wit Kitty, Ellen, Elias & Charles valued twenty one
hundred & forty five dollars drawn by James Wood & lot No. 4 one
hundred and sixty acres of land & three negroes to wit Eliza, Doctor
& Mary valued to twenty one hundred & fifty five dollars drawn by
Caroline M. Wood & lot No. 5 one hundred & sixty acres land & four
negroes to wit Cate, Barbary, Minty & Nancy valued to twenty one
hundred & seventy seven drawn by William Lipscomb Wood & lot No. 6
one hundred & sixty seven acres of land & four negroes, to wit, Sary,
Alexander Sampson & Letty valued to twenty two hundred & thirty
three dollars drawn by Lucinda Littlejohn & Lot No. 7 Ninety four
acres of land & four negroes to wit Norva, Josephine, Pinky &
Catherine valued to twenty one hundred & fifty two dollars drawn by
David L. Wood.
Which
lots of land will more fully appear by reference being had to the
several plats made out and delivered to the said Ex’tr for the use
of the said Legatees we have also according to the will laid out to
Nancy Wood relict of sd dec’d five hundred & forty five acres of
land as per plat to be delivered. Given under our hands this 13 day
of Dec. 1838
Commissioners
D. W.
Riles (??)
Wm.
Lipscombe
Wm.
Littyjohn
D.
Mitchell
Joshua
Draper
Spartanburg District
South
Carolina
To the
Ordinary of said District
The
Humble Petition of James Wood Ex’r of William Wood dec’d showeth:
That
his Testator died on the __ day of __ leaving a considerable
personal estate to his widow the late Nancy Wood during his lifetime
and at her death to be sold and divided among his legal heirs &
representatives mentioned in same will.
Your
Petitioner would further shew that his widow, Nancy Wood, as
aforesaid has lately died and he therefore prays for an order from
this court for the sale of said property.
And as
in duty bound he will ever pray etc.
Nov.
25, 1857
James
Wood, Exr.
The
property of Nancy Wood is also divided up in the following lots of
December 1, 1857:
Lot No.
1 Drawed by Daniel Draper
1 Negro
woman Louisa 740.00
1 Negro
Boy Farrow ?40.00
1 Negro
girl Sarah 535.00
Bed &
furniture 60
Total
$1675.00
Lot No.
2 James Wood
1 Negro
woman Darcas & child 840.00
1 Negro
Boy Wash 470.00
Bed &
furniture 52
Total
1362.00
10.00
1372.00
Lot No
3 John L. Wood
1 Negro
man Henry 870
1 Negro
girl Lill 610
Bed &
furniture 58.00
Total
$1438.00
Lot No.
4 drawed by David Wood heirs
1 Negro
man Armstead 720
1 Negro
boy Wallace $780.00
Bed &
furniture 50.00
Total
$1552.00
Lot No.
5 G. T. Wood
1 Negro
girl Mandy $790.00
1 negro
man Isaac $330.00
Bed &
furniture 52.00
Total
$1172.00
Lot No.
6 W. L. Wood
1 Negro
woman Annica ??
1 Negro
girl Nance $700
Bed &
furniture 50.00
$1010.00
Lot # 7
William Littlejohn
1 negro
girl Mary $675.00
1 Negro
Boy Middleton 666.00
Bed &
furniture 68
Total
$1385.00
The
State of Alabama
Bibb
County
Probate
Court Special term December 1st 1860
This
day came Charles Carter* and moved the Court for letters of
Guardianship on the personal estate of William C. Wood, Sarah L.
Wood, Nancy A. Wood & Maryetta C. Wood minor heirs of the Estate of
David L. Wood and the Court assenting thereto therefore came the
said Charles Carter together with Henry F. Franklin and Felix
Shropshire his securities and entered into and acknowledged ?? in
the security of thirty two thousand and five hundred dollars
conditioned according to Law which is approved by the Court and
ordered ?? in due form of Law to the said Charles Carter.
Jackson
Ganoway, Judge of Probate Bibb County, Ala.
*Charles Carter is the grandfather of the heirs of David L. Wood.
David L. Wood married Mary Jane Carter May 11, 1844 in Bibb County,
Alabama. Sarah Lucinda Wood, daughter of David L. Wood and Mary
Jane Carter, is the great great grandmother of Laurel Baty.
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