KERSHAW COUNTY (CRAVEN COUNTY), SOUTH CAROLINA - WILL OF Edward MCGRAW - 1781

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Will of Edward McGraw
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN.
I, EDWARD MCGRAW, SENR. of Craven County and Providence of South
Carolina am weak in body but of perfect sound mind and memory expecting
shortly to die and come to judgement, do make and ordain this my last
will and testament and as I hope to die in the Christian Faith and be
buried in a Christian like manner shall add no more words to that
preamble-but as touching what worldly goods it hath been pleased God to
bless me with I give and devise in manner and form following that is to
say first of all it may be remembered that all my former children Viz.
James McGraw, William McGraw, Edward McGraw, Arthur McGraw and Enoch
McGraw, deceased, Sarah Sharpton and Mary Wrandel have formerly res’d
their legacies of my estate and fully satisfied---Item: I give and
bequeath unto my son John McGraw one hundred acres of land laid out to
him by marks and bounds known to be called his part of land: Elizabeth
McGraw, Obedience, Lucy, Martha, Patience McGraw I give and bequeath to
each and every one of them one shilling sterling to them and their heirs
for ever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto Jacob McGraw my one hundred acres of land
already laid out to him, to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Reuben McGraw one hundred acres of
land to contain the plantation whereupon I now live.
Observing that fifty acres of the same is already laid out to my son
Benjm McGraw so that the hundred acres divided between my sons Benjm &
Reuben McGraw to them and their heirs for ever: Percilla, Janit, Dorcas
& Solomon McGraw my children also I give and bequeath unto each and
every one of them one shilling sterling to them and their heirs for
ever.
So that four substances of the whole my tract of land whereon I now
dwell, containing three hundred acres is already divided between four of
my sons to wit 100 acres to my son John; 100 acres to my son Jacob, 50
acres to my son Benjm and 50 acres to my son Reuben including the
plantation whereon I now dwell, to them and their heirs for ever & as
for the remaindr of what stock and house hold goods I have, I give and
bequeathe unto my well beloved son Reuben, only observe to be lent to my
well beloved wife Aimay McGraw her life time and then to return to my
son Reuben & his heirs for ever. IN WITNESS thereof, have hereunto set
my hand and seal the 10th day of January in the year of our lord one
thousand seven hundred and eighty one and in the twenty first year of
his Majestys reign.

In presence of us		 his 
Jacob Gibson	     Edward  X  McGraw   {seal}
Jesse Fort				mark

not recorded, proved 3 February 1784
ordinary not known
Apt. 49, pkg 1743
Kershaw Co. wills, Vol.1 "Wills not recorded"  p. 77-78 
Transcribed as written by Carol McGraw Renner; email: renner@icsi.net



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