In the names of God ,Amen , the third day of January One Thousand seven hundred and Ninety six,

I James Loosk [ Lusk] of Abbeville County, District of Ninety Six.

State of South Carolina. Freeholder being very sick and weak in body . But of perfect mind and memory.

Thanks be to God for the same ,calling to mind the Mortality of my body do make and ordain this my Last will and testament.

First of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it. And as concerning my body , I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent manor at the discretion of my Executors. Nothing doubting but at the resurrection to obtain everlasting happiness in the life to come through the merits and mediation of my blessed redeemer Jesus Christ and as touching such worldly state, Where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of it in the following form, In the first place

I give and Bequeath to Eleanor Lusk My dearly beloved wife , One horse with saddle and bridle, one bed and furniture and all singular wearing apparel with one flax and wool and cloth reel. One -half of this One hundred-and -fifty acres of land contains my improvements one half of my household furniture and one half of all my Plantation premises to my wife.

Then I give and bequeath to my beloved son ,Robert one half of the remainder of the plantation. One half of the remainder of this land and household furniture and the plantation premises be divided between my two daughters Elizabeth Gray and Eleanor Baty . All of the horses ,mean cattle, sheep and hogs belonging to my plantation be equally divided among My wife Eleanor and my son Robert and my two daughters Elizabeth Gray and Eleanor Baty in the manner above.

And to my beloved son Nathan Lusk(losk) fifty acres of land joining lines with me and William Alexander on Long Cane and My beloved son Henry Lusk (losk) One hundred and fifty acres of land on the head of Armstrongs Creek and to William Lusk( Losk) My grandson one plantation of land containing two hundred acres bounded on----Plantation and William Alexander and Mathew Young’s and Hugh Bessley’s and two Hundred acres lying on to be put through the office by my invent and thento be made over to my wife Eleanor her heirs and assigns forever .

Ido hereby constitute and ordain for my whole and sole Executors of this my last will and testament my trusty and well loved sons, Nathan and Henry Lusk and William Baty and my beloved friend Samuel Foster Sr. I do hereby disallow ,revoke and disanull all and every other former Testament . Will and Legacies bequeath or executed by me in any way before this will. Ratifyng and confirming this named will and no other to be my last Will and testament in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Wit, Andrew Weed

William Foster
Nat. Weed Jr.
John (x) McKiddy
Signed James Loosk <seal>
recorded in will book 1 page 299 box 108 pkg 2953
Proven Nov 5^th 1804 Andrew Hamilton O.AD

Transcribed RESEARCHED AND Written by Doris Wilson O’Shields, G-G-G-G grand-daughter of James Lusk came from Ireland/ Scotland born 1719 in Augusta County Virginia. Married Eleanor Smith. He died Sept 19^TH 1786 Butcher’s Ford ,Anderson County S,C.  Buried at the Long Cain Cemetery in Abbeville.

NOTES:
G-G-G-Grandparents
His Son
Revolutionary War Liet Henry Lusk born Feb 27,1751 in Va married Eleanor McKiddy he died March 30 1812 in Pickens County he is buried in the Lusk Family Cemetery White Water Falls Road Salem ,Oconee County.
G-G-Grand parents
William Lusk Veteran of the Civil War born 11 Oct 1797 in Pendleton District S,C married Henrietta Corbin born 1803 died 29 March 1882
He died Nov 30 ,1876 in Cashiers N,C
Their daughter was My Great Grandmother Hariett Lusk Wilson born 1839 married MalachI Hamilton Wilson born 12 Oct 1942 in Pickens S,C
Their son MalachI Wilburn Wilson born 1872 -1954 was my Grandfather
He married Eliza Bentley born 1882-1950