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Chester
County, South Carolina
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LAST WILL and
TESTAMENT
of
Joel
Ashcraft
Written November 9, 1854 - Filed December 15,
1854
Judge of Probate, Chester Co.
SC Book ?: Folio 122
2007
Reference: Apt. No. 19 - Pkg. No. 1631
In the Name of God Amen
I Joel Ashcraft of the State of South Carolina
and District of Chester
- being of sound and
disposing
mind and memory do make this My last will and testament
in
manner folowing
That is to say
~
First I desire immediately after My dearth that all my
property boath
raial and persinal be sold
and all my
Just debts Paid
Secontly I give and beqeth unto my beloved
Wife Martha Ashcraft one
third of my Estate and
the
remainder to be Equalley devided amung my Children
That is to say ~
With the exception of
John M Ashcrafts parte it to go to John M
Ashcraft oldest
daughter, Nancey A
Ashcraft is to com in Equal hir of my sun John
M Ashcrafts parte with
the Rest of my children
That is to say ~
Is to be her farthers
parte in full never the less if she Gets the
fifty dollars
that is in John M
Ashcraft Estate then she draws fifty Dollars
less from my Estate than
the rest of my Children and
her
parte to remain in the hands of her Grandmother untill She
Arives
at the age of 21 years or
marries and if she dise
before she arives to that age or Maries then
her parte
devolves back to my
Estate and be Equelly devided between my
Children:
Lastley I Costitute nominate and apointe My
Sun Thomas R Ashcraft my
lawful Executor of this my
last
will in witness wharof I have hearunto Set my hand and afixt
my
Seal this 9 Day of November
in the year of our Lord
1854
Joel Ashcraft
asigned and Seald in presence of us
Wm. E.
Kelsey
James Lee
Samuel Reed
Transcribed by Sharon
Spielman Ashcraft
December 19, 2007
Note: Errors are as they appear in the original
handwritten document.
Although his middle initial
is
written in the will as ‘R’, Thomas Ashcraft’s middle name
was
‘Kelsey’.
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