IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Joseph Norman of Colleton County in the Province of South Carolina, being Infirm in body, but of Sound mind Mind [sic] and Memory, do make Ordain and Ratify this my Last Will and Testament, hereby Revoking and disannuling all Others Whatsoever, as followeth,
I Recommend my soul to Almighty God that gave it, and my body I Commit to the Earth, to be decently buried According to the discretion of my Executors, In hopes of a Glorious Resurrection thro [sic] Jesus Christ to Eternal life, my Lawful debts and funeral Charges, First being paid, I dispose of all my worldly Estate as followeth, IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath unto my Loving Sons William and John Norman the Track [sic] of Land I now live on to be equally divided between them my tract of land on Midway in Georgia to be sold and ye money it sells for with the whole of my Personal Estate, I give to be Equally divided between my Well beloved Children William Norman John Norman, Rebekah Andrews Sarah Norman and Ann Norman.
ITEM I do give and bequeath unto my well Beloved Grand Child Mary Liddell, one hundred pounds to be Reserved in the hands of my Executors, till she comes to age by Law or Married.
ITEM I will that my Children that is [sic] not of age shall be Educated and Clothed, According to the discretion of my Executors and the Expense of the Same to come out of my whole Estate.
ITEM I desire and Will, that if any of my Children should die before they come to Lawful age or without Ifsue [Issue] then that part of my Estate bequeathed to them shall return and be Equally divided between the Surviving Children, also if my Grand Child should die before she Should come to age by Law or without Ifsue [Issue] then that part of my Estate Bequeathed to her shall return and be Equally divided between my own Children
LASTLY I Constitute and Appoint my Loving Brother Jacob Weston my Loving son in Law Isham Andrews, my Loving son William Norman and my beloved Friend John Boyd Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, to manage and dispose of all the worldly Estate that it hath pleased God to blefs [bless] me with, as above mentioned.
IN WITNEFS [WITNESS] whereof I have set my hand and Seal this Second day of November, in the fourth Year of the Reign of our Sovreign Lord George the third King and defender of the faith &Ca [Etc.] Anno domini, one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty four.
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Joseph X Norman (seal)
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Signed, Sealed published and declared by the )
above Named Joseph Norman as his last Will )
and Testament in the presence of us who have )
Subscribed our Names as Witnefses [Witnesses]. In the )
Presence and at the request of the said Testa- )
tor the day and Year above Written. )
Christopher Hill. )
Jane Tipper. ) Proved before the Honble Wm
William Bacon. ) Bull Esqr. Lieut. Govr. 30th
day of November, 1764. at the
Same time Qualified Isham An-
drews and William Norman Exe-
cutors of the said Will
Recorded in Will Book 1760-1767
Recorded on Page 444
Source:
South Carolina Will Transcripts, Charleston Co., Vol. 10, pp 567-68
Repository:
South Carolina Department of Archives & History
8301 Parklane Road
Columbia, SC 29223-4905
Online: http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/
