(An abstract)
In the name of God, Amen. I John Stone, of Charles Town, in the province of South Carolina, Block maker, being infirm of body, but blessed be God, of sound and Disposing Mind and Memory, considering the uncertainty of this Transitory Life, and the Certainty of Death, Do therefore make, publish and declare these present to be and contain my Last Will and Testament, and do constitute and Appoint my friends Mess'rs. William Elliot, Senior, and Maturin Guerin, Sen'r., Exors in Trust, of this my said Last Will and Testament.......... That is to say
FIRST, I Will and Ordain that all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges shall be duly paid and discharged with all convenient expedition after my decease
ITEM. I give and bequeath unto my loving Daughter, Susanna Stone, a Negro Slave Girl named Present, which was sometime past given by the said Mr William Elliot to my Late Deceased Wife, Mother of my said Daughter, Susanna, and with the said Negro Slave Girl, Present, all her future issue and increase.......... The part or share intended out of my said monies and dues for my loving Daughter, Sarah Norman, the wife of John Norman, shall be charged W.'t the Value of a Negro Slave, named Boston, heretofore put into their hands the price of him then, and the Value of his use since, according to the Judgement of my said Executors or Executor and Accounted as part of my Estate at the time of my said Division . And the part or share intended of my said monies and Dues for my Loving Daughter Amy Elliott, the wife of Joseph Elliott, shall be charged with the balue of a Negro Slave Wench, named Bella, heretofore put into her hands, the price of her then and the value of her used since, and her issue according to the Judgement of my said Executors or Executor and with the Sun of Sixty Pounds Current money, which I heretofore paid to Jonathon Scott for the said Elliot[sic], and the interest of it since, and together shall be accounted as part of my Estate at the time of the said Division : ..........
In Witness whereof I, the said John Stone, to this my Last Will and Testament, have hereunto set my hand and seal the Twenty fifth Day or June in the Thirtieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King George the second, and in the Year of Our Lord, One thousand seven hundred and fifty six [25 Jun 1756].
Sealed, Published and Declared by Mr. John Stone
As his Last Will and Testament, In the presence of us, who in the
Testator's Presence and at his request, have hereunto set our
Respective names as witnesses.
Joseph Moore
John Edwards
Edward Jones
Source:
Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc., Quarterly, Vol 21, No 2, Summer 1993. (Text is copied exactly as it appeared in the article. My edits are in [brackets].)
