WILL OF REUBEN
HARRISON
South Carolina §
Fairfield District §
In the name of God, Amen, I REUBEN HARRISON of the State &
District aforesaid, being of sound mind & disposing memory,
do make & ordrain this my last will and testament.
In consideration of the care and attention bestowed on me by
my wife NANCY HARRISON. I give and bequeath unto my said Wife
the four following Negro Slaves, namely, HARRY & his wife.
MARIA, and their two children LETTY and PEGGY, with the increase
of the females, also, my riding Horse, for her use & behoof
for and during her natural life only. These slaves I give in
addition to what I settled on her in her marriage contract. From
and after the death of my wife the Slaves given to her above
in this will, and the future increase of the females are to return
to my Son DAVID HARRISON, his heirs and assigns forever.
As I have already
given to my three childrfen, namely, KIRKLAND HARRISON, FRANCES
BREVARD, and DAVID HARRISON, all that I ever intended for their
share or part of my estate except the revision in those negroes
above mentioned, they are to have no part in my present property
or Estate. The remainder of my estate that I have not already
given off I wish divided as follows.- That is to say, To the
children of WILLIAM HARRISON, for their sole use and benefit,
one Seventh part, share & share alike- To RICHARD B. HARRISON
one Seventh part. To JOHN HARRISON one Seventh part. To the children
of WILLOUGHBY HARRISON, one Seventh part, share and share alike.
To JAMES HARRISON one Seventh part, to my Daughter NANCY ROCHELLE
the wife of ANDERSON ROCHELLE, one Seventh part. and to my Daughter
MARY MOORES, the wife of CHARLES MOORES one Seventh part. But
I wish it distinctly understood that my Son DAVID is to keep
and remain in quiet possession of all my Negroes, Horses &
mules, except those given my wife, until he has paid the last
dollar for the land he purchased of JOHN J. MICKLE. And I hereby
nominate, constitute and appoint my Son DAVID HARRISON as the
Sole Executor of this my last will and Testament, revoking all
other wills and Testaments whatsoever. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal this Thirteenth day of March
A.D. one thousand eight hundred & thirty-five.
The name William interlined before signed.
Signed, Sealed published and declared by the said REUBEN HARRISON,
to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who at
his request in his presence & that of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses thereunto . . his
Reuben
(H) Harrison {Seal}
JOS. MICKLE mark
JOSIAH B. FURMAN
JAMES W. ROCHELL Proved June 24, 1836
John R. Buchanan, O. F. D.
Recorded in Book No. 14, p. 359 (date not found), Apt. 52 File
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