SOUTH CAROLINA
UNION DISTRICT
In the Name of God Amen : I Mitchell Sparks of the District
& State aforesaid, being of Sound and disposing mind & memory,
but weak in Body, and calling to mind the uncertainty of Life,
and being desirous to dispose of Such Wordly Estate as it hath
pleased God to Bless me with, do make and ordain this my last
Will,in manner following: - that is to say I desire that all
my personal estate Goods & chattles (with the exception herein
after excepted) be immediately Sold after my decease, and out of
the monies arising therefrom all my just Debts, & Funeral expences
be paid: after payment of my Debt's & Funeral expences, I Give to
my Wife Holly Sparks one third part of my personal Estate during
her natural Life or widowhood - and after her decease / or marriage
to be equally distributed among my Children hereinafter named--------
I also Give to my Wife - above named intire possession of my Family
of Negroes Lands & under the consideration of her raising & Supporting
the Children - until the Eldest of my children
all become of age & calls for a portion of my Estate, then all
my Negroes & their increase to be Judicial men appraised
& an equal distribution be made between my Daughters Nancy Elizabeth
Susan - Sarayann : & Mary - & My Son Byram & John Franklin
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I Give to my Sons before Named, Byram & John Franklin, all my Lands
to be equally divided between - then - two, when they arrive at the
age of twenty one years or becomes capable of managing for themselves
--- to be their, their heirs, and assigns forever
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and Lastly I do constitute and appoint My Friend William Sparks
executor of this my Last will & Testament, in testimony whereof
I have hereunto Set my hand & affixed my
Seal,this the 14th day July 1836
Signed Sealed, published & declared
as and for the Last will and testament
of the above named Mitchell Sparks
in the presence of us-----------------
Jason Greer
Henry Garrett
William Lee
his
Mitchell X Sparks (LS)
mark
Recorded in Will Book B
page 224
Box 23 Package 16
Recorded Aug 1st 1836
J.I.Prate (ordy)
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