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Will of JOHN FORD
Greenville Co, SC
The following last will & testament of John Ford decd was presented
in open court February term 1796 & proven by the oaths of John Mollow
& Elisabeth Salmon & ordered to be recorded. This was done this 29th
day of April AD 1796.
In the name of God Amen I John Ford of Greenville County and state
of South Carolina being sick and weak of body but of perfect sound
mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of mankind and that
it is appointed for all men once to die, have thought proper to
dispose of all the property that it has been please God to bestor me
in this world, do make this my last will & testament in the manner &
form following that is to say,
First I resign my sole to almighty God who gave it, and my body to be
decently buried by my executors who are who are here after to be
appointed.
Item I give and bequeeath to my beloved wife Ann Ford the tract of
land and platation whereon I now live, also one negro man named
Tony, also one negro women named Beth, and my plantation tools
on my home plantation, also one bay horse called Cragger & one
sorrel horse called Chunky sorrel also one young bay mare called
young pups, also one bay horse called Hackney also five cows and
calves her choise of my stock and cattle, together with all my
stock of hogs and sheep and all my household kitchen furniture
except such part thereof that may be hereafter otherwise
disposed of during her life, and after death the tracts of land
and plantation tools to descend to my beloved son Isaac Ford,
the negro woman Bett with her increase together all the stock of
horses cattle hogs & sheep with their increase that may remain
after my said wife's death, likewise all the household and
kitchen furniture to be sold at public sale giving twelve months
credit, and the money arising from such sale to be equally
divided between my son Isaac Ford, my son William Ford, my
daughter Leah Ford, and my daughter Linna Ford, and the negro
man Tony after the death of my said wife to be free to act for
himself in all cases as much so, as if he had been born free
provided my said wife should live eleven years from this date,
but if she should die before the eleven years are expired he is
to serve eleven years and then to be free as above mentioned,
provided the said negro man conducts himself as an honest
careful industrous slave ought to do during the above term, but
if it appears during the above term or at time within said term
that he be found stealing of disposing of property not his own,
or conducts himself disorderly then and in that case he is to be
sold for a slave for life time and the money arising from such
sale to be equally divided between my son Isaac Ford my son
William Ford, my daughter Leah Ford an daughter Linna Ford.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Polley Ford one
negro woman named Hannah, also one young bay horse called
called Polleys horse, also one feather bed and furniture now
claimed by her, also one tract of land joining Thomas Rowlands
land alapsed from William Flippo.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Tressia Ford one
negro woman named Suke, also one young black mare called the
Robinson Black, also one feather bed and furniture now claimed
by her, also one tract of land lying in Spartan County on the
waters of Fair Forrestcontaining seventy acres purchased by me
at sheriffs late the property of James White adjoining Jame
Lusks land.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Leah Ford one negro
girl named Dine.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Linna Ford one
negro girl named Fillis.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Arasmus and beloved son
Levi Ford on tract of land on both sides of Terry's Creek waters
of Green River containing one hundred and fifty acres granted to
Joseph Terry, also one other tract of land containing nine
hundred and seventy nine acres lying both sides of Terrys Creek,
also my wearing apparrel to be equally divided between them.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved son William Ford one tract
of land lying in Union County on the north side of Enoree river
and on both sides of Lishas creek a branch of Enoree containing
one hundred and fifty acres, also one other tract of land
containing one hundred and twenty acres lying in Union County
nearly joining the other, the tract of one hundred & fifty acres
surveyed for & granted to myself, also one other tract of one
hundred & eighty nine acres of land lying in Greenville County
on both sides of Hensons Creek waters of Terrys creek.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Ann Ford my still
together with all the utensels & vessels thereunto belonging
during her widowhood but in case she should marry the still to
be sold together with the vessels, and the money arising such
such sale to be equally divided between my four sons, I will
give that one tract of land lying on the waggon leading from
Merrits mill to Butlars on Green river that I alapsed from James
Leak together with a tract of land joining the last mentioned
which I alapsed from Southerland together with all my stock not
otherwise disposed of and one rifle gun & one rifle barrel
moulds & wipers be sold at public or private sale by my
executors for cash or property at their discression and the
money or property arising from such sale together with the money
arising from the sale of my present crop of brandy together with
the money that may be collected for the debts due me to be
applied to the use of paying my debts andschooling my children
and the remainder if any to be equally divided between all my
children.
Item I give and bequeath unto Stacy Sibley for a compensation for
ten years past services one young sorrel mare called the Adams
young mare, also the uninterrupted use of the house and garden
where she now lives, together with provisions for herself and
child & corn & forage for five head of cattle and one horse
beast for fivew years to be taken out of the crops or rents my
cove plantation also the priviledge of fire wood and five acres
of land in any part of the corn plantation that she may make
choice of and during the time of my hands contining on the cove
plantation they are to provide with her as much fire wood as her
need may require I will that the two negro women willed to my
two eldest daughters the sorrel horse and bay horse called
Hackney willed to my wife be exempted from the claim of the
persons they are willed to, for the term of two years from this
date for the purpose of carrying on and cultivating my corn
plantation and when the two years are expired the corn
plantation to rented out and the rents on the proceeds of the
rents after taking out the allowance for Stacy Sibley as above
mentioned to be kept for the use of the owners of the lands
until they arrive to the years of descreation, I do hereby
ordain and appoint my beloved wife Ann Ford my executrix and
George Salmon executor of this my last will & testament revoking
and making void all and every other will or wills by me
heretofore made. Given under my hand & seal the fifteenth day of
October one thousand seven hundred and ninety five.
Sign'd sealed and ackowledged John Ford (L.S.)
in the presence of ------------
John Motlow
Elizabeth Salmon
Armond Gipson
Recorded in Will Book A
Page 74 - apt 3 file # 158
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