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- WILL OF JACOB JORDAN
In the name of God Amen, I Jacob Jordan of the state of SouthCarolinaand district of Sumter, being low in body but of perfect mindand memoryand calling to mind that it is appointed unto all men todie. I do makethis my last will and testament in manner and formfollowing.
First. I resign my spirit into the hands of God who gave it, andasregards this world's goods wherewith it has pleased God to bless mewith,I give and devise in the following manner, after all my justdebts ispaid.
First I give and devise. Unto my beloved wife Lucy Jordan all thetractof land whereon I now live during her natural life and should shediebefore my youngest son comes to the age of twenty one the said landtoremain unsold until he does come of age and then to be sold andequallydivided between my four sons William J. Jordan, Jacob F.Jordan, Elias W.Jordan, Henry G. Jordan and my son Joseph T. Jordan'sfour children (viz)my son Joseph's four children to have one fifthequally divided betweenthe
Second I give and devise unto my son in law Thomas Barnes one tractofland whereon the mill stands to him and his heirs forever,neverthelessin trust however for the sole benefit of my daughter MaryBarnes and allthe heirs of her body during their natural lives.
Third I give and devise unto my son Jacob F. Jordan one roan mare,onecow & calf, and one sow & pigs.
Fourth I give and devise unto my son Elias W. Jordan one sorrelhorsethree years old, one cow and calf, and one sow and pigs.
Fifth I give and devise unto my son Henry G. Jordan one yearlingcolt,one speckled steer, one cow and calf, and one sow and pigs.
Sixth I give and devise unto my three sons, Jacob F. Jordan, EliasW.Jordan, and Henry G. Jordan one bed and furniture each.
Seventh My will and desire is that all the stock and householdfurniturewith every other thing not heretofore given away at the deathof my wifeand be sold and equally divided between my three daughters,Mary Barnes,Elizabeth Truhit, and Eliza Pearce and I do hereby ordain,constitute andappoint my son William J. Jordan my Executor to this mylast will andtestament this April the fifth in the year of Our Lordone thousand eighthundred and forty five signed and acknowledged inpresence of
I.A. Moore his Jacob X Jordan (seal) her Sarah X Pearce mark markAbnerAlexander
Recorded will Book D-2, page 182 Recorded April 9th, 1845 W.Lewis,Ord. Bundle 122- package 1
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