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Facts and Events
Will of John Boone
- IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I John Boone of Barly County in South Carolina Gent. being of Sound mind & memory doe make this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme - following. Viz. ___, ___, ___,:
- I Give my Soul to God that gave it & my body to the Earth to be Decently buried According to the Discretion of my Executors here- after Named.-
- I Give & Bequeath unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth Boone the full thirds of my real and personal Estate as allsoe a sufficient & comfortable maintenance dureing her Life upon my plantation whereon I now Live and that She at all times Dureing her life without Controul have the free use of any house now Standing upon ye plantation or to be Built there upon as allsoe any parte of furniture household goods or Conveniences of any kind in order to her undisturbed and Comfortable ___ Maintenance ___.
- I Give & Bequeath unto my Children Thomas Boone, Theophilus Boone, Susanna Boone, Sarah Boone & Mary Boone- the remainder of my real & personall estate to be Equally Divided amongst them when they Come of age or when my Executors think fitt ___, ___,
- My Will is that my Executors have full power to sell or otherwise Dispose of any parte or parcell of my real or prsonall Estate for the payment of my just Debts or anyways for the Benifitt & use of my beloved Wife & Children above named.
- LASTLY I Nominate & appoint my Well beloved Wife Elizabeth Boone & Mr. Robert Fenwick in the County abovesaid planter the Executors of this my Last Will & Testament revoaking all former Wills by me made as Witnesseth my hand & Seal this Eight day of November 1706.
- (Signed) John Boone
- SIGNED Sealed and published
- In the Presence of ____ ____ ____
- John Saverence X
- Steaven Hekman
- the mark of David D Evens
- the mark of Thomas R Richardson X
- Memorandum On this 25th day of August Anno Domino 1711 Personally appeared before me the Honorable Coll. Robert Gibbes Esqr. Governr & c.a John Severene and Thomas Richardson Two of the Subscribeing Witnesses to ye within Will who being Sworn Say that they & either of them was prsent & did See Major John Boone the Testator Sign Seale publish & Declare the Within Written to be and Contain his Last Will and Testament & at his doeing thereof he was of Sound & perfect mind and memory and Leonard Hickman and David Evans Subscribed their names as Witnessess in their presence
- SWORNE BEFORE ME
- Robt Gibbes
- Recorded October ye 3 1711
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