Person:Joseph Adair (5)

WILL OF JOSEPH ADAIR, JR (Taken from Lisa Bowes web site at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/9708/jrsrwill.html)

State of South Carolina Laurens District. In the name of God, Amen. Know all men by these presents that I, JOSEPH ADAIR, of the same State and District are now in good health and in my natural senses at this date and time make this my last will and testament. At my death, I bequeath my body to the tomb, my soul to the almighty God, me maker and cratar and Jesus Christ my redemer.

Likewise I give and bequeath unto JOHN ADAIR, my son, all the land that I layed of for him, that RICHARD HOLLEN and JOHN PRIER now lives on and one negro woman named JUKE. Likewise, I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES ADAIR all that part of a tract of land he now lives on lying on the South Side of Littel Dunkins Creek bounded on land of THOMAS MCCRARYES, ALEXANDER WILKERSONS, ELISHA ADAIR and one negro man named DUKE. Likewise, I give and bequeath unto my son ROBERT ADAIR the money that he did receive from ALEXANDER WILKERSON for a tract of land made over by me and my son ELISHA ADAIR to said WILKERSON and one negro girl named TAMER.

Likewise, I give and bequeath to my son ELISHA ADAIR all that part of land I now live on containing three hundred and seventy five acres more or less, resurvayed by JOHN A. ELMORE, one negro boy named MORRIS, one new waggon and all her harness.

Likewise, I give and bequeath unto JOSEPH ADAIR, son of ELISHA ADAIR, one set of silver coat buttons, and one set of silver breaches buttons to my son ROBERT ADAIR. I likewise, give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH and her husband JOHN HUTRON one negro girl named CHAVIS to be tharne during there natural life, and at their death to be equally divided among all ELIZABETH HUTRON'S children of her natural body.

Likewise, I give and bequeath unto my daughter JANE, wife of THOMAS HOLLAND, one negro girl named Dice. Likewise, I give and bequeath unto my daughter CASEY, wife of THOMAS MCCRAREY one negro woman named SID. Likewise, I give and bequeath unto CHARTY, wife of DAVID LITTEL, one negro woman named SARAH and all the rest of my perishable property to be equally divided among my eight children of my natural body. I hereby set my hand and seal this 20th of January, 1812. It being in the thirty sixth and thirty seventh year of American Independency. And I do here appoint ELISHA ADAIR and JOHN ADAIR my Executors. Witness present

Richard Holland Joseph Adair(Seal) William Adair George McCrary

Recorded in Will Book D-1, Page 105. Recorded date not available. Proven Jan. 15, 1813. David Anderson Ordy.

1. ↑ GEDCOM file submitted by Kerry Peterson, [email protected]. Created on 28 Oct 2005. Imported on 29 Oct 2005..
2. ↑ GEDCOM file submitted by Kerry Peterson, [email protected]. Created on 28 Oct 2005. Imported on 29 Oct 2005..