Will of Paul Grimball. Esq., of Edisto Island, Colleton County, made December 13, 1695, and proved before Thomas Cary, Secretary, February 20, 1696, gave wife, Mary Grimball, his plantation on Edisto Island, containing sixteen hundred acres of land, with the buildings thereon, for life, at her death to go to his son, Thomas Grimball; directed Thomas Grimball, in consideration of receiving the plantation aforesaid, to pay, within one year after his wife's death, to his daughters, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Linkly and Providence Grimball, £10. each: gave son-in-law, Christopher Linkly, and his wife, Ann, his four hundred acres of the eight hundred acres of land which he and Linkly had purchased in copartnership from the Lords Prorietors, said Linkly paying to testator's son, John Grimball, fro. one year after testator's death; gave wife, Mary, all rings, plate and jewels, with her choice of feather beds, one bolster, two pillows, two pairs of sheets, a blanket, curtains, counterpanes, a ring, and a negro girl, Ginny, and one-third part of the remainder of his personal estate, and, besides the foregoing, legacies to the value of £40, "which shee 'hath made of severell things yt. I gave her ye benefitt of & yt. shee shall not bee accountable for the same"; gave the remaining two-thirds of his personal estate to his children, Thomas and John Grimball, Mary Hamilton, Ann Linkly and Providence Grimball, to be equally divided among them; appointed wife, Mary, sole executrix. Witnesses: James Williams, Jonathan Amory, Mary Mullins and Sarah Powys, "when Mr. Grimball gave to ye. Honble. ye Governr. Archdale a good ring to be pd. by his executor as a token of his respect."
Recorded by Odingsells, D.S.. February 22, 1696.
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