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From: Judy Douglas< >
Subject: Re: Joel and William Traylor - Wills
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 05:40:00 -0500


Which William Traylor was this?
Judy Lear Douglas

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On Mon, 11 May 1998 19:39:25 -0400 Johnella Boynton
<> writes:
>This is especially for Sylvia Caldwell, my Marietta, GA, neighbor, but
>also
>for all other List subscribers who may not have these two records:
>
>
>
>LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOEL TRAYLOR, dated 10 October 1809, from a
>typescript copy (on microfilm) kept at the South Carolina Dept. of
>Archives
>and History, 1430 Senate St., Columbia, SC.
>
>IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I Joel Traylor, of the State of South
>Carolina,
>Spartanburgh District planter being very poorly in bodily health but
>sound
>in memory thanks to Almighty GOD and calling to mind the shortnefs of
>the
>life of man. I have thought proper to make this my last Will and
>testament
>in manner and form following that is to say My Soul I give into the
>hand of
>GOD and my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent christian manner
>at
>the discretion of my Executors after named, and as to my worldly goods
>it
>hath pleased God and his goodnefs to endow me with, I dispose of them
>as
>followeth:
>
>first Item, I give and bequeath unto my loving Wife Catharine Traylor,
>the
>third of my whole estate real and personal after my Son Richard
>Traylor
>receives ten dollars and my Son William Traylor receives Thirty One
>dollars
>fifty cents, and my son Thomas I. Traylor receives thirteen dollars
>and my
>Daughter Mary Traylor the sum of thirty three dollars and my son Joel
>Traylor the sum of thirty three dollars, and after my death, the
>balance of
>my estate to be equally divided among all my children to wit Jefee
>Traylor,
>Rebekah Wood, Richard Traylor, Betsey Foster, Wm. Traylor, Polley
>Traylor
>and Joel Traylor, also Thomas I. Traylor, the third part I leave to my
>loving wife Catharine Traylor. She hath the Liberty to dispose of her
>part
>as she sees cause, My Will & desire is for my whole estate to be sot
>at the
>highest bidder for money, and then the whole to be divided as before
>mentioned in the body of my Will.
>
>I appoint my friend Isam Foster, and John Foster, Executors to this my
>last
>will and testament, in witness whereof I have set my hands and Seal
>the
>tenth day of October 1809.
>
>Witnesses:
>his
>Isam FosterJoel X
>Traylor (Seal)
>hismark
>John x Foster
>mark
>
>Recorded in Will Book A, Page 1Recorded on the 7th
>Nov. 1810
>Box 28, Package 17Christopher
>Golightly, O. S. D.
>
>--------
>Lunenberg Co., VA
>Will of William Traylor - 1761
>In the Name of God Amen, I William Traylor of Lunenburg County being
>very
>sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be to God
>therefore I give and dispose of my worldly goods as followeth:
>I give unto my son Joel Traylor a dark bay horse to be his at the age
>of
>twenty one years.
>Item - I give to my son William Traylor the land and plantation
>whereon I
>now do dwell.
>Item - I give to my daughter Mary Hood one shilling sterling and unto
>my
>daughter Ann Moore one shilling sterling and my will and desire is
>that if
>I have any right to the land called the Fleets that it may be equally
>divided amongst my children and wife, Mary Traylor; Joel Traylor,
>William
>Traylor, Isabella Traylor, Agness Traylor and Elizabeth Traylor.
>Item I give unto my beloved wife, Mary Traylor all the remainder of my
>Estate during her life to maintain my young children and then its my
>Will
>and Desire that it be equally divided betwixt my three youngest
>daughters.
>I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Mary Traylor only
>executor of this my Last Will and Testament ratifying and confirming
>this
>and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
>In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
>of
>September, 1761.
>William (his X mark) Traylor
>(LS)
>
>Signed, sealed and delivered in
>presents of
>John Hobson, David Deardon, William Clift
>At a Court held for Lunenburg County the second day of February 1762.
>The within written last Will and Testament of William Traylor,
>deceased
>was exhibited in Court by Mary Traylor, the executrix therein named
>and the
>same was proved by the oaths of two of the witneses thereto subscribed
>and
>ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said Mary Traylor who
>made
>oath according to law certificate is granted her for obtaining a
>probate of
>the said will in due form she giving security whereupon she together
>with
>John Hobson her security entered into and acknowledged their bond
>according
>to law for that purpose.
>Teste:
>Clement Read, CLC
>Recorded: Will Book 1, pages 345-346
>
>
>
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