| ROYALL,
William Dated: 15 September 1831 Proved: 02 April 1835 --------- THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN! I William Royall of the State afore-said, being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, do make and constitute this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following, First, I commend or intrust my Soul to Almighty God.- My Body I commit to the earth, the common mother of all mankind,- my worldly Estate, I dispose of in the following manner Imprimis, I will and desire that my wife Elizabeth shall have and receive the use, service, labour or profits arising or to arise from the followng negroes named Charles, Silvia, Rynah and her children Saturday, Cuba, Hannah, Jinny and Miriah, which were bequeathed to her and to the heirs of her body by her Mother Ruth CROSKEYS deceased.- also in like manner, Elsey Phillis nd her children Robert Carolina and Henny and little George and John, these fifteen negroes above named to my Said wife will be employed by her, upon my plantation called Simpsons, for her support or maintenance during the term of her natural life and no longer, together with the occupancy during life as aforesaid of the house and lot of land which I bought of Hume GREENHILLS Estate Charleston. Item, I give to my Said Wife Elizabeth my riding wagon and horse named Mike and household furniture; all which as particularized above are considered as her dower, full portion of support or maintenance from all my estate real and personal whatsoever. Item I will and desire that my daughter Eliza RIVERS shall have and receive the use, service, labour or profits arising or to rise from the following Negroes namely Mareah, and her children Peter, Cinder, Franc and Roxan,-Lucy Rose, Fanny, Jinny, ?uaco, Hager Amy Cuba, Leah, country George, Alonzo and Ned, Vinture, Favour, Sue with their future ifsue and increase, for her support or maintenance during her natural life and no longer. I will also that my Said daughter Eliza RIVERS shall enjoy the use or profits of my tract of land called Rimingtons containing eighty five and half acres, also of my tract of Land called Sorovens containing one hundred and three and half acres, and also, of my Pg 2 house and / lot of land which I bought of John C. MARTIN situate in Wentworth Street Charleston for her further Support or maintenance during her natural life and no longer. Item I will and desire that my Son William shall have and receive the use, service labour or profits arising or to arise from the following Negroes namely London, Cuffy, Elijah, mill Tom, Bella, Franc, Hannah, Sylvia, Peter, Polly, Flora, Mahalah, Carolina, Old Hannah, Sam John, Andrew, big Betty, Cathrine, Mary, Ben and Jim. I will also that my Said Son William, shall enjoy the use or profits of my tract of land called McCalls, which I bought of William H. GIBBS as master in Equity containing two hundred and twenty acres, also of my tract of Land called Theus's, containing one hundred and eleven and one quarter acres-and also the use of thirty two acres of Land, part of Screvens which I sold to Dorothea ALISON, and which I bought again from Simeon THEUS, for his further support or maintenance during his natural life and no longer. Item I will and desire, that my Son Croskeys shall have and receive the use, service, labour or profits arising or to arise from the following negroes namely gola George, Luck, Belmont, long Tom, little Betty, Sandy Henry, Elsy, Charles, Scilla, Grace, Chloe, Elsy, Emma, Cash, little George, Robert, Elsy Phillis, Carolina and Henny, for his support or maintenance, during his natural life and no longer. I will also, that my said son Croskeys shall enjoy the use or profits of my plantation called Simpsons containing, two hundred and twenty one acres of Land, jointly and equally with his mother, for his further support or maintenance during his natural life and no longer. Item my horses, wagon oxen, ox cart; stock of Cattle, Sheep and Boats at Theus's are hereby intended for the use of my Son William. My Stock of cattle at Simpsons are intended for the use of my Son Croskeys and his Mother. And it is my will and desire that my Sons William and Croskeys may be joint tenants with their mother in the house of Greenhills, for an Afylum in Summer, and education of their children, free of board Item. I give and bequeath unto my Grand Son William ROYALL Son of William my tract of Land, which I bought of Simeon Pg 3 THEUS, including the thirty two acres which I sold to D. ALISON containing together one hundred and forty three and a quarter acres, after the decease of his father, and when he my said grandson William shall attain to the age of twenty one years, and to the heirs begotten of his body forever. Item the first Eight mentioned negroes, to my Said wife Elizabeth shall at her decease, be equally divided between my Sons William and Croskeys agreeable to the last mention Will and Testament of their Grand Mother Ruth CROSKEYS deceased. The Seven negroes last mentioned named to her my Said Wife above, after her decease are disposed of, by distribution , as will be found above. Item after the decease of my Said wife, it is my will and desire, that my Plantation called Simpsons, shall be for the entire use of my Son Croskeys as aforesaid. And the Lot which I bought of Hume GREENHILLS Estate shall be divided into two equal lots between my Sons William and Croskeys to be equally occupied and enjoyed as their other portions as aforesaid. Item I give all my Books to my Grand Son William ROYALL. Item, It is my will and desire and I do hereby order and direct that all my lands lying and being in Edgefield District shall be divided into lots to suit purchasers, and sold for the most money that can be obtained either for Cash or Bonds with Mortgage and good securities and the proceeds of such sales, - together with (other) Notes which may be standing out (my Sons Williams note, dated 27th May 1819 excepted) and all the rest and remainder of my estate not herein before mentioned and disposed of, be considered surplus and be divided (by my Executors hereinafter named) so, as to make each of the divisions to my children aforesaid, an equal as can be without disturbing the divisions already particularly made to them which surplus so divided shall be held and enjoyed under the same conditions and limitations as herein ordered and directed. Item it is my will and desire and I do hereby order and direct that the said Note of my Son Williams and judgement thereupon entered upon record in the Clerks office, shall cover and secure to his wife Mary Ann, and their Children the negroes now in his pofsefsion and any and all other property which he may hereafter pofsefs of his said Wife's under the last.............. Pg 4 Will and Testament of her Grand Father John MORGANDOLLAR, dated twenty ninth day November one thousand eight hundred and five, from and against any note, Judgment, claim or demand whatsoever, of any person or persons whomsoever. Item all the parts of my estate real and personal herein intended for the support and maintenance of my daughter Eliza RIVERS during her natural life, shall at her decease, revert and be divided equally amongst her children when they attain the ages of twenty one years, and to the heirs of their bodies forever. And if any or either of her children should die before attaining the age of aforesaid or having attained the age aforesaid should die without ifsue of his, her or their bodies begotten, then the part or parts of such child or children so dying shall revert and be equally divided amongst the Survivor of or Survivors of them, and if all the Children of my said daughter Eliza should die before attaining the age aforesaid or having attained that age should die without heirs of their bodies begotten, then all the parts of her children so dying shall return and be equally divided between them the children of my Sons William and Croskeys, so that the Parents shall not be heirs to their deceased children. Item, in like manner all the parts of my Estate real and personal herein intended for the support or maintenance of my Son William during his natural life, shall at his decease revert and be equally divided amongst all his children, without consideration of my bequest to my Grand Son William, and to the heirs of their bodies forever. And if any or either of his children, should die without ifsue of his her or their body begotten, then the part or parts of such child or children so dying shall be divided equally amongst the Survivor or Survivors of them, but if all his children should die without heirs of their body begotten, then the parts of all his children so dying shall return and be equally divided between the children of my daughter Eliza and Son Croskeys, who may be Survivors, so that the Parents shall not be heirs to their deceased children. Item, and in like manner also, all the parts of my Estate real and personal herein intended for the support or maintenance of my Son Croskeys during his natural life......................... Pg 5 shall at his decease revert and be equally divided amongst all his children, and to the heirs of their bodies forever. If any or either of children should die without ifsue of his her or their bodies begotten, then the part or parts of such child or children so dying shall be divided equally amongst the Survivor or Survivors of them. But if all his children should die without heirs of their bodies begotten then the parts of all his children so dying shall return and be equally divided between the children of my daughter Eliza and my Son William who may be survivors, so that the Parents shall not be heirs to their deceased children; but that the inheritance of my whole Estate real and personal is hereby conferred, given and granted, after the decease of my said children, to my grand children in manner aforesaid, and to the heirs of their bodies forever. Item. It is my will and desire, that if my wife or either of my children interested or entitled to any part or share of my Estate shall attempt either by law or Equity to acquire a greater or more permanent Estate than is hereby devised to them, he or she so acting, shall forfeit all right, title interest claim and demand of in and to any part of my Said estate real and personal, and such forfeited share or shares, I give unto my Executors herein after named in trust for all my Grand Children reciprocally, to be subject to the same proviso conditions and limitations as aforesaid. Item should it be generally deemed best for the benefit and advantage of the interest of my grand children on account of any unfavourable change like to take place, in relation to our coloured population to have the aforesaid property real and personal or any part othereof [sic] sold or transferred to another Country, State or place of greater safety, that then and in that case only, my Executors hereinafter named may sell and dispose of my Said Estate real and personal or otherwise transfer the same as aforesaid and the monies arising therefrom (in case of sale) shall be laid out in the purchase of other property real and personal, or publick securities of the United States, which shall be subject to the same uses, trusts, conditions and limitations as the property herein given and intended for all my grand children after the decease of my wife....... Pg 6 and children as aforesaid. LASTLY I do hereby nominate and appoint my friends Jacob AXSON, John RIVERS and John Elijah RIVERS Guardians or Trustees for the part and parts of my Estate real and personal herein given and intended for the support or maintenance of my daughter Eliza RIVERS, and in the exercise of thier trusts to permit my Said Daughter Eliza, during the term of her natural life to have and receive the use interests, rents or profits arising from all the parts or shares of my Estate real and personal herein intended for her support or mainteance as aforesaid, free, clear, and independent of the controul, intermeddling or interference of her husband William Hollingshead RIVERS, and from and immediately after the death of my Said Daughter Eliza RIVERS, in trust to have and to hold all and singular the aforesaid premises to the use and behoof of her children, to them and to the heirs of their bodies as aforesaid. More over I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my sons William and Croskeys and my Grand Sons William, Horace, John and Edward ROYALL Executors of this my last Will and Testament, authorizing and empowering my Said Executors to do and transact every matter, thing or things which may, can or should be done or transacted in the execution and fulfillment of the trusts herein committed to them without counsel, let or hinderance in law, Equity or otherwise, hereby revoking and making null and void all former wills and declaring this to be my last Will and Testament. In witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my last Will and Testament written upon two sheets of paper this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one and fifty six of American Independence William ROYALL (L.S.) Sealed Signed and declared by the Testator to be
his last Will and Testament in the presence of us. "Son", "use", "two",
"the" first interlined. Proved before Thomas
LEHRE Junr. O.C.T.D.
on the Second day of April 1835 and at the same time qualified William
............. (Source: Index to Wills of Charleston
County SC, 16771-1868_Recorded in Original Will Book 1834-1839 Page 92)
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