Will of Elizabeth Nesbit...
 

All Saints District, Georgetown, S.C.

    In the name of God amen, I, ELIZABETH NESBIT, widow of the late DR. ROBERT NESBIT, of All Saints Parish, State of South Carolina, being weak and low in body but of sound and disposing mind, do make this my last Will and Testament, in manner following revoking all other by me made.

    In the first place, under the expectation that I am entitled to one half of the Midway Plantation I will and bequeath it to my nephew JOSEPH P. LABRUCE and my two slaves Esau and Prince, my slaves Bob, Benchy and boy Thomas to JOHN LABRUCE, little Tony to JOSHUA LABRUCE, and Yanaky to ELIZABETH LABRUCE, the children of JOSEPH P. LABRUCE.

    To my nephew, PERCEVAL E. VAUX I will and bequeath the sum of four thousand dollars and my two slaves Christmas and Paris, to my dear ELIZABETH, my woman Rachael and child, to PERCEVAL, the son of PERCEVAL E. VAUX the sum of one thousand dollars.

    To my dear SISTER VEREEN one thousand dollars and to my neice ANN LABRUCE one thousand dollars.

     I also bequeath to my dear MARY A. PAWLEY the sum of two thousand dollars and my man Ned and girl Elsey, also my furniture and household things.

    To my niece SARAH MARY HOW the sum of two thousand dollars and my carriage and horses. To my niece MARY HASFORD one thousand dollars. To JANE ALEXANDER one thousand dollars, and a bed.  To MRS. BRITTON my woman Charlotte and the sum of six hundred dollars, a set of drawers and all my wearing apparel, and I appoint JOSEPH P. LABRUCE and PERCEVAL E. VAUX my executors

Signed sealed and delivered                               ELIZABETH NESBIT

In the presence of:

ROBERT NESBIT

THOMAS HOW

WILLIAM B. ROWELL

   As I have omitted to dispose of some of my real estate as a Codicil to this my last Will and Testament I will devise and bequeath unto my nephew PERCEVAL VAUX, my lot of land in Georgetown and all my title interest and estate in all and any other land which I may be possessed , and not disposed of by my last Will and Testament.  I also give to my nephew PERCEVAL E. VAUX  a tract of land called Cotton Point bounded on the west by the Waccamaw River on the north by land now owned by Major WARD to him and his heirs forever.

    I also devise that my executors do purchase a Negro girl for MRS. BRITTON and a Negro girl for MISS JANE ALEXANDER.

The words, a tract of land, interlined before signing.      ELIZABETH NESBIT

Signed and sealed in presence of                                                         

THOMAS CARR

ROBERT NESBIT

THOMAS HOW

Nov. 4th, 1823  Proved the above Will by the oath of WILLIAM B. ROWELL  a subscribing witness.    P.E. VAUX qualified as executor

Oridnaries Office

Georgetown District……I certify the preceding Will and Codicil of MRS. ELIZABETH NESBIT to be true copies from the original now on file and of record in the office.  ELEAZER WATERMAN  Georgetown 1824

 

 
 
 
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