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Cox Documents
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CORRECTION: John Hiram Cox's father's name was George Wesley Cox; mother was Unity C. Frasier Cox.
CORRECTION: Hannah Elizabeth Shambling's father was John Shambling.
WILL OF JOHN COX
WILL BOOK A p.96 or 196, Old Pendleton District , S C
In the name of God, Amen. I, John Cox of the State of South Carolina and Pendleton
District being in sound mind and disposing memory do make and publish this my last will and
testament, in manner and form following that is to say 1st after my just dues and debts are
lawfully I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Cox a certain negro man about 29
years of age named Jacob and a negro woman named Margit and her future increase and one
negro girl about eleven years old named Mariah with her increase together with my
Plantation, my island, where I now live, lying on the Savannah River on Generostee Creek of
my tract so
far as to get timber to keep up the mill and plantation with all my stock of all
kinds, say horses, hogs, cattle, sheep, geese, household and kitchen furniture and working
tools of all kinds and all debts that now is of hereafter shall become due to me that is to say
after the sums following are paid and raised out of the property and properties that I have
already bequeathed to my wife Sarah Cox which I now bequeath to my children during her
natural life or widowhood.
I bequeath to my eldest son William Cox sixty dollars.
I bequeath to my daugher Elizabeth Skelton sixty dollars.
I give to my son Ned (Edward) Cox sixty dollars.
I give to my son John Cox sicty dollars.
I give to my son James cox sixty dollars.
Next I give to my daughter Naomi Cox sixty dollars when she arrives at the age of eighteen.
Next I give to my daughter Casiah Cox sixty dollars when she arrives at the age of eighteen.
Next I give to my daughter Delilah Cox sixty dollars when she arrives at the age of eighteen.
Next I give to my daughter Sarah Cox sixty dollars when she arrives at the age of eighteen.
I give to my son Tillman Cox sixty dollars when he reaches the age of twenty-one.
Next I give to Azariah Cox sixty dollars when he arrives at twenty-one years of age.
Next I give to my son, Israel Cox sixty dollars when he arrives at the age of. twenty-one years.
Next I give to my son, Hiram Cox, sixty dollars when he arrives at age twenty-one.
Next I give to my daughter, Alley, sixty dollars when she arrives at age eighteen.
And from the profits and benefits arising from my lands goods,and tenements as above
bequeathed to my wife, Sarah Cox, during her natural life or widowhood.
My will is that all my children that are minors under age say Naomi, if it is her choice,
Casiah, Delilah, Sary, Tilman, Israel, Hiram, and Alley, each of them be clothed, fed,
supported and receive two years each of schooling while under age without any wxpense to
any of their shares of my estate and my will is that my children that are free, say William, Ned
Elizabeth,James and John, and the rest as they come of age, occupy, possess and cultivate all
the balance of my land which I have bequeathed to my wife, Sarah Cox, and i do appoint my
wife, Sarah Cox and my sons William Cox and John Cox , my sole executors in this my last
will and testament for me authorizing them at all times as they may deem necessary to
dispose of any part of the lands, goods, chattles and tnenments which I have bequeathted to
my wife if lawfull need requires to discharge the sums, as they become due, bequeathed to
my children and my will is that each of them shall receive their sixty dollars in trade and my
will is that at death or close of widowhood of my wife, Sarah,Cox that all goods, negros,
lands, and tenements together with the increase of the same be fairly sold and equally divided
betwixt each and all of my children, each share and share alike and I revolk all other will or
wills heretofore by me made at any time ordaining, ratified, and publishing this to be may last
will and testament.
Where unto I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of August in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
In presence of :
Jesse Couch, Edward Cox, Samuel Fitzgerald
Interlined before assigned
John Cox (seal).
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