David Kerr

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Probate 7 June 1805 (est date of death prior to that date)

John Kelsey, Administrator

(Probate folder image in sources)

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Type: WILL (TYPESCRIPT)// STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHESTER DISTRICT

The Will of David Carr

Be it known to all whom it may concern that I David Carr of the State & District aforesaid considering that it is appointed for all men once to die & that I through age & infirmity am brought to view that moment as being at no great distance next respectfully conceive it to be my duty to make & leave this my last will & testament

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In the first place as far as I know my own heart I want to commit my soul to God who gave it, and my body to the land to be interred in a decent and Christian manner agreeable to my circumstances in life. As to the good things of the world which it has pleased God to commit to my charge I will that the distributed in the following

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1st, I will that all my just and lawful debts be faithfully discharged. I is also my will that my wife Margaret Carr enjoy the entire and exclusive use and profits of all that tract or parcel of land on which she lives during her life time and widowhood but if she marrys the land is to be disposed in a manner hereinafter mentioned.-------------------------------

I also bequeath to my wife Margaret Carr all the corn & forage that is now in my possession & all the grain that is now in the ground & likewise two horses named

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& Dick, two cows & two calfs of her own chosing and all my plantation tools such as cart plows & everything necessary for farming and all my sheep and four hogs of her own choice and all the households and kitchen furniture all to have to enjoy until her death & then to be distributed to my three daughters Elizabeth Kelsy Margaret Faris & Agness Kulp. It is likewise my desire that all the property not yet mentioned to be sold at public sale and the money arising therefrom with what my be due to my estate to be divided between my wife Margaret Carr Elizabeth Kelsey Margaret Faris Agness Kulp after the expense of any funeral is discharged.

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It is my will that at my wife’s death that the land that I now possess be sold at public sale and the profits arising therefrom to be divided between my three daughters Elizabeth Kelsey Margaret Faris Agness Kulp.

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I do also bequeath to my son Robert Carr five shillings to be paid out of the estate.

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Finally I will & do hereby appoint Thomas Latta and Augustine Kulp executors of this my last will & testament and I also do hereby revoke all other will whatever which may have been. In testimony of this I have hereunto affixed my seal and sat my hand this eighteenth day of December eighteen hundred and four in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names.

/S/ DAVID CARR (his seal)

THOMAS LATTA

JOSEPH CATHCART

ALEXANDER MUSTON

Probated June 1805

Recorded in Will book C, page 240

Apt 10, Pkg 162

Microfilm: Chester County South Carolina Book C, Pages 32-33 

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SC Search 

Series Number:

S108093 Reel: 0006 Frame: 00277 item: 00 

Date: 1805/06

Description: CARR, DAVID OF CHESTER DISTRICT, WILL TYPESCRIPT (MSS WILL: ESTATE RECORD BOOK C, PAGE 240; ESTATE PACKET: APT 10, PKG 163) (2 FRAMES). 

Names Indexed: CARR, DAVID//CARR, MARGARAT//KELSEY, ELIZABETH//FARIS, MARGARAT//KULP, AGNESS//CARR, ROBERT//LATTA, THOMAS//KULP, AUGUSTEEN//CATHCART, JOSEPH//HUSTON, ALEXANDER/ Locations: CHESTER DISTRICT//

Type: WILL (TYPESCRIPT)//

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHESTER DISTRICT

The Will of David Carr

Be it known to all whom it may concern that I David Carr of the State & District aforesaid considering that it is appointed for all men once to die & that I through age & infirmity am brought to view that moment as being at no great distance next respectfully conceive it to be my duty to make & leave this my last will & testament

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In the first place as far as I know my own heart I want to commit my soul to God who gave it, and my body to the land to be interred in a decent and Christian manner agreeable to my circumstances in life. As to the good things of the world which it has pleased God to commit to my charge I will that the distributed in the following

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viz

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1st, I will that all my just and lawful debts be faithfully discharged. I is also my will that my wife Margaret Carr enjoy the entire and exclusive use and profits of all that tract or parcel of land on which she lives during her life time and widowhood but if she marrys the land is to be disposed in a manner hereinafter mentioned.-------------------------------

I also bequeath to my wife Margaret Carr all the corn & forage that is now in my possession & all the grain that is now in the ground & likewise two horses named

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& Dick, two cows & two calfs of her own chosing and all my plantation tools such as cart plows & everything necessary for farming and all my sheep and four hogs of her own choice and all the households and kitchen furniture all to have to enjoy until her death & then to be distributed to my three daughters Elizabeth Kelsy Margaret Faris & Agness Kulp. It is likewise my desire that all the property not yet mentioned to be sold at public sale and the money arising therefrom with what my be due to my estate to be divided between my wife Margaret Carr Elizabeth Kelsey Margaret Faris Agness Kulp after the expense of any funeral is discharged.

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It is my will that at my wife’s death that the land that I now possess be sold at public sale and the profits arising therefrom to be divided between my three daughters Elizabeth Kelsey Margaret Faris Agness Kulp.

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I do also bequeath to my son Robert Carr five shillings to be paid out of the estate.

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Finally I will & do hereby appoint Thomas Latta and Augustine Kulp executors of this my last will & testament and I also do hereby revoke all other will whatever which may have been. In testimony of this I have hereunto affixed my seal and sat my hand this eighteenth day of December eighteen hundred and four in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names.

/S/ DAVID CARR (his seal)

THOMAS LATTA

JOSEPH CATHCART

ALEXANDER MUSTON

• Probated June 1805
• Recorded in Will book C, page 240
• Apt 10, Pkg 162
• Microfilm: Chester County South Carolina Book C, Pages 32-33 

Will transcribed from the above by Bev Culp Epstein from CD of South Carolina Early Wills Colletion, Chester County Series, Dead Serious Genealogy http://deadseriousgenealogy.com 

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