In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Brandon General a citizen of the United American States & Living at this time in the State of South Carolina Union District--Begin Sick in body but Blessed be God of Sound memory Knowing that ALL men must die do make my Last will and Testament in manner and form following first I Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who give it and as suching Such worldly Goods & Lands and Chattels it hath Been please God to Bless me with I depos & Bequeith in the following Manner first that all my Just Debts be paid & to my Loving wife Rebecka Brandon I give all the property that was bequethed to her by her Leat husband George Harland to her and her heirs forever. Item I Give and Bequesth to my three Sons Thomas Brandon and William Brandon & James Brandon all my Estate Real and Personal of whatsoever Nature or kind to them adn their heirs forever.---------------------------- Itim All my Neagroes and Stock to Remain on my plantation till my Son James Come to the Age of twentyone and at that time an Eazual Divison be made among my three sons aforesaid it is further my will that George Brandon Son of my Brother John of Browns Creek & George Young of Duncans Creek to be my Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament and I the said Thomas Do hereby Revoak and Disanull all and Evry will & Testament by me made hereto fore Declairing this and No other to be my Last will and Testament. Witness my Hand this 14th Day of December Anno Dommini 1801 & in the twenty sixth year of American Independence. Tests-it is my will that my loving wife Rebekah live on my Plantation Dureing her Natural Life.
Thomas Brandon {Seal}
Arthur Brandon
Miles Sumner {his X mark}
Jesse Howard
Recorded in Will Book A Page 144
Recorded 8th March 1802 Box 4 Package 51
The above delivered to us by the Testator, who also signed Sealed & acknowledged in our presence
Thos Brandon {Seal}
John Sanders, Joseph Hughes, John Savage
Recorded in Will Book A Page 144 the 8th March 1802, Ben Haile Ordy, Box 4, package 51